5 Things You Should NEVER DO When Learning Kickflips

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Today's video talks about 5 beginner mistakes people make when first learning kickflips. Best to avoid these habits when learning them

[@ymj72]

1. Don't put feet too close together 1:23 2. Don't look forward too much 2:18 3. Don't touch your hands on the ground 3:01 4. Don't flick down 3:37 5. Don't separate pop and flip, make sure its synchronized 4:31

[@poser7869]

Ur a god

[@dylanganzamudenge5707]

Thank you😂

[@demik1553]

Num.2 has been the problem for Years until I realized it Yesterday 🍻

[@Okdan.]

Ur gonna go to heaven

[@cashier1958]

Bro I always flick down, and because of that my first flip trick was a double kickflip. Not a normal kickflip a double kickflip.

[@strawberryjpeg6000]

Just done my first Ollie today! Update: it’s been two years later and I have improved and progressed so much!

[@auzziauzz9509]

Congrats

[@1klikesfrombots436]

Keep it up man

[@memerman3310]

congrats m8, keep learning.

[@williamrutherford5493]

Elisa Benaggoune nice

[@leonj1844]

Awesome!!!

[@spencerhawkk]

5:33 my man just rode up the damn wall

[@gwansama9765]

Mans an alien

[@OnanFromStatefarm]

Its called Wallie or Wallride

[@spencerhawkk]

@@OnanFromStatefarm Yea its just crazy how he managed to get up the vertical was from flat

[@not_3008]

Friking spider man

[@sunnyjims4033]

Spencer Hochhaus Dale Decker made a vid on how to do that

[@ronnie8489]

0:38 *cough* John Hill *cough*

[@diegomaldonado1780]

That's my manz u talking about

[@jasminakhavan7437]

Ikr I literally saw that shade

[@viktostar]

*cough* Garret Ginner *cough*

[@isrv]

The cringe is real with that one

[@ProjectASkate]

*cough* Dale *baldy* Decker *cough*

[@bigtasty4929]

This guys kickflips look so good. I like how he gives 100% in every single one.

[@derekbaall]

@ANTHONY IVOVIC he wasn’t talking to you

[@thomasbenton3633]

In every one he filmed after he's done 10,000.

[@rodrigog5654]

Yes man , I HATE those 12 minute vlogs full of adds and other shit. Thanks Will , cheers from México

[@jeffreymoore8708]

Rodrigo G quiero sea billingue

[@networkmeme374]

Rodrigo G never seen someone with my name

[@ufotofu9]

I think that the most common mistake amongst people learning kickflips is that they lack the commitment to stay over the board after popping and flicking. That is to say, at some point there mind convinces their body not to wait for the rotation to finish and land and so they simply don't fully intend to land the trick in the first place.

[@Aceloll]

Geoffrey Zoref yes I know right

[@Bonesph]

Geoffrey Zoref I remember breaking that habit and landing my first kick flip. I was sold on skating that late afternoon after school.

[@tomfoley5837]

Yes!!!

[@luke4060]

that’s me

[@kylelucas6063]

Away Right It Flip Just Many Too See Motion A Are Flip And Pop The

[@jookbj]

5 tips I have for better kickflip. 1)Look at the center of the board 2)shoulder parallel to board 3) lift back foot high enough to let the board flip. 4)Watch the flip 5)Stomp with most of your toe part of your foot when you see grip. That's what works for me and it looks like this guy does the same thing. Also for higher flips delay flick after you pop. 😉👍

[@YuraEdits]

just landed my first kickflip! what i've been doing wrong was I was flicking straight/down and could never get my front foot back on the board on time, so I started flicking upwards and it finally happened! got 2 today :-)

[@rawsandwich]

his kick flips are fucking crazy lmaooo

[@Dan-bn6mm]

Low key calling out john hill

[@Cole-yz4fp]

Dude didnt call out John Hill. Lmao.

[@veightrwd8828]

This is probably a stupid question, but is John hill gay?

[@user83284]

Veight Rwd88 no he has a girlfriend

[@ezassegai4793]

@@user83284 its all for disguise

[@swoosh1873]

Lizzerd Wizzerd yeah he did. lmao.

Can you make a video on fear? I think that that would help a lot of people. And it's awesome that you started uploading again. I'm always looking forward for your videos!

[@Saejima_VT]

I second this!

[@cancelcancel6613]

Lucas Beltrán Don't skate if you have fear! Simple as that. Nah just kidding man, but you get my point.

[@cancelcancel6613]

Watch this till the end. Might help. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gWaqZKuOe9psqbc

Torey pudwill That was so surprisingly helpful, thanks man!

[@gregggg420]

whats there to be afraid of slamming is inevitable

[@ritserdvansteenland3178]

3:40 board chipped

[@kylefowlerfilms6240]

Solid Pudding yup

[@tobskii1040]

look closely and you'll see it was a leaf in disguise

[@skater4life405]

Solid Pudding nah he blew the leaf from the board impact

[@gboy05]

it a leaf fam

[@julianziegler7997]

i've watched many "kickflip-videos" but this one is by far the best. helped me a lot... thx.

[@mmoreno4126]

Those kickflips look amazing. Great work amigo.

[@Mut1late]

I've been putting my feet too close and kicking down. Thanks a lot for this man! Awesome editing and just pure easy-to-follow instructions. The amount of replays really helped me.

[@fourcheeseblend8573]

Landed my first kickflip only problem... Landing my second

[@fourcheeseblend8573]

@ANTHONY IVOVIC and was i answering ..... Uuuum no i was telling you salty bitch

[@ghostfacethekiller8623]

ANTHONY IVOVIC stfu

[@jakeperez6238]

ANTHONY IVOVIC ummmmmm if u didn’t why did u comment🤔

[@m._.125]

Bruh ok?

[@averyrucker3255]

Your kick flips are clean man. Nice pop, great extension with the front leg and you catch it high. Good stuff

[@VendettaMachineYT]

Already one of my favorite channels, and I just subscribed last night. I've been skating for a long time and you've helped me revisit and improve my kickflips a ton. Thanks man!

[@7DiamondMantis]

Very cool, thanks! That last tip especially!

[@quikboarder93]

The end was super impressive! Kickflip, nollie kickflip, fakie, and then switch. So sick 🤙🏻 Good tips too as always 👍🏻

[@jarrettantley1732]

5:33 that Ollie my Lord

[@jarrettantley1732]

ANTHONY IVOVIC are you high

[@iHopBathroom]

Jarrett Antley hes been leaving weird hate comment all over this comment section lol

[@ardytjahjono9307]

Great tips ! Thanks for sharing !

[@chriscorsello]

#2 was especially helpful, never really thought about that. Thanks!

[@MrPDTaylor]

This dude has absolutely perfect kickflips.

[@rickyspanish2864]

God that kick flip Is gorgeous

[@jamesofw138]

Aueeee Ricky Spanish

[@badboybootz8]

Meh

[@_TZEOL]

Great tips, straight to the point. Nice video!

[@mni2421]

Very informative and direct, kudos! My two biggest issues with kickflips are 4 & 5, but I now know what to look for when I practice. Thanks!

[@coqe5065]

4th grade you were learning kickflips!?

[@leonardofioravanti1565]

yes they're not as hard as you think, sometimes you just over think it

[@hiiiiyallll]

I learned in 5th

[@diminished6834]

@@hiiiiyallll same

[@zoru2505]

Lol I did my first kickflip at the age of 4, when I practiced the ollie. That was accidentally xD

[@swoosh1873]

Zoru that’s a straight up lie lol

[@wallydupes5401]

Bro, Just getting back into skating after 18 years away. I could do kickflips before but this video helped me so much on getting a more advantageous foot position, and better catch. Thanks a million dude. I subscribed.

[@LGnonStop]

You’ve got clean kick flips bro! Great video 🔥👏🏽

[@xyic0re714]

dude love the format. love the kickflips. love the slow mo

[@nickgc5678]

1. Feet too close together 2. Opening shoulders up 3. Hands on ground 4. Kick or flip down with front foot 5. Separating pop from the flip

[@jack1571]

Good shit man. I’m over the garret ginner and revive bullshit. Trick tips never work but this helped. Definitely subbing, keep your vids like this dude this is awesome

[@schonzbonz]

Thanks for the tips. Really insightful 👍🏻

[@DJCoop1]

Awesome vid as usual. Separating pop and flick was one of my biggest problems. Thx man!

[@yamsdoot]

same thing but for heelflips !!

[@dnlsan5999]

I've never heard anyone ask for a thumbs down. That's hilarious.

[@SlakaTaka]

I like how you brought up the point of the frustration that some people have searching for good tutorials and then running into the problem of a vlog skater wasting your time with a suggestive title.

[@JakeTheGuitarGuru]

easily the best and most detailed kickflip tutorial i've seen. subscribed.

[@InconsistentTechDad]

Dude. I'm 1 min in and subbed. What you said about other people doing a ten + min vlog with the title/reason you clicked hidden somewhere on there is too true.

[@toewsheggedal5788]

Bold of KZbin to assume I can kick flip

[@matiasmilet4631]

That’s funny

[@philglasz]

Great tips and great footage (dat wallie up nollie flip down was dope)

[@linuswanner1808]

Finally something that helps.... Props man keep it up

[@credential5753]

This is by far the best kickflip tutorial on KZbin (y)

[@aiden_macleod]

I wouldn't say the best, because a lot of things were left out, like the psychology, location, and general technique. It's great for tips on not what to do, but he just skimmed over those things. For instance, he said never flick your front foot down, but never said the correct way, just showed himself doing kickflips "the wrong way" over again.

[@Kaseki]

I used to land kickflips nearly every time, then I had a long break from skateboarding, and now I have to re-learn it...

[@krownedklown420klik9]

Same here, was pretty solid at these back 15y ago, now I can barely get half the rotation, only on a cheap thss complete ATM and only been back on deck for 2 weeks, will buy a decent one in a month if I don't kill myself from falling off, lol

[@RedDirtTele]

Very good tips! Thank you!

[@srmolinah3548]

Thanks for the tips man, I’ll put them in practice!

[@davidsoria8874]

5:32 that late ollie up the stairs....

[@LOSTSB]

Yh that's a wall ride dip

[@aronkovacs1386]

L O S T YT nah. Wall ride is sideways

[@BigDeaner]

This guy has the most beautiful kickflip ive ever seen

[@luthfihadi8620]

luan enter the chat

[@Booleanaal]

1st tip really helped me, thank you!

[@seandachtler365]

Really cool man. Awesome video

[@kennylemaire9950]

I've been skating since i was 8 years old, I must say great tutorial, clean flip , clean catch, the way it,s meant to be done ;) I'd add one thing though, nevaaah learn new tricks while standing still!! always try to be in motion even if it's only a little bit.

[@TheSupertima]

awesome as always , but i feel like u should cover a bit more advanced stuff. there is alot of beginner stuff but not much in the ways of starting to flip into grinds and other advanced tricks.

[@SKATEHACKS]

Would love to discuss kickflip smiths etc but I never get much demand for that. Mostly basic stuff. I'll start thowing those in here and there. Thanks for the support

[@jamigregwalls9775]

kickflip back tail been working on them but having trouble locking in always kinda scrape the ledge with my tail and fall right out

[@corruptedm0nk]

fakie flip switch nose?

[@connormcdonaldjones8473]

Thank you for the tips, very helpful :)

[@Jan123.]

Great video as always!

[@johnnypages4303]

Wtf!!!!! I thought this was Chris chan lmao

[@NoahBapat]

It's Jonathan lol to think about it he. Sounds like him

[@dima-xu2vd]

3:41 you saw that chip flying, too? :o great vid btw, thanks for cool and fast tips

[@jvandervyver]

I thought so too but I think it is a leaf

[@beaststudios6393]

I was scrolling to see if someone noticed 😂

[@TangoDown357]

This vid was done so well, its really helped me out. Thank you bro! Subbed.

[@BurbujaPsicopata]

Awesome video, man :D keep up the amazing work

[@jrod78414]

Hey you touched the ground . And your kick flip was still flawless . Breaking your own tip. Savage

[@meowuiwowi]

Got any tips for bringing your front foot back in after the flick?? My front foot always lands on the ground before my board fully rotates 😒

[@charo703]

Either you are flicking wrong or you are bringing your foot down because you are scared.

[@meowuiwowi]

charozoid thnx!!

[@dimi3815]

Can you ollie solid??? Bc it’s almost the sam except for the kick

[@whatchinmewatchu7031]

Jump higher. Get your inertia moving up. Its about moving your center mass more than your feet and legs

[@Tomenski]

This is one of the purest tutorials I have ever seen in an field, you have a new subscriber sir

[@bradycraig8437]

Great video man!

[@christopherchen6575]

Good shit man, can u make a video about avoiding injury

[@danielrosado6397]

Christopher Chen broke my ankle trying to pop shuv a 5 stair over the summer!!! def do this pleaseeee!!!

[@christopherchen6575]

shit man, hope you recover soon and get back to shredding

[@damienbenson9985]

Well injuries are gonna happen regardless we all make mistakes. Just know your limits and be smart about skating. Also learn how to fall

[@ItsWaldoOut]

Don’t fall? That works for not getting injured

[@TheShmoodled]

i see this kid on every video i swear

[@kushkeith3033]

0:37 lmao calling out John Hill

[@FlashGiordani93]

Straight to the point. Thank you

[@adventureswithloviematt]

great tips man!

[@Weelkey]

0:18 DAB!

[@nikolasdemas7034]

The only reason I can’t do a kick flip is because, I am to scared of landing primo on accident

[@ther1spammer261]

Get the joslin shoes! I had them and landing primal wasn't a problem at all. And remember just commit you won't die bc landing primal

[@Byril]

Fast and clear. Thanks !

[@Ender_FPV]

You are actually adding Value to the Historic Kickflip story. In this day and age. Through hard ass effort on a physical, AND mental side Creating these videos.

[@phil3636]

Actual video starts at 1:21

[@123jeffries123]

phil3636 no it starts at 0:00 because u can see him do clean ass kickflips just put the playback speed down and watch

[@NosTeraFucked]

0:40 you say that, but still, the first 80 seconds of this video were not necessary...

[@sushimen2782]

Dude shut up, we lucky it’s only 80 seconds, most vids would take half the vid before the real content comes.

[@SolarisOrion1]

I thought the same thing as Nos. Although it was 80 seconds its still frustrating for a passer by to hear any bullcrap. I do get that some vids are worse but it should be straight into it.

[@TheSnipexHD]

Just hit my cleanest kickflip. Step 5 helped a lot! Thanks dude!

[@pabz_0]

good tips, nice kickflips, i'm starting skateboarding again after an 8 year break and it really helped me getting my kickflips nice and high again , thanks !

[@frmda0553]

Why am i watching this, i can already do kickflips 😂

[@isabelrivera3485]

Shut Up style

[@asianfingers_7247]

stop trying to show off that you can kickflip, youre watching this because you clicked on it

[@asianfingers_7247]

stfu showoff

[@sweetness2152]

I've been able to kickflip for almost a decade now but I'm still trying to perfect it. These tutorials can be beneficial from beginner to master I feel

[@luci996]

Same

[@nathaniel6485]

This kids kick flips are disgusting

[@planthealth4637]

Says the kid who literally has the worst profile pic of a terrible ass-shot at night of a badly-popped flip trick and no footy on his channel. I'm sure his kickflip is much better than yours. Seeing that he can actually tweak and do it on big shit

[@AriahFN]

Plant Health I think he was shooting for disgusting to be a compliment.

[@nathaniel6485]

Ariah yeah I don't mean that they're literally disgusting, I simply meant nasty or steezy

[@coconutsafari7049]

Plant Health i bet u really feel like an asshole now😂😂😂

[@noahnoneyobusiness4494]

Kickflips are one singular synchronized fluid action. I didn't really learn anything new about kickflips here, but now I got an idea on how to do double and triple flips. You got a like, my man.

[@RexGB]

Thx for the video! I’m practicing kickflip these days, and it would be very helpful to me to learn.

[@cedricborero4677]

Great job on the video, these mistakes still happen to me. Hope everything is going well!

[@dimasthehuman48]

man i used to have a good kickflip like you, but after 2 years of not skating i gotta learn it again haha i find this video really helpful, thank u so much, dude subscribed

[@shortfilms]

Good shit man! Thanks for the great content. Subscribed for sure.

[@kevind2200]

Awesome video thanks man

[@lukaschambers350]

Thx for the quick and useful tips

[@Planet9_music]

just recently started skating again after years and turns out my back foot position screwed my kickflips when i was a kid for years!! closer to toe edge for me personally .... great video thanks man

[@israfales85]

i been skating for like 17 years. and i stopped for a few years. now im skating at my 32 years of life. and your videos are really coming handy for me to get back on track. greetings from mexico

[@how2asmr566]

Much appreciated for the tips

[@garfthebased1882]

The best thing was the repetition of the proper kickflip which looked so clean and simple the way you did it. Thank you for a good video

[@LeTzHaCkMaN]

Damn dude.. nothing but respect goin your way brotha, you've got sick skills.

[@raycimbalnik5159]

Thanks for the info,just started trying to skate.. at 42 years old. Tried in the 90s but kept breaking boards and couldn't afford it. I also didnt have a good grasp on how the tricks were done. These videos help alot of people

[@terjeaittamaa4444]

This helped! Thanks!

[@shanezombie3786]

Took a few years off from skating got back into it recently. Had to relearn kickflips love these videos

[@ronaldomay4713]

the last tip, very helpful. Thanks

[@devon08059]

I learned how to kick flip crappy and videos like this help people understand that it’s not separate but a fluid motion and the front foot placement has helped me allot.

[@ariannazorzan768]

Thank you for this video!

[@govindasgarden]

subbed. thanks man! I think #5 is my biggest problem. gonna try to smooth it out.

[@aslanyo]

Thanks bro! Shoulders being aligned and synchronizing the pop and flick are my biggest issues. Its hard to reteach the body to do something different after many years of the wrong methods.

[@kickpushmafiaclothingllc3933]

Awesome Tutorial!

[@andialam1563]

the best tips i ever seen for kickflips.. still struggle to do this but this video makes me understand my mistake. Thanks man, you got +1 sub :).. Keep making great tips video