zachary

the varial flip and how to master it

I have been skateboarding for about a year now and I was one of the first skateboarders in our grade to learn this trick. I think I do it quite well and would be glad to teach all you start-up skaters out there. So here it goes.

note: this trick will be much harder if you haven't learned the shove-it and the ollie first.

1

Push off to get some speed then get in position as low as you can to gather as much power as possible as you prepare for the varial flip.

2

Jump up as you ollie, shove-it and kickflip all at the same time.

3

Lift your legs up as the board is spinning under you so that they don't hit and mess you up.

4

Land on the board with your feet separated so that you are as balanced as possible and roll away.

Photos taken by Dimitris Drolapas