kickflip variations

[mcthrust]

the only way that i can even come close to landing kickflips (landing on the board but slipping out) is when i put my feet in the ollie position cept with my front foot on a bit of an angle. In this position a can pre-pop my ollie to get enough height then at the peak flick downwards.

now i find that the pre-pop is essential to get enough height for a kickflip (in the flats this is), so how is that many people do there kickflips by having there foot close to the centre of the board hanging off the heelside edge?? ive tried pre-poppin with my foot like this and it just leads to crappyness. how do people get enough height like this to do a kicky?

[soy escuala]

simple man... just pre-pop with your foot hanging off the edge... it might seem hard at first but you get used to it. then bam.. easyness. the secret is just going really fast... so edge hard kinda in a manual so you get alot of speed and your heel doesnt catch.. then just pre-pop like normal with your feet in kicky position.

i would ask blake steele, (primeO) on this site. he has the highest kickflips in the sport right now, i just dont understand how he catches them 3 foot above the water.. TOESIDE..

[mcthrust]

well i guess i cant argue with a pro...thanx for the advice mate, i'll give it a try

btw im soon to be getting a bi-level...does flicking like a skateboard actually work on those things?

[K'jellman]

mcthrust, off course it does

[jake .R.]

i reccomend when doing with a bi level to do iit how ryan tells you to (it works best for me)

[mcthrust]

ok ive encountered another problem, whenever i pop with my front foot in the position lemons described, it always ends up not staying on the board and raises too high. That means i have to try and kick the edge rather than flick it on an outwards\downwards angle. any suggestions?

[col101]

try to cut down on pre pop it will keep you over the board

[mcthrust]

col101, hmmm makes sence, but pre pop is my friend

[col101]

haha yea i know what you mean!!! i used to do the sammmme exact thing. i still do just not as much it helps soooo much!! youll get it

[Mike Wise]

[bob.]

Mike Wise, you can flick concaves like a skateboard too, watch ben horans in the volume 6 teaser.

[knox]

bobby211, that was one of the sickest flicked k-flips ive ever seen

[El Diablo]