This is probably one of the only actually useful tutorials I have ever seen, I completely relate to alot of these details. like shoulder positioning, and pop angle. these are just things that are missing from other tutorials, I think mostly because most tutorials are presented by people who are so pro and so comfortable skating that things like balance, level and pop angle just dont even occur to them. They are just so comfortable they hardly consider it. Great, Great content, keep up the good work.
most of the time the Sarah's tutorials are amazing. Check out the one about no comply 180 and you'll learn THE thing that no one else were talking about 👏😎
I agree. I started skating in the mid 90s and the only trick tips we had were Tony Hawk trick tips vids on tape lol. They were NOT in depth at all. I’d be way better of a skater now if I had grown up in this generation lol
This is the best in-depth "How to Kickflip" tutorial that I have ever seen. You legitimately went over every possible scenario someone learning to kickflip might encounter and I applaud the attention to detail. Keep up the good work!
Thank you again Sarah. I landed my first kickflip yesterday and since ive started skating, i have watched yours vídeos for all tricks i learn, literally all trick since the beginning, my first ollie, my first shuvit, first no comply, drop in, skate park ansiety, tutorials for kick turn... you helped a lot, ure the best skate content maker and u mean a lot for the ones who are starting now and for anyone who skates at any "level". And to whoelse is reading this: believe in your efforce, only you can make you evolute in skateboarding, obviously people like Sarah helps a lot but only you can make it real and run for it. At the beggining i was so insecure abt myself a unsure abt the future, but i didnt give up and now im pretty sure my old version of me would feel proud
This might be the best kickflip tutorial video on the internet. Someone got me onto your channel recently and I’m hooked. I can’t put into words just how great your videos are. As a side note, there’s something really calming about your voice.
Honestly, I think you've made one of the best kickflip how to's that I've yet seen. Your 'Bad Pop' chapter in particular talks about something I've don't think I've ever seen on any kickflip tutorial. Well done!
I think this channel and this type of approach is exactly what was missing from the world of skate tutorials out there. You have a very scientific mind and approach to skateboarding, and i am almost certain that you will/could be a great scientist one day (if that's what you'll be inclined to pursue, ofc). But mostly, I'm certain you'll master skateboarding for yourself, which is the most important thing here. 😊 Keep up the great insightful work, and thank you. 🤝👏🏻🍀
Ahh thank you so much 🙏 Wishing more detailed tutorials were easily available was the biggest reason for starting this channel. So, i really appreciate it! 🙌 Am always excited to see where skating will take me 😊
It's honestly surprising how bad skaters are at breaking down skating. "Just pop the board" How do I pop? "Slam the tail down and push the nose!" I seriously thought skateboarding took 10x as much force since almost nobody mentions timing and jumping
yay, I was going to learn how to kickflip, cause I'm already comfortable with my ollies and fs 180s (and improving my bs 180), and your in-depth tutorials really helpful, thanks for the job you putting in them!
Yesterday I decided to learn how to kickflip since ive got my ollies shovits and fs&bs 180s down. No joke I searched up your name and the word "kickflip" but nothing came up. Fast forward to today and you uploaded just the video I wanted!
haha no kidding 😂 What awesome timing. I really wish I could get the tutorials out faster, but man..they take a lot of time to do. Stoked this one came out right when you were looking for it! 💪
Best tutorial i have watched to date. I am landing the odd kickflip, but you just pointed out a few cues i need to tell myself to land them more regularly. thank you :)
"the yeet zone" that's the scientific term for it ☝️ i'm not even gonna attempt kickflips yet but maybe someday. gotta first build that muscle memory for ollies.
90% of my attempts are in the yeet zone!! Heelflip attempts feel more natural kickflips feel alien but I’ve decided it’s time to try and finally get Atleast close to landing one, hoping for 1 by the end of the year!!
I find it helpful to learn to kickflip and Ollie by using a deck with grip tape.. it helped me learn the basics of kickflips and Ollie’s.. even pop shuvs and shuvs Found it easy to learn with just a deck.. .. I take what I learned with just a deck to a complete an usually land it after about 3 tries.. it’s good practice
Man, I have been practicing the kickflip every day for two years now without a make, but I think this video is the only one that has shown someone struggling with my particular issue. It's the board turning backside out from under me. Just like it does in the section where you talk about how popping "backwards" and trying to throw your weight forward was messing you up. I hadn't connected the dots until now but you're absolutely right. It's that desire to leap forward that causes the weird circular shuv motion on the back foot. I'm betting this will be the secret sauce that gets me over the line. Thanks for the video!
ah! I certainly hope to hear it helps. I found my own popping nuances have changed over time, but that was definitely where I needed to start to get to where I am now! Good luck. You definitely will get to it 💪
Another amazing tutorial Sarah! always love your 5 step methods and how in depth you go on tricks! I have a different pair of old skate shoes JUST for practicing kickflips/the flick and its funny one of my major motivations to land clean so I don't have to destroy my other skate shoes too fast 😅😅😅 Keep up the awesome work Sarah!!
Thank you! 🙏 Glad you liked it! I actually did that too. But, I tried to use a pair that was just too old. There was no gum left to grip and flick 😂 So, it didn't last long. I ended up having to learn the kickflips with relatively new shoes haha But, it was indeed worth it!
I've been skating for almost 10 years and I think you just taught me how to kickflip. No joke. I can heelflip easily. But when you explained how tuck jumps helped you, it instantly clicked. I wasn't flexing my knee enough and that's why I kept throwing the board forward. Thank you. This is a brilliant lesson.
Wow thanks so much! I like your videos from you so much better then from pros that have been doing kick flips for 10-20 years. At this point it’s just so natural for them they don’t even think about it! I love all the thought put into this! With these tips I feel like I have what I need to finally land my first kick flip! Thanks 🥰
Great analysis, Sarah. I recently spent a month re-learning the kickflip. It was a sobering experience but well worth it. Trying to extend my front leg was definitely a positive technique, as well as experimenting and finding my best back foot placement.
Thank you! 🙏 I've heard of a lot of skaters needing to re-learn kickflips. Was a big inspiration for the approach I took to learning it actually. Glad that your experimenting paid off though! I think it's 100% worth taking the extra time to get them correctly whether you do it in the beginning or now 💪 I'm currently working on fixing my ollie again. It's been getting a little wonky as late. So, I guess we are always kind of re-learning 😂
Of all the tutorials on youtube, i find yours are the best. Thanks for taking the time to make them. Its nice to see a tutorial from a pro or someone that has skated ten years because they obv know what they're doing......... but tbh its way more useful seeing them from someone that isn't gonna show the steps and then kickflip over a giant trashcan 2 seconds later lol i feel i can relate to your struggle more and you give a more realistic idea of what to expect when learning a trick. Thanks !!!!
thanks! :D I'm glad you've enjoyed the tutorials so much! Always happy to hear they resonate with someone. I think that managing expectations is one of the hardest parts of skating, so happy to share my struggles haha And, I can promise not to kickflip over any trashcans 💪 (perhaps forever lol)
Best skate tutorials i've watched so far. I've always struggled with kickflips and this video shows exactly what issues I have doing kickflips - AND EVEN SHOWS A SOLUTION! :D
Thanks so much this video is super helpful!! I come back to this video daily. I landed my first kickflip 2 days ago but I'm not flicking the nose at all and its like as you described as "the quickest way to just say you landed one". Now I have filmed it and can see I'm not flicking the nose at all I keep rewatching your flick section and your steps at the end. Holding onto something really helps me practice changing my flick without having to worry about being distracted about committing or landing until I'm happy my flick is better. SUPER USEFUL VIDEO!
I'm so glad to hear that! Seriously 😃 stoked. That phase between I know what I need to do and being able to do it is frustratingly long, but you got it! Just keep practicing those flicks and they'll get better and better :D
@@SarahParkMatott Yup it’s very frustrating when your brain and body don’t want to line up. I tried about 500 times today and only about 10 had a good followed through flick and didn’t land any. Repetitions and muscle memory will kick in at some point (I’m praying) 😅 at least I know what to aim for thanks to you 👍🏻
@@SarahParkMatott well sleeping and hours of kickflip attempts do seem to work for muscle memory! The flick is there 50% of the time now but the board is going away from me so I only ever catch it with my front foot. Guess I need to move my weight forward slightly or place my back foot forward a bit towards the pocket, I'll see what happens tomorrow! I only realised that's probably what I need to do once watching footage back rather than when I was doing it. I guess everyone has their own different issues with different parts of tricks. Recording, watching back + having something like your video as a reference to figure out what needs adjusting seems to be superrrr helpful!
I wish you were around 30 years ago when I was trying to land kickflips. Well I saw this video today, and it sparked me to skate again, so I can land a kickflip. I bought a helmet and a complete, and I'm going to try and kickflip. I haven't skated since I was a teenager, and I'm 46 now, so this might end terribly, but you never know unless you try.
Kickflips have been evading me for so long I can heelflip, varial heel and backside heel but I never took the chance to learn how to kickflip cause they felt so unnatural, this is all I needed to really get myself motivated to learn one thank you
What you explained about the miss pop is whats been happen to my switch snd nollie flips. I never thought about why though so i should be able to work on that now. Thanks for the in-depth tips
37 year old rookie here because a kid told me to do a kickflip and i had to say i can't to which he replied "i can" and I had to ride away in shame. i'll let you know when i've got it!
Thank you Sarah. Your explanation is really helpful. Now i know that i miss my flick. I have to focis on that part. I always tend to shoot out my board or miss the flick. Now i know why.
4:50 the exact thing happen to me so I played a long and learn varial flip first. Took me for 4 months grinding for the kickflip but I end up with a varial flip. Once I landed more varialflips I got more used to the air time of a flip trick so the kickflip came with ease afterwards
You are the best at describing tricks!!! Love it!!! Thanks again def gonna start working more on leveling out my ollies to get to start these!!! Supper stoked!!! 🙌
I was trying to do a kick flip for over 2 weeks nonstop on my ery first day I landed 1 kick flip and then it all went down hill and I gave up on the kick flip and focus for a few weeks on manual and ollies and now that I saw this video I tried again kick flip and I think it helped me but I'm not too sure I'll try again and again and watch your videos to understand it more
Even after we know in our heads what to do, it takes quite a while to get the body to listen to us 🥲 But you'll get it exactly with that "again and again" mindset. Just gotta put in the effort and take the time you need. You got it 💪💪
Excellent video as always!! Thank you so much for putting in the work that you do for these tutorials. That ankle roll tip is huge. Consciously Rolling the ankle first and then flicking out at the corner of the nose has helped me so much. It’s so interesting to see all of the unique struggles that we go through to learn these tricks. Great stuff, keep it up!!🤘
Thank you so much! 🙏 They do take a lot of work, so I'm stoked when they're helpful and relatable! Yeah, that ankle bend is huge. You can get away with not really bending the ankle for a while when learning to ollie at first, but, you cannot get away with it here 😂 Glad you enjoyed the video 🙋♀️
Damn, this is a really good tutorial - nice work! 🙌🏾 Sometimes the algorithm does work (I actually got served a more recent vid but made my way through a few). I seriously needing to work on getting some actual flick, lol 😂
Daaamn another great video. I really like the way you analyze and break down tricks. I wanted to learn heelflips before kickflips but I think this video will help me with both! Thank you for your time and effort!
Thank you! 🙏 I bet there are some takeaways here that could help with heel flips. I'm going to start working on those soon too once I start feeling a little more confident in my current trick repertoire. Glad you enjoy the breakdowns!
I'm working on my kickflip. It's so frustrating to do so. I usually drag my foot too high or make a board turned. But I'll try your method and give it another go. Keep on your good work!!!
Try a few sessions with the method and see how it goes! It definitely can't hurt 💪 Kickflips are indeed super frustrating. It can really bring you down. But, you definitely got it! It's worth the investment 🙌
Ugh that's rough. I definitely have been there, although not with kickflips. Rolled my ankles on rail flips and had to wait 6 months before trying them again. Luckily there is no rush, and plenty of time for baby steps 💪
Another great video, thank you! I am 5'2 and to build a good straight down pop via differential pressure, it seems true to me that at that height it is necessary to have the hip more backwards if one does not wish to move the front foot too far back. It seems this is your experience, too. I have a large kid board with a 13 inch wheel base to help me figure out tricks before moving on to my actual board. I find it really helps, too. The weight distribution is far less critical on the smaller board (but it is over all harder to ride)
Ah thanks Stefanie! I definitely found that. Having my weight back more helped then! though, over a year later, I don’t have to focus on that as much thankfully! Funny how board size and skater size can have such an affect, right?
I would rather watch someone learn a trick like this than watch someone who mastered the trick 10 years ago. I also think those who have very recently mastered a trick are better teachers. It’s interesting to hear professionals talk about how they do a trick and then see them doing the trick. Often their explanation does not exactly describe what they’re really doing.
@@SarahParkMatott it’s actually way easier to do tricks watching yer videos.. I love Arron K and braille but they don’t go into details like u do.. u actually break the trick down step by step and make it easy to learn tricks or in my case learn a better way and easier way to do a trick such as kickflip or Ollie.. shuvit sand pop shuvits.. I literally relearned how to do an Ollie after watching yer vids and now my progress is so much better my Ollie’s are way smooth and I’m landing at least 87% .. I like to land them 5 times in a row if I mess up I’ll start the process over again but only do it for like 30 minutes or until I land 5 in a row.. trying to learn to manual right now also any advice on that?
@@SarahParkMatott also I think I invented a trick it’s like the strawberry milkshake and the caveman.. it’s basically u hold the board in caveman and think about the strawberry milkshake except standing or vertical.. and take yer back foot and flip the board around (like a strawberry milkshake) and land on board and ride(switch) or try with yer front foot and try n land it.. it’s actually pretty cool and hard also can hurt yer shins.. try it out n see what u think
@@thevillianats1599 Ah, I'm really happy to hear that. For sure, I mean..I think we're both better for different types of learners. I'm sure plenty of people can't bear my long-winded tutorials😂 And I do. I have a tutorial for how I learned them th-cam.com/video/5VK5cuF9m7Y/w-d-xo.html and then how I practiced them about a year later to really get them better. If you're already getting into them, the second video is probably better. th-cam.com/video/VfPXVmV_1vA/w-d-xo.html Also, cool about the trick. Hopefully I remember to try it 💪
Body weight and pop will make or break this trick. They have been my biggest struggles, it’s incredible how finicky this trick is. The board almost always flicks out in front of me and keeping the board directly under my feet is soo fustrating. It’s all about weight distribution once you can pop and flick well and it can take quite awhile to get it dialed in so the board rotates under you.
This is a very well constructed and relatable video. Even as someone that’s been kick flipping a long time I enjoyed watching this and picked up a few things. Nice job 👍🏽
finally the easiest to learn and the most hard to commit tricks for me even after a long time still scared to lands it .all the primo, slide out, wheel bite, ball destroyer and shinner...😂🤣
Wowww tienes razón el pop debe ser recto y seco, es algo obvio pero que al momento de ejecutarlo te gana la inclinación de la tabla y lo cometes mal. Gracias y además eres muy guapa!! Saludos desde México city
Great video! I'm learning the kickflip now and this was super helpful. I'm wondering if you have any tips to what you do when you land primo. When the board slips out I have no problem, i just tuck and roll and don't get injured. But landing primo is a different beast and seems to happen a lot when attempting (but not landing) kickflips
Hmm..it's a little hard to explain what I do. I do have a video about what I do when falling...and I'd say my "hop bail" in that video is the closest to what works for me when landing primo too. I basically try to jerk my feet (hop) back up so that my full bodyweight doesn't go into the primo, and I can fall (or collapse) to either side without that slam that primos are famous for. Pulling the feet back up kind of slows the momentum if you can get the hang of it. I've done it a done when slipping out a lot, so it's become pretty second nature to me. Wish I could help more with that!
I have to do it consciously. That's why I try to be very conscious about it when practicing the flick (dragging off the nose) by itself, so that my body wants to do that more naturally when trying the actual kickflip 💪
Hey 👋 I Keep landing on my deck upside down & not getting the full rotation, I am pretty sure it’s not my back leg causing the issue as I bring it up high. It’s more of a flick issue, any tips?
Hi David! I ran into this problem recently myself-repeatedly landing upside down. I would try to use a faster and stronger flick first. I found that sometimes it can relax and just not give the power it needs. So, I always go back to the drag and flicking step, paying attention to flicking faster and off the nose farther away (extending the leg more). That often helps me 😃
@@SarahParkMatott it might not for you everyone kickflip differently. And you could even do it this way moving its all practice but it's just the normal progression of the kickflip really as when your wanting to like kickflip a gap and need to go fast being able to flip from the bolts. Will be allot more stability to set up not having to adjust your feet to much. But it's definitely fine to do them foot further down for that nice flip. But i definitely think big kickflips moving or big ones that will suck up to your feet and catch it in the air. Front foot on the bolts in your usual kickflip front foot position. Is the best way to get them types.
@@SarahParkMatott have a watch of dan corrigan. Video name kickflip master class. TH-cam obviously lol I love your videos it's not trying to make you feel bad your kickflip is lovely but there is always room for improvement. I feel like your kickflip is the good start and slowly but surely progress to more foot on the bored and slowly move it up to where you feel comfortable it's the natural progression of the trick kinda how when you first learn Olli it feels comfortable foot further back to drag it more to get the ollie. Same applies to kickflips.
This is probably one of the only actually useful tutorials I have ever seen, I completely relate to alot of these details. like shoulder positioning, and pop angle. these are just things that are missing from other tutorials, I think mostly because most tutorials are presented by people who are so pro and so comfortable skating that things like balance, level and pop angle just dont even occur to them. They are just so comfortable they hardly consider it.
Great, Great content, keep up the good work.
AGREED
most of the time the Sarah's tutorials are amazing. Check out the one about no comply 180 and you'll learn THE thing that no one else were talking about 👏😎
I agree. I started skating in the mid 90s and the only trick tips we had were Tony Hawk trick tips vids on tape lol. They were NOT in depth at all. I’d be way better of a skater now if I had grown up in this generation lol
This is the best in-depth "How to Kickflip" tutorial that I have ever seen. You legitimately went over every possible scenario someone learning to kickflip might encounter and I applaud the attention to detail. Keep up the good work!
Thank you so much! I really tried to go over everything I could think of. Glad you liked it 😃
Thank you again Sarah. I landed my first kickflip yesterday and since ive started skating, i have watched yours vídeos for all tricks i learn, literally all trick since the beginning, my first ollie, my first shuvit, first no comply, drop in, skate park ansiety, tutorials for kick turn... you helped a lot, ure the best skate content maker and u mean a lot for the ones who are starting now and for anyone who skates at any "level". And to whoelse is reading this: believe in your efforce, only you can make you evolute in skateboarding, obviously people like Sarah helps a lot but only you can make it real and run for it. At the beggining i was so insecure abt myself a unsure abt the future, but i didnt give up and now im pretty sure my old version of me would feel proud
ah, I'm really glad to hear that. I totally agree though. A tip might help, but it's you who put in the effort. So, get it 🙌
This might be the best kickflip tutorial video on the internet. Someone got me onto your channel recently and I’m hooked. I can’t put into words just how great your videos are. As a side note, there’s something really calming about your voice.
ah thank you so much! Really stoked to hear you thought so and have been enjoying the videos 😃 (also, glad it's calming and not sleepy 😂)
Honestly, I think you've made one of the best kickflip how to's that I've yet seen. Your 'Bad Pop' chapter in particular talks about something I've don't think I've ever seen on any kickflip tutorial. Well done!
ah, thanks Mike! I'm glad you think so. Tried to just go over everything I experienced that might help someone else 😃
I think this channel and this type of approach is exactly what was missing from the world of skate tutorials out there. You have a very scientific mind and approach to skateboarding, and i am almost certain that you will/could be a great scientist one day (if that's what you'll be inclined to pursue, ofc). But mostly, I'm certain you'll master skateboarding for yourself, which is the most important thing here. 😊 Keep up the great insightful work, and thank you. 🤝👏🏻🍀
Ahh thank you so much 🙏 Wishing more detailed tutorials were easily available was the biggest reason for starting this channel. So, i really appreciate it! 🙌 Am always excited to see where skating will take me 😊
It's honestly surprising how bad skaters are at breaking down skating. "Just pop the board" How do I pop? "Slam the tail down and push the nose!"
I seriously thought skateboarding took 10x as much force since almost nobody mentions timing and jumping
yay, I was going to learn how to kickflip, cause I'm already comfortable with my ollies and fs 180s (and improving my bs 180), and your in-depth tutorials really helpful, thanks for the job you putting in them!
Hey thank you! I hope they help 💪
Never thought about the speed at which I practice the flick. Thanks for the help! Gonna try tomorrrow to kickflip tomorrow!
Yesterday I decided to learn how to kickflip since ive got my ollies shovits and fs&bs 180s down. No joke I searched up your name and the word "kickflip" but nothing came up. Fast forward to today and you uploaded just the video I wanted!
haha no kidding 😂 What awesome timing. I really wish I could get the tutorials out faster, but man..they take a lot of time to do. Stoked this one came out right when you were looking for it! 💪
Had to come back to this. Thanks for the help. I was doing the yee haw kick with the back foot and it was turning my board.
Best tutorial i have watched to date. I am landing the odd kickflip, but you just pointed out a few cues i need to tell myself to land them more regularly. thank you :)
ah! happy to hear that. Hope the cues help 😃
"the yeet zone" that's the scientific term for it ☝️ i'm not even gonna attempt kickflips yet but maybe someday. gotta first build that muscle memory for ollies.
haha the yeet zone is indeed the most scientificic term I could find🧐😂 The ollie muscle is worth building up first too. But, we'll get there 💪
90% of my attempts are in the yeet zone!! Heelflip attempts feel more natural kickflips feel alien but I’ve decided it’s time to try and finally get Atleast close to landing one, hoping for 1 by the end of the year!!
I find it helpful to learn to kickflip and Ollie by using a deck with grip tape.. it helped me learn the basics of kickflips and Ollie’s.. even pop shuvs and shuvs Found it easy to learn with just a deck.. .. I take what I learned with just a deck to a complete an usually land it after about 3 tries.. it’s good practice
This kickflip tutorial is so good and your ASMR voice is so lovely that I've decided to subscribe! 😁💕
ay, thank you! I'm glad you liked the tutorial 😃🙏
Best tutorial out there MILES ahead of any one else
Ah thank you so much Josh 🙏😃 stoked you liked it!
Man, I have been practicing the kickflip every day for two years now without a make, but I think this video is the only one that has shown someone struggling with my particular issue. It's the board turning backside out from under me. Just like it does in the section where you talk about how popping "backwards" and trying to throw your weight forward was messing you up. I hadn't connected the dots until now but you're absolutely right. It's that desire to leap forward that causes the weird circular shuv motion on the back foot. I'm betting this will be the secret sauce that gets me over the line. Thanks for the video!
ah! I certainly hope to hear it helps. I found my own popping nuances have changed over time, but that was definitely where I needed to start to get to where I am now! Good luck. You definitely will get to it 💪
Another amazing tutorial Sarah!
always love your 5 step methods and how in depth you go on tricks!
I have a different pair of old skate shoes JUST for practicing kickflips/the flick and its funny one of my major motivations to land clean so I don't have to destroy my other skate shoes too fast 😅😅😅
Keep up the awesome work Sarah!!
Thank you! 🙏 Glad you liked it! I actually did that too. But, I tried to use a pair that was just too old. There was no gum left to grip and flick 😂 So, it didn't last long. I ended up having to learn the kickflips with relatively new shoes haha But, it was indeed worth it!
Absolutely fantastic teaching skills
Ah thank you so much🙏🙏
I've been skating for almost 10 years and I think you just taught me how to kickflip. No joke. I can heelflip easily. But when you explained how tuck jumps helped you, it instantly clicked. I wasn't flexing my knee enough and that's why I kept throwing the board forward. Thank you. This is a brilliant lesson.
Ahh that’s awesome!! Tuck jumps have been a game changer for me with so many tricks 💪💪 stoked to hear that!
watching these videos made me motivated again to try to land my first kickflip. Love your content!!!
ayyy! That's great 💪 Take your time and it will come :D Thank you!
Wow thanks so much! I like your videos from you so much better then from pros that have been doing kick flips for 10-20 years. At this point it’s just so natural for them they don’t even think about it! I love all the thought put into this! With these tips I feel like I have what I need to finally land my first kick flip! Thanks 🥰
Thank you Laura! I'm so glad to hear that 😃 Kickflips do seem to take forever 😂 But with enough hard work, you'll definitely get one 💪
Great analysis, Sarah. I recently spent a month re-learning the kickflip. It was a sobering experience but well worth it. Trying to extend my front leg was definitely a positive technique, as well as experimenting and finding my best back foot placement.
Thank you! 🙏 I've heard of a lot of skaters needing to re-learn kickflips. Was a big inspiration for the approach I took to learning it actually. Glad that your experimenting paid off though! I think it's 100% worth taking the extra time to get them correctly whether you do it in the beginning or now 💪 I'm currently working on fixing my ollie again. It's been getting a little wonky as late. So, I guess we are always kind of re-learning 😂
cool breakdown! landing a kickflip was a huge milestone in my life! now trying to get it tuned in. thanks. liked and subbed
ah thanks Dan! I'm glad you liked the video. Hope you get em tuned in!
Of all the tutorials on youtube, i find yours are the best. Thanks for taking the time to make them. Its nice to see a tutorial from a pro or someone that has skated ten years because they obv know what they're doing......... but tbh its way more useful seeing them from someone that isn't gonna show the steps and then kickflip over a giant trashcan 2 seconds later lol i feel i can relate to your struggle more and you give a more realistic idea of what to expect when learning a trick. Thanks !!!!
thanks! :D I'm glad you've enjoyed the tutorials so much! Always happy to hear they resonate with someone. I think that managing expectations is one of the hardest parts of skating, so happy to share my struggles haha And, I can promise not to kickflip over any trashcans 💪 (perhaps forever lol)
The DIAGRAMS. Tyvm, Sarah for your attention to detail 🌸
Thank you! 🙏 Hope the diagrams are helpful! :D
Best skate tutorials i've watched so far. I've always struggled with kickflips and this video shows exactly what issues I have doing kickflips - AND EVEN SHOWS A SOLUTION! :D
ahh hope they help 🙌
love your vids! greetings from Brazil
Thanks so much this video is super helpful!! I come back to this video daily. I landed my first kickflip 2 days ago but I'm not flicking the nose at all and its like as you described as "the quickest way to just say you landed one". Now I have filmed it and can see I'm not flicking the nose at all I keep rewatching your flick section and your steps at the end. Holding onto something really helps me practice changing my flick without having to worry about being distracted about committing or landing until I'm happy my flick is better. SUPER USEFUL VIDEO!
I'm so glad to hear that! Seriously 😃 stoked. That phase between I know what I need to do and being able to do it is frustratingly long, but you got it! Just keep practicing those flicks and they'll get better and better :D
@@SarahParkMatott Yup it’s very frustrating when your brain and body don’t want to line up. I tried about 500 times today and only about 10 had a good followed through flick and didn’t land any. Repetitions and muscle memory will kick in at some point (I’m praying) 😅 at least I know what to aim for thanks to you 👍🏻
@@PokeMike it will. Seriously, the kickflip is 20% practice. 80% patience 😂
@@SarahParkMatott well sleeping and hours of kickflip attempts do seem to work for muscle memory! The flick is there 50% of the time now but the board is going away from me so I only ever catch it with my front foot. Guess I need to move my weight forward slightly or place my back foot forward a bit towards the pocket, I'll see what happens tomorrow! I only realised that's probably what I need to do once watching footage back rather than when I was doing it. I guess everyone has their own different issues with different parts of tricks. Recording, watching back + having something like your video as a reference to figure out what needs adjusting seems to be superrrr helpful!
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I wish you were around 30 years ago when I was trying to land kickflips. Well I saw this video today, and it sparked me to skate again, so I can land a kickflip. I bought a helmet and a complete, and I'm going to try and kickflip. I haven't skated since I was a teenager, and I'm 46 now, so this might end terribly, but you never know unless you try.
That's awesome! 😃 You can 💯 get it. Just take your time and have fun. Nothing can stop us 💪
You’re an inspiration! Once my ollies are leveled out, kickflips are next. Thanks for taking the time and making this video.
Thank you! 🙏 Glad you liked the video!
I have practicing kickflip 2 days, this video Is perfect to me. I love u 😩😩💖
Love the video. You really break all the step down and also get us through what went wrong for you. It helps a lot for learning the trick.
Glad it's worth watching the break down 😃🙏
Very nice work! I have watched every kick flips tutorial on TH-cam and this is the first that did a detailed physics analysis of kick flips! Thanks
Thank you 😃
@@SarahParkMatott If you Haven't already, checkout Physics Girls analysis of the Impossible with Rodney Mullen.
@@limpingcow I did see that! Quite a bit ago. Super interesting stuff at play there, even with just the phone flips! Was really cool 💪
Kickflips have been evading me for so long I can heelflip, varial heel and backside heel but I never took the chance to learn how to kickflip cause they felt so unnatural, this is all I needed to really get myself motivated to learn one thank you
ah, hope you can have fun tackling them 💪 with all those heelflip variations though, I'm sure you've got killer foundations to go for it 🙌
Super helpful!
Hoping for a heelflip analysis soon :)
From what I'm getting so far, it's very very similar...if not just opposite sides haha I just never remember to try it 😂
Thanks for the tips! The adjustment of the foot position really helped! Keep up the good work!
Glad to hear that helped you!😃💪 Keep up the good practice!
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What you explained about the miss pop is whats been happen to my switch snd nollie flips. I never thought about why though so i should be able to work on that now. Thanks for the in-depth tips
ahh sick go get them and that pop! 💪
37 year old rookie here because a kid told me to do a kickflip and i had to say i can't to which he replied "i can" and I had to ride away in shame. i'll let you know when i've got it!
got it! your videos help the most
Thank you Sarah. Your explanation is really helpful. Now i know that i miss my flick. I have to focis on that part. I always tend to shoot out my board or miss the flick. Now i know why.
Woo 💪 glad the explanation helped
your tutorials are sooo well made and helpful sarah
Thank you 🙏🙏 so glad to hear that
Great tutorial 👌
Great tutorial
Thanks for the video!! so nice!
SARAH IS BACK YAAAY🧡🧡 i need ur in depth analysis man 🙌🏼
WOO! 😃 I hope 20 minutes of said in depth analysis was enough 😂
@@SarahParkMatott i enjoyed every second of it 😭 i actually started trying 180 no complies today and i 100% have your video on them to thank!
Nice video, thanks!
4:50 the exact thing happen to me so I played a long and learn varial flip first. Took me for 4 months grinding for the kickflip but I end up with a varial flip. Once I landed more varialflips I got more used to the air time of a flip trick so the kickflip came with ease afterwards
ay that's awesome 🙌 maybe I should try varial flips 🤔
Just landed my kickflip thanks for the advice 🙏😁
Ayyy congratulations 💪
Sarah, you are the girl! I’m not very keen on learning kickflips but you gave me hope lol.
Thank you🙏😃 The kickflip will always be here! When and if you want to learn it. You got it 💪
Noice grip tape!! 👌 🔥🔥🤘🤘🤘 useful tips thanx!
You are the best at describing tricks!!! Love it!!! Thanks again def gonna start working more on leveling out my ollies to get to start these!!! Supper stoked!!! 🙌
Yessss 💪 Take your time. It's definitely easier to approach once you're really solid in the ollie!
8:09 I giggled at how much sense this bit made lmaoo
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I was trying to do a kick flip for over 2 weeks nonstop on my ery first day I landed 1 kick flip and then it all went down hill and I gave up on the kick flip and focus for a few weeks on manual and ollies and now that I saw this video I tried again kick flip and I think it helped me but I'm not too sure I'll try again and again and watch your videos to understand it more
Even after we know in our heads what to do, it takes quite a while to get the body to listen to us 🥲 But you'll get it exactly with that "again and again" mindset. Just gotta put in the effort and take the time you need. You got it 💪💪
OMG YESSS! This is what I’ve been waiting for girl 😍😍😍 thank you so much! Love from Italy :)
Woo!!!😃💪 hope it helps! My greetings to Italy 🙋♀️🙋♀️
Excellent video as always!! Thank you so much for putting in the work that you do for these tutorials. That ankle roll tip is huge. Consciously Rolling the ankle first and then flicking out at the corner of the nose has helped me so much. It’s so interesting to see all of the unique struggles that we go through to learn these tricks. Great stuff, keep it up!!🤘
Thank you so much! 🙏 They do take a lot of work, so I'm stoked when they're helpful and relatable! Yeah, that ankle bend is huge. You can get away with not really bending the ankle for a while when learning to ollie at first, but, you cannot get away with it here 😂 Glad you enjoyed the video 🙋♀️
Damn, this is a really good tutorial - nice work! 🙌🏾 Sometimes the algorithm does work (I actually got served a more recent vid but made my way through a few). I seriously needing to work on getting some actual flick, lol 😂
haha 😂 glad the algorithm worked and you liked the video. Have fun working on that flick 💪 it's a pain but worth the effort!
Daaamn another great video. I really like the way you analyze and break down tricks. I wanted to learn heelflips before kickflips but I think this video will help me with both! Thank you for your time and effort!
Thank you! 🙏 I bet there are some takeaways here that could help with heel flips. I'm going to start working on those soon too once I start feeling a little more confident in my current trick repertoire. Glad you enjoy the breakdowns!
This is brilliant! Thank you for making this. This is the kind of thing I wish to find when searching for kickflip tutorials 🙂
I'm so glad to hear that 😃 Good luck working on the kick flip 💪
Yes! That's what I was really waiting for. Thank you.
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I'm working on my kickflip. It's so frustrating to do so. I usually drag my foot too high or make a board turned.
But I'll try your method and give it another go. Keep on your good work!!!
Try a few sessions with the method and see how it goes! It definitely can't hurt 💪 Kickflips are indeed super frustrating. It can really bring you down. But, you definitely got it! It's worth the investment 🙌
what an amazing analysis. excellent work, thank you so much!
Thank you! :D
Thank you! 🤘
Thank you! Im gonna be trying this method
This is gold! Thanks for that in depth tutorial. Will start practicing tmrw. 🙃
Thanks! Hope you hav fun with it 💪
i literally am traumatized from rolling my ankle from kickflips AND heelflips :((( you make me want to try it again!!!
Ugh that's rough. I definitely have been there, although not with kickflips. Rolled my ankles on rail flips and had to wait 6 months before trying them again. Luckily there is no rush, and plenty of time for baby steps 💪
Nice video keep it up!
Wait, you can hold onto things while practicing?? Mind blown! Yes, it surprised me too that I’ve never though of this... :D Great video as usual.
I once saw a clip where a guy had a rope above his mini ramp that you can hold while learning new tricks without the fear of falling.
😂haha I love holding on to something first. I was using a fence just the other day. Gotta use all the tools you can 💪
Another great video, thank you! I am 5'2 and to build a good straight down pop via differential pressure, it seems true to me that at that height it is necessary to have the hip more backwards if one does not wish to move the front foot too far back. It seems this is your experience, too. I have a large kid board with a 13 inch wheel base to help me figure out tricks before moving on to my actual board. I find it really helps, too. The weight distribution is far less critical on the smaller board (but it is over all harder to ride)
Ah thanks Stefanie! I definitely found that. Having my weight back more helped then! though, over a year later, I don’t have to focus on that as much thankfully! Funny how board size and skater size can have such an affect, right?
Love your videos
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I would rather watch someone learn a trick like this than watch someone who mastered the trick 10 years ago. I also think those who have very recently mastered a trick are better teachers. It’s interesting to hear professionals talk about how they do a trick and then see them doing the trick. Often their explanation does not exactly describe what they’re really doing.
ive been doing that weird shuvit thing when i pop on kickflips too. it feels like im bailing my back foot everytime
I’d love to have a skate sesh wit u .. we need more skaters skating and teaching like u do .. yer awesome
ay thank you 🙌 glad you like the style of teaching/skating
@@SarahParkMatott it’s actually way easier to do tricks watching yer videos.. I love Arron K and braille but they don’t go into details like u do.. u actually break the trick down step by step and make it easy to learn tricks or in my case learn a better way and easier way to do a trick such as kickflip or Ollie.. shuvit sand pop shuvits.. I literally relearned how to do an Ollie after watching yer vids and now my progress is so much better my Ollie’s are way smooth and I’m landing at least 87% .. I like to land them 5 times in a row if I mess up I’ll start the process over again but only do it for like 30 minutes or until I land 5 in a row.. trying to learn to manual right now also any advice on that?
@@SarahParkMatott also I think I invented a trick it’s like the strawberry milkshake and the caveman.. it’s basically u hold the board in caveman and think about the strawberry milkshake except standing or vertical.. and take yer back foot and flip the board around (like a strawberry milkshake) and land on board and ride(switch) or try with yer front foot and try n land it.. it’s actually pretty cool and hard also can hurt yer shins.. try it out n see what u think
@@thevillianats1599 Ah, I'm really happy to hear that. For sure, I mean..I think we're both better for different types of learners. I'm sure plenty of people can't bear my long-winded tutorials😂 And I do. I have a tutorial for how I learned them th-cam.com/video/5VK5cuF9m7Y/w-d-xo.html and then how I practiced them about a year later to really get them better. If you're already getting into them, the second video is probably better. th-cam.com/video/VfPXVmV_1vA/w-d-xo.html
Also, cool about the trick. Hopefully I remember to try it 💪
sweet video
Yeyyyy I've been waiting for this mwhahahaha I can't wait to try and land some today! Thank you Sarah!!!!
Haha😂 I wish you lots of luck! And patience 😂 Patience is probably the final step haha I hope the steps help though!! 💪 You got it!!
@@SarahParkMatott yup. Thank you!
So good. I’ll keep your advice in mind next time I try practicing kickflips. Last session didn’t go so well for my front foot’s big toe. 😅
oh no, a toe crush perhaps?? 😢 I hope it goes better next time 💪
really appreciate u :)
Cool cat 🐈
I can tell that you are a well educated person.
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Thank you 😃
Body weight and pop will make or break this trick. They have been my biggest struggles, it’s incredible how finicky this trick is. The board almost always flicks out in front of me and keeping the board directly under my feet is soo fustrating. It’s all about weight distribution once you can pop and flick well and it can take quite awhile to get it dialed in so the board rotates under you.
This is a very well constructed and relatable video. Even as someone that’s been kick flipping a long time I enjoyed watching this and picked up a few things. Nice job 👍🏽
ay, thanks! Happy to hear that 😃
finally the easiest to learn and the most hard to commit tricks for me even after a long time still scared to lands it .all the primo, slide out, wheel bite, ball destroyer and shinner...😂🤣
Haha the kickflip really is a one stop shop for all possible pain when learning a trick 😭 A little bit of everything.
@@SarahParkMatott yeah.... the pain....🤯
Wowww tienes razón el pop debe ser recto y seco, es algo obvio pero que al momento de ejecutarlo te gana la inclinación de la tabla y lo cometes mal. Gracias y además eres muy guapa!! Saludos desde México city
Muchas Gracias!! 🙏Saludos desde USA 😃
Great video! I'm learning the kickflip now and this was super helpful. I'm wondering if you have any tips to what you do when you land primo. When the board slips out I have no problem, i just tuck and roll and don't get injured. But landing primo is a different beast and seems to happen a lot when attempting (but not landing) kickflips
Hmm..it's a little hard to explain what I do. I do have a video about what I do when falling...and I'd say my "hop bail" in that video is the closest to what works for me when landing primo too. I basically try to jerk my feet (hop) back up so that my full bodyweight doesn't go into the primo, and I can fall (or collapse) to either side without that slam that primos are famous for. Pulling the feet back up kind of slows the momentum if you can get the hang of it. I've done it a done when slipping out a lot, so it's become pretty second nature to me. Wish I could help more with that!
My question is, if i have to conciously flick my angle or does the flicking motion just results from the foot leaving the board?
I have to do it consciously. That's why I try to be very conscious about it when practicing the flick (dragging off the nose) by itself, so that my body wants to do that more naturally when trying the actual kickflip 💪
@@SarahParkMatott thank you :)
Hey 👋 I Keep landing on my deck upside down & not getting the full rotation, I am pretty sure it’s not my back leg causing the issue as I bring it up high. It’s more of a flick issue, any tips?
Hi David! I ran into this problem recently myself-repeatedly landing upside down. I would try to use a faster and stronger flick first. I found that sometimes it can relax and just not give the power it needs. So, I always go back to the drag and flicking step, paying attention to flicking faster and off the nose farther away (extending the leg more). That often helps me 😃
You will find that over time your front foot will be even more forward I kickflip with front foot like on the bolts for a moving kickflip
definitely curious to see how it changes 🤔
@@SarahParkMatott it might not for you everyone kickflip differently. And you could even do it this way moving its all practice but it's just the normal progression of the kickflip really as when your wanting to like kickflip a gap and need to go fast being able to flip from the bolts. Will be allot more stability to set up not having to adjust your feet to much. But it's definitely fine to do them foot further down for that nice flip. But i definitely think big kickflips moving or big ones that will suck up to your feet and catch it in the air. Front foot on the bolts in your usual kickflip front foot position. Is the best way to get them types.
@@SarahParkMatott have a watch of dan corrigan. Video name kickflip master class. TH-cam obviously lol I love your videos it's not trying to make you feel bad your kickflip is lovely but there is always room for improvement. I feel like your kickflip is the good start and slowly but surely progress to more foot on the bored and slowly move it up to where you feel comfortable it's the natural progression of the trick kinda how when you first learn Olli it feels comfortable foot further back to drag it more to get the ollie. Same applies to kickflips.
I can only heel I pray this works
Are your wheels too tight? when you practiced.
I didn't tighten my wheels, no 🙂
@@SarahParkMatott ok
You mentioned all the mistakes I go through..
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Nightmare here for half year still landing one leg
Its insane, been struggling for a while too
I finally landed once this week😂
You legend this is perfect. Faze.sb
ah, thank you! I mean, your kickflips are already pretty great! But I'm glad you liked the video 😃
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Kick flips are so hard bruh😭.
I 💯 agree 😭 still hard now
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