arghhhh stupid kickflips

wake_quake · Posted: Sep 12, 2005 9:32 pm Post subject: arghhhh stupid kickflips

ok i have been trying kickflips a few times a day for about a month. about 2 weeks ago i could get the rotation but couldnt get my feet back on the board. now i cant get the rotation and i kinda keep doing ollie norths! they r crapping me off so bad Evil or Very Mad

Mike.H · Posted: Sep 17, 2005 2:53 pm Post subject:

keep trying, some days kflips will be your best friend other days your worst enemy.

pooser · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 4738

its best if you can find a skater to help you in person. its kind of hard to give advice on this over the internet. If you can find a rail about waist high you can hold on to that while doing kickflips to give you more hangtime. it will help build muscle memory.

wake_quake · Posted: Sep 19, 2005 3:21 pm Post subject:

ok i'll try tnx

colefooter · Posted: Oct 06, 2005 5:09 pm Post subject:

I second what The Headless Chicken said, but if you don't have a rail or anything you could take your board inside and hold on to a table or something (on carpet). That's what helped me get my kickflips dialed.

sj11 · Criminal Joined: 24 Aug 2005 Posts: 50 City: gilford, nh

yea i agree with everyone

Bruky V.2.0 · Criminal Joined: 13 Nov 2005 Posts: 77 City: SLO

Think "spread eagle". Front foot at 45 degrees, toes about 1-2" behind the bolts, ball of your foot just slightly over center on the deck, and try and push 45 degrees forward AND sideways on the little wheel contour. Don't do any goofy shitt with your front foot like put it parallel to the deck on on side or something.

Natman · Addict Joined: 13 Jan 2006 Posts: 873 City: Eddy TOWN

how big is ur deck, i rode a 30 at one point, and my fron foot was completely different

Natman · Addict Joined: 13 Jan 2006 Posts: 873 City: Eddy TOWN

how big is ur deck, i rode a 30 at one point, and my fron foot was completely different

Mike.H · Posted: Jan 14, 2006 8:25 pm Post subject:

wake_quake · Posted: Jan 16, 2006 7:37 pm Post subject:

thecockerkid · Posted: Apr 01, 2006 6:50 pm Post subject:

if you keep ollieing north then when you flick your foot off the front lean forward and stay over the board as much as you can and the second you foot is off the board on the front start bringing it up to get it ontop of hte board and just keep doing that and tryin differnet locations of your front foot on teh board till you get it

Armada · Newbie Joined: 03 Apr 2006 Posts: 27 City: toronto

try moving your feet around, I had the same problem untill I found the right foot placement

wake_quake · Posted: Apr 25, 2006 1:47 am Post subject:

yeh this thread is a few years old now i think

stompin7s · Posted: Apr 26, 2006 8:01 am Post subject:

i was skating yesterday...and i cant kickflip either...i can varial flip...but still no kickys Crying or Very sad

i know the reason that the board is spinning bs is because of my back foot. but when i try to pop them with out spinning the board back side the board flips but i cant land back on it.

ap1 · Criminal Joined: 21 Feb 2006 Posts: 79 City: FFX

You moving or stationary? Best way to learn is standing still then go on to doing them while moving. Just ollie and kick your front foot foward, your back foot will naturally come off the board, kick right after you slap the tail, dont wait. everything should come together.

back in the day when I first started skating I couldnt do a kickflip to save my life, then my friend did one and I said "f him, if he can do it so can I." And I did that day.

Get with some friends and learn from them.