Miller Flip
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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
An invert that never stalls: the rider plants the trailing hand on the coping and, instead of pausing in the handstand, carries the rotation all the way over - a full 360 frontside flip around the planted arm - re-entering the ramp fakie. Think of it as a cartwheel over the coping with the board held to the feet: momentum in, one hand as the pivot, and the second half of the circle is a blind, backward drop down the wall. The fakie re-entry is what separates Miller flip commitment from invert commitment.
Step by step
- Ride up frontside with more speed than a stalled invert needs - the rotation must not die at the top.
- Plant the rear hand on the coping and grab the toe rail with the front hand as you pass the lip.
- Instead of stalling, keep the hips driving over the planted arm in a continuous frontside circle.
- Pass through the full inversion and let the legs continue down the far side of the arc.
- Release the plant as the board swings under you, land tail-first-leaning on the transition, and roll away fakie.
Body mechanics
| Front foot | Held to the grip by the grab through the entire cartwheel arc. |
|---|---|
| Back foot | Presses the tail so the board tracks the circle rigidly; it touches down first on the fakie landing. |
| Shoulders | Never stop rotating - the planted shoulder is a bearing, not a brake. |
| Arms | Rear arm plants and pivots the full circle; front arm holds the board through 360 degrees of arc. |
| Gaze | Follow the rotation past your feet and find the transition upside-down early - the landing is blind and fakie. |