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+ | The '''Kick Flip''' or '''Kickflip''' is a flip trick that is similar to an [[Ollie]], but the skater flicks or "kicks" the board with his foot to make it spin underneath himself while still in the air. In a clean kickflip, the skater kicks the board with his or her front foot, then the skateboard spins over at least once on it's '''Z Axis''', and the skateboarder simply lands on the board. |
| + | The kickflip is also the arguably the most popular skateboarding trick. A skater can execute this [http://www.board-crazy.co.uk/how_to_kickflip.php in this way]: |
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| − | In skating, the '''Kickflip''' separates the men from the boys, arguably the most popular trick made ever. For all you that don't know, the kickflip is when you kick your board to make it flip, kind of like this |
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+ | #Get his or her feet into ollie position, |
| − | #Pop your [[Tail]] just like you would if you were doing a ollie |
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+ | #Pop the [[tail]] of the board the same way one would when starting an ollie, |
| + | #Slide the foot off the board to the direction his stance is facing (left if regular, right if goofy), |
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| − | #Think of it as kicking the side of your board to make it flip. |
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| + | #Flick the side of the board with the ankle, |
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| + | #Get it back into normal position, |
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| + | #Land the trick. |
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| + | == Trivia == |
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| + | *The Kickflip was originally coined as the "Magic Flip", and was viewed a very technical trick initially, but now is considered a fairly easy trick and is learned by most new skaters after learning to ollie |
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| + | ==References== |
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| + | *[http://www.howto-kickflip.com how to kickflip] |
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Latest revision as of 01:10, 19 August 2010
The Kick Flip or Kickflip is a flip trick that is similar to an Ollie, but the skater flicks or "kicks" the board with his foot to make it spin underneath himself while still in the air. In a clean kickflip, the skater kicks the board with his or her front foot, then the skateboard spins over at least once on it's Z Axis, and the skateboarder simply lands on the board.
The kickflip is also the arguably the most popular skateboarding trick. A skater can execute this in this way:
- Get his or her feet into ollie position,
- Pop the tail of the board the same way one would when starting an ollie,
- Slide the foot off the board to the direction his stance is facing (left if regular, right if goofy),
- Flick the side of the board with the ankle,
- Get it back into normal position,
- Land the trick.
Trivia[]
- The Kickflip was originally coined as the "Magic Flip", and was viewed a very technical trick initially, but now is considered a fairly easy trick and is learned by most new skaters after learning to ollie