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'''Kickflip''' (originally '''Magic flip''' or '''Ollie flip''', also '''Ollie Kickflip'''), also known simply as a '''flip''' is an aerial [[skateboarding trick]] where the skateboarder kicks his [[Skateboard|board]] in order to make it flip 360 degrees along the board's long axis. It was invented by [[Rodney Mullen]]. |
'''Kickflip''' (originally '''Magic flip''' or '''Ollie flip''', also '''Ollie Kickflip'''), also known simply as a '''flip''' is an aerial [[skateboarding trick]] where the skateboarder kicks his [[Skateboard|board]] in order to make it flip 360 degrees along the board's long axis. It was invented by [[Rodney Mullen]]. |
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A kickflip is executed similarly to the [[Ollie (skateboarding trick)|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 the skater performs a kickflip, the front foot slides up and across the board to create a flip. |
[[Image:ricco_kickflip_trisakti.jpg|thumb|200px|left]] A kickflip is executed similarly to the [[Ollie (skateboarding trick)|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 the skater performs a kickflip, the front foot slides up and across the board to create a flip. |
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Currently, the proper way to execute this is by flicking one's foot off the nose on the heel side. Early variations were pushed down on the heel side of the board without any form of ollie; these are now often referred to as "Mob" kickflips and are considered a taboo in modern skating. Because the force from the front foot is applied to the lateral edge of the board, it pushes the board spinning around its long axis. After the board has flipped 360 degrees the skateboarder stops the rotation with his feet and lands the trick. This can also be done by pushing to foot directly down and making sure to get the foot you have pushed the board down with out of the way of the spinning board. |
Currently, the proper way to execute this is by flicking one's foot off the nose on the heel side. Early variations were pushed down on the heel side of the board without any form of ollie; these are now often referred to as "Mob" kickflips and are considered a taboo in modern skating. Because the force from the front foot is applied to the lateral edge of the board, it pushes the board spinning around its long axis. After the board has flipped 360 degrees the skateboarder stops the rotation with his feet and lands the trick. This can also be done by pushing to foot directly down and making sure to get the foot you have pushed the board down with out of the way of the spinning board. |
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Kickflip (originally Magic flip or Ollie flip, also 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.
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 the skater performs a kickflip, the front foot slides up and across the board to create a flip.
Currently, the proper way to execute this is by flicking one's foot off the nose on the heel side. Early variations were pushed down on the heel side of the board without any form of ollie; these are now often referred to as "Mob" kickflips and are considered a taboo in modern skating. Because the force from the front foot is applied to the lateral edge of the board, it pushes the board spinning around its long axis. After the board has flipped 360 degrees the skateboarder stops the rotation with his feet and lands the trick. This can also be done by pushing to foot directly down and making sure to get the foot you have pushed the board down with out of the way of the spinning board.
The basic kickflip variations are nollie flip, switch flip and fakie flip. They are kickflips that are performed to the three basic ollie variations. Usually the name of the trick is shortened to just flip when it is preceded by something else in the name of a trick, e.g. varial flip, backside flip (shorter name for backside 180 kickflip), and 360 flip.
Other kickflip variations include the double, triple, and even quadruple kickflip.
To do a kick flip follow these steps. Despite the fact that a kickflip is similar to the ollie, it is not a variation of the ollie. It is its own trick which requires its own instructions. 1.Put your front foot an inch behind the bolts 3/4 of the way on the board on a 45 degree angle. 2.Place your back foot as you would for any flip trick or ollie. 3.Then, pop the tail. 4. Slide your foot towards the right or left side of the nose of the board.(right if you are goofy, left if you are regular). 5.Let the board spin under your feet until you see the grip tape. 6.Catch the board with both feet or your back foot first and enjoy the ride.
Remember, this trick takes hours of practice and you should not expect to get it right away so don't worry. Also, many times people think that they are not learning fast enough. This is untrue, skateboarding is a sport in which you will not learn anything for a while and then all of the sudden you will learn like 10 tricks. The kickflip is a basis for many skateboarding moves and is great to be good at.