Put your back foot flat across the tail of your skateboard, and put the ball of your front foot right behind your front trucks(this is just to start you off with the feel of how you have to flick but after this, you can place it wherever you would like to and feels good, still maintaining the foot at a slight angle). Ollying and kickflipping while stationary is possible, but most people find it easier to do while rolling. If you would like to learn to kickflip with your skateboard stationary, you can place your skateboard on some carpet or grass to keep it from rolling. If you prefer to learn to kickflip while your skateboard is rolling (which I feel is easier), don’t go very fast at the start. Just get rolling at a comfortable speed, and then move your feet into this position. At this point, ollie as high as you can. If you need to work on your ollie, read How to Ollie. The technique is basically the same, except for what your feet do while in the air...When you launch up into the air, slide the side of your foot up the board like you do in a regular ollie. However, you'll want to slide it up toward the edge of the nose of the board and flick the nose of your skateboard with your front foot. The motion is like flicking something away with the back of your hand that's buzzing around. Except with your foot. On a skateboard. So it's not really like that, but that may help you understand. Here's how it works: ... |