need tips on kickys-with a vid

stev-oh · Backside 180 Joined: 15 Jan 2007 Posts: 567 City: Miami

heyyy another kicky thread, whatt am i doing wrong im always either bouncing off or sometimes landing on the board and riding for like 2 secs squatted all theway down but get slingshotted off

here are a couple tries

http://stage6.divx.com/user/stevoo/video/1401200/Kickys

you tube: http://youtube.com/watch?v=ojuczQrT1FU

ImSoWakested · Backside 180 Joined: 26 May 2007 Posts: 628 City: Madison

well i dont know much, but it lookslike your kicking down more than flicking the board, it kinda looks like your just landing on the board after it hits the water as oppose to cathing it. but like i said i know very little, but try more flick

stev-oh · Backside 180 Joined: 15 Jan 2007 Posts: 567 City: Miami

yea im probably not getting enough air on the flick down maybe bringing the nose up higher or something will help

ImSoWakested · Backside 180 Joined: 26 May 2007 Posts: 628 City: Madison

ive heard that putting your back foot all the way to the tail helps you get that little bit of extra pop

canalskater · Taco Bell Fa'Lyfe Joined: 22 May 2005 Posts: 649

put it on youtube?

ImSoWakested · Backside 180 Joined: 26 May 2007 Posts: 628 City: Madison

the second to last one looked really close

Slapdown · Kickflip Joined: 20 Apr 2005 Posts: 4240 City: Austin

Dude just keep going at it, you'll get them soon.

canalskater · Taco Bell Fa'Lyfe Joined: 22 May 2005 Posts: 649

yea u got it. its only a matter of a few tries.

kyle41 · Posted: Jul 10, 2007 1:10 am Post subject:

just widen that stance when you go to land it and what helps me is doing a very mellow cut out in the flats but only cutting out about 10 ft.

canalskater · Taco Bell Fa'Lyfe Joined: 22 May 2005 Posts: 649

i cant believe how much u guys are progressing. when are we gonna ride? im leaving in a couple weeks.

-=AlexXx=- · Posted: Jul 10, 2007 8:53 pm Post subject:

hey dude, ur doing same thing i did for a while... check it

http://www.wakeskating.com/media/showphoto.php?photo=2532&cat=500&perpage=12&sort=1&ppuser=838

everyone helped me and i did lots of trial and error, i found i do better and keep it under me more if i cut out flatten out for a few seconds then bend down a bit lower and then pop up. bending your knees keep you over the board a bit more i think which seems to be your problem u seem to fall behind it.

Wakejunkie · Faceplant Joined: 08 Jul 2007 Posts: 27

yup, just keep your body weight over the board and try to widen that stance when your landing (if you skateboard at all, think about landing on the bolts)

McLOVIN · Backside 180 Joined: 03 May 2006 Posts: 1673

put your front foot closer to the middle of the board and duck it, then ollie and flick, but from what it looks like in your vid, you need to lean alil more over over your toes. oh and make sure that you not on an edge when you throw it.

stev-oh · Backside 180 Joined: 15 Jan 2007 Posts: 567 City: Miami

CarterOG308, what do u mean duck it

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

stev-oh, vid's not working for me Crying or Very sad

-=AlexXx=-, i cant believe you didnt land those then Confused

stev-oh · Backside 180 Joined: 15 Jan 2007 Posts: 567 City: Miami

ill post on the youtubee

McLOVIN · Backside 180 Joined: 03 May 2006 Posts: 1673

stev-oh, like have you front foot more angled ya know

stev-oh · Backside 180 Joined: 15 Jan 2007 Posts: 567 City: Miami

youtube vid up

-=AlexXx=- · Posted: Jul 11, 2007 9:17 pm Post subject:

Gnarly Dancer 42, ya, me niether haha, but w.e i got a few by the end of that summer, then this summer i really broke out and i get a few every set. So im stoked. just workin on vflips now.... hoping to get one in a week or so.