I neeeeeeeeeeeeed help on my kickflip...FAST!!!!?

Question

here the deal. im tryin to do a kickflip on my skateboard and heres what happens. i ollie then slide my foot forward and of but the board never stays under my feet. ive tried and tried but it keeps moving in front of me.

if you dont skateboard dont answer.

im with team juicy wet and want nothing bogas.

also tell me how to old school varial flip

HELP!

Answer 1

Kickflips

The most important thing about kickflipping, like ollying is to remember to jump! You must concentrate on jumping high and forwards, even more so than with the ollie.

1. Foot positioning helps. It's easier to flip the board if the heel of your leading foot is hanging off the edge, leaving just the front half of your shoe on the skateboard. Like with an ollie, you must crouch. The lower you crouch the more force you can generate when you come to jump.

2. JUMP! Jump forwards and up off your back foot. It is imperative that you stay above the board by jumping forwards and up if you want to land a kickflip. If you do not stay above the board, it will shoot forwards, sideways, everywhich way except staying in place, because of the extra flick you will give it with your leading foot.

3. That flick comes now, and is a variation on the foot slide in the normal ollie. It is more powerful and more extensive than the usual foot slide you will get with an ollie. Really try and flick your toes outwards to get the board to spin as fast as possible. The flick should be aimed slightly to the side, though this may well come automatically if you position your foot as stated in step 1.

One thing you must not do is kick downwards. Lots of people will tell you to do this because it's easier to flip the board by kicking downwards - this is true, however it's bad technique and will only get you in all sorts of trouble. For a start, if you kick downwards your foot is now underneath the board - how are you planning on landing on it now?

4. I cannot stress how important it is to stay above the board. That flick with your front foot will send the skateboard out of your reach every time if you do not hover above the board. This means you have to have the guts to commit to the trick. Note - I haven't hurt myself once doing kickflips except when I didn't commit to them - if you commit, your chances of an awkward landing are much lower.

5. As with the ollie, remember to pull your back foot up out of the way so the board has room to rise. Watch the board spin beneath your feet and as it comes round bring your feet back onto the deck to stop it spinning. This is known as 'catching' the skateboard.

6. That's it! Once you've caught the skateboard it's just like stomping down an ollie - all the difficulty is in getting the first part of the kickflip nice and smooth.

You will quickly discover that landing a kickflip, while pretty cool, isn't the real battle. The real battle is landing them smoothly and consistently and this will take a lifetime. Don't be fooled by all the skate videos out there where kickflips are busted out left right and centre seemingly without effort - like any other trick, even the pros fail kickflips.