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Other Kickflip Variations\">Pretzel Flip And More&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"qhpe7f2t6jc3u0aun\">\nThe kickflip is the definitive <a href=\"https:\/\/board-crazy.co.uk\/tricks_s.html#street\" title=\"Define : Street Skating\">street skating<\/a><br \/>\ntrick.  It was one of the first modern street tricks ever to be invented (by none other than Rodney Mullen) and<br \/>\nit remains one of the most popular today.  A good smooth kickflip is a beauty to behold, and with dozens of<br \/>\nvariations out there, learning a basic kickflip enables a skateboarder to really their skills.\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"qhpe7f2t6jc3u0aun\">\nBut how do you go about doing one?\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"qhpe7f2t6jc3u0aun\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\n\/\/2007-04-20: How to kickflip\n\/\/-->\n<\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"qhpe7f2t6jc3u0aun\">\nI know only too well how difficult a kickflip seems at first.  However, let me reassure you by saying<br \/>\nthat it really isn&#8217;t as hard as it seems when you first start contemplating doing one. The one thing to keep in<br \/>\nmind is that this is <b>not a separate move<\/b> to an <a href=\"https:\/\/board-crazy.co.uk\/tricks_o.html#ollie\" title=\"Define : Ollie\">ollie<\/a>.<br \/>\nIt is a <b>variation on the basic ollie<\/b>. This is something that I did not realise for a relatively long period<br \/>\nof time, having come to the sport via Tony Hawks Pro Skater 2, where the kickflip is executed after ollying.<br \/>\nCentral to the kickflip then, is everything you&#8217;ve already learnt about ollying. If you haven&#8217;t already, you might<br \/>\nwant to read <a href=\"https:\/\/board-crazy.co.uk\/how_to_ollie.html\" title=\"How To Ollie\">this article on ollies<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"kickflips\">Kickflips<\/h2>\n<p class=\"qhpe7f2t6jc3u0aun\">\nThe most important thing about kickflipping, like ollying is to remember to <b>jump!<\/b> You must concentrate on<br \/>\njumping <i>high<\/i> and <i>forwards<\/i>, even more so than with the ollie.\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"tricktip\">\n<p class=\"qhpe7f2t6jc3u0aun\">\n1. Foot positioning helps. It&#8217;s easier to flip the board if the heel of your leading foot is hanging off the edge,<br \/>\nleaving just the front half of your shoe on the skateboard. Like with an ollie, you must crouch. The lower you<br \/>\ncrouch the more force you can generate when you come to jump.\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"qhpe7f2t6jc3u0aun\">\n2. <b>JUMP!<\/b> Jump <i>forwards<\/i> and <i>up<\/i> off your back foot. It is imperative that you stay above the<br \/>\nboard by jumping forwards and up if you want to land a kickflip. If you do not stay above the board, it will<br \/>\nshoot forwards, sideways, everywhich way except staying in place, because of the extra flick you will give it with<br \/>\nyour leading foot.\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"qhpe7f2t6jc3u0aun\">\n3. That flick comes now, and is a variation on the foot slide in the normal ollie. It is more powerful and more<br \/>\nextensive than the usual foot slide you will get with an ollie.  Really try and flick your toes outwards to get<br \/>\nthe board to spin as fast as possible. The flick should be aimed slightly to the side, though this may well come<br \/>\nautomatically if you position your foot as stated in step 1.\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"qhpe7f2t6jc3u0aun\">\nOne thing you <b>must not do<\/b> is kick <i>downwards<\/i>.  Lots of people will tell you to do this because it&#8217;s<br \/>\neasier to flip the board by kicking downwards &#8211; this is true, however it&#8217;s bad technique and will only get you in<br \/>\nall sorts of trouble.  For a start, if you kick downwards your foot is now underneath the board &#8211; how are you planning<br \/>\non landing on it now?\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"qhpe7f2t6jc3u0aun\">\n4. I cannot stress how important it is to stay above the board. That flick with your front foot will send the<br \/>\nskateboard out of your reach every time if you do not hover above the board. This means you have to have the guts<br \/>\nto commit to the trick. Note &#8211; I haven&#8217;t hurt myself once doing kickflips except when I didn&#8217;t commit to them &#8211; if<br \/>\nyou commit, your chances of an awkward landing are much lower.\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"qhpe7f2t6jc3u0aun\">\n5. 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<br \/>\nspin beneath your feet and as it comes round bring your feet back onto the<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/board-crazy.co.uk\/tricks_d.html#deck\" title=\"Define : Deck\">deck<\/a> to stop it spinning. This is known as &#8216;catching&#8217; the<br \/>\nskateboard.\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"qhpe7f2t6jc3u0aun\">\n6. That&#8217;s it!  Once you&#8217;ve caught the skateboard it&#8217;s just like stomping down an ollie &#8211; all the difficulty is in getting the<br \/>\nfirst part of the kickflip nice and smooth.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"qhpe7f2t6jc3u0aun\">\nYou will quickly discover that landing a kickflip, while pretty cool, isn&#8217;t the real battle.  The real battle<br \/>\nis landing them smoothly and consistently and this will take a lifetime.  Don&#8217;t be fooled by all the skate videos<br \/>\nout there where kickflips are busted out left right and centre seemingly without effort &#8211; like any other trick,<br \/>\neven the pros fail kickflips.\n<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"sexchange\">Sex Change<\/h2>\n<p class=\"qhpe7f2t6jc3u0aun\">\nWelcome to bizarrely named skateboarding tricks 101!  A<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/board-crazy.co.uk\/tricks_s.html#sexchange\" title=\"Define : Sex Change\">sex change<\/a> is a kickflip variation involving a<br \/>\nkickflip and a simple <a href=\"https:\/\/board-crazy.co.uk\/tricks_b.html#bodyvarial\" title=\"Define : Body Varial\">body varial<\/a>, landing<br \/>\nin switch.  I really like this trick and I practice it a lot.  The trick tip below refers to a<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/board-crazy.co.uk\/tricks_f.html#frontside\" title=\"Define : Frontside\">frontside<\/a> sex change &#8211; I&#8217;ve never even tried<br \/>\na backside version and it would be a lot more difficult.\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"qhpe7f2t6jc3u0aun\">\nYou need to be comfortable with your basic kickflip, or at least have landed a few, in order to progress to this<br \/>\ntrick.\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"tricktip\">\n<p class=\"qhpe7f2t6jc3u0aun\">\n1. Start in your kickflip position as before, but wind up a little frontside.  This is to get a &#8216;headstart&#8217; on the<br \/>\nbody varial.\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"qhpe7f2t6jc3u0aun\">\n2. Jump nice and high off your back foot as usual.  You need to push yourself 180&deg; without popping the<br \/>\nskateboard in the opposite direction, so be concious not to scrape the tail back as you jump.\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"qhpe7f2t6jc3u0aun\">\n3. Once unusual thing about a sex change is the fact that by the time you would normally be flicking your foot<br \/>\noff to the side to do a kickflip you will be actually facing forwards due to your body varial.  Because of this,<br \/>\nyou now kick forwards with your front foot as if you were toe punting a football.  This will level out the skateboard<br \/>\nand cause it to flip.\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"qhpe7f2t6jc3u0aun\">\nThe motion your front foot should make after kicking forwards is an arc bringing it back round and towards the<br \/>\nback of your skateboard as you carry on turning your body varial.\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"qhpe7f2t6jc3u0aun\">\n4. Catch the board as usual and land.  You have the option of landing in<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/board-crazy.co.uk\/tricks_s.html#switch\" title=\"Define : Switch\">switch<\/a> or<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/board-crazy.co.uk\/tricks_f.html#fakie\" title=\"Define : Fakie\">fakie<\/a> depending on where you catch the board.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"qhpe7f2t6jc3u0aun\">\nPlease note that above is my interpretation of a sex change.  You could do it a different way by doing a normal kickflip<br \/>\nand then using momentum generated by your arms try and turn your body varial afterwards.  However, my way is easier and<br \/>\nI think more stylish.\n<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"pretzelflip\">Pretzelflip &#038; More&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p class=\"qhpe7f2t6jc3u0aun\">\nAs mentioned before there are dozens of other variations on the humble kickflip.  Rather than try and write<br \/>\ntrick tips for tricks I can&#8217;t land myself, I will simply refer you to some tricktionary entries than may be of<br \/>\ninterest &#8211; if anybody can land these and would consider writing a trick tip article for Board Crazy, please get in<br \/>\ntouch.\n<\/p>\n<ul class=\"bullets\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/board-crazy.co.uk\/tricks_p.html#pretzelflip\" title=\"Define : Pretzel Flip\">Pretzel Flip<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/board-crazy.co.uk\/tricks_b.html#bsflip\" title=\"Define : Backside Flip\">Backside Flip<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/board-crazy.co.uk\/tricks_f.html#fsflip\" title=\"Define : Frontside Flip\">Frontside Flip<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/board-crazy.co.uk\/tricks_s.html#switchflip\" title=\"Define : Switch Flip\">Switch Flip<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/board-crazy.co.uk\/tricks_n.html#nollieflip\" title=\"Define : Nollie Flip\">Nollie Flip<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/board-crazy.co.uk\/tricks_f.html#fakieflip\" title=\"Define : Fakie Flip\">Fakie Flip<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/board-crazy.co.uk\/tricks_v.html#varialkickflip\" title=\"Define : Varial Kickflip\">Varial Kickflip<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"resources\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/del.icio.us\/post?url=http:\/\/www.board-crazy.co.uk\/how-to-kickflip.php&amp;title=How To Kickflip\" title=\"Post This Article To Your Del.icio.us Bookmarks\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/board-crazy.co.uk\/files\/layout\/delicious.gif\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Post To Delicious\"\/>Post To Del.icio.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/myweb2.search.yahoo.com\/myresults\/bookmarklet?t=How To Kickflip&amp;u=http:\/\/www.board-crazy.co.uk\/how-to-kickflip.php\" class=\"popup1\" title=\"Add This Article To Yahoo My Web 2.0\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/board-crazy.co.uk\/files\/layout\/yahoo.gif\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Add To Yahoo! 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