Butterflip

also known as: Butter Flip

freestyle freestyle difficulty 6/10
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Shown for a regular-footed rider. Teal ring + arrow = the rider's facing direction; teal band = the tail; a dot is where a hand holds the board - bright yellow for the front hand, amber for the back one, which is the whole difference between a mute and an indy. Board and rider rotate independently - each follows its own component. Drag to orbit.

How it works

A transfer from a rail stand into a 50/50: standing with both feet at one end of the board in heelside rail, the rider jumps and pushes forward-and-down with the back foot, rolling the far tip across the floor so the board levers up and the nose bounces into the waiting hand. The board is caught palm-out very early in its rotation and guided the rest of the way into the vertical 50/50 position while the standing foot finds the truck hanger. The tail tip literally rolls and bounces off the ground mid-trick, so skid plates save the board from razortail destruction.

Step by step

  1. Set a rail stand with both feet together at one end of the board, in heelside rail orientation.
  2. Compress, then jump as the back foot pushes forward and slightly down on the rail end.
  3. Let the grounded tip roll across the floor, levering the other end of the board up toward you.
  4. Catch the rising nose early with your hand, palm facing outward.
  5. Guide the board the rest of the way vertical while placing your foot on the back truck hanger.
  6. Settle into the 50/50, hand on nose, and continue into pogos or a flip-out.

Body mechanics

Front footRides the rail at launch, then transfers to the truck hanger as the board arrives vertical.
Back footThe engine: its forward-and-down push starts the tip rolling across the floor and pops the far end up.
ShouldersStay square and slightly crouched over the board; the catch happens close to the body.
ArmsThe catching hand meets the nose palm-out early in the rotation and steers it into place; the other arm balances.
GazeLocked on the rising nose all the way into the hand - the early catch is the whole trick.