Reintges Flip

flip freestyle difficulty 6/10
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roll 0° yaw 0° pitch 0° body 0°

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 compound flip thrown out of a rail stand. The board starts up on its side, a quarter turn rolled, and is kicked off that edge into one and a quarter heelflip rotations while it also pitches 180 degrees forward end-over-end. Both numbers are chosen by the landing rather than by taste: a quarter turn plus one and a quarter is one and a half turns of roll, which leaves the deck grip-down, and the half end-over-end turns it back over, so the two together arrive wheels-down with the ends traded. Nothing rests under the board once it is off the edge - the foot that kicks it is the only thing that touches it between the rail stand and the catch, which is what separates this from the rail-flip family it grows out of.

Step by step

  1. Start balanced in a rail stand, the board up on its side with both feet on the upper edge.
  2. Set the kicking foot near the end that will lead the somersault, weight forward over it.
  3. Kick down and forward off the raised edge in one motion - the roll and the pitch come from the same stroke.
  4. Let the board leave the edge completely; there is nothing under it for the rest of the trick.
  5. Track the deck through one and a quarter rolls and a half turn end-over-end.
  6. Spot the grip coming level, catch it wheels-down with the ends traded, and settle.

Body mechanics

Front footSteps clear of the rail stand and stays high while the board loops through the space it vacated.
Back footDelivers the down-and-forward kick off the raised edge that loads both rotations at once, then lifts away.
ShouldersSquare and low over the board, holding the rail stand's balance until the moment of the kick.
ArmsWide for the rail-stand balance, then quiet - the board is free and cannot be corrected.
GazeDown on the raised edge through the kick, then following the grip through both rotations.