Double Heel Flip

Heel Flip + Heel Flip

This trick is not good looking, in addition of being hard and exhausting

Extreme

Prerequisites

Heel flip

Position

Quick start

Pop down hard

Slide your front foot to the outer pocket

Flick your ankle up and toward the nose

Push hard toward the nose with your front foot

Lift up your back foot as long as you can

Be ready to catch the board after 2 rotations

Sensation

Keep an even balance on both feet, applying a lot of pressure on your back knee and toes, while leaning a bit backwards

Interactive skateboard diagram for learning Double Heel Flip

Tips

Put your front foot under the bolts, slightly lower then you would for a regular heel flip, with a slight angle. and make your toes hang off

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You can increase or reduce this hanging off of your toes, as well as the angle, as you feel comfortable with the flip

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Having it angled helps getting some more power in your flick

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Put your back foot in the inner pocket, pretty straight, this gives much more strenght for the flip as well

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Apply a lot of pressure on your toes, especially on your back toes. Force on your back knee to jump slightly toward the nose as you release a very snappy pop

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Lean slightly backwards right before you pop, but apply some pressure on your front toes as well

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Slide your front foot up as you pop, toes down, slightly toward the outer pocket

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Keep the pressure on your front toes and stay on your tip toes as long as you can

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Consider the trick being a regular heel flip for a while to take some height

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Flick your ankle up when you reach the outer pocket. Slightly delay the flick from the sliding up

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Now you can consider it being a double heel flip, by extending your front leg well over the nose to help with the double flip rotation

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Basically, neither foot should go down at any point before the board has completed its rotation, even though it feels like it does, and if you do so just slightly it should be fine

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Bend on your knees as long as you can, especially on your front knee, to prevent your front foot to catch the board too soon

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Catch the board with you back foot, or with both feet

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Mistakes

'My flip is too slow to complete a double heel flip'

'Probably a mix of everything. Work on your foot positioning, on your leg and flick movement, and bend your knees longer'

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'I catch my board, which makes it impossible to keep on flipping'

'You are not bending your knees long enough. Bend your knees higher and longer before extending your legs'

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'I land in front of the board'

'You are still leaning forward too much. Focus on leaning backward while still applying some pressure on your toes'

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'My double heel flip is rocket'

'This is due to the amount of energy required. Check your foot positioning, push slightly down as you slide up your front foot, or wait slightly more before flicking'

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Helpers

Muscle memory

Practice the double heel flip with no intention of landing it, just drop in front og your board, so that none of your feet touches the board. Repeat this over and over

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Hold a rail

Practice the double heel flip while holding onto a handrail. This allows you to spend more time in the air, and helps keep your shoulders square. This also prevents you from falling

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Variations

Find the right balance between pressuring on your front toes (making the board flip) and leaning backward (landing on the board)

Transition

Pushing down with your front heel will help you complete the double flip rotation, although this will prevent you from jumping high and catching properly