How to kickflip on a skateboard

A Kick flip is a skateboard trick similar to a Heel flip. Get expert tips and advice on skateboard decks and trucks in this video lesson. Take action: know how to do ollies, find a safe spot, test foot positions, and land with 1 foot on ground and 1 on board. Shawn, the instructor of this how-to video from Live Strong, has over twenty years of skateboarding knowledge. He has appeared in Slap, Thrasher and Transworld magazines and his sponsors include Venture Trucks, Ricta Wheels, Roughneck Hardware and FTC Skate shop. Originally from the northeast state of Maine, where good skate spots are hard to find, Shawn loves and appreciates the abundance of skate spots the Bay Area has to offer. Shawn enjoys sharing the art of skateboarding and believes that it is one of the few "sports" that teaches real patience and determination, allows for limitless growth, and nurtures individuality at the same time.