Varial Flip

[Tom-E]

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Varial Flip

The Varial Flip is a combination of the kickflip and B/S Pop Shove-It. It is crucial that you have these tricks on lock before attempting to learn Varial Flips.*
Put your feet in the same way you would to kickflip. Don't put your back foot where you would for a pop-shove-it, the board usually spins that part by itself. Try to spin the board a kickflip pop shove-it. Jump to the side and keep the board under your feet at all times. When you see that the board has completed its rotation, stomp it and roll out.

If it doesn't spin the pop shove-it, then put your foot where you would for a pop shove-it. If the kickflip doesn't spin quick enough then you need to put it in closer to the middle of the board. Always have balance when taking off or you will never land it. The most common problem is that the board ends up landing a foot in front of you. To solve this problem you need to jump the same way the board does. You have to visualize where the board is going to land. Always have balance when taking off and always have the board under your feet. If the board is just plain spinning to slow then you need to move at a comfortable speed until the spin gets closer to completion.

[the_bunbury_kid]

if anyone is having trouble with this trick then follow this tip: put your back foot like you would a 360 shuvit except not as extreme then put your front foot just above half way and right on the edge. spin it with your back foot and kick hard then flick fast with your front foot after it has turned a while then jump high and a bit forward..
i find this trick is easier to catch but it can be scary so first do it onto grass then on rocky road so it wont slip out the on normal ground before you try moving..
after you have got it consistant like this you can start moving your feet more to the kickflip stance.

[TheDoeDoe]

I got this trick and its like the only trick i do really, which is a big problem because when i try others such as (kick flips,and others) i do varials..now i can get my varials really clean and everytime but i cant kickflip..weird? yea. and when i try to kick flip i do a varial..and i needa know how i can fix this.

[BlackZ42]

how do I get it to stay under me it seems like I jump towards the nose how do I correct that?

[flip_to_rammstein]

ya wen i do kikflips or varials, my front foot lands on the nose

[hawaiiskater]

^^me to

[BlackZ42]

how do I not land on the nose?

[Girl Sk8baorder]

ive only been practicin em for an hour and just landed my 1st 1 tonight
now im going for 360 flips

[Mulen_rocks_skateboarding]

just ride normal and put you back foot in pop shuvit position and your front in kick flip and when you flip it. suck up really high and wait. Practice untill you can land on the bolts.

[d-ville skater]

how do I not land on the nose?

go with the board... follow it wen ur doing a varial.. and try kicking more downwards the straight out

[luckydave]

does the board do a 180 kickflip yeh? if so, i can do this, but i cant kickflip its weird. This tricks pretty easy cuz ur feet are easy to put on the board at the end, but i cant get my feet on for kickflip.

[Zero_Skater666]

When i try to varial flip the board doesnt rotate all the way. i have the kickflip part down but the pop shuvit part never finishs. somebody please tell me what im doing wrong.:confused:

[duncan_uk]

When i try to varial flip the board doesnt rotate all the way. i have the kickflip part down but the pop shuvit part never finishs. somebody please tell me what im doing wrong.:confused:

well u need 2 get the back foot more involved.
reeli kik back hard and it wil work.
oh and the foot positionings i use are:(f=front foot, b=back foot)
b -------------

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sory bout the bad pic. u get the idea tho. its meant to be a deck. its difficult lol
have the back foot on the tail end and also a bit hanging off the frontside edge so u can hav something to reeli flick backwards to make the popshuvit work.
sory if thats a bit rubbish but im only tryin to help
that was my best effort
good luck
bye

[duncan_uk]

ive only been practicin em for an hour and just landed my 1st 1 tonight
now im going for 360 flips

u mite want to get them on lock first fool haha u wil mess up 360flips if u dont

[SkateDovertoDeath001]

in order to not land on the nose, you have to either jump forward and to the left if you are goofy... or forward and right if you are regular. Hopefully that helps.

[theonlysun81]

how do you get them to stay right under you cause mine keep going to my rights

[BobbyGanoosh]

when i put my front foot(flipping foot) towards the rail, i can't the board to shuvit all the way. and when i put my front foot near the middle of the deck, i cant get the board to flip enough

[Bakerboards123]

i always flip it halfway but i land it perfect on the graphics

[hayden3269]

when i varial i land and i land on the tail and the nose flips up and almost hits me

[AVERAGE SK8ER66]

ya wen i do kikflips or varials, my front foot lands on the nose

dont feel bad i had the same problem...try shoveing your foot in the side or the nose a little when you flick it helped me get my foot back more...puts more force on it...but idk any kind of flip is honestly difrent for everyone.

[AVERAGE SK8ER66]

variels are really fun....ummm....uhhhh..i like maken waffles!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[zoo yorker]

it says set up like a 360 shuvit then it says when u learn this u shud try a 360 shuvit...whatever... i can land this trick but the board only goes 90 degrees instead of 180 i try to shuvit harder but then it dosn't kickflip... what do i do?

[Element_ROCKS]

everytime i try a tre-flip i get my backfoot on but it like lands on the front truck bolts and my front foot is way in the front of the board. i cant figure out how to get my front foot on there

[jakeo]

i got it! haha it felt good... it takes a while but it was worth it! haha

[zetnie]

I land it upside down...it underflips...PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!

[star_skater]

I land it upside down...it underflips...PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!
flick harder and jump higher that should work^

[steve180]

If i goes in front of me and i still land it is it a varial?

[star_skater]

yes if you get the full rotation of the one eighty shuv and the full rotation of the kickflip and land with both feet that is a varial kickflip

[Skater-Lucius]

I dunno but the fakie Varial flips that Paul Hakel did wasn't a shove-it with a kickflip it was a Double kickfliP! But it stil looks nice

[steve180]

When i try and do these moving and try and make it go more forward i end up not fliping sometimes or land it and just stop. :( any tips?

[ribbit_says_the_cow]

arent those called 180flips?

[I like kiwis]

arent those called 180flips?
No, 180 flip would be you turning 180 with your board while doing a kickflip ex., making either a frontside flip or backside flip

[sketchy skater]

i love lamp

[fallenripper]

I have kickflips and pop shuvits on lock but I can't varial kickflip. I've landed one stable and it looked horrible. I ride goofy; when I'm riding I pop the shuvit and begin to drag up. I flick it but it doesn't turn enough for the shuvit and when it actually does turn enough it lands too far to the side. Any advice?

[WeskateinDetroit]

i can't land em properly...when i do em it spins right but doesn't flip all the way, so im left with a varial half-flip(maybe i should land in a casper)
im goofy
any tips

[SoLdIeR-sIdE]

wenever i try i get a 360 shuv and not a varial is that common? and how do i stop it

[stefaniak360]

i have trouble how i land it. my foot always slips off i need help .

[skaterman250]

sometimes when i kickflip it will go varial and ill land with 1 foot but when i try this i can never get the 180 on it any help i can kickflip perfectly so always kickfliping down stuff but ive almost got that

[steve180]

I used to be able to do these except i wouldnt roll away.I then lost them and now im trying to learn them again and to roll from them,but i can now only do them in fakie?

[H3TT1NG3R]

this move is the coolest looking trick, but i cant do it, i can do a shuvit and the kickflip, but i cant combine them, i always do one or the other.

[skaterman250]

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im having trouble if i get the flip and the spin it always lands like a foot to the side of me the time ive been closet i landed in primo and fell

[nirvana nvm]

ok well i got the full rotation and i landed right on the bolts twice but both times i was surprised that i actually did it and lost my balance and slid off. everytime i try i stay right on top of the board and it rotates but i land on it upside down perfectly so i guess i need help spinning ive tried placing it more in the middle like u said but it just goes in front of my that way so someother tip would be nice.

[NorwegianSkater_92]

I try to jump with the board, but i still can only get my front foot on ! It seems that the more i jump forward with the board, the board goes even further away from me!

[skaterman250]

i finnaly landed them and i got 2 in a row the wierd thing is its only my first day to land them and i feel more comftorable with them than popshuvits and i can do varials more often lol now ill be able to be my friend in skate easy hes only landed 1 kickflip and stayed on

[Fakie-Flip]

wtf? i find varial kickflips easier than kickflips... well i can do both now...

[NorwegianSkater_92]

I tried them today, and i got on the board 3 times, 2 of them i landed with my tail on the ground, and the 3rd my backfoot slipped of. But i almost have them now:)

[nick823]

why do you guys want to learn that trick i think it is like gay i never learned them but there pretty easy 360 flip is were its at and i got dem. just learn backside flips

[axeclick]

i got it! haha it felt good... it takes a while but it was worth it! haha

i love it when i land my first trick of some sort...

[NorwegianSkater_92]

why do you guys want to learn that trick i think it is like gay i never learned them but there pretty easy 360 flip is were its at and i got dem. just learn backside flips

I pretty much want to learn every trick i can, and i think it looks cool.

[Giles]

why cant I flip the board i caqn do the 180 shuvit plus half the flip but not a full flip

[whatever....]

i like zees trick ees veery foone! and eeeeesy! just practeece!

[axeclick]

this trick is a toughy

[NorwegianSkater_92]

Damn, i got so close today again ! I landed on the board, but then it just shot out from under my feet, and i fell on my ass :( But i'm gonna nail them soon!

[Sk8tingrules]

dudes this trick is sick. I landed my first one this week. And yesterday I landed my first backside flip. Its just a little harder. And NorwegianSkater, I know how that is, it happened to me like 50 times. The trick is to lean forward a little before you pop, it helps with the balance. Hopw that helps

[EwoutEI]

i can do kickflip and i tried varial flip but i just dont get it, sometimes i flip it but i never land it im doing it al wrong does anyone has a good tip for me like what i should think when i do varial kickflip i know how i should move but i just dont do it,... :( any help ??

[EwoutEI]

you can email me for tips to ei_4u@hotmail.com

[zomgSAM]

why cant I flip the board i caqn do the 180 shuvit plus half the flip but not a full flip

scoop it with your back foot a bit more as if you were going to tre flip then just flick it with your front.

[sensefail137]

this trick is so easy. i've never had it loop out just land in primo and fell but never had it loop out

[skater Trever]

i had been working on a varial for about 2 months.until i found the secret to do it.................DO IT WHILE RIDING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!lol

[skater Trever]

this trick is a toughy

not really, all u gotta do is find out what ur doing wrong and then put a LOT of commetment into it.

[sk8er517]

Does the board pop shuvit fs or bs for a varial cauz I usually spin it fs.

[zeroskater94]

every time i do a varial flip if i spin the whole thing i will only land the flip half way if i flip the whole flip i do half a varial and land it i need help how can i spin and flip it at the time somebody tell me what to do in order

[blklblrider84]

i love em...just did one on a 4 set yesterday

[skata-for-eva]

hey guys when i do it it sucks cause it goes like to the side of me like my foot pushes it so i cant get my back foot under it!

[Kaaydaa]

I can do varials more then i can do the actual kickflip, it seems easier apart from the fact i can land it on everybody elses skateboard and can't on mine but dats my problem. Anyways yeah it is frustrating i must say!

[Kruxxx]

i just landed this for the first time and i cant do it anymore. i can still get close tho

[gimp]

Nice, i landed my varials yesterday and can get them perfect today ;D
I could of done it about a month ago its just commitment. I never used to try and land them because i didn;t want to hurt myself, but i got so annoyed i thought argh fuck it, and i landed it perfect, both feet on both bolts. Yay ;D

[H3TT1NG3R]

^nice, i land um once in a while, and it's easier for mr than a reg kickflip, cuz its like landing a shuvit, but i wanna inda get my reg kickflips down first, cuz ppl say it's harder to take away the rotation than to put it in.

[alexcp94]

i did one but then i tried again and i cant do the complete spin of shuvit and when i do it my front foot hurts

[gimp]

You says its cruical to learn kickflips and pop shovits before attempting, i learnt varials before i could kickflip.

[alexcp94]

I got this trick and its like the only trick i do really, which is a big problem because when i try others such as (kick flips,and others) i do varials..now i can get my varials really clean and everytime but i cant kickflip..weird? yea. and when i try to kick flip i do a varial..and i needa know how i can fix this.

dont kick towards you with your backfoot just down

[Brick]

i can do these and there pretty consistent. i can do backside flips too sumtimes and now im working on tres

[DarkStar Sk8ter]

I land it upside down...it underflips...PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!
When you do your varials try to flick your foot off like you would in a backside 180 kicklflip this problem occurs alot in 360 flips as well or you could just move on to 360 flips before you learn varials thats what i did because i just stopped being able to land it move on to 360 flips if you have trouble with these.

[DarkStar Sk8ter]

every time i do a varial flip if i spin the whole thing i will only land the flip half way if i flip the whole flip i do half a varial and land it i need help how can i spin and flip it at the time somebody tell me what to do in order If when you do the whole spin but only half the flip do 360 flips they are easier to get the flip right but if you are haveing problems try landing them in the grass first, but before then get your kickflips clean place foot about 2 inches below the bolts and try to flick it more down then out but not so down you can't land it.

[GirlsWithSteez]

easier to land with ur feet by the bolts tahn in the middle.

[ska8erofthe1tury]

this trick is hard to me cause i always land in primo and dont get too much control on the board.

[GirlsWithSteez]

flick harder, i do that sometimes too, but i normally either just push down and land it or fall on my ass and laugh about it. generally means you arent commiting and jumping forward enough or your not flicking hard enough .haha

[fallen001]

i can do these pretty consistently, but how do i get em higher?

[SkateLA4Life]

i can do these pretty consistently, but how do i get em higher?

You don't! They're the lamest trick in the art of skating... drop them theyre worthless work on a real trick

[DCav10]

i can do these pretty consistently, but how do i get em higher?

Pop it harder

[Cirkus]

i can only just varial but i dont really pop

[Cirkus]

sometimes i can land it but i keep landing in primo and falling on my back

[Habitat.skater.69]

niceeeeeeeeee bump and double post man i wish i had skills like you

[blackgoat]

Varial kick is more easier than kflip

[zooyork553]

i get the rotaion down but my board always goes in front of me please help

[cocoskateszero]

pop it harder and jump higher or jump the way the board is going

[cocoskateszero]

get ur pop shove it really nice to pop them up in the air higher and then try varials

[zooyork553]

thanks I learned to pop-shuv-it body varial and came back to varials and learned them in half an hour.

[Kaaydaa]

Im so frustrated with these. I used to be able to land these easy. I couldn't kickflip and still have major trouble but yeah and now i've lost them. I stopped skating for a while and now my balance is fucked up and its frustrating me! I keep landing promo or falling on my ass! haha oh dear...

[elementsk8ter36]

hey im planning to buy a new board but i need help for a chose ill post choises next

[elementsk8ter36]

these are one of my perferd choises

berings: bones reds 14.00 pack of 8
trucks: independent 17.00 ea.
wheels: bullet 52mm 5.00 ea.
deck: blank od force 26.00 with grip tape

[elementsk8ter36]

next is.....

industrial pack: trucks,wheels,berings,ans riser pads.45.00
deck :od force 26.00

[Kaaydaa]

finially i landed the bastards but i keep falling off... lucky im on the grass coz a landed promo again and also it slipped so it would of hurt on concrete! still at it... i'll get it sooner or later!

[Kaaydaa]

I keep landing on the nose... help? and i my varials are weird. I pop the tail and kinda flick it with my back foot and then when i've done that and started turning the board i kickflip it making it 180 and flip but it doesn't look the way the vid does it. Hard to explain... but i keep on the nose anyways...

[nike sb]

u want to focus on catching the board with ur front foot so make sure ur front foot is the first foot to touch the board and eventually the rest will work itself out

[lil_ninny]

I got this trick and its like the only trick i do really, which is a big problem because when i try others such as (kick flips,and others) i do varials..now i can get my varials really clean and everytime but i cant kickflip..weird? yea. and when i try to kick flip i do a varial..and i needa know how i can fix this.

when you go to kickflip dont put your back foot over to the side cause when i do mine i put my foot right in the middle of the tail if that helps me

[motormouthownzll]

Thats not a varial flip thats actually a nightmare flip which is a 180 backside shuv-it and 2 kickflips which is way harder good job but still not a varial oly a nightmare flip. sweet trick and land.

[paulpants]

Thats not a varial flip thats actually a nightmare flip which is a 180 backside shuv-it and 2 kickflips which is way harder good job but still not a varial oly a nightmare flip. sweet trick and land.

What are you on about?

[skaterdown92]

i can land it if im not moving and i can almost do a 360 flip not moving but when i try them rolling, the kickflip part isn't successful. any advice?

[elementsk8ater1414]

haha yea thats what happens to me

[WarB]

Almost there!

[chik_sk8terfuturepro88]

:-Dhey all of you guys, if anyone is having a problem with a varial flip here are some tips. i just learned this one like a month ago.

Varial flip:

1: first of all one common mistake might be that you do it and it gets the popshuvit motion but not the kickflip motion. that is simply all in your front foot. check the position it is in, and make sure your flicking it hard enough.

2:Remember to lift your back foot up, so that the board can spin and flip freely.
also remember to jump very high, to allow the board to complete the spin or you will eat shiz

3: just watch the rotation and stomp it when you see its complete. good luck ;-)

[almostskater214]

Everytime I try to do a varial flip, when I try to form it I always get half a flip and my right foot alway lands on the tail and my left foot always is a few inches away from my right foot any help? i skate regular.;-{

[dylan_strange]

push down and out with yo front foot and keep the board under you and square

[Emericano]

Scoop a little and kick down and out. Stay over your board. Dont be afraid to land it.

[awqaw]

if you dont wana land on the nose then try learning tre :-P

[Zerosk8r173]

everytime i try them the board goes vertical and i cant land it

[zero_skater]

how do I get it to stay under me it seems like I jump towards the nose how do I correct that?

if your landing on the nose, jump backwards. if that doesn't work try pushing the bord forwards some.:banana:

[skateordie12]

when i try and varial i end up doing a sexchange i can land a kickflip everytiem and i got pop shuvs down pretty good any tips

[xVivalaskater94x]

when i try and varial i end up doing a sexchange i can land a kickflip everytiem and i got pop shuvs down pretty good any tips

Pop the pop shove then when the board starts rotating flick off the side for a kickflip and jump to where the board usually lands

[skatelife]

i find that doing varial flips are easier than kickflips...its a lot easier if u wait until the board has spun about 90 degrees before flicking the spin...pop the board and slide your foot up and when the board has turned about 90 degrees flick your foot straight out...this helps because its easier to flick straight out away from your body then off to the side behind you...also you can get more power for tricks like nightmare flips and tres

[BobbyGanoosh]

when i put my front foot(flipping foot) towards the rail, i can't the board to shuvit all the way. and when i put my front foot near the middle of the deck, i cant get the board to flip enough

lol

[Kickflipman]

At the start of the flip try to guss were the board is going to land. and try not to gump forwards as much thats probably why yr landing on the nose:-D

[DVS_skater1]

Do you all realize that you're basically telling people the same things? Pop, Scoop, Flick out, land..

[rylanray]

I got this trick and its like the only trick i do really, which is a big problem because when i try others such as (kick flips,and others) i do varials..now i can get my varials really clean and everytime but i cant kickflip..weird? yea. and when i try to kick flip i do a varial..and i needa know how i can fix this.



my friend had the same problem and i told him to slide his foot more up towards the nose. and i kinda had that problem with the board spinning 90
and i just started trying it while skating faster and it fixed it. then i could do it slower.

[tcolschen3]

how do I get it to stay under me it seems like I jump towards the nose how do I correct that?

the way to fix this is to lean forward a little bit before poppin the trick!!

[tcolschen3]

you are scootin your back foot towards your front this with practice will result in a hardflip

[elk]

varials are gay.

[sweetsweetkickflips]

when you do the varial, you want to flick straight out. that makes them easier.

[free2sk8916]

Skip varials and learn tre's.

[Chokeanddie]

I got this trick and its like the only trick i do really, which is a big problem because when i try others such as (kick flips,and others) i do varials..now i can get my varials really clean and everytime but i cant kickflip..weird? yea. and when i try to kick flip i do a varial..and i needa know how i can fix this.

Lolz ye varial kickflip is much easier than normal kickflips i think...

i cant do normal kickflips but i can do varials LOLZ

[[enjoi]]

wheres all the videos and sequences? someone pm me please?

[Nadie]

i get it sometimes but should iflick soft or hard

[hardcoreskater]

I find it easier to do a varial flip going to the right side instead of the left. I also find it easier to do a 180 kickfip to the right instead of the left.Alot of people might find it easier doing a varial flip and a 180 kickflip to the left but I prefer to the right.:-)

[hardcoreskater]

i get it sometimes but should iflick soft or hard
I would say hard if hard gets the board to flip faster.:-)

[Purple Skater]

I find it easier to do a varial flip going to the right side instead of the left. I also find it easier to do a 180 kickfip to the right instead of the left.Alot of people might find it easier doing a varial flip and a 180 kickflip to the left but I prefer to the right.:-)
Those are two different tricks.

[almo$t]

every time i try this the board seems to spin alrite, but mi front foot ends up about 6 inches infront of the nose of tha board. Any tips?

[warhead_34@yahoo.com]

i can land my varials once in awhile but, really sketchy.my fakie varials i can do almost everytime.when i do my varials normal i tend to land on the nose of my board in nollie stance.help me out. Thnx