How to do a kickflip

this article is about the basics of skateboarding, you will be learning how to execute and land a kickflip

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• a skateboard
• skate shoes
• flatground
• time
• skillz!

1. set your feet up like you would for a ollie but put your front foot a little farther down on the front bolts: IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO KEEP YOUR SHOULDERS EVEN!

2. 
   dont flick straight down! do it like this

   bend your knees, then, pop your back foot like you would for a ollie only instead of just ollieing scrape your front foot down and out in front of your board

3. watch the board do a entire spin and then catch the board in the air and put your feet down on it.

4. land on the bolts and ride away

Tips & Warnings

• this trick is easier if you can ollie first!
• dont push mongo!
• your going to fall a couple times so get over it

[sk8more]

on 8/3/2008 this is great