Hospital Flip

also known as: Half-Flip Front-Foot Varial

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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 catch-and-return flip. The ollie starts a lazy quarter kickflip, which stands the board on its edge against the front foot; the foot then takes it from underneath and turns it back the way it came while swinging the nose through 180 degrees of yaw, so it lands wheels-down with the ends swapped. The roll therefore nets out to zero - a quarter out, a quarter back, which is a quarter heelflip in the other direction - and what makes the trick recognisable is the pause on edge between the two halves. Yaw direction varies by skater; the front-foot-led frontside swing is the most common.

Step by step

  1. Pop a small ollie with a lazy, under-powered kickflip flick.
  2. Let the board roll only a quarter turn, catching it edge-on against the front foot with the grip against your shoe.
  3. Pause there for a beat - the stall on edge is the trick.
  4. Slide the front foot under the deck and roll the ankle to turn it back the quarter turn it came, swinging the nose around 180 degrees.
  5. Keep the back foot high and clear through the turn.
  6. Catch the board wheels-down, ends swapped, and land over the bolts.

Body mechanics

Front footThe whole trick: a soft quarter flick, a moment balancing the board on edge against the shoe, then a turn from underneath that returns the roll and swings the yaw.
Back footPops, then hovers out of the way until the final catch.
ShouldersSquare and patient - the trick has a distinct pause mid-air.
ArmsLoose, timing the float; no rotational role.
GazeFixed on the board balanced on the front foot through the twirl.