How-To Skateboarding: Kickflips with Dennis Durrant

[@TheObZenx]

One of the big tips that really no one talks about that should probably be common knowledge but isn't, is that the more parallel you keep your shoulders with the board, the cleaner the kickflip is going to be. Also resist the temptation to put your foot too far behind the bolts or you'll over flip or just plain rocket flip every time. Hope this helps anyone still struggling.

[@briancorcoran8266]

Then parallel shoulders is huge. I was turning front side and flick way outwards and more down. Landing lots of them but looked goofy/mob as fuck. Still trying to break that muscle memory. The parallel shoulders is really helping me get outta that bad habit

[@parhammorsaly6562]

@@briancorcoran8266 me too i always turning my shoulders front side and fliping bad i should keep my shoulder straight

[@briancorcoran8266]

parham morsaly i got em much better last session. Flicking out n away was taking a toll on my hip flexor. Keep shoulders over the board it changes your perspective too like. I was lookin way forward which was turning me frontside. Now my flick is straight out. That foot really almost just hooks through the nose. And a proper flick will suck that board up to your back foot for a nice catch. I think a lot of KZbin tutorials can be misleading when they show that foot drag motion stationary. Atleast for me it made me wanna kick out n away n then have to bring me leg back over the board instead of having it floating directly over the board the entire motion. Film yourself in slow mo. For me seeing myself do it wrong was big in helping my brain correct it and break that muscle memory.

[@Rufusdos]

His kickflips stay so close to his feet, beautiful early and level catch, among the best I've ever seen, seriously.

[@anthonymichaelvanroom6375]

You got the most beautiful kickflip! Seriously

[@Blakely901]

Sickest kickflips known to man

[@Bjrad55]

Where can I buy those kickflips?

[@katrinaeldridge8291]

Bradley John hi welcome to practice what can I get you

[@bisma7763]

Money can buy kickflip

[@saulorocha3755]

Dennis, these kickflips are magnificent! there are two types of kickflips executed here: one where he flips the board very close to his front foot, catching the board pratically with both feet at the same time; and the second one where he, after the flip, extends the front foot and catches the board with the back foot. Needless to say both incredible to watch.

[@ThangThai98]

Best heelflips: Neen Williams Best Kickflips: Dennis Durrant

[@lwlakksjd]

nah bossman got the best kickflip

[@ezraduyan2952]

check out jerald ancheta's kickflip trick tip. they're good af

[@andrewr.8884]

Best tre flip: Chris Joslin

[@tysonu6286]

Luan’s kickflip really amazing.....

[@TheWolfDelta]

My left ear enjoy it, but my right is jelly

[@powerswish]

"Aim for around here." (Camera doesn't show) Nice.

[@TheAquaSaber]

I know right I totally noticed that right away even before I saw this comment xD

[@puje]

I put my foot here *holds board away from camera* and aim for around here *cut away*

[@P.08]

I love his kickflips , every once in a while I come here to watch them :)

[@srdjankuz]

same haha

[@P.08]

@@srdjankuz damn dude, I just got a notification I opened it and saw this, then watched the video. Wanted to say thank you! my comment was 9years ago and seeing again brought up a lot of good memories for me, cheers 🍻

[@rohanros]

I know how to kickflip, have been for 3 years, come back just to see his flip. damn!

[@ddjohbb]

ahhaha same , this video marked my childhood

[@kmw5100]

same

[@tshrouhjkt3051]

same, just beautiful imo

[@gudelis2171]

Same

[@DommmmJonessss]

These are the most beautiful kickflips I've ever seen....oh my god

[@Gumbocinno]

I never considered it when you see the grip tape, I don't think that has anything to do with it. I'm pretty sure it has purely to do with timing, which takes trial and error. Eventually a kickflip just becomes another trick..but deff timing.

[@MrZombieTurds]

Well, to his point, you definitely wanna make sure your grip is up before you land. Kinda helps the whole rolling away process.

[@juiceman7649]

Dennis is one of the most elegant yet powerful skaters you'll ever see skate in person its truly something to witness

[@maredevil1]

Like if you can kickflip!

[@andrewr.8884]

Fuck no😢

[@tokyoposted]

some things i learned while practicing: make sure the pop makes little effect on the board's horizontal movement picturing what it will look like in ur head also helps, kinda mimic ur own thoughts. pick up back foot, but i think the first one is most important

[@ftworthskater817]

so fuckin steezy.. but dear LORD that girl in the shorts

[@scrmnthn5233]

ftworthskater817 ikr

[@recongames3862]

Thank you so much it only took me a week but I practiced everyday and I did my first one today and I did a total of about 20 today thank you so much :)

[@TheKnifesLife]

All i hear is music?....

[@thecubeur33]

Change d'écouteurs

[@Creeperninja27]

Go back to youtube videos

[@dmr778810]

I don't always do tricks, but when I do I learn from the RIDE channel, stay skating my friends.

[@SeSmith405]

"It'll probably be the first trick you learn" "First you gotta have your Ollie's down" lol

[@123cmc]

He did say "first flip trick".

[@123cmc]

***** ye he did

[@nBaqi]

0:25 Nice hangtime. Beautiful catch on the air!

[@bdpchamp]

thumbs up if you have clean kickflips but have no idea how to steez them out anywhere near how dennis durant does. seriously, my kickflip is waaaay diferent

[@cruisinwithborgy]

this guy ACTUALLY taught me how to kickflip! it felt to awkward with the front foot, but it works to well! lots of control over it, well done! good tutorial

[@DIRTYGHETTOKID132]

damn when ever i try to put my foot on all the way like that i end up going into a dolphin flip rotation

[@olivergye7734]

These are the most beautiful kickflips ever

[@claglue987]

even if it's a basic trick it gave me more problem than a 360 flip,have a good flip (nice pop,clean and a good flick) is really hard. lot of skaters in my park could land a kickflip but lot of them mostly land a mob flip!!! so ..if you have to learn ''how to kickflip'',spend lot and lot of time to have a good flick, i know it's boring as hell but you will be rewarded.

[@Mr1shF]

Cla Glue what's a mob flip?

[@joshwa12341]

dennis is so good, i'll never be able to kickflip like him. very underrated skater.

[@MearaKat96]

I have had kickflips for years lol and I like to think they are pretty good but I watch this at least once a month lol just because I want to eventually get them like this holy shit they are perfect!!

[@TheAgentnoonoo]

try with your flipping foot toes in line with the bottom right bolts of the front truck- maybe try landing afew with your opposing foot to the one you usually land it with- looking at your front foot when you do the trick helps sometimes

[@devonparikh6683]

His kickflips are so dope the way he catches it

[@OntraSnipin]

This vid is great he has super clean flips!!!

[@juanfranco6277]

I love coming back to this video cause he does it so perfect

[@irishRocker1]

It makes such a big difference when looking at tutorial vids when the person in the vid is actually really good! His kickflips look really cool! nice air and catches them well! Sucks when you watch a tutorial and the person can barely even land the tricks! haha!

[@whoislacecruz1]

How can you dislike this video his kickflips are butter? appreciate the tips homie.

[@ADRIENISTHEGREATEST]

Dude because of you i landed my kickflip and im stoked about it and i would just like to thank you :)

[@H0ltD33zNuttz]

@Chance Pugh I had that same problem all you have to do is focus more on jumping and keeping your feet near the board you may not want to pop very hard when first learning

[@Blakely901]

This guy kickflips are perfect

[@chrisburns6850]

the one tip he gave about moving your foot to the front of the board was the biggest change because i was always kicking it forward, so i started flicking the nose corner instead of the side

[@soggybum]

Found more help from the comments then the video itself, sick flips tho dude

[@LomoFilmandSkate]

I hope he does go pro when his part comes out in march, cant wait he well deserves it after what i heard Mystery did to him..

[@jlosmom]

because that .25 inches on your board effects where you normally put your front foot to tre. i had an 8.5 and i had the same trouble. because they didnt have 8's at the shop....so you just have to ajust, it's usually you have to flick a little harder or move your foot a little more off the board. i've been doing tre's for about 5 years, it's my favorite trick. try those 2 tips

[@seanS196]

you tought me how to kickflip and it feels so Amazing to be able to do it! :) Thank you!

[@skaterty2001]

i ve just lernt them today i got ta good tip to learn them hold on to a railing and then try nail them holding on then pretend your holding on do it should feel different after a while then get them mate!

[@MrJoshiey]

This guy's kickflips are sooo nice!

[@mechanizatorius]

I think you're right - you take your foot all the way. Look up "kickflip slow motion 1000 fps" and you will see. By the way, congrats for starting skateboarding, man! I'm 20 and just did the same. Just learned to ollie earlier today, willing to learn kickflip as well

[@KubesC37]

when you can pop shuvit and get them pretty well and frontside 180 might also help with the control of the board.

[@PJDJ99]

the way he catches the board is beautiful

[@YoMintyy]

His kickflips are soo perfect!

[@WeThrowPlano]

cleanest kickflips iv seen in my life

[@pumpdejam]

i already know how to kickflip, i just like to look at his clean and beautiful kickflips

[@jessedouglas4337]

thanks so much, up until now, ive been skating one of those mini cruisers.

[@rupertvanstapel]

his kickflips are unreal!

[@danielfernandez9471]

Probably the cleanest kickflip ive ever seen

[@katanamaker]

His kickflips are so clean and precise! Though I think Lizard King still has the best in the book.

[@GT4Lb0T]

His kickflips are soo nice!

[@Rufusdos]

Keep at it dude it will come before you know it.

[@dzmason7]

The way he tightens his ankle reminds me of Luan, or Fran Molina

[@jetlife2tha]

JUST LANDED MY FIRST KICKFLIP BECAUSE OF THIS VIDEO THANK YOU!!! OMG SO STOKED!

[@drewhardgrove610]

these are the best kick flips ive eve seen

[@mkennethify]

Those kick flips are so good

[@yoshikibell]

such a beautiful catch

[@syedskater]

After i watched this video i tried to do kickflips like 3 times sudddenly i landed a nice and high and clean kickflip nice man this video realy helps me

[@TheJchip]

i want to skate i wakeboard snowboard and flowboard profesionaly but i have one slight problem.......... i ride a skateboard regular and everything else goofy i can land tre flips while not moving in goofy stance but i can not ride in goofy

[@tremolony4924]

BEST KICKY IN DA GAME

[@ABDStillLegit]

don't give up homie, its hard but you'll get it!

[@a_random_hollow]

make sure your body is sort of centered over the board and your feet aren't too far from the center, also make sure your not jump away from the board or kicking it in mid-air

[@VerrtexHD]

nice solid kickflips. Thanks

[@rogatoisbomb]

cleanest kickflip ive seen if u ask me

[@darkmanddk]

So its summer and at the age of 23 I thought of starting to skate. I almost have an ollie (when standing still that is, think I'm putting my body pressure too much backwards when I do it rolling) but the kick flip, do you take your right foot all the way to the end of the board and kind of scratch it to the right and "back"? I'm not exactly sure how to do it :O

[@juliovaldez-nolasco2942]

Question. How long did it take you (whichever skater sees this) to land a kick flip?

[@tomethan235]

his kickflips are so clean

[@squidwardshouse5431]

Remember his part from the "It's Time" video from circa. Couldn't get my head around the backside flip up the stair set.

[@VhivaLaRASTA]

Its so clean that he doesent even have to flick out

[@ElFknKronos10]

those are some CLEAN kickflips my friend! i landed my first kickflip on tape!

[@MrVideoMixer]

This man's kickflips are beautiful.

[@Volt268]

this helped a lot, thank you.

[@ObnoxiousProduction]

If you keep landing with one food on the board, it might be because you are leaning too far foward towards the nose. What leaning towards the nose does, it makes it so that when you pop, you end up popping the board behind you cause your flicking foot to land in front of the board. If your back foot is landing on the back bolts and your front foot is landing off to the side, you just need to man up and bring your feet back together after flicking.

[@Uppa_Puppa]

Idk if I'm the only one that see's this and this helped me when I watched this video but Dennis isn't really flicking his foot. He's more like nudging/shoving his foot forward and out. Flicking didn't come natural for me till I did a million times the way he does it. Also find your position and angle with your front foot. If your foot is more vertical with the board it is more prone to flicking but better chance for loss of control. I keep mine more perpendicular and right under the bolts :)

[@crazymonkey6346]

Can you make a video with common mistakes on landing the trick

[@laurencearagao]

More Dennis Durrant trick tips!!!

[@evan8793-sc]

dude, your kickflips are so beautiful :D

[@BenEricson]

Dennis! I have a questions. Sometimes it seems like you do them extra steezy, kind of like Neen type steeze, then other times you don't. Which way is better?

[@LomoFilmandSkate]

@LomoFilmandSkate now shane oneill got him on skate mental and they said he will turn pro if he can get his solo part (similar to how shane did) finished by march or something along those lines

[@codymacishere]

His kickflips look effortless, whereas, lizard king looks like he has to jump to get em

[@jenkinspd]

cleanest kickflips ive ever seen

[@Thecrayzmapler]

i learn: nollie shuv, switch pop shuvit, varial, pop shuv, half calb, 180's before kickflip.... not to mention my shoe is torn up from attempting to kickflip so much... and i can still barely kickflip!

[@joshlarson4278]

Most helpful tip: flick to front of the board, not the side. This solved my problems with my kickflips.

[@zecorog]

I have a question about the intro. I can see it is done in after effects but i wonder how dod you achiev thet black and white artwork to look like it is a drawing?

[@phuphroo]

make sure you are orientating yourself so that you are facing the side of your board rather than straight ahead and you must commit to the trick which is easier said than done cuz its sketchy at first but becomes natural as you keep doing it like any trick.

[@WATS0N7]

i guess it would just be practice, but how to you catch it so well. I can occasionally land it, though i usually over or under flip the board,

[@neygmg00]

am I the only one who's already happy with my kickflips but still watching this?!

[@GitarristSulan]

Just warm up a little bit, by skating around. Stretch your ankles so they get a little bit more flexible and "loose". Always have you knees bended when you do a trick.

[@ddjohbb]

most beautiful kickflips ever seen

[@std2killer]

I changed my kickflip from mob, to doing it correctly, and I barely ever land them now, but QUALITY is better than QUANTITY. :)

[@666MLopez]

This video helped me a lot.

[@ابونسيييبة]

Need to learn ollie,fronside 180, backside 180, pop shuv,front shuv heelflip,and then kickflip

[@csalgado1717]

No you really don't it helps by board control but i learned ollies and pop shuvs then kickflips You don't have to follow a certain order of tricks like aaron kyro explains

[@daddymac970]

This helped so much!

[@ricardodelvillar6814]

Nice kickflips!

[@JANIQWEST]

remember this order: balance, parallel shoulders, knees bent, pop, slide foot, no fear, commit to that bruhh & You got it homie