Shane Oneil's Secret to Kickflips 

A few things to add to that. You'll note that his shoulders are more opened up forward in the direction he is going. This means that his flick is kicking at a more natural trajectory instead of having to go sideways splits style. As for "rhythm", that's a little bit strength and a lot bit timing the flick. He delays the flick a good bit before kicking off the top of the board and not the side. Also, his kick is mostly straight. It goes forward and back without doing a circular rotation. This is important because it's effecicient use of energy. If you do more of a rounded flick like what you're doing, a lot of the energy your leg is creating is getting expended into the air and not onto the board. Part of the reason you see him "leaning his head forward" is because he is jumping more off his front foot than off his back. When you pop off of both feet equally it makes popping the tail specifically more challenging because instead of being able alternate your movement upwards (front foot jump) from the downward motion of the board (back foot pop) so that they can be independently defined movements, instead jumping off both feet means that your front foot is actively fighting the downward pop of the board. They need to be as isolated as popssible. Lastly his upper body doesn't go up to quick. He pops with more power than he does speed. Basically his goal is to get his entire center of gravity higher as a whole so he has more time to handle the other movements of the board with more precision. This is the "floaty" part of his jump that you mention and it's common to basically mostly skaters who have that effortless look to their style. Hope that helps. :) Rad video man. Keep it up.

I really appreciate the analysis you do on tricks like this. Everyone's kickflip is different, so showing exactly what is different is so useful. Thank you :)

Thank you for making this video. You broke it down very simply and made it easy to understand.

Just yesterday I tried my old 8.125 again and I felt more comfortable, I'm going to go back to that size, it made me more comfortable, skating in general, gave me that feeling

I like the format of this video best. The length , intro, ending and pace was on point.

Yo that tip with the knee felt like magic! I lost my kickflips after a injury, but that tip helped me get them back. Thanks a lot!!!

Kickflip is looking good! I'm currently in the process of trying to change many years of bad kickflips. Retraining muscle memory is difficult. Maybe I should make a video about that 🤔. Gonna take these tips into consideration next time I skate. Thanks dude.

Hi there, I just wanna thankyou man, this video improved my kickflips so much, I feel way more in control and catching them way better, keep up the great work, your doing a brilliant job, thankyou from way down in New Zealand, Geno

You have acquired some mad skills bro, have followed you for a while now. Glad you always mention excercises one can do to increase pop height and strength. A lot of people wonder how to get better control of their board/higher pop etc.. Gotta step off the board for a bit and work that core lol

You are actually really good breaking down other persons techniques I couldn’t do that

I really dig what you're doing with these videos bro. I've skated for 20 years now and kickflips have always been something I've struggled to master consistently

Great insight here, man! Thanks.

Love watching your progression keep inspiring I’d give it an 8 just practicing extending your front foot more I think that will help you with catching it better and making the flip spin more floaty

Damn, I've skated half my life and never thought about leading with the knee. Good Shit

Wow, that tip on leading the kickflip with your knee and letting your foot kinda loose is incredible.

great video! glad i found you!! make a frontside flip video please! muska flip AND traditional please!

I give you a 9/10 you’re definitely getting the rhythm and catch. I do believe if you had a 8.25 or 8.1 you’d be able to pop it a lot higher. Props for doing it on a 8.5! That’s what I ride and it’s not easy!

He is keeping eye on foot to land and reposition it over the bolts for secure landing every time . I do the same switch.

Somebody needs to make a video on how to think like local Joe.. Your thought process is next level my boy

I had the idea that maybe Shane also leans so far over his front leg in order to stabilize his jump. Instead of trying to balance between the back leg and kind of awkward front leg, the lean allows him to focus solely on the front foot motion. Love your videos and watching your progress. Keep thrashing, Joe!

Great video, I think your flick was closely matched with Shanes. Well done.

I think the type of shoe you skate effects how you kick your kickflips as well, when I skate cupsoles I don’t need to kick my foot out as much, but with a vulc i get that nice ninja kick

If you told someone 1995-2005 that an 8.125 board was considered skinny they'd think you're nuts haha. I love 8" boards though. Perfect balance between what i used to love skating as a kid in 2004 and what I like skating now my feet are bigger lol

it’s not popped as high but otherwise i’d say it’s almost identical. 10/10 🔥

seriously love your channel bro. got a quick question, why do you catch your tricks going down so fast? do you catch your tricks early to feel a little safer and prevent another injury? and have you ever thought about trying to do your tricks in a more floaty suspended way? Keep up the good work. Also I’m getting Ishod’s twin tail thanks to your review :)

Posture is so important and underrated man

Thanks bro

the greatest skate analist.

the bobby de Keyzer kick flip is the info the world needs

I think it has to do with the power to board weight ratio. That's why a small kid might only be able to kickflip a centimeter high, because his body cannot generate enough power to pop the board and make it suck up to his feet. The heavier the board, the more power needed. The lighter the board, less power is needed.

Your onw style kick flip is, if you watch Kung Fu, ninja movies. And be ini with your own menatal mind and vision.n' Sure practic in anyways. That about kick flip, from my heart. Love Skateboarding Art

I love how 8.125 is considered such a skinny board now. Back in the Baker 3 days everybody was on the 7.75's

I don't know how but I've been losing my kickflip so I'm definitely gonna use these tips for sure thanks!!

It’s the follow through like breaking a board in karate or chopping wood

Arrrrgh, ive been trying to think why my flips are not like they were in the 90s, its leading with the knee, I totally used to do this

A lot of the jump comes from the lift of the arms+shoulders and sudden stop.

Where’d you get that beanie, it’s cleann

The one trick I never lose no matter how long I go without skating

I miss your deedz board, would 155 aces fit a 8.3 deedz dexk? Thanks hehe

The trick is not to think about the flick. It is to think about the ollie. If you put your foot in a kickflip stance and pop the ollie you will inadvertently flick the board because of the foot placement. This is the trick to the kickflip. But you HAVE to jump slightly backward if you want to land it perfectly.

Make a video on frontside 360’s next

Hey I know where that skate park is !! That’s where I go sometimes

'Young Padawan, the upward force of the board must meet the downward force of the body' - Local Joe

the secret to a good kickflip is flicking late! all hail lizard king

W vid honestly

If anybody is to teach you how to kickflip. It should be Dave Bachinsky. Dude kickflipped El Toro 🤣

You need to learn how to get the Ollie’s higher imo… the timing is how his deck is setup his tails hits the ground quicker that’s why you see him already sliding his foot up the board before his tail hits vs like Nyjah. Even tho Nyjah on thunders and his board tail has a lot of pop it hits the ground not as fast and his tail is smaller so he is able to wait a quick half sec. to slide his foot up. if you can ollie above knee and almost waist height you will be able to kickflip that high also

I just want mine to dip thats all i want

You should learn Luan's kickflip

Which trucks are better for you thunder or indy?

have you ever tried doing them

I never landed a kickflip, my board always rotates in a varial kickflip motion

just commenting because you're not at 100k yet wtf leading with the knee is what made kickflips happen for me, board was landing way in front before because you asked, I'd rate your kickflips 8/10 on a harsh scale, because catch and control are literally perfect but the lack of pop is hurting the overall :)

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How can I support you more🙏🙏 I would love if this can be your full time job forever💯

isn't that technically an ollie north ?

Since when is 8.125 a skinny board😓

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He learned them before ollies. Probably effected his technique.

My kickflips be low af

8.25 isnt a skinny board

Look at his flips around 50 seconds in video,he's barely flicking off the nose..

Your tricks don’t seem harder on a board with a wider wheelbase

im a serious fan of shane and even i dont like his kickflips....it kind of seems like he barely likes them. ill come back and edit whose kickflip i really like.

I'm try so hard and got so far ........ 😂😂😂

I still find it funny that 8.125 is a skinny board these days

i disagree with everything u said man, the secret of this and all of tricks is not use strenght, and concentrate the weight on the knees... Just pop it at the right time and dont pull your feet down, just await it flips....

i rate it a 2

Did Shane tell you these trick tips or are these your assumptions of them?

Wow this is a bad look