AHHHH!! So close!
Seriously anyone who tries to learn heelflips usually just jump really high and the board rockets up and barely flips.
You have the flick down perfect, but I can see that you are flipping with your foot and putting it straight to the floor.
I would recommend trying to land both feet on it upside down, to get used to the whole 'trust' thing and to also lose the fear of it not flipping.
I think messing a trick up in different ways is the thorough way to learnHold onto something like the corner railings of a mini ramp or quarterpipe platform. Both arms, with the railing behind you, you can just lift yourself a tiny bit to stay in the air for an extra moment more to let it flip round.
Lastly I landed my first heelflip in a 'tailstall on the floor' position. That seemed to help me keep my front foot up more.
Great effort!! You def got them soon!
Disclaimer- Anyone that knows me will tell you my heelflips are awful so maybe ignore everything I said! ;)
You got this!!!!
Aha! Thanks so much for your tips, I really enjoy discussing different ways of approaching tricks. Skateboarding is so mental, having a new mind set can make such a difference! Now i just need it to stop snowing so I can skate!!!
Yeah I have really studied skateboarding in my life and I think I could explain how to do most things.
Although I can't get my own body to do certain tricks, I completely know how to do them!
Its all about center of gravity and weight distribution. I never hear that explained in how to videos.
Perhaps I should start a mini dtube series of how to's and see if it resonates with people!
But like you said, will have to wait til this mini ice age pisses off! =)
Ha ha yeah, thankfully it's finally warming up a bit!
You should definitely do a mini series of how tos, i'd be all over that!