Yuto Horigome's CONSISTENT Kickflip Flick!

[@localjoe]

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[@GabrielKinney]

It's just practice. Anyone can be consistent with any trick in any for position with practice.

[@joelmedina6837]

I practice for 8 hours trying to copy the way yuto horigome does his kickflips, after very tiring and sweaty rag full sessions, I kept going and eventually reached the end of this painful journey, after 4 days i have finally have kickflips on lock just like yuto horigome!

[@Forbidden-Duck]

​@@joelmedina6837does yuto's technique easier?

[@magichobbiest3425]

Exactly I'm a good skater or maybe great. But I asked another super good skater about my foot position for a tre flip because I was insecure about it and he said you can do it anyway you want if it works.

[@dannyrazo2095]

I’ve been able to do kick flips for like 10 years and I’ll still only be able to land like 3 out of 10 kick flips 😂

[@GabrielKinney]

@dannyrazo2095 some tricks just be like lol

[@Solomolo25839]

Hard disagree. He does that cause that’s what’s comfortable to him. Everyone has different bone structures so foot positions will vary. I thought we learned this concept already?

[@Weensho]

Nah this is new to me. That’s very good to know about the bone structure thing though. I do tricks like pop shuvits with different foot positioning than other people do, so this makes sense, never though of it like that.

[@michaelhowell2809]

I think it's also for flip into grinds. His foot is in a better position for those nine club trucks lol

[@DHunter_47]

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[@mdyadh8646]

​@@DHunter_47 can he kickflip tho

[@csmith411]

Cuz he’s good

[@joaxxxx]

fair

[@steviie_b]

Literally

[@DHunter_47]

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[@DHunter_47]

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[@tilbot2484]

It's not that deep that's just how he's comfortable. He's also professional so of course he has consistent kick flips

[@ZTSkate]

Sounds about right

[@PegiZone]

Yeah, it’s just preference. You can have consistent, high kick flips with different foot position. Just a lot of practice is needed

[@user-mt3of8uu1r]

it actually is that deep obv u can kickflip from almost any stance if u really wanted to but nyjah does the same thing and other consistent pros do too. It just makes it easier to control especially on higher rolling speed

[@DHunter_47]

@@ZTSkate The Kingdom of God is at Hand John 3:16 King James Version 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

[@ruledtrendy5066]

I've done this with heel flips and kick flips. I found it more important to kick fast and let the board rise up into my foot. I don't put any energy into flipping the board, it spins easily from the board hitting my foot rather than trying to put my foot into flipping the board Edit: I've even put my foot almost facing completely forward. This helps get a faster kick which seems more important than power

[@pawloiox2585]

Thankss for this, im going to try thinking about flicking it this way

[@smking_125]

That’s how I do it too but I’m not all that great so I ride slow 😂

[@DHunter_47]

@@pawloiox2585 The Kingdom of God is at Hand John 3:16 King James Version 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

[@Vexadrem]

I also studied yutos kickflip and got a lot more consistent. my takeaway was that I need to focus on rolling my front foot so I'm doing the flick with the top of the toe cap on the grip tape instead of flicking it with the corner or the side of the shoe. once I started doing it this way i've been landing them more often and they're getting higher off the ground. Watch Filipe Mota too his kickflips are just as fire

[@igetitlitsoicansit2950]

Felipe actually taught me them no lie. I didn’t know who he was. I just thought he was some 15 year old. I Havnt caught up with any new skaters so I had no clue. But what your saying is 100% key. And also making sure that your front knee doesn’t go any higher once you start flicking. If you look at yutoknee it never goes up higher once he starts the flick.

[@DHunter_47]

@@igetitlitsoicansit2950 The Kingdom of God is at Hand John 3:16 King James Version 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

[@pxsner]

Bro is literally skating an Andy Anderson deck with dunks. Tasteless

[@otistheshoemaker]

This is not entirely accurate. What you’re saying perfectly describes the shot of you & your feet at the end of the video. Yuto’s footwork is different. He starts at a 45 but quickly rotates to a 90 before flipping. This allows him more drag. The same scenario which you are suggesting he avoids. In reality, he drags at a 90° angle to get a lot of drag and height, which then allows his foot to flip with more power outwardly than most. Giving him both better height and flip speed. It’s hard to see and understand this, because it happens so fast.

[@shingobiggs4963]

I've been kickfliping like this for years. It helped me become consistent and keep them leveled. It Also makes double flips easier as well when you bring your flicking foot closer to your popping foot. I 100% agree with this video but I'm ultra biased.

[@nestormerinoayala9827]

Used to do that all the time and was told to change it because it did "not look good." Spent a long time trying to learn to do kickflips with the least foot angle possible. Does not work. Skateboarding is not about conformance, but rather, unique expression and that includes the way one does their tricks.

[@chrispbASMR]

well said man! I'll remember this when learning!!

[@renanalcantara8856]

Greg Lutzka had one of the most consistent kickflips and his foot positioning was totally different 😅

[@emzz7358]

I also think that having tight asf trucks also helps with this. I can't turn my feet out that much because I skate loose trucks

[@smking_125]

I concur, I skate somewhat tight and I flip the same way. do u have a vid to show ur placement?

[@emzz7358]

@@smking_125 no sorry bro, but I skate regular, and put my left foot just under the top 2 bolts (side view) and angle my feet about 60 degrees or something like that

[@DHunter_47]

@@smking_125 The Kingdom of God is at Hand John 3:16 King James Version 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

[@mrburns805]

Idk, I put my foot basically completely flat with my toes almost to the other side of the board and I won a kickflip contest once. You can get a really good pop and flick that way. I think people just do what comes most natural to them. Usually when people angle their foot like Yuto, the board will kind of rocket.

[@Eskay94]

Everyone is different, find a position that works for you. What works for one person might not work for the next. Remember that

[@brady4684]

The real answer to this question is “because he’s done a shitload of kickflips” there’s so many different ways to a kickflip In terms of foot placement but really the key to doing them consistently is if you skate a lot and do a lot of kickflips it’s that simple

[@anthonyavarice]

This is how I used to do mine. But was constantly told my foot position was wrong

[@applesauceblues6952]

Crazy how I did kickflips like this for years and everyone told me I was doing it wrong. Weird how things change.

[@big123lak]

theres no way to do kick flip wrong, plus most people look at a kick flip like this as a tweaked kick flip where u bring the nose down and tail back up like a tweaked out ollie but not as intense, still looks so good to angle the board like that

[@smogwulf]

u were - this guy took one grainy clip and said “here’s how yuto does em”

[@Edxmii]

That helped me for heelflip too

[@RobbyKing]

90’s skater here! This is how I was taught to kickflip, but mine were never that clean. Ever.

[@nestormerinoayala9827]

Same here bro. Started skating in '94. Cheers from Canada!

[@BlackMarketHoney]

He also flicks horizontally, or sometimes very slightly downwards.

[@supairish]

Yes this is the take away here and how you catch with your back foot. Don't flick up to the the sky

[@Fin9football]

Thanks this helps a lot!

[@brandonritchie106]

This is how I kickflip as well, maybe not as exaggerated but I hang my foot off a bit, I think a lot of skaters who started young kickflips like that too because that's how I did it as a kid, I have more of my foot on the board these days, but just enough to have control over it, and I make sure to flick off of the nose so it gets that dip

[@claysoggyfries]

It’s all personal preference tbh. I point mine like Yuto and I still don’t get a consistent flick

[@Christian-cw9mp]

You can also do them late. Ollie and as your board levels out and your foot is at the nose, you give a light flick off the nose to kick flip.

[@Young_Goku]

Every skater has their trick imo, I can still nollie shuv clean asf and haven’t skated in years.

[@_TheZipper_]

There’s hella consistent guys out there who use essentially Ollie position too. Real secret is just getting after that shit every day 😎

[@isthatanelephant6659]

yuto doesn't even know he does this, hes just done thousands so its perfect muscle memory

[@Ganadores500]

That small contact point where you flick the board for your kickflip is a similar concept of Nyjah Houston if im not mistaken

[@JohnQueSacc]

Everybodys different, your tricks will change over the years

[@raymondjackson3640]

I have my shoulders parallel with my feet , like a switch kickflip. Helps me tremendously

[@tiesthatbind5056]

Riding that Andy Anderson pro model I see🤙🏽

[@user-yy5qt6wr8r]

you can put your foot in every angle ! the secret to flip hig fast and controlled is keep shoulders parallel to the board and when you flik the flip you must flik out the nose not lateral ....if you put your foot like this you just open your shoe for notihg....hes flip is good but wrong at hig speed you can get trouble!

[@jawkojawko7094]

pros are consistent on tricks because they are very deliberate about landing what they do. They commit to most of their attempts rather than just tossing a trick out and hoping to land it.

[@CGW11]

Luan Oliveira is similar, but Jeremy Wray is the opposite. Tom Penny was extremely consistent, but had/has a more normal stance.

[@Hmmzan]

Imo keep doing videos like this cos it helps me alot. but dont recommend people to try to do a trick a certain way. Try saying keep the idea in mind when ur trying a trick 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@5teeleDuke]

This is what I call the beginners kickflip. Once your kickflips and ollies are seamless you well understand what I mean, look up Mike Mo's videos about it.

[@sensez513]

Step 1: Make sure you have structured ankles

[@tylerdeshoun]

Makes sense, I turn my foot 45° in the opposite direction for heelflips

[@smoothforreal4242]

If only the kid in the video was Yuto this might make sense lol

[@WhoIsJC7]

He's flicking even before the spot you pointed at on the board. He's flicking about 2 inches before that.

[@EnduroMarcel]

The real reason is he just made it like a million times.

[@hectorjuarez6723]

This makes sense. I couldn't figure out why my kickflips were off the other day.

[@daisukehebara5689]

Everyone has different kicky. I’ve seen Yuto flips from heel flip stance before and it still looked the same kickflip. We just need to keep practicing until it gets on lock.

[@js92css]

Maybe just for him. Not the same for everyone. Jeremy Wray has his toe hanging off the board and ollies alot more than flicks.......he's consistent too

[@HokiSkateboards]

Great breakdown! 👊 Yotu is amazing!

[@claveecl1564]

Ye I found this out like about 2 weeks ago. I was having a lil trouble wit my kickflips, until I put my foot more of an angle like yuto nd my flick was immaculate.

[@dr.flinch6745]

This was my technique for doubles and triples as well.

[@wlls]

Dont ignore the angle of the back foot

[@TheBrechbuehler]

andrew reynolds has a consistent kickflip too and a total different foot position.

[@AustinSK8NYC]

This was awesome!!!!🔥🔥🙏

[@97HawksFly]

Just discovered this technique and it's helping me a lot. Also would love to hear your thoughts on the Andy Anderson board😊

[@dainerduff-dings]

I’m trying to find out how local joe has such consistent kick flips 😳

[@nickinportland]

I do my foot like that for flat stuff. But it’s too unstable for me when doing like a stair or a gap. Having more foot on the board and less of an angle works better for me there.

[@flookie7685]

Seems like just the common sense thing that happens once you get good enough. Explaining it like it’s fucking rocket science

[@jamalsalads]

I see you putting your 90s backpack lows to use, I love my pair so much

[@Drthumper420]

What ive learned is the more pointed your foot is like yuto , the faster itll flip , the more you have it pointed like a ollie the slower the flip.

[@Munkman09]

I see you with the andy anderson baby

[@htzcap]

my man local joe needs to get a popsicle shape fr

[@justsayin._.]

That's the way I learned to do it

[@danneufeldphoto]

Jeremy Wray has a consistent flick too. Look up his foot placement.

[@BlackHoleInYourOreo]

My front foot’s always just positioned like an ollie just behind the front truck bolts when doing kickflips.

[@Cpt.Phenom]

Nyjah described how he he does this same thing.

[@victorjr.7718]

Nice Powell Andy board

[@atm6870]

look up mike mo doing perfect kickflips in ollie position

[@EjFejeran11]

I never skate in my life. But I think I'm ready to do a kick flip.

[@user-bl7sk3lt4m]

I’ll be damned if I take kick flip pointers from a guy who skates a Andy Anderson board

[@sdrahcir5054]

What’s wrong with AA?? Homie is dumb good and hell of a nice guy too. So don’t really know what you mean…there’s a reason he’s been been that dude for powell peralta 💯 lol

[@santiagoespino678]

Damn! Bro needs some new Vans.

[@RobertNazarov65]

Some people kick flip in heel flip position

Hea flicking off the nose too

[@turkeyleg201]

this is accurate. i nollie flip like yuto and kick flip the other way . my nollie flips are way faster and more consistent

[@maxonbartlett6507]

That’s how I learned it

[@rocko4520]

I think his kickflips are good but his heel flips are insane.

[@Hells..Winter]

Caption made me mad. Couldn’t see his feet:( I love these videos though ❤

[@kimberkan]

yuto in skinny jeans is crazy

[@killemall5939]

He’s leaving a bunch of other info out and focusing on the angle of his front foot, he places his front foot up by the bottom bolts of his front truck, he sets up almost like Nyjah and Shane O’Neill and has roughly 40% of his front foot on the board, and the most important part is……. He practiced the shit out of kickflips 😂😂.

[@sand1saw]

Bro got that Andy Anderson deck

[@t1se]

absolutely amazing board i want that one too

[@adammixer5225]

Or at least that’s how he used to kickflip 7 years ago when he was on DVS

[@Jm-ue8ze]

And watch the back foot, keep it pointing straight

[@kjeanyus41]

U should have no problem w/any flip w/ that deck u got right dare buddy.

[@JuicyGodzilla]

Eventually you will be able to do kick flips and heel flips from an ollie position. Just practice and comfort.

[@big123lak]

when you learn new tricks and start to get consistent try to go to the next step up with the trick as soon as possible to keep progressing , and then when u go back to smaller step it'll be even more consistent

[@tysenpai6921]

The secret is skating 4-5 hours a day everyday

[@viceunkwn]

ppl just need to skate and remember what that shit means

[@makesureyoulandbolts]

so i’ve been kickflipping like yuto the whole time???

[@adriantrejo8397]

I forgot what those shoes you're wearing are called, any help?

[@pzazenergy]

I need to get this dude some Pzaz

[@wolfypg4481]

i have my foot completely sideways for kick flips

[@peterquinn3424]

Your mom called. She’s disappointed in this video.

[@crownedinterror9]

Because he's good...

[@phoenixeclisped]

I gave a like, its helpful but also i still cant do it lol

[@user-jq4ky8ic3u]

Very cool 😊😊

[@mikehoncho932]

Bro your board shape i neeeeeddd it

[@tellieswrld]

First tip dont use that board if you’re learning kickflips

[@mateosmithy5668]

How are you liking the new board?

[@pesterbotfpv]

I can do consistent kickflips and i dont angle my front foot at all... just know where to kick it.

[@MrAwesomehappy]

Bro what is that board shape 😂

[@biker944]

Cool

[@Jusknux]

Cause he works hard period

[@roccsteady8232]

did yuto skate for DVS back in the day ?

[@jeffhardy8249]

Its also why there was hardly any pop on that kickflip