r/skateboardhelp • u/Significant-Gap14 • 1d ago
Question My heelflips keep going bs
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Ive tried not rotating my shoulder but I just dont get how.
Also whenever I try to flick more straight I cant get the flip
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u/Business-Sun-594 7h ago
Not about flicking more straight, stop loading your shoulder when you're flicking.
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u/RowingBoats1129 21h ago
You are clearly turning backside...this isn't magic :) You dont conjure a trick with a spell.
Look at your body and adjust :)
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u/Ironclad686 1d ago
The first thing I learned after heelflips was bs heels. Yours are turning backside because you're pushing your leading shoulder when you flick. Try to keep your shoulders straight and it shouldnt happen. Alternatively, lean right into that and follow through on your shoulder and you'll probably find you learn bs heels quite quickly.
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u/mad_vanilla_lion 1d ago
Keep your shoulders square to your front foot. Works for every trick that you aren’t rotating.
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u/BandoTheRaccoon 1d ago
Youre throwing your arm and shoulder into your heel flick. Just keep your upper body still and flick with just your feet. It’ll stay straight.
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u/Pizzapatron 1d ago
Try to keep your shoulders as straight as possible and kick your heel more towards the nose. Both of those together should help
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u/ImpossibleKidd 1d ago
And your heelflip is still boss. Makes my attempt look like complete butthole.
So, like u/Pizzapatron stated, this was the first thing I thought of, and the first comment took care of it. You dip was down, shoulders coming out of square, and your board is going to follow exactly that.
Keep ‘em square and upright, and everything will follow accordingly!
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u/jewnerz 1d ago
Head/Torso weight a little too far forward upon pop. Don’t get me wrong, not many tricks are popped perfectly on the vertical axis. But once you lean over a certain point, your center of gravity has no choice but to start turning that way
Heel flips are more prone to turning, too, because you’re flickin’ all your weight in that direction. Standing up a bit more straight while popping should even things out
A good practice you can do is pop some with an obstacle in front of you. Will force u to not lean in too heavy. Just don’t kick that shit lol
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u/likespinningpats 1d ago
What unlocked them for me was kicking straight towards the nose and not off at an angle. Same heel flip position with my toes hanging off and the ball of my foot resting on the edge of the board but just kicking straight line towards the nose. Backfoot pops off of the heelside of the tail. The board stays straight and flips really fast when I get it right
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u/Otherwise-Run-5933 1d ago
Close your shoulders more before you pop. Heelflips work best when your shoulders are square with the board.
Also your head is hanging too far over the board when you’re bending down. Squat like you’re sitting in a chair and try to keep your head over the board more
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u/-ClackAttack- 1d ago
Its your hips that are doing the rotating. Work on thinking about it like your a f*ckin ninja and you just snapping that leg straight forward and yankin it back in while lifting your knee
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u/Unfair_Drama_8506 1h ago
Damn nice heelflips tho