I'm going to try and do the impossible and solve the problem of Kickflip Threads. I'm going to try and compile a huge pile of information for all to see. You can locate your problem, and find the answer. If this thread doesn't work, then by all means mods, delete it.

To start off, if you're going to learn how to Kickflip, you might aswell know what your doing and the history of it.
"Why bother having a guide for each trick if we can just post em?".
There is a massive amount kickflip threads around this forum. This guide is an attempt to combine them and other problems into a massive bible of the kickflip.

The Beggining of a Legacy
The Kickflip (originally Magic flip, Ollie flip, or Ollie Kickflip), also known simply as a flip is an aerial skateboarding trick where the skateboarder kicks his board in order to make it flip 360 degrees along the board's long axis. It was invented by Rodney Mullen, an early skateboarder.

A kickflip is executed similarly to the ollie: hitting the tail of the deck and sliding the leading foot up to the top of the deck, bringing both board and rider off the ground. When a skater performs a kickflip, the front foot slides up and across the board to create a flip. -Wikipedia.

Common Problems in Kickflips (Q&A)
This is a list I have looked through on both SkatersCafe and the Internet overall.
So, yesterday I figured out that if I just kick down the board flips and I can land on it, except it looks horribly ugly
This is known as mobbing the kickflip. It is a variation of the kickflip and is considered skateboarding taboo. Although it may help you build confidence, and commit to the trick, it is widely considered ugly and is not recommended.
i learned how to do a kickflip, well actually, half a kickflip, i cant seem to land it, the most ive gotten to has been to land it with one foot
This is definitely one of the most common problems faced by potential kickflippers today. "I can flip it, but not land it". How many times have we heard that?
First off, you're landing it with one foot for either two reasons. The board is directly below you and it's landable but you won't put both feet on it. Only one. This is called chickenfooting. The answer to your problem? Your scared of landing it. Plain and simple. If you wanna land it simply get over your fear and commit.
The other reason for you landing with one foot is either because your board is shooting out from below you slightly, and you can't reach with your other foot. This again is partly a commitment problem. The other part is because you not olling then flicking. Your partly olling then using your front foot to flick (while your back foot is still on the ground). When you kickflip, ollie like you would normally then flick. Make sure the board is below you and land it cleanly. Commitment has got a huge part in this.
whenever i try to kickflip off something the board always goes behind me and i can never catch it.
Once again, your not trying to commit to it. Just ollie normally and flick. You don't have to catch it. Simply practise olling then flicking and keep it below you. Then try landing it.
i just started to work on the kickflip a week ago i can get it to do a half spin then it just stops

Simple. Your either not olling high enough and your board hits the ground. Or you're not flicking hard enough. You might also be trying to flick faster and not think about olling. Do both equally.
I can almost do a kickflip perfect except every time I do it my front foot will land on the ground before the board.
Sounds very much like a commitment problem. When you've flicked it, are you trying to land your foot on it? Another problem is if your shoulders arn't straight. You may be turning your body in mid-air which in turn is not letting you commit. Keep yourself over the board at all times!
How do you flip the board?
This usually comes with practise or by instinct. Put your back foot on the edge of the board and the front foot just behind the bolts and slanted in the direction of the nose. Ollie, then bring your front foot up to the heel side of the board and try to flick. It's hard to explain in words. The best advice I can give is to practise.
When i try to flick, the board simply goes nose first into the ground. Why?
Try flicking the side of the board rather then the middle of it ;)
I can flip the board fine, but when i flick my front foot, it goes straight to the ground. I just cant suck it back up to land on the board.
"I'm so sick of these "I can't get my foot on" threads. You need to stop being a sissy and commit to it. Simple as that. There isn't a trick to it, it's just keeping your foot over the bolts". - le electric chair.
Said right there by the master himself.

my problem is not commitment becuase very rarely i will get one two footed but then i loose my balance. i got my friends to watch me and they say im flicking it out away from my back foot. its just far enough so i cant land it. i always graze the tail of the board with my back foot, and my front foot is always on

You're not olling high enough. This is a pretty common problem amongst skaters. You're probably not olling high enough and not flick it directly below you. If you're flicking it with your front foot and it's way ahead of your back foot, then that's your problem.

Try flicking it directly below. Make a geniune effort to do so. As for the balance, well you're just gonna have to develop that on your own.

I'm positive that there are more problems. I will try looking for more. If you have a problem except it isn't here, PLEASE PM me so I can put it up and answer it. If you think you can add anything to this guide once again PLEASE pm me so I can add it.
I wanna keep this guide up to date as possible so everyone can find their problem here.
Otherwise, here is the attempt to rid this forum of "those annoying kickflip threads".

ho-ly ****! Thats one good guide you got there, bender!! +rep for excellent guide.

Good work dan, good guide.

I respect that man , i hate the kickflip thread, post Q's in here if you need help is a good idea.. im happy to help

Hopefully this thread will serve it's purpose and stop the growing amount of kickflip threads. Wish it luck!

Haha great guide man. It was just dam skillful. Maybe this'll stop the threads. Is this stickied, cause if it isn't, get a mod to sticky it, or if you cant, delete it, and copy it into a new thread which you have stickied. Cause otherwise this will just die.

Flip :icon_wink

Nice Job man. Well Organized. Will try after i learn my ollie's when i get my board...

damn that sure is nice it almost makes me wish i could kickflip but thats next month haha

hahaha i think i fit in with one of those comments

that was amazing.
i leanred kickflips on my own but this woulda helped =]

I can almost do a kickflip perfect except every time I do it my front foot will land on the ground before the board.
Sounds very much like a commitment problem. When you've flicked it, are you trying to land your foot on it?

^^ Another problem with this (landing your front foot on the ground before the board), is that you are turning your body in the air. Keep your shoulders and body square with the board at all times!

Bender, you might want to add what i just said into the guide?

^^ Another problem with this (landing your front foot on the ground before the board), is that you are turning your body in the air. Keep your shoulders and body square with the board at all times!

Bender, you might want to add what i just said into the guide?
Sweet man thanks for the input. I'll get on it.

Haha great guide man. It was just dam skillful. Maybe this'll stop the threads. Is this stickied, cause if it isn't, get a mod to sticky it, or if you cant, delete it, and copy it into a new thread which you have stickied. Cause otherwise this will just die.

Flip :icon_wink
Yeah I'm hoping it'll get stickied. Otherwise like you said it'll just die (either that or we'll have to keep posting in it!).

damn man congrats you got a stickey yay lets pop open the champagine bottle


you might wanna put a heelflip thing on here just to combine the two because the answers to the questions are all similiar

awsome guide when my fot heals im gonna try what u said right away

dude thnx so much for that thread it helped me soo much
i just flick and not pay attention to the ollie


now i can land it perfect

okay i have a problem not covered. i can get the rotation but it alway turns into a varial kickflip and throws off my landing. anyhelp

my firnd is getting pissed off eith this i tried to show him how but when he flicks it his feet landto either side of his boaard and ive seen him do many a [retty flip but just not land onn it once he could have landed a prefct duoble any help for him?

yeah tell him to suck his knees right after hes flipped the board and tell him to aim his feet at the board you could do this by looking down at the board and when you see the griptape aim your feet at the position you want them

This thred needs a video with it...Im not a reading learner but a visual learner.

I'm having lots of trouble with my kickflips! i make the board spin and i only get my back foot onto the board. my front foot is on the floor before the board lands i think, my front foot is proper messed :( any help ? wot am i doing wrong?

awesome thread Bender! Thanks to you my kickflips are now down.

I always land with my two feet together on the tail of the board. what can I do to help this?

I always land with both my feet together on the tail of the board. What can I do to help this?

^I'm not sure what to do about that. I've only landed one kickflip. It was yesterday and this thread is the only reason I did. Now I can't land them at all. I can get both on the board but it only flips half way. Any tips?

Nice thread man. But can you add for the people that catch the board upside down in the air that they need to flick thier foot off more cos' thats the problem i had.

Nice guide though.

EDIT: Noobskater this is your problem^^^.

great guide
now i have smoother kickflips

Hey guys think i can ask you somthing? any one here got size 13+ shoes i do and im finding it EXTREMLY hard to do a kickflip. any fariation for people ith big feet ( im only 5 10 too)

^My advice to you(My shoes are only size 12 But) my problem was not flicking it quick enough. I dont mean flick it harder I mean your ollie and kickflip should be 1 small quick motion.. That is the best advice I can give you as of now but everyone could help more if you posted a video ;)

--Shea

Video of what me trying to do a kick flip or my feet? I tghink i found part of the problem to my shoes are a lil bit to big like ½ size to big

The board always seems like it's flipping too slow and I land way before it.

I'm having lots of trouble with my kickflips! i make the board spin and i only get my back foot onto the board. my front foot is on the floor before the board lands i think, my front foot is proper messed any help ? wot am i doing wrong?
Look at the guide dude. From what you've told me, sounds like another commitment issue. Your front foot should be able to get on it easy.

^I'm not sure what to do about that. I've only landed one kickflip. It was yesterday and this thread is the only reason I did. Now I can't land them at all. I can get both on the board but it only flips half way. Any tips?
You don't need my help on this mate. You're not flicking hard enough.

Look at the guide dude. From what you've told me, sounds like another commitment issue. Your front foot should be able to get on it easy.

Also sometimes people tend to flick straight down. You want your motion to be outwards in front of you, or even better, flick up. Flicking down is a bad problem so don't get in the habit of doing it.

ive read the guide, but I cant figure out what im doin rong. when ever i kickflip, my feet land before the board and spread out. I think that this is commitment but I am not sure. I am really trying to land it and any help would be appreciated

ive read the guide, but I cant figure out what im doin rong. when ever i kickflip, my feet land before the board and spread out. I think that this is commitment but I am not sure. I am really trying to land it and any help would be appreciated

Me thinks you're just positioning your shoulders wrong after you pop. Your shoulders need to stay parallel to your board.

My problem is that I can land most of my kickflips right but sometimes only half of my back foot stays between the screws and the tail, while the other half is on the concrete which almost every time leads to a revert or a bail. What to do here?

kool guide is helping me a lot but more with the fear stuff

nice! guide man thanks :D but how come there is so much kickflip threads if the majority of the people can land kickflips but so very few heelflips thread and the majority of the people cannot land heelflips IS IT NOT POPULAR? :[ I myself can't even land a kickflip but after this guide I think I have the confidence now :]

ive read the guide, but I cant figure out what im doin rong. when ever i kickflip, my feet land before the board and spread out. I think that this is commitment but I am not sure. I am really trying to land it and any help would be appreciated
Jump up as high as you can, and flick the board quickly, so you can get your foot back in with enough time to get it back on the board.

do u have anytips on how to get the front foot up over the board after flicking it???

this is the best guide i have ever seen good job bender! The problem i had was kured after i read ythis guide so thank you very much !

do u have anytips on how to get the front foot up over the board after flicking it???
That's a commitment problem mate. Your problem is in the guide. Read it.

thanks man this awsome thred helped loads
i had the "front foot lands before the board problem"
fixed it now:D
cheers again

i just landed kickflips last night. i got like 3 out of 10. pretty goodi think for a first time lander.{rf) <SP:)

k i need help, i can land kickflips but they hardly have any pop on them and i can ollie two decks stacked so the ollie is'nt the problem any idea's?

Hey, I know all of you are sick of the ones about my front foot landing before the board. I don't feel like I'm having trouble committing. I can do nollie full cabs and gaps and crap but I just can't do flick tricks. Some of my friends say I'm popping to much. But I don't know. I flick it perfect every time and back foot gets on but It's so frustrating. :icon_frow

i can't keep my shoulders parralel with my board so i will always turn my body 180 if i try to kickflip and if i force my body in place it feels unnaturasl

My problem is the front foot problem, pretty common i guess. After reading the guide, it still hasn't helped me. I try for like, 2 hours a day every day, and i feel like I am commiting. And i keep my shoulders parralel(sp?) so I don't think that's the problem. I'll give myself 3 more months to land these babys. If not, i'll try something different.

nice man how long this take to write up?

How can i fix the problem of flicking out and up instead of down, I have been trying all day to correct the problem, but I can't get it.

wow, the way you explained the straight shoulders is totally awsome! you helped me get my flips clean (:

I flick it but my foot hits the board as i'm bringing it back over the top and stops the spin. What do I do?

i have a problem, when i flick my board it keeps rising instead of going down , do i just have to remember to suck my knees in or am i doing something wrong?

Blood is warmer than water

Nice thread bro, helped alot.

Unless the blood is mine

I flick it but my foot hits the board as i'm bringing it back over the top and stops the spin. What do I do?


try kicking more out then down.

this is a very great guide but my problem which i still can not solve is not on there mabey you could help me with this please. ok well when i do my kickflips everything is perfect EXEPT my body doesnt get high enough up in the air so i dont end up being above the board i am usually on the side of the board i just need to know how i can get my body that high
thanks

this is a very great guide but my problem which i still can not solve is not on there mabey you could help me with this please. ok well when i do my kickflips everything is perfect EXEPT my body doesnt get high enough up in the air so i dont end up being above the board i am usually on the side of the board i just need to know how i can get my body that high
thanks


ummm...this might sound complicated, but JUMP HIGHER...lol..or pop less.

wow..this guide helpedme be able do kickflipoff stuf easier

Alright, I bet you guys have never heard this one before.

My friend can kickflip, sort of. He has the flick down really well. The problem is, he can't ollie. I tried to teach him how, but his back foot is always on the ground with the tail when he pops, and he doesn't get any pop at all. I told him to think of it more like jumping and as you go up push the tail down, but he still can't do it. Then he can't do it, gets frustrated, and does some more kickflips he can't land because he can't ollie.

Any suggestions?

Alright, I bet you guys have never heard this one before.

My friend can kickflip, sort of. He has the flick down really well. The problem is, he can't ollie. I tried to teach him how, but his back foot is always on the ground with the tail when he pops, and he doesn't get any pop at all. I told him to think of it more like jumping and as you go up push the tail down, but he still can't do it. Then he can't do it, gets frustrated, and does some more kickflips he can't land because he can't ollie.

Any suggestions?

tell him quit getting frustrated skating is for fun and don't try to advance to new tricks so fast.

Yet, in all of this thread's wisdom and might, I still see kickflip threads floating around...For shame Cafe, for shame...

Flip ;)

I learned to kickflip about 3 months ago and I was able to land them most of the time. But I been kind of lazy about kickflips and I lots them. Now when I do kickflips I land in either T/S or H/S railstand(not sure which). I land kickflips some of the times but it is sketchy and ugly. So what am I doing wrong?

ive got kickflips down decent...but as i was trying to kickflip manual onto my box yesterday, i was wondering if there is a way to get more control over the board...you know, the right speed of the flip, and the angle at which the board flips. im not looking for height, ive already got that, im just curious if theres a way to put my feet so i can control the board more easily....

Man, your a genius. That was by far the best kickflip thread ive ever read. I would give a +rep if it could.

nice tip man

Yeah so i just posted a thread about me needing help but no one answered and i couldnt find this thread but there isnt an answer here either...where do you flick...at the start of the concave or lower?

hehe you spelled practice wrong lol just messing

Yeah so i just posted a thread about me needing help but no one answered and i couldnt find this thread but there isnt an answer here either...where do you flick...at the start of the concave or lower?

hehe you spelled practice wrong lol just messing

aim in the little dip where the nose starts going up

Flick at the corner dip like he said but when you flick make sure your putting your foot in like tip toe position and when the flicking comes flick to the side not straight it helps spin the board fast enough to catch it.

okay, i attempted a kickflip yesterday. probably only the 5th one i've tried. but, when i flick it the board started to flip, but flew way out in front of me and the nose was much higher in the air than the tail???


almost as if had shot out forward, but was fliping at the same time....

how to remedy this?

I can land the flip with 2 feet ocasionally (i just got it like 3 days ago) but my front foot lands very close to the back of the board (near my back foot). I'm guessing that this is just something that i can change with practice but i'm wondering if anyone else has, or has had this problem in the past and could offer some advice.


thanks

okay, i attempted a kickflip yesterday. probably only the 5th one i've tried. but, when i flick it the board started to flip, but flew way out in front of me and the nose was much higher in the air than the tail???


almost as if had shot out forward, but was fliping at the same time....

how to remedy this?

flick toward the nose more. the closer you get to it, the flatter the board will be in the air.

note: carefull not to flick directly at the nose otherwise you get no flip whatsoever

thanks man

i have a problem

i try to flick, but it just shoots away like a rocket
how do i fix this?
i've tried it on a trampoline
it still just shoots away

When you flick flick more sideways than straight forward and do it off the side of the nose, not the middle. hope that helped.

I used to be able to kick flip perfectley but now when I flick it, it goes to the side on a 90 degree angle. I can still land it but I just wanna know how to fix it.

ok guys its my turn^^
so my kickflipping problems, well actually my switch kickflip problem^^ is:
from normal kickflipping i knwo that you have to bend your foot and really flick the board, but with my switch-kicking-foot, i just cant get the foot to turn or bend down a bit, sometimes i can do it, but then, the board goes way up, and my foot stays down. if i try to just kick it forward instead of down, it doesn flick...
PS: this is how good my normal kickflips are
http://upload.feldi-axl.de/files/kickflip2__j_.3gp.GIF

try flicking it nollie
that might help

Hey Guys I Have A Problem Whe I Do The Kick Flip My Board Always Goes Forward But Then When I Try Kicking Lower On The Board It Doest Rotate Fast Enough.....any help?

When I kickflip I always land in like nollie. How do I land on the bolts What am i doing wrong?

Hey Guys I Have A Problem Whe I Do The Kick Flip My Board Always Goes Forward But Then When I Try Kicking Lower On The Board It Doest Rotate Fast Enough.....any help?

instead of kicking with your leg flick more with your ankle.

When I kickflip I always land in like nollie. How do I land on the bolts What am i doing wrong?

try pushing a little faster and flick more forward. i had that problem for a long time now i can only land bolts lol..

i learned to kickflip the other day altho it took me forever cause i couldn't get my front foot to land on the board. my suggestion is to hold yourself up with your arms on a ledge. i used the railing on a deck. just use it to lift yourself alittle as you kiclflip the board. makes it soooo much easier to land on the board. then u get those down you slowly move away from the side till you land them without holding onto the railing. worked like a charm for me.

deck railing = skateboard training wheels

Wow, thanks a lot. I've really been having trouble with my kickflip, and this has truly been helpful.

I can get about half a flip, and it goes a whole board's length in front of me. I fix this how?

And I don't have a deck railing.

you are kicking your front foot directly forward instead of off the corner of the nose

focus on flicking off the side of the nose

nicely put man... props

Okay well, I know what the problem is for me but no matter how hard I try, I can't fix it. When I'm doing my kickflip i have the flip down right and the height is good. My feet hit the ground the same time the board does. My problem is committing! I've gotten into a bad habbit of jumping backwards a little so the board doesn't hit me. When I land my feet are about 5 or 6 inches behind the board (horizontally). How can I break this bad habbit? help

I just started skating about 2 weeks ago and i've started to try ollies my promlem is when i go to flick i always end up kicking the board a foot or 2 infront of me...i'm geussing i am kicking way to hard but would it have anything to do with me shoes?, since i just started i havn't bother to get skateboarding shoes so i just have basketball shoes atm....does it matter really?

with mine, the back of my board doesnt get very high, any suggestions?

holy **** nice guide man this helped me alot i actually landed a kickflip with ur help a little bit ago

yo dude this is awesome, thanks a lot man.

I have my set up right but when i do the kick flip it looks like a heelflip.

I can kickflip fine but when I'm trying them off things I can't cath it. I can't catch any of the flips I can do. Please give me some tips on how to catch a flip?

nice thread i think it will stop most people from making kickflip threads. like 3/4s of them are gone nice!!!!

I can kickflip fine but when I'm trying them off things I can't cath it. I can't catch any of the flips I can do. Please give me some tips on how to catch a flip? i dont do this on flatground but practice looking for the griptape. i never do this on flatground because i just try to time it not look the grip tape, but stuff off of stuff i try to spin it slow and you get it. good luck, i had that same problem too, and remember to try to spin it slower so its easier to look for the griptape.

I have my set up right but when i do the kick flip it looks like a heelflip. so it spins like or heelflip or does it just look like it?

with mine, the back of my board doesnt get very high, any suggestions?try leveling out the board more when you flick it.

I just started skating about 2 weeks ago and i've started to try ollies my promlem is when i go to flick i always end up kicking the board a foot or 2 infront of me...i'm geussing i am kicking way to hard but would it have anything to do with me shoes?, since i just started i havn't bother to get skateboarding shoes so i just have basketball shoes atm....does it matter really?a little bit but with your problem make sure you not kicking the board but flicking it.

Okay well, I know what the problem is for me but no matter how hard I try, I can't fix it. When I'm doing my kickflip i have the flip down right and the height is good. My feet hit the ground the same time the board does. My problem is committing! I've gotten into a bad habbit of jumping backwards a little so the board doesn't hit me. When I land my feet are about 5 or 6 inches behind the board (horizontally). How can I break this bad habbit? helpjust take practice and its kindof hard to explain but the more you skate the more commited you are so just keep practicing.

Yeah so i just posted a thread about me needing help but no one answered and i couldnt find this thread but there isnt an answer here either...where do you flick...at the start of the concave or lower?

hehe you spelled practice wrong lol just messingthe left corner were the concave starts if your regular and the right side where the concave starts if your goofy.

okay, i attempted a kickflip yesterday. probably only the 5th one i've tried. but, when i flick it the board started to flip, but flew way out in front of me and the nose was much higher in the air than the tail???


almost as if had shot out forward, but was fliping at the same time....

how to remedy this?umm just make sure your flicking it and try leveling it out more when you flick it.

i have a problem

i try to flick, but it just shoots away like a rocket
how do i fix this?
i've tried it on a trampoline
it still just shoots awaymake sure your flicking it outward more.

Hey Guys I Have A Problem Whe I Do The Kick Flip My Board Always Goes Forward But Then When I Try Kicking Lower On The Board It Doest Rotate Fast Enough.....any help?try flicking just outward instead, inward, up, down, and stuff like that.

When I kickflip I always land in like nollie. How do I land on the bolts What am i doing wrong?i do that same thing sometimes just when your in the air spread your feet out more.

I can get about half a flip, and it goes a whole board's length in front of me. I fix this how?

And I don't have a deck railing.make sure your flicking outward and flick it harder

i just landed kickflips last night. i got like 3 out of 10. pretty goodi think for a first time lander.{rf) <SP:)yeah awsome.

k i need help, i can land kickflips but they hardly have any pop on them and i can ollie two decks stacked so the ollie is'nt the problem any idea's?practice and i think your problem is timing.

Hey, I know all of you are sick of the ones about my front foot landing before the board. I don't feel like I'm having trouble committing. I can do nollie full cabs and gaps and crap but I just can't do flick tricks. Some of my friends say I'm popping to much. But I don't know. I flick it perfect every time and back foot gets on but It's so frustrating. :icon_frowjust keep practicing.

i can't keep my shoulders parralel with my board so i will always turn my body 180 if i try to kickflip and if i force my body in place it feels unnaturaslyeah just practice keeeping your shoulder parralel with the board.

How can i fix the problem of flicking out and up instead of down, I have been trying all day to correct the problem, but I can't get it.just keep practicing flicking outward. practice not on the board just flicking your foot to the side.

i have a problem, when i flick my board it keeps rising instead of going down , do i just have to remember to suck my knees in or am i doing something wrong?yeah just suck up more.

I always land with my two feet together on the tail of the board. what can I do to help this?

I always land with both my feet together on the tail of the board. What can I do to help this?spread your feet more.

Hey guys think i can ask you somthing? any one here got size 13+ shoes i do and im finding it EXTREMLY hard to do a kickflip. any fariation for people ith big feet ( im only 5 10 too)no not at all

flick it harder keep your weight balaced.

this is a very great guide but my problem which i still can not solve is not on there mabey you could help me with this please. ok well when i do my kickflips everything is perfect EXEPT my body doesnt get high enough up in the air so i dont end up being above the board i am usually on the side of the board i just need to know how i can get my body that high
thankssuck your feet up more.

ive read the guide, but I cant figure out what im doin rong. when ever i kickflip, my feet land before the board and spread out. I think that this is commitment but I am not sure. I am really trying to land it and any help would be appreciatedyou need to commit a little bit more and keep your weight balance and make sure you flicking it outward and just straight up hope this helps!!

ive got kickflips down decent...but as i was trying to kickflip manual onto my box yesterday, i was wondering if there is a way to get more control over the board...you know, the right speed of the flip, and the angle at which the board flips. im not looking for height, ive already got that, im just curious if theres a way to put my feet so i can control the board more easily....umm i guess put your front foot up the board more.

okay i have a problem not covered. i can get the rotation but it alway turns into a varial kickflip and throws off my landing. anyhelpmake sure your just popping and then suck you feet off not like shuviting it or something.

I'm having lots of trouble with my kickflips! i make the board spin and i only get my back foot onto the board. my front foot is on the floor before the board lands i think, my front foot is proper messed :( any help ? wot am i doing wrong?you not commiting!!

All this is, is you saying: "you're not committing to the trick".
This isn't helpful.

Okay, one thing.

When I do my kickflips moving, they're fine.
But stationary, they get waaaaaaay too much pop. So much that I can't even get my legs that high.
I'm talking stomach height +.

hey i need help with my kickflip but my problem is not on your guide.

my problem is that i always land on my tail in tailstop.

what is my problem??

pls help me

hey i need help with my kickflip but my problem is not on your guide.

my problem is that i always land on my tail in tailstop.

what is my problem??

pls help me

This isn't a definate, but you may be leaning back, so try to bolt it. Definately.

i was trying them today and i realised just as i am about to pop, i lean back.

but when i didn't lean back, i landed bolts, lost my balance and fell.

but cheers, i'll just have to practise more.


anyway, nice guide!

so it spins like or heelflip or does it just look like it?
It flips like a heelflip and i dont know how to fix it.

I used to be able to almost land kickflips, like the board would flip and it'd land in front of my toes like it went forward a bit but my feet were in a position in which they'd land on the bolts if the board was there, I could've fixed this but I never really ever practiced.
then i stopped for few months and came back and screwed kickflips and went to varial flips which I can land a lot and find are easier than kickflips
now when I try to kickflip, the board either turns into a 90 or I bring my feet back and both land on the tail and it might smack up and hit my hand.
is this just commitment or what? I try so hard not to do anything with my back foot but pop and jump but somehow it insists on turning into a 90 degree angle. i think the problem with me landing on the tail is just me being scared of slipping on my ass.

You might be turning your shoulders.
If you do, it makes the board rotate.
You could be scooping, rather than popping right down, too.

Both make it spin like a varial.

It flips like a heelflip and i dont know how to fix it.
What??? This can be possible only if you're a goofy, and so it turns the other side as opposed to regulars, or it can be because you are doing heelflips. When you flick your feet, its supposed to barrel roll counter clockwise if you're regular, clockwise if you're goofy. If you can post a video about this it might help.

Or you think it looks like a heelflip when really that's what kickflips look like.

What??? This can be possible only if you're a goofy, and so it turns the other side as opposed to regulars, or it can be because you are doing heelflips. When you flick your feet, its supposed to barrel roll counter clockwise if you're regular, clockwise if you're goofy. If you can post a video about this it might help.

Or you think it looks like a heelflip when really that's what kickflips look like.
I know what kickflips and heelflips look like,i can land heelflips on the bolts.
I cant post a video because I dont have a camcorder.

Well written

Hey wicked guide, but I was wondering if anybody could post a VID, I have the idea in my head but a vid would help a lot, thanks.

I'm planning on making a detailed video soon, I' PM you when i get it up

I dont know what my problem is i think it's that im landing before my board but i dont know i have a video on some kickflip attempts if you could look at it and give me some pointers it would be appreciated. This vid is a little old but now i can keep the board in place most of the time. To watch my video type in Dmik8 into the youtube search engine and click kickflip attempts.

my problem isn't commitment because my feet land at the same time as the board.
So my feet land like this: D( :: D :: ) ( D= My feet)

So basically, my back foot lands behind the tail. I've landed about ten in tailstop, but it looks stupid like that. So can anyone help me??

That is one good guide

I can almost do a kickflip perfect except every time I do it my front foot will land on the ground before the board.
Sounds very much like a commitment problem. When you've flicked it, are you trying to land your foot on it? Another problem is if your shoulders arn't straight. You may be turning your body in mid-air which in turn is not letting you commit. Keep yourself over the board at all times!


That is my exact problem lol. I don't think it's because I'm turning my body though.

Wow great guide, and great tips. Helped me find out what I was doing wrong.

nice guide

Sweet guide, definitely helped a newbie like me out!
Thanks brah

wow that's an incredible guide... really good job it actually helped me from landing one foot on all the time. Now i can actually land them consistently, with both feet. thanks a lot.

I need some help, no matter what I do the board always lands to the side of me. Any advice?

No offence or anything but that didnt really tell me how to kickflip

i can do the kickflip but it always goes out in front of me

i can do the kickflip but it always goes out in front of me

If you can do a kickflip what do you mean by it goes in front of you? you are probably moving your foot up and forcing the nose to move forward instead of flicking. or you have your foot too much on the board where you flick some of the nose. Or you're putting to much weight on your back foot.

I finally got the kickflip down so dont bother responding to my other posts.

That is my exact problem lol. I don't think it's because I'm turning my body though.

i'm with you on that. i'm only landing with my back foot on the board cause my body keeps turning perpendicular with the board. its so hard to keep my shoulders in line with the board.
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^^^oops, i read your post wrong. mine is because i'm turning my body!

nice guide

to bad i can already kickflip :)

cheers thi helped alot

aw wow man, that was one helluva good guide. you've pretty much answered like all my kickflip problems. why i cant get my front foot on it, whether or not i'm mobbing it, everything. dang this helps a lot. all i gotta do now is try it again tomorrow. i'm positive i can get it now that i've read this.
cheerio! :icon_bigg

yo what can any one tell me step by step the procedure to doin a kickflip i no u have the guide but I want it to be 100% correct ive tried trick tips from youtube and everything but somebody please help

Well what do I do if the board goes out in front of me
I can almost get a perect kickflip just The board is in front of me?

You're kicking it there. Dragging your foot up farther before you kick might help.

yo what can any one tell me step by step the procedure to doin a kickflip i no u have the guide but I want it to be 100% correct ive tried trick tips from youtube and everything but somebody please help

If you've watched videos and read the guide, you should have a general idea. Just go out and try it, don't come in right away with a problem, try different foot placements, flicking different, then come tell us what your problem is.

this thread deserved the sticky, nice work!

great guide, has helped me a lot, +rep

i'm mobbing my kickflip what can i do because there is no solution in this guide, pls help me:icon_wink:(

i'm mobbing my kickflip what can i do because there is no solution in this guide, pls help me:icon_wink:(

well all mobbing means is you're kicking down so the obvious fix is to kick out

I just landed a kickflip while moving and it was a fluke but clean and the other wasn't lol i am gonna try more try to land like 10 so 8 to go..:)

good thread bro

this threat helped me a lot

I can kickflip fine, I land it almost 9 out of 10. But I see people do them really high and catch it in the air and stuff. My question is: How do I get my kickflips higher and how do you catch a flip?

i'm mobbing my kickflip what can i do because there is no solution in this guide, pls help me:icon_wink:(

i 2nd that. And i've noticed that even great skaters on very slow mo film look like their foot goes down a bit. I thinks it's has to do with the extent that you do it.
I'm not terrible but in some vids i notice it.
when i try to do them perfect i have the problem that i flick out and my leg goes a foot out in front of the board and it is hard to get back to land.
Or i catch the board and flick the board way out in front of me

can land varial kickflip over stairs
but not over gaps
wierd huh?

Thank you so much for the alsome kick flip guide, rep for you man.

how come when i do kickflips my does half a pop shuvit rotation and kickflip flip, kinda like half a varial? is it cuz im scooping with my back foot for some reason? thnx in advance

Alright so here's my problem-
Whenever I get try to kickflip I flip it super clean but both my feet spread apart like crazy and my each foot lands on the opposite side of the board, how can I fix this?

Sorry to say but this didn't answer my question =/ I can't get my feet on it for some reason not because of not committing to it. I have nothing to fear for the trick because I've been able to do harder tricks than that. Also when I attempt a kickflip my board sometimes turns 180 degrees without my knowing or will

Very nice thread, going to give it another try :P
My problem is that the board always flips too much, like I do two flips or one and a half. When I try flick it more gently it doesn't do enough xD working on getting the right strength of flick

for people who are learning kickflips. stand between 2 chairs, jump and flip the board while holding yourself up with the chairs, and when you see the board finish flipping, land. This will overcome fear and will teach you to land with BOTH feet on the board

I can do a full spin and then the board shoots out? Any advice?
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Well what do I do if the board goes out in front of me
I can almost get a perect kickflip just The board is in front of me?

You're kicking it there. Dragging your foot up farther before you kick might help.

thanks solved my prob

I can do a full spin and then the board shoots out? Any advice?
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thanks solved my prob

My problem with my kickflip is that the board flips and lands on the floor before i do.
i dont cacth it in air and yaa....
is that considered mobbing?

My problem with my kickflip is that the board flips and lands on the floor before i do.
i dont cacth it in air and yaa....
is that considered mobbing?

Well mobbing is when you kick down rather than out, and from what's happening I'd say you're mobbing it. Try to kick straight out for kickflips.

the best kickflip guide ever. great job man.

if this guide didnt help, try mine. http://www.skaterscafe.com/showthread.php?t=70204&highlight=kickflip+troubleshooter

your really good at these guides and helping people! good job! : )

i bought a skateboard last thursday. ice got my ollies down, and slow moving ollies. i can get height and im consistant with having the bard stick to my feet. ive been working on kickflips for proably 5 or 6 days now. and ive only landed 3, and a few more very sketchy ones that i jumped off of immediatly... im starting to feel like ill never be able to kickflip.

my biggest problem is getting my front foot on, after a couple of spills i cant seem to get the confidence to keep my shoulders square, any ideas to help with this? Also, its almost impossible for me to tell when to put my feet down to stop the board from spinning. i can only hope that my flick is perfect and my board land on the ground after doing one full rotation...

i bought a skateboard last thursday. ice got my ollies down, and slow moving ollies. i can get height and im consistant with having the bard stick to my feet. ive been working on kickflips for proably 5 or 6 days now. and ive only landed 3, and a few more very sketchy ones that i jumped off of immediatly... im starting to feel like ill never be able to kickflip.

my biggest problem is getting my front foot on, after a couple of spills i cant seem to get the confidence to keep my shoulders square, any ideas to help with this? Also, its almost impossible for me to tell when to put my feet down to stop the board from spinning. i can only hope that my flick is perfect and my board land on the ground after doing one full rotation...
I wouldnt go straight from ollies to kickflips, dude.

i thought about after i started but i feel like ive already commited and i cant stop now!!

i just got in,, i went ut and tried some more. my flick is getting alot better and consistant. i landed a few with my back foot right behind the front bolts and my front on the front tail, so needless to say i didnt stay on very long.. but i definatley see progression in myself.. slow.. but progress.. im also seeing the benefits i would have had if i tried some more beginner tricks after the ollie

my best advice for a kickflip the best thing that made me land them 10 out of ten is when you pop it and flip it jump high. it seems so obvious but if you think about i and jump it will flip right under you and you land it.

yo can someone help me out?

well ive always had kflips on lock, but whenever i start doin varials, bs flips, half cab flips or any variation my kickflips turn ugly. lately ive been doing like 6/10 bicyle flips (turns 90) and theyre ugly. like 5 days ago i was popping em high and landing em good. do i just have to practice em and get them goin good again, or what?

im having trouble with the landing part i got the kickflip down but my pop foot, toes touch the ground any reason why that happends? PM me

Thanks for the tips helped me alot

sweetness dude!!!

im new to skating and ive been doing kickflips for about 2 weeks i can land them sometimes but only when the board falls flat by itself i cant time it perfect enough to stomp it down i either flip it half a flip or 1 n 1/2 flips what am i doing wrong??

im having kickflip trouble i know i nee to work on the flick and the jump and i have. thats all ive been doing. But ive been having trouble getting the board to do a full rotation. any SUGGESTIONS?

im having kickflip trouble i know i nee to work on the flick and the jump and i have. thats all ive been doing. But ive been having trouble getting the board to do a full rotation. any SUGGESTIONS?

either its flippin too slow, ur catching it too early, or ur flicking it too late.

to flip it faster concentrate on the flick motion of the front foot, don't relax the front foot. u don't have to kill it like a jet li kick, its a subtle fluid motion. u'll know the timing's right if it finishes the flip just as the board reaches the peak in the air.

My problem is that the board flips but does an approx. 45 degree turn and i can only catch it with my back foot. Another problem is that the board sometimes does not stay below me. Please, i need help landing this trick!

im having trouble wiht my kickflips
i can get a flip and land with my back foot
even sometiems get a double fip and land with my back foot
i know i have to flick out wards not down and i am pretty sure i am doing that
its just i cant get my front leg back up before it hits the ground
in the guide it just says commit im pretty sure im commiting
i;ll post some vids soon
thanks alot and sorry if this question annoys you (lol)
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can someone please help me
heres a vid

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRjUZwPw4uM

this threat helped me a lot

LOL. I didn't know kickflips were a threat to our society nowadays. :p




But wow, this thread is amazing. I wish I could have found this site 8 months ago.

If you mob your kickflip can you still do it over gaps?
Because i think im mobbing my kicks but i can kickflip a 2 set. but on flat ground my kickflip land on the floor before i do.

If you mob your kickflip can you still do it over gaps?
Because i think im mobbing my kicks but i can kickflip a 2 set. but on flat ground my kickflip land on the floor before i do.

If you're kickflipping down a two set, that means you have further to fall, which means you have more time in the air, hence the reason you can do kickflips down two sets but not on flat ground.

it helps if you listen to music.

If you're kickflipping down a two set, that means you have further to fall, which means you have more time in the air, hence the reason you can do kickflips down two sets but not on flat ground.

well i could land it on flat ground. lawlz but now im cacthing them so its no problem.

it helps if you listen to music.

well if your in a private place then ya it helps , but if your in a public place then no. i almost got hit by a car once by music.

thats really good advice but what i just learned is that even if it doesnt seem like your not going to get it you will it took me eight months to learn it and i just landed one two days ago

awesome but i already know how to kickflip

Sounds like a great guide =)

I'll try it out tomorrow =)

that is one good guide to kick flips there

alright so now i can land them inconsistent
but most of the time my board shoots in front of me
idk i flicking off the side but it still goes forward
and when i do land them its usually like on the tail
help please

Sorry if its a repost to a question already covered but it wasnt in the main post so yeah..
When I kickflip, i get the flip pretty much every time, but it starts to flick around (like a varial but not as far..) by around probably something like 30 degrees...

Im pretty sure its because of my back foot.. Any tips?

thanks man, im really close to kickflips and i think ive found my problem cos of your guide. =)

I can't land it with both feet. When I do it, I jump both of my feet above the ground but when I land I can only land it with my front foot as the board moving forward too far for my back foot to land.

And sometimes while I'm in the air after I flick it, the board pop up, flipping, hits my feet in the air but it's only a halfflip. Like I feel it goes up and hits and feet rather than I land on it.

I think I suck at skating, I've already ripped 2 shoes in almost 4months but I still can barely, or even can't, land it. So help me get through this please.

When you say people aren't committing to the trick, it makes no sense and is not at all helpful. I've been committing to the trick for 2 months now and I still only land it with my back foot. I've kept myself parallel to the board. I've tried every foot position possible. I've been leaning forward. I've ollied and flicked equally. What could I possibly be missing?

^Just keep practicing. Just because you know all the steps doesn't mean you'll land it right away. Took me over 4 months to land my first one and I know I was commiting. If you post a video then it would be easier for us to help.

holy smoken bacon!good guide thx

i need help i cant comit how can i make my body more comited to landing the trik
its so anoying :icon_mad:

try holding on to a rail or something, it will give you more time to get on the board

whenever i try to kickflip high i land it but the board always rotates just a little bit like a varial, like 15-20 degrees, i still land it but i just want to know how i can make it stay straight
when i don't pop my kickflips high this doesn't happen

Thanks man, sick guide

kk this is an awsome guide and all but wen i try to do kickflips.. i have the same problem as many people i dont commit; i always land with my front foot on the board and my back is always landing on the ground so any other advice to help me keep my back foot up and keep me over the board more??
thanxx again..

Sorry if its a repost to a question already covered but it wasnt in the main post so yeah..
When I kickflip, i get the flip pretty much every time, but it starts to flick around (like a varial but not as far..) by around probably something like 30 degrees...

Im pretty sure its because of my back foot.. Any tips?


whenever i try to kickflip high i land it but the board always rotates just a little bit like a varial, like 15-20 degrees, i still land it but i just want to know how i can make it stay straight
when i don't pop my kickflips high this doesn't happen

When i started my ollies did that, then my shuvits would rotate too far. Try moving you back foot more towards the heel side of your board, it usually keeps it from rotating.

yea i have that problem and my back foot always lands on the ground.. so i need some advice for saying over the board and yea please help if anyone could
thanx....

yea i have that problem and my back foot always lands on the ground.. so i need some advice for saying over the board and yea please help if anyone could
thanx....

it sounds like you "arent" flicking the board.

it sounds like you "are" pushing it further away.


when you ollie and your foot stops above the bolts, thats how your kickflip should start (maybe a tad off center for a kickflip)

and as your ollie stops, you flick your toe up so it flicks the corner of the board

kk ill try that see what happens and is there any way to help keep my sself over the board or do i just have to commit
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kk ill try that see what happens and is there any way to help keep my sself over the board or do i just have to commitanother thing is that is this a trick that should be done moving or dose it matter can you start stationary??

that will help you, from what you described, you were fine, it was the board that wasnt under you.

i sound like a wise monk haha.


if you pushed your board in front how were you meant to stay above it?


but when your on the board, do an ollie, then without stepping off, kickflip.

that helps me when i need to focus.as in its the ollie that you are doing, just 1 trick has a flick at the end

kk thanx for the help i am going to go try these and see what happens and ill probly get back to you thanx for all the help and srry about the other thread i wasent thinking..
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kk dude i got the same problem i cant stay over my board and am still landing with one foot

man i am pretty close now i just need my back foot up because i get the nice flip but i usally never get my back foot up in time.. any other suggestions??
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that will help you, from what you described, you were fine, it was the board that wasnt under you.

i sound like a wise monk haha.


if you pushed your board in front how were you meant to stay above it?


but when your on the board, do an ollie, then without stepping off, kickflip.

that helps me when i need to focus.as in its the ollie that you are doing, just 1 trick has a flick at the endkk when ever i do a kickflip i get the flip fine now and its under me and everything but my back foot dose the same thing do i need to jumb higher and suck my legs up or what??

hey, nice thread
I was wondering if sum1 could give me tips on keeping my front foot over the board, no matter how hard i try, it always goes off to the side.
thanks :D

any advice?

Thanks man soo much! this helped alot!!

my problem is i can flick it perfectly but when i flick it my foot cant come back to the board it goes straight to the ground. any advice

cook it sounds like ur flicking it down 2 much

I've read through the first post and I'm either pushing my board down, or chickenfooting :P

Check out my vid please on my youtube channel, username is ninjawanda.

i can get both feet on now but i cant get a good flick the board usually goes ahead of me and i end up with the board upside down and both feet near the tail i think i need to put more of my front foot off to get a better flick

thanx to this guide i finally learned the kickflip

im soooo close i either dont flip and jump or flip and dont jump and when both of them come together then i get front foot bolts and back foot heel touch

I landed a double kickflip once, I landed a kickflip twice, and after that I started to land it really sloppy. I did a kickflip, but both my toes landed on the end off the board mostly my entire foot sticking out of the board causing me to lose my balance and falling backwards. After 2 times of that happening I kept landing the kickflip with one foot and I was wondering if an of you guys know what my problem is.

I manage to get 1 foot on it sometimes but i want both =(

also i heard that its easier to learn it moving.

Good write up!

I'mhasving trouble with my kickflips. I can do the motion very well and it flips almost all the times, but the problem is I can't get the board to rotate UNDER me. Whenever I try doing them, my feet hit the ground first. I think I'm supposed to jump more but when I try to jump more it doesn't rotate enough. What should I do?

I need some help please:

When I try to "flick" the board it just flies away, as if I kicked it!!

In order for it not to fly away in the direction I flick, I have to flick at a higher angle.

And well, when I actually get the flick right, I just land earlier than my board EVERY TIME. I guess I could fix that by jumping higher, but I think that my board isn't spinning fast enough. So I try to kick it harder, and it just flies away.

any tips?
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oh wow I think I have the exact same problem as the guy above... lol

That is Great! i have been trying to learn how to do one, but it either never flips or the tail come up and hits my ... and that, that hurt real bad. thanks for the advice =-)

My problem is that when I land, my back foot lands on the edge of the tail forcing the board out from under me. I do everything else right and my front foot lands in the right spot, but my back foot lands too far back on the tail making the board slip out.

ok so i went out and tried it yesterday, and i seem to still not be getting it down. :icon_mad: i tried maybe 100 time but i just cant get it. maybe i dont weigh emough? but thats not it. i slide my front foot up and out but it either does nothing or half flips or something totally random... and suggestions please?

i just got the kick down, and now i need to figure out how to keep the board under my feet and how to land it.... Then i've Got it!! any help?

Can you add how to fix either you or your board going 90 degrees?
My skateboard always spins ninety degrees, and i've been told its cos i sweep my back foot, but i cant stop it.

EDIT: Ok, i figured it out. Can someone add this to the list?
To prevent you and/or your skateboard from turning 90 degrees, you're going to want to put your back foot way way back so its a little less than halfway across the tail. Also, you need to have your front foot pointing as you usually would, but on the first two bolts or as close to them as possible. Just before you pull off the kickflip, turn your body from the waist above to face face the nose of your skateboard, and try to pull it off. It'll feel weird and if you were cathing it before, you'll go back to not catching it because you'll be used to the turn, but at least the kickflip is going straight now.
EDIT2: How come i cant edit my previous post, but i can edit this one? And why didnt the doublepost merge?

sometime mine dont pop

you mean you forget to pop?

Thanks Dracofern, that happens to me a lot and I really am curious as to what is wrong. I dont get the thing after putting your back foot farther tho. After you flick the board, what?

and I keep landing my kickflip with my backfoot. The flick is right tho, I can feel it hit the concave, swipe through it, level out, but it's either I turn 90 degrees and my back foot is the only thing that gets on it or my front foot just isn't there. Is it possible that I'm flicking it too far? is the flick just a small but quick movement?

my board spins about 45 degrees if it didnt spin i would land it but as it is i just miss my back foot landing by a bit sometimes i land but my back foot pushes the boardinto a shove it

when i kickflip, my back foot lands on the tail around the same place i placed my foot to pop the board with and sometimes i can land bolts, but my back foot lands to far over the edge, as if i were going to scoop it and it just stops me from rolling away....any tips ?

I can get it to pop but i can't land it. any suggestions?

When I flick the board, do I flick my foot to the bolts and hit the pocket slanted?
Or is it flick to the left of the bolts?

Simply : Diagonally from the bolts out forward, or just the the left of the bolts?
I ride Regular.

I can only catch it with one foot at the moment.

thanks a lot dude

Cool man. I plan to learn it. But I am a beginner for skateboard, I follow underground skater instruction
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I hope to learn all as soon as possible.

I've been trying 2 straighten my back when crouching but that makes it difficult to see the board which i am used 2, should i learn to skate without looking at my board, bend my back more or somthing else?