Double Kickflip

Introduction

The double kickflip is exactly like what it sounds - a kickflip that flips over twice before the rider lands on it. This is usually one of the first really 'technical' tricks that a skater might learn, and can quite impressive if you get them good.

What You Need to Know

You need to have good kickflips to try this one. Be able to catch them in the air.

Other Skills: 

There isn't many other ways of approaching this trick except from a normal kickflip. As you learn more tricks, your feet will become more agile and this trick will seem easier. Things like 360 flips have a lot of flick that just might come in handy, but they aren't all that similar.

What You May Find Useful: 

Before trying this one too much, you should be able to make your kickflips spin 1 1/2 times and land on the upside-down board. Getting that last 1/2 a flip can be a challenge, which is where trick tips come in handy.

Doing The Trick

Positioning: 

Put your front foot more in the centre of the board than for a kickflip. Also turn your front foot a little bit so your toes are pointing more toward the nose of the board. Back foot just goes wherever you have it for a kickflip, centred on the tail is normal. Maybe even put your back foot more on the tip of the tail.

Motion: 

1. Set up your feet like mentioned. Keep your weight centred over the board - don't lean back and kick out too much, remember you have to be able to land on it. Also, sometimes it helps to turn your shoulders a little bit more forward than normal, it can help make the flick happen faster.
2. Pop hard, and flick like you would for a kickflip, but flick much harder. Keep your front ankle feeling loose! This is important, if you tense up your leg you might just end up kicking it away from you, so flick hard but stay relaxed.
3. Keep your front foot flicking on through, and watch the board spinning underneath you. The board should still be below you. If either of your feet is way lower than the board at this point, then you probably wont be able to stay in the air long enough.
4. Wait for the board to spin, and make sure the board isn't drifting away. Once you get good at these you can tell when to 'catch' the board with your feet, but when you first learn them you've just got to hope that it flips enough.
5. Stay relaxed as you come in to land, get redy to bend your knees. Hopefully you land on the board, and the board lands on the ground the right way up, and you roll away with style.