How To Heelflip: Skateboarding Trick Tips by Billy Banman

Before doing a Heelflip you should know how to Ollie very good.

When you POP your Heelflips jump straight up, and not in front of your board. When you jump forward and your board flicks behind you it's because you're bailing, otherwise know as being a chicken.

Jump straight up and flick your heelflip underneath you!

Your board will be flipping right under your body/ feet and that's where you want it.

Now for the flicking part...

You've got to be able to flick your ankle right in the little groove before the nose of your board aka the corner.

It's all in your FLICK.

Flick your ankle towards the corner of your board when you're at the peak of your ollie, and flick it down obviously.

Step-by-step instructions:

• Position your upper half of your back foot on the tail... comfortably.
  
• Position your front foot straight across the board, halfway on the board with your toes hanging slightly over
• You should really make this whole process just feel natural. Just get your board and pick the right foot positioning right off the bat like you've been doing this for hundreds of years... and then...
• Bend your knees/ crouch dow and POP! Smack your tail down really hard on the ground while sucking up your legs.
• While in the air at your peak, flick your ankle toward the corner groove of your board and flick it sorta down, so that board flips under your feet like it should.
  
• Jump straight up as you're doing this too
  
• Catch your board above the bolts, stomp it, and roll away like a PRO
  
• Then come back here and tell me you landed a heelflip =]

Words of wisdom:

Don't get fustrated.

Whatever you do... KEEP YOUR COOL!

Once you start getting angry everything else just seems to go wrong. Don't let it get to you. Just have some fun and goof around on your board and then try the trick again later.

Hey, if you're bored and want to do something go watch the Hot Chocolate Skateboard Tour Video. It kinda goes over the same thing I was just saying.

Plus it's a Great video!

leave me a comment.

You wanna learn a heelflip?

Here's what we gotta do first...

1. Stop saying you can't do a heelflip
2. Start believing you CAN land a heelflip
3. Imagine yourself doing a perfect heelflip
4. See yourself riding away in your head
5. Feel good, go out there, and...

Make it happen! Take action! Go!