Nollie Flip

also known as: Nollie Kickflip

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Shown for a regular-footed rider riding nollie. 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 kickflip popped from the nose: the front foot snaps the nose down while the back foot slides toward the tail and flicks off the heel-side tail pocket, rolling the board once grip-toward-heels around its long axis. The flicking foot is the back foot - reversing the kickflip's division of labor - and the flick must be delivered behind the body while traveling forward, which compresses the timing window dramatically.

Step by step

  1. Nollie stance: front foot on the nose pocket, back foot flat just behind the mid-bolts, angled toward the heel edge.
  2. Crouch with slight front-leg bias.
  3. Snap the nose down and jump off the front foot.
  4. Slide the back foot diagonally toward the tail and flick off the heel-side tail corner.
  5. Level the knees as the board rolls once beneath you.
  6. Catch grip-up, land over the bolts, and roll away forward.

Body mechanics

Front footDelivers the nose pop, then lifts and levels - it is the 'ollie foot' of this trick.
Back footAngled 45 degrees toward the heel edge behind the mid-bolts; slides back and snaps off the heel-side tail pocket to create the roll.
ShouldersSquare with a slight forward stack over the nose pop.
ArmsCompact; the front arm guards against the forward pitch of the nollie pop.
GazeDown at the tail-ward flick, then to the grip for the catch.