Pressure Flip

also known as: Pressure Kickflip

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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 flip generated entirely by back-foot pressure with no front-foot flick: the back foot pops the tail while rolling off its toe-side edge, and that skewed, edge-loaded release simultaneously flips the board in the kickflip direction and yaws it 180 frontside - visually a compact hardflip. The front foot merely rides along and clears. A staple of the early-1990s pressure-trick era, it survives as a distinct low, twirling flip style.

Step by step

  1. Place the back foot across the tail with the ball of the foot toward the toe-side pocket, heel raised.
  2. Keep the front foot flat and passive near the front bolts.
  3. Pop down and roll the back foot's pressure off the toe-side edge of the tail in one motion.
  4. Lift both feet and let the board flip and half-yaw underneath from the skewed release alone.
  5. Catch grip-up on the swapped ends and land over the bolts.

Body mechanics

Front footNo flick - lifts straight up and waits above the front bolts.
Back footEverything: an edge-rolled pop off the toe-side tail pocket whose pressure vector sets both flip and yaw.
ShouldersSquare and low; the trick stays under the hips.
ArmsMinimal; slight lift with the hop.
GazeDown at the tail through the pressured release, then the grip for the catch.