| Learning to kick flip is fun and but it can dangerous. | | | | Sounds easy, right? In truth, the kick flip takes lots |
| But it can be made easier and safer when you take | | | | of practice. You must make sure that you ollie high |
| the time to do it right. Here are some important | | | | enough and have plenty of pop to get yourself off |
| points to remember. | | | | of the ground. You also have to keep an eye on the |
| Since the kick flip is the hardest of the basic tricks to | | | | board in order to catch it when it spins back around |
| master, you will want to have conquered tricks like | | | | in order to land on it properly. And when you give |
| the ollie first. In fact, doing a good ollie is essential to | | | | the initial kick, your front foot must kick down and |
| learning to kick flip. The kick flip start with a basic | | | | out for proper spin while moving your foot out of |
| ollie. After you have jumped (make sure you crouch | | | | the way. You don't want to land wrong and turn an |
| down and jump high), use your front foot to kick the | | | | ankle, that will cause you to be out of the action for |
| nose of the skateboard. Move your feet out of the | | | | a couple of weeks. Not worth it! Make sure you do |
| way to allow the board to spin. After it has spun all | | | | this the right way. |
| the way around, catch it with your back foot and | | | | Practice the kick flip, wear your helmet, and be safe. |
| then bring your front foot down over the bolts, | | | | See you at the skate park! |
| bending your knees again as you land. That's it! | | | | |