Kickflip trouble with vid

pipo · Backside 180 Joined: 13 Oct 2004 Posts: 1214 City: 0172

I always land on my kickies like this, i hate it.

Anyone got some advice?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iV3_KPeg9NE

nate_ · Backside 180 Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 1226 City: toronto

throw it a bit more under you and really try and get you're front foot up onto it. Also try bending your knees alot more on the landing, and that should help you from slipping back like you do.

skimboarder · Posted: May 19, 2008 1:04 pm Post subject:

i can't land them yet, but you really need to bend those knees. it looks like you're standing straight up through the whole trick

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

i think you're leaning too far back, im guessing try staying level and giving it a harder ollie, but im no kickflip pro either

nate_ · Backside 180 Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 1226 City: toronto

when i learned em, all i had to do was start with leaning back a bit...similiar to how you're doing it, but when your in the air transfer your weight to more you're front foot/centered weight...get it son Smash

mastercraftsk8ter · Ollie Joined: 05 May 2008 Posts: 92 City: Tampa Bay

lean forward more Cool

-=AlexXx=- · Posted: May 19, 2008 4:03 pm Post subject:

just keep practicing, youll get it.

DIRK · Posted: May 19, 2008 4:35 pm Post subject:

jcoffey · Backside 180 Joined: 24 May 2008 Posts: 1339

i havent tried a kflip yet, where do you place your front foot when you ollie/flip the skate?

TrevorT · Frontside 180 Joined: 28 Mar 2008 Posts: 356 City: 941

Leanbacks are raw tho.

masi · Posted: Jun 01, 2008 10:28 am Post subject:

pipo, thats how i used to do them.... on the mental game stop telling yourself your probably not going to land it.. cuz when i was not 100% that i was going land it perfectly clean i would always butt check.. that might not be the case with you but it's worth a shot... also when you kick the board stay over it more.. right when you kick it your butt drops out the back and your body follows... last thing that might help is keeping the handle in a little more...

hope any of those are all help... good luck and congrats on still landing them