HELP

skimboarder · Posted: May 17, 2008 11:41 pm Post subject: HELP

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=33619281

i try them everytime at the end of the day. it seems like my problem is ollie height, or am i throwing the kickflip too late into my ollie? trying them at the end of the day i'm always tired so my ollies are ALOT smaller, i think that might be problem..

help?!

k-clark · Posted: May 18, 2008 12:12 am Post subject:

i havethe same problem, but i throw the board too far in front of me Evil or Very Mad

bob. · Posted: May 18, 2008 8:29 am Post subject:

stay centered over it

a solid ollie helps too

Soulprogression · Posted: May 18, 2008 9:01 am Post subject:

looks like you're edging out a lil far and then waiting to long to throw the trick, not that I can throw kickies but it's similar with other tricks in the flats

stOAKed · Backside 180 Joined: 28 Oct 2007 Posts: 1946

pop flic and land

-Supra- · Frontside 180 Joined: 08 Nov 2007 Posts: 356 City: Orlando

try doing them about 6 feet from the wake instead of all the way out.

masi · Posted: May 18, 2008 9:27 am Post subject:

skimboarder, on my kickflips my feet are way closer to the center of the board at a little bit of an angle. and when you pop it dont throw your body so much

De Oro · Backside 180 Joined: 20 Nov 2007 Posts: 1064 City: Austin

you got the motion down, i had the same problem when rotating backwards,

simple

when you edge out next time, try to take just a little more speed into the flats, bring that front foot of yours back just a hair on the board cus then the nose of the board will rise higher out of the water. Make sure before you pop that you let off your edge, think about sanding on the ground with your weight centered, thats how you should feel on your board before you initiate your trick. good luck with em buddy

skimboarder · Posted: May 18, 2008 11:52 am Post subject:

thanks alot everyone for the tips, i'll try them out tomorrow!

i dont' know why i edged out so far, it just felt right at the time. on shuvs and everything else i'm alot closer in. and like i said, it probably doesn't help that i wait until about 3 hours of skating to start trying them.

knox · Kickflip Joined: 14 Jun 2007 Posts: 4693 City: Gainesville

dont wait as long in the flats. Cut out, flatten off, and BLAM.

Gnarly Dancer 42 · 360 flip Joined: 21 May 2007 Posts: 5121 City: kalamazoo

yeah i agree with what everyone else said, it looks like you started to sink in the water, which ended up with a less solid of an ollie

stOAKed · Backside 180 Joined: 28 Oct 2007 Posts: 1946

Tell us how it goes

-=AlexXx=- · Posted: May 18, 2008 6:46 pm Post subject:

dont cut out so much deffintly. u got the motion, youll get it eventually.

skimboarder · Posted: May 18, 2008 8:22 pm Post subject:

i can land them perfect on the tramp. i'll try what everyone has suggest tomorrow.

also i was trying on the tramp tonight instead of just like straight down sorta out(back) and down. it seemed to flip faster.

thanks for the tips i'll let you know if i get closer tomorrow.

wakemitch · Posted: May 18, 2008 10:06 pm Post subject:

i wish it was the same as on the tramp Evil or Very Mad

skimboarder · Posted: May 18, 2008 11:26 pm Post subject:

wakemitch, me too, then we could land them everytime.

T-Hawk · Posted: May 18, 2008 11:45 pm Post subject:

skimboarder · Posted: May 18, 2008 11:46 pm Post subject:

THawk12593, haha man i love throwing like 1080 shuvs on tramps, they're so ugly though.

i'm stoked for throwdown thursday man!! Smash

wakemitch · Posted: May 19, 2008 12:39 am Post subject:

skimboarder, you're seeing throwdown? i missed them when they were here a couple months back