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Nollie Heelflip
A heelflip performed from nollie stance — front foot snaps the nose while the back foot executes the heel kick.
The Nollie Heelflip is an advanced Flatground trick. Most skaters land their first one within 3-8 months of consistent practice.
Spec
- Difficulty
- advanced
- Complexity
- Learn time
- 3-8 monthsⓘ
- Category
- Flatground
- Stance
- nollie
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Nollie stance
Rotates easy but needs more pop — you're popping off the nose with your front foot.
- Snap harder: popping off the nose with your front foot is weaker than a regular tail pop.
- Front-centered pivot means it rotates fast — control the flick so it doesn't over-rotate.
Variant of Heelflip
Steps
- 1
Set nollie stance
Front foot on nose for pop, back foot positioned for the heel kick.
- Force
- ●○○○○
- Direction
- forward
- Weight
- front
TipSpend time just rolling in nollie stance before attempting the flip. - 2
Snap nose and kick heel
Snap the nose down and simultaneously kick the back foot's heel outward to initiate the flip.
- Force
- ●●●●○
- Direction
- forward
- Weight
- front
TipThe heel kick is mirrored from a regular heelflip — same motion, different foot. - 3
Keep board under you
Nollie heelflips run forward strongly. Consciously keep your shoulders over the board.
- Force
- ●●●○○
- Direction
- up
- Weight
- centered
TipThis trick has a strong tendency to run away. Lean slightly back to compensate. - 4
Catch and land
Spot the grip and stomp both feet. Land in regular stance.
- Force
- ●●●●○
- Direction
- down
- Weight
- centered
TipNollie tricks land regular, not fakie.
Common mistakes
Board running forward
- What
- The board shoots out in front of you.
- Why
- Nollie stance naturally puts momentum forward, combined with heel kick.
- Fix
- Lean slightly back from your normal nollie center to counterbalance.
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Why this works
The mechanics behind the trick
- Board
- Nollie heelflips use the nose as the pop source and the back foot as the flip foot — everything is mirrored from a regular heelflip.
- Feet
- Front foot pops the nose. Back foot performs the heel kick.
- Weight
- Nollie balance is harder than regular — requires active front-foot weight commitment.
Frequently asked
- How long does it take to learn a Nollie Heelflip?
- Most skaters land their first nollie heelflip within 3-8 months of consistent practice, once you can heelflip and nollie consistently.
- What should I learn before the Nollie Heelflip?
- The nollie heelflip builds on Heelflip and Nollie. Get those consistent first, since the nollie heelflip reuses the same pop, balance, or flick.
- Is the Nollie Heelflip hard to learn?
- The nollie heelflip is an advanced trick. It gets much easier once you can already heelflip and nollie.
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