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The kickflip (originally '''magic flip''', '''ollie flip''', or '''ollie kickflip'''), also known simply as a '''flip''', is an aerial Skateboarding Trick where the skateboarder kicks his Board in order to make it flip 360 degrees along the board's long axis. The modern kickflip was invented by Rodney Mullen in 1983 .

A kickflip is executed similarly to the Ollie : popping (putting pressure with your back foot on the tail) the tail of the deck and sliding the leading foot up to the top of the deck, bringing both board and rider off the ground. When a skater performs a kickflip, he begins a standard ollie and the then uses his front foot and flicks it off the corner of the nose of the skateboard to create a flip. He then brings his legs up and catches the board with his feet once the board has done one complete rotation. The kickflip has become the defining trick of "New School" skateboarding and has been ported over to other boardsports, notably surfing, wakeskating, and skimboarding.


PERFORMANCE

While the kickflip is similar to the ollie, it is not a direct variation of the ollie. In performing a standard kickflip, the rider:
  • Places the front foot safely behind the front bolts or onto and slightly towards the heel-side edge of the board.

  • Places the back foot on the tail of the board slightly angled.

  • Pops the tail by pushing down with the back foot while jumping into the air.

  • Slides one's front foot out to the side in order to start the board rotating while the rider stays centered over the board.

  • Moves both feet out of the way so the board can spin properly.

  • Catches the board and rolls away. It is considered good style to stop the board's rotation with the feet in midair rather than to allow contact with the ground to stop the board.



VARIATIONS

Variations of the standard Kickflip are very common. Some of these are:
  • The Heelflip is the same idea as a Kickflip but the board flips in the opposite direction. They look similar to the untrained eye, but the technique for doing a heelflip is significantly different.

  • Double Kickflip, where the board flips twice before being caught.

  • Varial Kickflip, where the board spins a backside 180 degrees on its vertical axis during a kickflip.

  • Hardflip, when the board spins a frontside 180 on its vertical axis during a kickflip.

  • 360 Kickflip (aka 360 flip, Tre flip), where the board spins 360 degrees on its vertical axis while also flipping.

  • Kickflip with a frontside or backside 180, where the skater flips the board and turns both his or her body and board 180 degrees and lands backwards.

  • The Kickflip Indy, a variation on the Indy Air where the rider flips the board and catches it with his hand rather than the feet. It was first done on a vertical ramp but now is very commonly seen done on launch ramps or other surfaces which can generate sufficient air time. It is also common to see the Kickflip combined with grabs other than the Indy grab.



1970S KICKFLIP

There was a different skateboard trick also named 'kickflip' that was common in 1970s freestyle skateboarding. The skater would stand on a motionless or slow moving skateboard with two feet side by side, facing forward in the center of the board. One foot was then placed slightly under one side of the board, and the skater would jump up in the air, lifting the board with the toe of the foot. The board would spin and land back on its wheels, and the skater would land back on the board. Several variations were created by freestyle skateboarder Kurt 'Mr. Kickflip' Lindgren, a member of the California Free Former team.


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