Half Kickflip to Casper

also known as: Half-Flip Casper

flip freestyle difficulty 4/10
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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

The standard dynamic entry into the casper: the rider flicks a kickflip but deliberately kills it at half rotation, catching the grip-down board with the back foot on the inverted tail and the front foot hooking under the nose in the same instant. The flick must be soft - a full-strength kickflip flick blows past the half-rotation catch window. Timing the double catch (stomp and hook together) is the entire trick.

Step by step

  1. Set up as for a gentle kickflip, front foot angled behind the front bolts, back foot on the tail.
  2. Pop lightly and give a soft, short flick off the heel-side of the nose.
  3. Watch the grip rotate away; as the board reaches grip-down, drive the back foot onto the underside of the tail.
  4. Simultaneously slide the front foot under the rising nose to hook it.
  5. Let the tail tip settle to the ground under your back foot and absorb into the casper stall.
  6. Hold, then flick the nose over to flip out back onto the wheels.

Body mechanics

Front footDelivers a damped kickflip flick, then reverses role instantly to hook beneath the half-flipped nose.
Back footPops a small tail snap, then stomps the inverted tail and takes the full body weight of the stall.
ShouldersStay square over the board; the trick is caught, not rotated.
ArmsQuiet on the flick, spreading as the stall is caught to settle the balance.
GazeOn the grip tape from flick to catch - the half-rotation window is identified visually.