Master the Kickflip: Tips and Techniques from Skateboarding Pro Dominick Walker

Pro skater Dominick Walker guides you through step-by-step instructions, breaking down the proper foot placement, body positioning, and timing necessary to execute a perfect kickflip. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced skater, you’ll learn valuable tips and tricks to improve your technique and nail this popular trick like a pro. So grab your board, tune in, and get ready to dial in your kickflip.

01:19 Step 1: Foot Positioning
01:40 Step 2: Preload and Pop
01:45 Step 3: Flick and Spin
02:14 Step 4: Catch
02:18 Step 5: Land
02:23 Common mistakes
03:54 Secret Tip

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[TomiBorchert]

Nobody ever mention where to look when doing different tricks. For kickflip, do you watch the nose, tail or center or feet?

[Bill-hlgp]

Flip it half way and land on top of the board (trucks side up)! Jump!

[TransWorldSKATEboarding]

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[JosephACampbellJr]

Almost 19 years in and this trick in Particular is as Tough as the Dickens😤
I appreciate this Vid Dom❤

[BadMofoTraining]

From all the tutorials I've seen on any trick, Domo is hands down one of the best teachers. He's super calm, he doesn't overwhelm you with information, yet he gives personal notes for real life situations.

[fernandogonzalez]

They never say to tweek your front foot using the side of your shoe

[claudiakoning]

He's a really good teacher. I like this video!

[burger]

what a fantastic teacher and obviously a dope ass skater

[buhhwee]

You should talk about your back foot placement.. some ppl pop off the end of the tail.. whiles you are popping off the center pocket of the rail and even have 1-1.5 inches of the tip of your tail showing

[supermarcoa]

Worst kickflip tutorial I've seen, he is not explaining much, and the few things he tries to explain are poor taught, for instance how to keep the board under you, while flipping, or also the foot positioning is very confuse. His kickflips were good though

[KrajczarLevente]

Anyone knows if i can listen to the beat from this vid somewhere ?

[harleysanders]

Nice kick flip but the rest was trash. I had to go to Instagram then YouTube and so much random stuff not mad at you. I've been able to kick flip for over ten years just mad because I couldn't actually comment because social media is garbage now. Do a pop shuv or a truck stand people don't know what that is haha

[JB-kgzv]

Glad to see his back foot is closer to the toe side pocket. Im getting more consistent but having a hard time evening out so I watched some mike mo trick tip and he claims you should have your back foot way over towards the heel side part of the tail and it screwed my kickflips up way worse. Really goes to show how everyone does things different, in this video they even real nice so I wonder what I wonder my I need to adjust with mine.

[kickyourfaceandlaugh]

Some bonus tips are jumping forward while you kick flip helps a lot and putting your back foot in the back pocket of the tail helps popping it faster.