Can any body do caspers?

Fredrick Eisenhauer · Posted: Sep 18, 2003 11:17 pm Post subject: Can any body do caspers?

Well when i go into casper i sorta flick it over i dont ollie into. I know ollies into them look really koo lbut i cant do them, any one have any tips? And to get out of them ive been doing a semi hard flip thing out of them i landed a few of them but wasnt happy. Ive also tried (i think its an impossible) i just jump up and flick the board really hard and goes around my foot and if i do it enuf i can land them really sketchy though. Can some one give me sum ways to get out of them, that are umm easier.

Jester · Posted: Sep 19, 2003 7:29 am Post subject:

I can casper, but I usually just tip the board over like they did in the 80's. I can half flip into it but no sliding like Rodney, I'm still working on that.

Thing is, with the advent of the modern kickflip it's become more difficult to bust the half flip to casper. When Rodney invented kickflips people kicked their whole leg out & down rather than just flicking their ankles. If you watch him do it, you'll see that he does the old style kickflip into casper. Same thing when he does kickflip underflips, kick back & down. Just something you're gonna hafta practice.

Fredrick Eisenhauer · Posted: Sep 19, 2003 6:00 pm Post subject:

Yeah i can do the thing where you tip the board over, but like you i cant slide and if i do its only a metre or so. So i guess i should just sit there trying to flip into casper or something.

waker124 · Posted: Sep 22, 2003 7:36 am Post subject: yeah but I stop moving

Yeah I can but I stop moving. After that I'll do a C-flip or a rail stand. It looks cool and I get props from the old schoolers. But yesterday I was on my friends mini ramp and I poped out and ended in a casper fliped it back over and dropped in. I tried it today, hung up and dmn near broke my ass. I got it on vid so it's all good. Puppy Eyes

Fredrick Eisenhauer · Posted: Sep 22, 2003 10:57 pm Post subject:

Whats a C-flip? Is that like a hardflip sorta thing? Are they easy?

Jester · Posted: Sep 23, 2003 8:38 am Post subject:

C-flip is shorthand for casper flip.

waker124 · Posted: Sep 23, 2003 9:21 am Post subject:

Yep you got it and yess it is sooo easy.. Just imagin doing a imposible with your front foot but instead let your foot come off the bord in a kind of shifty 360 flip. then when the board starts to come black side up just mash down. Do a coupple tick tacks to get the momentum up agin and get going just dont let your foot touch the ground.

Fredrick Eisenhauer · Posted: Sep 24, 2003 1:01 am Post subject:

Oh right, they sound hard. I think ill stick to impossibles and double flips off. Confused

waker124 · Posted: Sep 24, 2003 6:16 am Post subject:

naw it just sounds hard its simple

Fredrick Eisenhauer · Posted: Sep 24, 2003 11:48 pm Post subject:

I got the bit where you impossible, but then when you said shifty 360 flip i was like whoa and lost it.

waker124 · Posted: Sep 25, 2003 2:41 am Post subject:

no it just kinda does a 360 flip but a little out to the side, A little off axis. Not fully to the side. It's really easy I'm not kidding. once you try it you'll see. Keep in mind that I'm talkin about a c-flip in where you end up back on the grip tape. not on the other end of the board. Were talking oldschool casper flip out

Fredrick Eisenhauer · Posted: Sep 26, 2003 12:05 am Post subject:

Oh right now i get you now. I think im doing them now, i havnt got them down yet.

Jester · Posted: Sep 26, 2003 12:28 am Post subject:

Holy cow, casper flips are NOT that hard, you guys are trying to turn it into rocket science. You don't even hafta be able to get into casper position to be able to flip out. Set the board in casper position & give it a gentle flick, it'll probably come right back around.

waker124 · Posted: Sep 26, 2003 5:50 am Post subject: no were not talking bout that

Jester Your talking about just flicking over the board. boaring!!!!!!!!

Dude you gotta really do a c-flip if you wann get good just doing half a kickflip sucks. it's to easy. It dosn't even look that cool.

Jester · Posted: Sep 26, 2003 7:35 am Post subject:

Waker, you shouldn't talk before thinking. Have you seen me skate & do casper flips? If you have then I don't know about it. I DO give it the half varial kickflip. Your "half-impossible-off-axis-360-flip" deal makes it sound like a difficult trick when it really should only take maybe a day of committed practice to learn.

jBoss · Outlaw Joined: 01 Jun 2003 Posts: 110 City: Louisiana

casper slides, 360 caspers, and 720 casper flips are fun so you should definately try to learn casper stuff.

infamous · Newbie Joined: 25 Sep 2003 Posts: 42 City: sacrAmento

i can casper flip... not slide

Fredrick Eisenhauer · Posted: Sep 28, 2003 6:12 am Post subject:

720 flips? That must be a really fast trick.

infamous · Newbie Joined: 25 Sep 2003 Posts: 42 City: sacrAmento

rofl 720 flip... rodney mullen just recently landed one of those

Jester · Posted: Sep 28, 2003 1:43 pm Post subject:

720 flip? Nobody's done that, not even Rodney. You'd need to do it off a big ledge & even then good luck controlling it. Everybody sez Rodney did a 720 double flip in Questionable, but it's a 540 double flip. Learn to count.

Fredrick Eisenhauer · Posted: Sep 30, 2003 4:59 am Post subject:

Oh ok, sorry i dont keep up to date with skate stuff. I have no videos so i dont know much. I only see what there is on my friends ps2.

waker124 · Posted: Sep 30, 2003 5:41 am Post subject:

they make skate mags

Jester · Posted: Sep 30, 2003 7:29 am Post subject:

Fredrick Eisenhauer · Posted: Sep 30, 2003 9:20 pm Post subject:

waker124, i know that. But rodney isnt in them much any more, atleast the ones here, its more of people doing stair sets things off kickers and vert etc. not much free style.

waker124 · Posted: Oct 01, 2003 3:30 am Post subject:

Fredrick Eisenhauer · Posted: Oct 01, 2003 5:46 am Post subject:

THe only thing ive seen rodney do down a stair set was a dark slide, that wasnt even in a mag. That was on a site.

jBoss · Outlaw Joined: 01 Jun 2003 Posts: 110 City: Louisiana

im not sliding when i do it and im an oldschooler, just flick your back foot like a shuvit really hard, not to difficult.

Inggy · Posted: Oct 12, 2003 8:20 pm Post subject:

there is no way that you could control a 720 double flip. not happenin. Maybe one day, butno time soon