How do you flick in the right place when you kick flip?

Answer 1

Whether you're regular or goofy:

Foot placement:

1. your front foot should be toward the side edge of your board behind you with the front of your foot pressed against your board. It should really be toward the middle of your board because it's a lot easier to control the trick.

2. Your back foot will be on the angled section of the board (laid flat on the angle).

Motion:

1. you're going to pop the board up with your back foot (sort of like an ollie).

2. once you have your board in the air (assuming you've done the pop portion correctly) you're going to use your front foot to control your kickflip. Push down with the front of your foot (not too hard. just enough to make the board do a full flip and for you to catch it when you finally land).

Catching:

This can be tricky and you may need to practice at it if you're just starting but you can always glance down to make sure that you see the grip tape of your board as it lands. You really don't want to land primo... that stuff's not fun.