Heelflip
Also called heel flip
What it is
The mirror of the kickflip: the board flips 360 degrees along its long axis toward the rider's front side, kicked with the heel. Invented by Rodney Mullen in 1982.
- Lessons
- 16
- Channels
- 6
- Other stances
- 3
- Level
- 2/5
Heelflip
How it works
- Pop an ollie with the front foot angled so the heel hangs off the toe-side edge.
- Kick the foot forward and outward so the heel is the last part to leave the board, spinning it in the heelflip direction.
- Catch the griptape with the front foot and land centered.
16 lessons
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Heelflip
Other stances
The same trick from another stance. The lessons above still apply; the ones made for a stance are listed under it.
Nollie Heelflip
3 lessons for this stanceFakie Heelflip
2 lessons for this stanceSwitch Heelflip
3 lessons for this stance
Flip tricks
Same family
Grounded in Wikipedia: Flip trick (Heelflip)
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