k-flips

KallaZ · Pop Shuvit Joined: 18 Jan 2006 Posts: 108 City: Australia

hey guyz i no its been asked heaps off times but i wanna ask use again

kickflips
when ever i do em the board flips around pefect rotation but it wont stay under me it allways floats off to the side

any tips??

cheers

nick · Posted: Feb 17, 2006 8:43 am Post subject:

Flatten off of your edge before you pop it. And take your time, rushing is only good in football.

tahoe · Posted: Feb 17, 2006 11:31 am Post subject:

haha nice advice nick.
um are u goin flats or inside out kallaz

Tobias_Neumann · Posted: Feb 17, 2006 11:44 am Post subject:

Nick: It'd be really cool if you wrote down some thoughts about flips tricks. How to practice and general advice. The moderators would probably agree to publish something on this site.

How high do you need to ollie up ? In some videos the board barely has room vertically to flip, I guess that's on the bottom end of the scale.

tahoe · Posted: Feb 17, 2006 11:45 am Post subject:

go to the trick list from nekkie and nick has some hints

scottyb · Posted: Feb 18, 2006 9:05 pm Post subject:

Dave asked me a while ago to do a kickflip trick tip and I completely forgot. I'm gonna work on that as soon as I get back home. Read the thread by Nekkie, I posted some good stuff in there.

~nick

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

Hang your toes on both feet way off. Then cut really hard on your toes so they are dragging. Then pop a really sloppy ollie and open your shoulders to the boat. Now lift both feet off the board and kick as mob and straight down as you possibly can at the board, preferably on the heel edge. Close your eyes. Land and ride away.

senorbueno · Backside 180 Joined: 28 Sep 2004 Posts: 1593

che blanc, haha... that's pretty good.

Kinda off topic but whatev... I was on the golf course over Christmas break with my pops... and was playing with some random pair... par 4, 335 yards with a creek in front of a green. His buddy said so are you going to lay up? He replied, nope, layups are for basketball players and proceeded to fly it on to the green. Albeit there was a slight wind, i was still very impressed.

KallaZ · Pop Shuvit Joined: 18 Jan 2006 Posts: 108 City: Australia

[quote="tahoe integ"]

in the flats and when i flip it should i flick it with my foot in a downward motion or should i just push down...

KallaZ · Pop Shuvit Joined: 18 Jan 2006 Posts: 108 City: Australia

and also should i push the board out in front off me like flick it out in front off me....

any advice

cheers

nick · Posted: Feb 28, 2006 10:25 pm Post subject:

Use your ollie to kind of push it in front of you, and flick with a diagonal downward motion.

Jesse · Posted: Mar 02, 2006 1:01 pm Post subject:

Sweet advice che blanc, I put it all together and this morning it was like CHA CHING. Didn't land any yet (as in riding away) but I see the light so to speek. Thanks Bro

nick · Posted: Mar 02, 2006 4:22 pm Post subject:

Jesse, Glad to help. How far is Groveland from Bradenton?

Jesse · Posted: Mar 02, 2006 4:27 pm Post subject:

I think like an hour at the most or something, maybe more.

nick · Posted: Mar 02, 2006 4:38 pm Post subject:

Sweet. You should come out riding sometime.

Jesse · Posted: Mar 03, 2006 3:25 pm Post subject:

That would be super sick, maybe get some up close tips. I've never ridden in salt water either. Then a little session at Sarasota Sk8park, I love that place.

KallaZ · Pop Shuvit Joined: 18 Jan 2006 Posts: 108 City: Australia

YES i landed my frist KICKFLIP today followed up bye another one shortly after sooo happy Very Happy

wakemitch · Posted: Mar 15, 2006 1:39 am Post subject:

Awesome

PIRATE · Guest

CONGRATS

Raven · Posted: Mar 15, 2006 8:25 am Post subject:

Yeah mon! Go get that v-flip!