User:Panyé El Skat-e-board-ér/Skateboard Tricks/Flip Tricks

A flip trick is a type of skateboarding trick in which the skateboard does a flip. In many tricks, the skateboard flips upside down and/or end over end. Many simple tricks, such as a kickflip and heelflip, as well as a pop shove-it, can be combined to form more complex flip tricks. Flip tricks are performed whilst the skateboarder has momentum.

Flip Trick Concepts and Principles
Here is a list of the four most basic flip tricks which are usually the first real flip tricks most skateboarders start off with. They are, in alphabetical order; the kickflip, the heelflip, and backside/frontside pop shove-its; these are the two most basic pop shove-it variations that there are.


 * Heelflip
 * A heelflip is the same as a kickflip, only the board spins toe-side (towards the toes). For a regular skater (left foot in front) the board spins clockwise from the perspective of one behind the skater. Again, there is a kick as part of the ollie but unlike the kickflip it is directed forward and outwards away from the rider's toe side (diagonal), so that the last part of the foot to leave the board is the heel, hence the name.


 * Kickflip
 * Invented by Rodney Mullen in the mid '80s, this trick came about as a failed attempt at the new trick he had created, the flatland Ollie. He noticed that if he ollied and dragged his feet off the board, it would flip. Kicking or flicking out imparts enough force to flip or spin the board on an imaginary axis running from the nose to the tail. If flicked harder, two or three full flips can be imparted on that axis, these are called double or triple kickflips. The original name for this trick after conception was the "magic flip" because no one understood how it worked or flipped.


 * Pop Shove-it
 * A Pop Shove-It is a combination of an Ollie and a Shove-It to get the board to do a 180 degree turn and get off the ground at the same time. This trick can be done Backside or Frontside, just like a regular Shove-It. Backside Pop Shove-its were first done by Tony Hawk on a vert ramp. He was trying to do a Backside Varial without grabbing the board. He learned to do a backside Ollie and scoop the board so it turns an extra 180. Despite being invented on vert, the trick is a rarity on any kind of transition and is more commonly seen done on street terrain.

Basic Flip Tricks
A full list, in alphabetical order, of all the variations of the most completely basic flip tricks including all the various Stances:

The Core Flip Tricks - the foundation of the majority of all Flip Tricks (aka Single Flip Tricks)

 * Backside Fakie Pop Shove-it - A "Backside Fakie Pop Shove-it" is a "Backside Pop shove-it" performed in the Fakie Stance


 * Backside Nollie Pop Shove-it - A "Backside Nollie Pop Shove-it" is a "Backside Pop shove-it" performed in the Nollie Stance


 * Backside Pop Shove-it - please refer to "Flip Trick Concepts and Principles"


 * Backside Switch Pop Shove-it -A "Backside Switch Pop Shove-it" is a "Backside Pop shove-it" performed in the Switch Stance


 * Fakie Heelflip - A "Fakie Heelflip" is a Heelflip performed in the Fakie Stance


 * Fakie Kickflip - A "Fakie Kickflip" is a Kickflip performed in the Fakie Stance


 * Frontside Fakie Pop Shove-it - A "Frontside Fakie Pop Shove-it" is a "Frontside Pop shove-it" performed in the Fakie Stance


 * Frontside Nollie Pop Shove-it - A "Frontside Nollie Pop Shove-it" is a "Frontside Pop shove-it" performed in the Nollie Stance


 * Frontside Pop Shove-it - please refer to "Flip Trick Concepts and Principles"


 * Frontside Switch Pop Shove-it - A "Frontside Switch Pop Shove-it" is a "Frontside Pop shove-it" performed in the Switch Stance


 * Heelflip - please refer to "Flip Trick Concepts and Principles"


 * Kickflip - please refer to "Flip Trick Concepts and Principles"


 * Nollie Heelflip - A "Nollie Heelflip" is a Heelflip performed in the Nollie Stance


 * Nollie Kickflip - A "Nollie Kickflip" is a Kickflip performed in the Nollie Stance


 * Switch Heelflip - A "Switch Heelflip" is a Heelflip performed in the Switch stance


 * Switch Kickflip - A "Switch Kickflip" is a Kickflip performed in the Switch stance

180 Flips (aka Varials)
180 Flips are when the skateboard is both flipped (in a 360 degree motion along the board's long axis) and rotated (180 degrees) at the same time by the skateboarder executing various crucial procedures.


 * Backside 180 Fakie Heelflip (aka: Backside Pop Shove-it Fakie Heelflip, Backside Varial Fakie Heelflip)


 * A "Backside 180 Fakie Heelflip" is a combination of a Backside Pop Shov-it and a Heelflip performed in the Fakie Stance


 * Backside 180 Heelflip (aka: Backside Pop Shove-it Heelflip, Backside Varial Heelflip, Inward Varial Heelflip, Inward Heel)


 * A "Backside 180 Heelflip" is a combination of a Backside Pop Shov-it and a Heelflip performed in the Normal Riding Stance, and is more commonly known as an Inward Heelflip.


 * Backside 180 Nollie Heelflip (aka: Backside Pop Shove-it Nollie Heelflip, Backside Varial Nollie Heelflip)


 * A "Backside 180 Nollie Heelflip" is a combination of a Backside Pop Shov-it and a Heelflip performed in the Nollie Stance


 * Backside 180 Switch Heelflip (aka: Backside Pop Shove-it Switch Heelflip, Backside Varial Switch Heelflip)


 * A "Backside 180 Switch Heelflip" is a combination of a Backside Pop Shov-it and a Heelflip performed in the Switch Stance


 * Backside 180 Fakie Kickflip (aka: Backside Popshove-it Fakie Heelflip, Backside Varial Fakie Kickflip)


 * A "Backside 180 Fakie Kickflip" is a combination of a Backside Pop Shov-it and a Kickflip performed in the Fakie Stance


 * Backside 180 Kickflip (aka: Backside Popshove-it Kickflip, Backside Varial Kickflip, Varial Kickflip, Varial Flip)


 * A "Backside 180 Kickflip" is a combination of a Backside Pop Shov-it and a Kickflip performed in the Normal Riding Stance, and is more commonly known as a Varial Kickflip.


 * Backside 180 Nollie Kickflip (aka: Backside Popshove-it Nollie Kickflip, Backside Varial Nollie Kickflip)


 * A "Backside 180 Nollie Kickflip" is a combination of a Backside Pop Shov-it and a Kickflip performed in the Nollie Stance


 * Backside 180 Switch Kickflip (aka: Backside Popshove-it Switch Kickflip, Backside Varial Switch Kickflip)


 * A "Backside 180 Switch Kickflip" is a combination of a Backside Pop Shov-it and a Kickflip performed in the Switch Stance


 * Frontside 180 Fakie Heelflip (aka: Frontside Popshove-it Fakie Heelflip, Frontside Varial Fakie Heelflip)


 * A "Frontside 180 Fakie Heelflip" is a combination of a Frontside Pop Shov-it and a Heelflip performed in the Fakie Stance


 * Frontside 180 Heelflip (aka: Frontside Popshove-it Heelflip, Frontside Varial Heelflip and Varial Heelflip)


 * A "Frontside 180 Heelflip" is a combination of a Frontside Pop Shov-it and a Heelflip performed in the Normal Riding Stance, and is more commonly known as a Varial Heelflip


 * Frontside 180 Nollie Heelflip (aka: Frontside Popshove-it Nollie Heelflip, Frontside Varial Nollie Heelflip)


 * A "Frontside 180 Nollie Heelflip" is a combination of a Frontside Pop Shov-it and a Heelflip performed in the Nollie Stance


 * Frontside 180 Switch Heelflip (aka: Frontside Popshove-it Switch Heelflip, Frontside Varial Switch Heelflip)


 * A "Frontside 180 Switch Heelflip" is a combination of a Frontside Pop Shov-it and a Heelflip performed in the Switch Stance


 * Frontside 180 Fakie Kickflip (aka: Frontside Popshove-it Fakie Kickflip, Frontside Varial Fakie Kickflip)


 * A "Frontside 180 Fakie Kickflip" is a combination of a Frontside Pop Shov-it and a Kickflip performed in the Fakie Stance


 * Frontside 180 Kickflip (aka: Frontside Popshove-it Kickflip, Frontside Varial Kickflip and Hardflip)


 * A "Frontside 180 Kickflip" is a combination of a Frontside Pop Shov-it and a Kickflip performed in the Normal Riding Stance, and is more commonly known as a Hardflip.


 * Frontside 180 Nollie Kickflip (aka: Frontside Popshove-it Nollie Kickflip, Frontside Varial Nollie Kickflip)


 * A "Frontside 180 Nollie Kickflip" is a combination of a Frontside Pop Shov-it and a Kickflip performed in the Nollie Stance


 * Frontside 180 Switch Kickflip (aka: Frontside Popshove-it Switch Kickflip, Frontside Varial Switch Kickflip)


 * A "Frontside 180 Switch Kickflip" is a combination of a Frontside Pop Shov-it and a Kickflip performed in the Switch Stance

Double Flip Tricks

 * Backside Fakie 360 Pop Shove-it
 * A "Backside Fakie 360 Pop Shove-it" is a "Backside 360 Pop Shove-it" performed in the Fakie Stance


 * Backside Nollie 360 Pop Shove-it
 * A "Backside Nollie 360 Pop Shove-it" is a "Backside 360 Pop Shove-it" performed in the Nollie Stance


 * Backside 360 Pop Shove-it
 * A "Backside 360 Pop Shove-it" is a "Backside 360 Pop Shove-it" performed in the Normal Riding Stance


 * Backside Switch 360 Pop Shove-it
 * A "Backside Switch 360 Pop Shove-it" is a "Backside 360 Pop Shove-it" performed in the Switch Stance


 * Double Heelflip
 * A "Double Heelflip" is when the Skateboarder flips the skateboard as though he were Performing a normal Heelflip, but he lets the skateboard rotate 720 degrees along the board's long axis before he stops the boards rotation with his feet and lands the trick


 * Double Kickflip
 * A "Double Kickflip" is when the Skateboarder flips the skateboard as though he were executing a normal Kickflip, but he lets the skateboard rotate 720 degrees along the board's long axis before he stops the boards rotation with his feet and lands the trick


 * Fakie Double Heelflip
 * A "Fakie Double Heelflip" is a Double Heelflip performed in the Fakie Stance


 * Fakie Double Kickflip
 * A "Fakie Double Kickflip" is a Double Kickflip performed in the Fakie Stance


 * Frontside Fakie 360 Pop Shove-it
 * A "Frontside Fakie 360 Pop Shove-it" is a "Frontside 360 Pop Shove-it" performed in the Fakie Stance


 * Frontside Nollie 360 Pop Shove-it
 * A "Frontside Nollie 360 Pop Shove-it" is a "Frontside 360 Pop Shove-it" performed in the Nollie Stance


 * Frontside 360 Pop Shove-it
 * A "Frontside 360 Pop Shove-it" is a "Frontside 360 Pop Shove-it" performed in the Normal Riding Stance


 * Frontside Switch 360 Pop Shove-it
 * A "Frontside Switch 360 Pop Shove-it" is a "Frontside 360 Pop Shove-it" performed in the Switch Stance


 * Nollie Double Heelflip
 * A "Nollie Double Heelflip" is a Double Heelflip performed in the Nollie Stance


 * Nollie Double Kickflip
 * A "Nollie Double Kickflip" is a Double Kickflip performed in the Nollie Stance


 * Switch Double Heelflip
 * A "Switch Double Heelflip" is a Double Heelflip performed in the Switch stance


 * Switch Double Kickflip
 * A "Switch Double Kickflip" is a Double Kickflip performed in the Switch stance

Other Flip Tricks

 * 360 Flip/Tre Flip/3-Flip/etc.
 * A combination of a backside 360 shove-it and a kickflip. It was invented in 1985 by Rodney Mullen.


 * 360 Heelflip / Laser Flip
 * The 360 Heelflip is simply a heelflip merged with a frontside 360 shove-it. Lesser known than its opposite trick, the 360 Flip, many skaters consider the 360 Heelflip to be much harder than the 360 Flip mainly because the 360 shove-it involved rotates behind the skater.


 * BigSpin
 * The board spins 360 degrees, while the rider spins 180 degrees in the same direction. Can be done frontside or backside. Sometimes it is combined with a Kickflip making a "Bigflip" or a Heelflip making a "Bigheel". The trick is named after Brian Lotti, whose name sounds like "lottery." His friend named the trick after the California Lottery's Big Spin game.


 * Casperflip
 * A Casperflip is a single midair trick comprised of two parts. Part one is a half-kickflip that is caught upside-down with the back foot on top of the tail and the front foot cradling the downward facing forward portion of the deck. Part two is a backside shove-it spun from this brief aerial stall. An Anti-Casper is a nollie Casperflip.


 * Discoflip
 * The heelflip version of a sex-change (see "Sex-Change" for more info).


 * Fingerflip
 * To flip the board in any direction by using your fingers on the nose.


 * Forward flip/Dolphin flip
 * A more advanced and fairly awkward trick, it is usually performed by popping the tail straight down and sliding the front foot directly off the nose of the board instead of off one of the sides causing it to flip vertically between the riders legs, the rotations of this trick could be described as a inverted vertical varial kickflip or an ollie late nollie hardflip.


 * Front foot Impossible
 * a Front foot Impossible is an Impossible but using your front foot (or the foot you didn't pop with when referring to fakie or nollie stance) to Spin the board 360 degrees vertically.


 * Frontside/Backside Heelflip
 * A Heelflip combined with a backside or frontside 180 ollie. This trick is also known as a frontside/backside heel.


 * Frontside/Backside Kickflip
 * A kickflip combined with a backside or frontside 180 ollie. A frontside flip is generally considered more difficult, as the skater rotates the same way he or she kicks. This trick is also known as a frontside/backside flip.

This is a 540° shove-it where the rider also spins a 360° body follow and either a Kickflip or a Heelflip. Not surprisingly, this trick was invented by Rodney Mullen.
 * Gazelleflip


 * Hospital Flip
 * A Hospital Flip is similar to a Casper Flip, but are two different tricks. In a Casper Flip you turn the board onto your foot (Grip-tape to shoe laces) with your "sliding" foot, and rotate the board back with a 180 degree turn with your back foot. A Hospital Flip still turns the board, grip-tape side down onto your foot, but then that same foot pushes it back right-side up with a 180 degree turn, instead of using the back foot. This is considered easier than a Casper Flip because you only train one of your feet to do all the work instead of both.


 * Kickflip Underflip
 * After performing a kickflip the rider uses the front foot under the board to propel the board in the heelflip direction.


 * Late flip
 * A kickflip or heelflip (much more uncommon) performed at the highest peak of an ollie. These are normally (but not always) done with the back foot (always, regardless of positioning on the board, the foot one pops with).


 * Ollie Impossible
 * An ollie impossible, commonly known as an impossible, is an ollie where the board completes one rotation by rolling around the skater's back foot, in much the same manner as spinning a baton with one's hand. It is considered good style to make the board flip as vertical as possible. If the board spins laterally or comes off the back foot it tends to end up looking more like a 360 Pop Shove-it.


 * Pop Shove-it Sex Change
 * A Shove it sex change is a backside pop-shove it and a frontside body varial, or a frontside pop-shove it and a backside body varial. It can be performed in all stances i.e. regular, switch, nollie, fakie. This is sometimes known as a Kastellarial or a Twisted shove it.


 * Pressure flip
 * Any flip trick that gains its rotational direction from the same foot that snapped the nose or tail. Pressure flips are executed using a scooping technique that is largely considered to be the downfall of technical street skating style.


 * Sal flip
 * This maneuver involves catching the nose of the board after popping an ollie then spinning the board 360 degrees while in the air.


 * Sex-Change
 * This is when a standard kickflip is done while simultaneously doing a body varial(spinning of the actual human body not board) in either direction, the heelflip version of this would technically be called a heelflip sex-change but is more commonly referred as a "Disco Flip"


 * Twisted flip
 * A varial kickflip in which the rider does a body varial (body turn) in the opposite direction.


 * Underflip
 * Flipping the board by using one foot that is under the board and flipping it in a heelflip direction.