skateboard Varial Kickflip |
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IntroductionThe varial kickflip is the combining of the kickflip and a backside pop shove it. It's not terribly difficult, but it's also not considered a "basic" trick. They're fun to mess with, however, and are key to learning some other tricks. What You Need to KnowConsidering this trick is combination of the backside pop shove and the kickflip, you'll really want to have both of them down fairly comfortably before trying this specific trick. What You May Find Useful: Some people find it easier to learn this trick fakie, and then getting it in regular stance. You might want to spend a little bit of time trying this fakie, just to see if it's easier on you. Doing The TrickPositioning:
- The back foot
For your back foot, you'll want to place it on the tail as you would for a regular backside pop shove it.
- The front foot
The front foot should be angled just as if you were going to be doing a regular kickflip. Also, you will want to place it just an inch or two behind the front bolts.
Motion:
- As you're riding and set up as described above, you're set to get this one started. Pop your tail and begin the rotation of the board just like you would if you were doing a backside pop shove it.
- As you're performing step one, drag your front foot up the board towards the nose, and flick the kickflip in the groove of the board right before the nose. However, rather than dragging your foot of and flicking at an angle, it's better to flick straight out. This is because the rotation will already be started by the time you execute the flick.
- As you've done this, lift your legs up and give your board enough room to flip and spin. Be watching and wait for the trick to finish.
- As it's completing, lower your legs back down and catch this one with both your feet over the bolts. Be careful not to catch it too early, however. Make sure it's finished spinning
- Land this and absorb impact appropriately. Stay centered over your board and ride away.
Troubleshooting
- I land on the deck upside down
This is happening because you're not flicking it hard enough. Try adding a little bit of force into the flicking motion in your front foot.
- The board doesn't straighten out and I can't land on it
Similar to the problem above, it's because you're not putting enough force into the trick. Try making the rotation force in the back foot a little stronger
- Upon popping the tail, the board gets away from me
This is because you're kicking it away. Make sure you're not applying too much force in either of your feet. Also, make sure when you kick your front foot out for the kickflip, that you're flicking out in that dip right before the nose.
You might want to try putting less front foot on the board if this problem is happening too much.
- I land on the board but can't ride away
This can happen for a lot of reasons, really. Make sure that you're staying centered over the deck upon landing, and you're not leaning too far in any specific direction. Also, make sure that you're feet are centered over the trucks and you're not getting "wheel bite".
If you find that to be a big problem, you might want to consider tightening your front trucks up a little bit
- The board flips fine, but it lands a little bit in front of me
This is due to the way you're spinning the board with your back foot. Perhaps consider practicing backside shoves a little bit on their own and focus on keeping it under you.
If it's not getting terribly far away, you can try to jump with it a little bit and keep over it.
This trick very well might be the first time you try combining multiple tricks at once. It can really get frustrating, but keep with it and you'll get the hang of it in time. If it's really too much of a challenge it seems, don't forget the option of going back and practicing kickflips and pop shoves on their own for a little bit..
Where Do I Go From Here?It can go a few ways, depending on what you want. This can lead to you trying 360 flips, or even varial double flips. Maybe this will help you in learning backside 180 kickflips. It's all up to you, just practice it a lot and keep it clean. Good luck! |
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And sometimes trick tips can be good for more than just learning a trick. Most times reading a good one can give you further explanation on a trick and teach you something about it you didn't notice before. Maybe it'll help someone simply in cleaning up the style of a trick, rather than teaching them it.
And frontside flips and hardflips have already been done, by the way.
oh and almo$t it fight be going behind you because your leaning over your front shoulder to much... but experiment with different wight distribution etc, coz we all have a different style.
I know a lot of people say to just sort of "jump with it".. And I mean, it works sometimes, and it's a quick fix that most people use one some trick or another too I think.. And it's worth trying I guess if you feel frustrated, but don't rely on that... Use it as a stepping stone if you will to help you clean it up, but yeah, don't make a habit of it =\