Kickflip help needed. With Video

chriscut · Backside 180 Joined: 28 Jun 2004 Posts: 2000

Here is a video of a few kickflip attempts:

http://www.wakeskating.com/media/showphoto.php?photo=2039&cat=500&ppuser=743

I'm just starting to try kickflips on a wakeskate. So far i feel like i need to work on getting my ollie pop higher, and also work on a faster rotation. I ride with my back foot's toes slightly over the toeside edge and my front foot 5 inches above the center of my board, with the heel hanging off the board.

does anyone have any tips that might help me out?

Raven · Posted: Oct 26, 2005 5:48 am Post subject:

Yo Chris, it looks like your flicking like a varial flip. I think it would help if you didn't flick your foot out sidewayz so far, I flick more in a downward motion after I pop her. You are looking real close though. Focus on pop, flick, catch(HAMPSON) and land on top of the board everytime, she'll come around. Razz

nichSloan · Pop Shuvit Joined: 20 Oct 2004 Posts: 245 City: Orlando

Yea it looks like you are not initiating the ollie correctly. Instead of flicking it up from the get go, pop it up more straight up, then kick down and away. Also, Try not hanging your front heel off at all...just put your front foot more in the position of a regular ollie, pop it straight up (no flick, but pop). Im not sure if this makes sence but I just started doing kick flips and keeping my front foot in the regular position has helped me alot. It definitely looks like your close, you almost got it. Wink

nick · Posted: Oct 26, 2005 8:59 am Post subject:

Chris Barcellos, Don't hang your back toes over the edge, have your back heel on the edge, but not over it.

chriscut · Backside 180 Joined: 28 Jun 2004 Posts: 2000

thanks guys. I cant wait to go ride this weekend and try some more. Very Happy

deltarider · Guest

dude....you are almost,kind of,looks like, landing a varial...?

c dub · Backside 180 Joined: 10 Aug 2005 Posts: 1171 City: Austin

on one of them it looked like you had the right idea but it looks like you are kicking your foot out and not down

chriscut · Backside 180 Joined: 28 Jun 2004 Posts: 2000

ATXwakesk8r, I do have a habit of kicking out. I'm trying to teach myself to forget about skateboarding kickflips.

Bad Luck · Posted: Oct 27, 2005 10:46 am Post subject:

Chris Barcellos, all my skateboarder friends do the same thing, they got pissed when i landed a k-flip on the water before they did, but i dont have their bad habit. if you have decent switch ollies, try a switch k-flip, you might suprise yourself...

lake weir ocala FL · Backside 180 Joined: 06 Jun 2005 Posts: 1241 City: Ocala

yea...real close man...i have that same problem the few times i have tried a k-flip...damn skateboarding Laughing

deltarider · Guest

try to do it on a skateboard to learn how to watch it and catch it, well, that is what danny hampson says. but you could also practice on a trampoline

wakemitch · Posted: Oct 30, 2005 1:39 am Post subject:

deltarider500,

chriscut · Backside 180 Joined: 28 Jun 2004 Posts: 2000

That doesnt sound right. I dont want to forget about skateboarding kickflips.. I just want my mind to consider wakeskate kick flips an entirely different trick so that I dont copy the flick from land onto water.

I didnt get to wakeskate this weekend, but hopefully I will on thursday morning. I wont be able to get pics or vids but i'll post here how it goes with all of your suggestions. Very Happy

thanks again

el · Backside 180 Joined: 07 Oct 2003 Posts: 1739 City: The Sea

tomvanwake · Faceplant Joined: 24 Oct 2005 Posts: 30

human skatin is sick. lol

wakemitch · Posted: Oct 31, 2005 10:12 am Post subject:

gotta love stop animation

Traffic113 · Pop Shuvit Joined: 02 Aug 2005 Posts: 125 City: Kingston

Your board isnt going ahead with you ... if you did stomp that you would eat it because your on the nose... trying kicking it forward more

Jholiday · Posted: Nov 27, 2005 1:32 am Post subject:

chriscut · Backside 180 Joined: 28 Jun 2004 Posts: 2000

i'm getting closer Twisted Evil

Yesterday behind russians boat i tried it once, I clipped the board with my foot when it was 75% flipped.. it was right under me so i wonder how close it would have been if it completed its rotation. Hopefully its not too windy today out at the lake.

randomhero691 · Pop Shuvit Joined: 27 Nov 2005 Posts: 231

cenflskate, what if you can do switch flips consistantly on a skateboard? then you would still have the same problem, right?