The double kickflip is exactly like what it sounds - a kickflip that flips over twice before the rider lands on it. This is usually one of the first really 'technical' tricks that a skater might learn, and can quite impressive if you get them good.
What You Need to Know
You need to have good kickflips to try this one. Be able to catch them in the air.
Other Skills:
There isn't many other ways of approaching this trick except from a normal kickflip. As you learn more tricks, your feet will become more agile and this trick will seem easier. Things like 360 flips have a lot of flick that just might come in handy, but they aren't all that similar.
What You May Find Useful:
Before trying this one too much, you should be able to make your kickflips spin 1 1/2 times and land on the upside-down board. Getting that last 1/2 a flip can be a challenge, which is where trick tips come in handy.
Doing The Trick
Positioning:
Put your front foot more in the centre of the board than for a kickflip. Also turn your front foot a little bit so your toes are pointing more toward the nose of the board. Back foot just goes wherever you have it for a kickflip, centred on the tail is normal. Maybe even put your back foot more on the tip of the tail.
Motion:
Set up your feet like mentioned. Keep your weight centred over the board - don't lean back and kick out too much, remember you have to be able to land on it. Also, sometimes it helps to turn your shoulders a little bit more forward than normal, it can help make the flick happen faster.
Pop hard, and flick like you would for a kickflip, but flick much harder. Keep your front ankle feeling loose! This is important, if you tense up your leg you might just end up kicking it away from you, so flick hard but stay relaxed.
Keep your front foot flicking on through, and watch the board spinning underneath you. The board should still be below you. If either of your feet is way lower than the board at this point, then you probably wont be able to stay in the air long enough.
Wait for the board to spin, and make sure the board isn't drifting away. Once you get good at these you can tell when to 'catch' the board with your feet, but when you first learn them you've just got to hope that it flips enough.
Stay relaxed as you come in to land, get redy to bend your knees. Hopefully you land on the board, and the board lands on the ground the right way up, and you roll away with style.
Video Trick Tips:
Troubleshooting
Problem: I can't flip the board enough! Answer: This is common. Remember you have to flick FAST, but not too forceful. positioning your feet a little different, the front foot in particular. A little bit less of your front foot on the board can really help, or moving your front foot back just a bit.
Problem: The board sucks up to my feet too much and doesn't do 2 flips! Answer: Sounds like you have high kickflips! You know how in a kickflip your front foot flicks off the board just near where the nose turns up? In a double kickflip, it makes it easier if you flick more off the side of the board, so your front foot doesn't touch the curvature of the nose on the way past.
Problem: The board flies away from me! Answer: Another common problem. You're probably focussing more on getting the flips than landing on it. Remember to keep your weight even and centred, and keep the board directly under you at all times.
It's more important to get 1 1/2 flips and land it well. Getting 3 flips but landing 2 feet away isn't very useful.
Problem: The board rotates like a shove it when I try these! Answer: Make sure you're popping directly down and not scooping. Also try turning the top half of your body a bit, aim your shoulders so they aren't parallel with the board.
Where Do I Go From Here?
Double kickflips can be mixed with all kinds of tricks once you have them down. Do them fakie, do them nollie. Put them in a 180, or add a shove it to make a varial double kickflip. You could even try and do a triple kickflip, but BEWARE! If you spend all your time doing double kickflips and trying triple kickflips, it can wreck your normal kickflips. So don't forget about doing your normal kickflips too!
