Skateboard Tricks: Backside 180 Kickflip On a Bank Common Mistakes

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Summary: The most common mistake in a skateboard Backside kickflip 180 on a bank trick is not getting enough pop on the skateboard. Avoid common mistakes doing a Backside 180 kickflip on a bank with tips from a professionally sponsored skateboarder in this free video on skateboarding.

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By Shawn Connelly
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"Some of the common mistakes you'll experience while learning how to back side 180 flip on a bank is basically you're not going to get enough pop. And what you need to do is make sure that your back foot is on the tail just right so that you're able to get as much bang as you can. Another thing is, you're going to want to learn how to get the timing down, when to hit the tail. The perfect spot to do it at is going to be just before you end up losing all of your speed, right at the top. If you do it too early, the board is still headed upward, and it won't pop up to your feet properly. And if you do it too late, your body weight is already going to be headed down the bank. So what you want to do to fix that is wait until you get right up to the perfect point, and then pop it, foot on the tail, be able to flip it and catch it. The other problem that you're going to find is that a bank is going to require you to have different foot placement than on flat ground. It's just going to be a matter of figuring out what works better. Sometimes a little more foot on the board will help the board flip a little bit slower, and a little bit steadier, so that you can catch it and roll away. So remember, when you're skating a bank, and you're headed up, you've got to find the right foot placement to make the board lop and flip a little bit slower to come in. The other problem people have is just basically being able to learn how to get to the obstacle or find the best angle for the back side flip. Sometimes the obstacle may be steep, and you may want to make it a broad back side flip, or it may be mellow, similar to this one, and you can head more straight up it and then straight down it. So remember, testing out the angle. So, when I do the back side flip, notice you sometimes head up this degree, back side 180, and come down like this. Sometimes if it's steeper, you can head straight up like this, back side flip straight, and then come in. It's all going to depend on the spot that you're trying it at, the speed you're traveling at, and sometimes exactly how you want to end up doing your back side flip."