A bubble flip is ideally a 1/2 heelside pressure flip late 3/2 back foot frontside varial underflip, but most of the time it is done with 1/4 to 3/8 heelside pressure flip.
This trick is a cross between a bubble and a classic freestyle trick called "one and a half kickback" (3/2 kickback), but it's a lot harder than both of these, in fact the bubble flip is harder than it looks.
Animated gif for the bubble flip
What you may need:
-the bubble.
-the 3/2 kickback may help but isn't necessary in my opinion.
Feet setting, it's the one you would use for a bubble:
-the front foot is close to the front bolts and perpendicular to the deck.
-the back foot is between the middle and the back truck, heel is hanging, only the toes are on the board.
How to launch the trick:
-Start as you would for a bubble with a 3/8 (straight) heelside pressure flip, and let the toes under the board, in contact with the griptape
-Raise the back foot quickly to do the 11/8 varial underflip, it's like a bubble except you have to flick harder to make the board do en extra flip
-let the board spin and flip then land.
Animated gif for the critical part of the trick
Tips:
-try several tweaks in your feet placement and the direction of the back foot's flick until the board spins and flips as wanted.
-protect your shoes with your favorite shoo goo or pistol glue (which is better imho) because this trick can wear the back shoe out quickly
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Here are some variations:
-the most popular is the semi flip, which is a ollie version of the bubble flip, it's a 1/4 kickflip late 5/4 back foot varial underflip (semi flip trick tip).
-the front foot bubble flip, which is done frontside with the front foot (so it's not a nollie bubble flip).
-the zombie flip, which is a 3/8 toeside underflip fs body varial late backside varial 11/8 underflip.
-the cannibal flip, which is a 360 bubble flip.
This trick is a cross between a bubble and a classic freestyle trick called "one and a half kickback" (3/2 kickback), but it's a lot harder than both of these, in fact the bubble flip is harder than it looks.
Animated gif for the bubble flip
What you may need:
-the bubble.
-the 3/2 kickback may help but isn't necessary in my opinion.
Feet setting, it's the one you would use for a bubble:
-the front foot is close to the front bolts and perpendicular to the deck.
-the back foot is between the middle and the back truck, heel is hanging, only the toes are on the board.
How to launch the trick:
-Start as you would for a bubble with a 3/8 (straight) heelside pressure flip, and let the toes under the board, in contact with the griptape
-Raise the back foot quickly to do the 11/8 varial underflip, it's like a bubble except you have to flick harder to make the board do en extra flip
-let the board spin and flip then land.
Animated gif for the critical part of the trick
Tips:
-try several tweaks in your feet placement and the direction of the back foot's flick until the board spins and flips as wanted.
-protect your shoes with your favorite shoo goo or pistol glue (which is better imho) because this trick can wear the back shoe out quickly
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Here are some variations:
-the most popular is the semi flip, which is a ollie version of the bubble flip, it's a 1/4 kickflip late 5/4 back foot varial underflip (semi flip trick tip).
-the front foot bubble flip, which is done frontside with the front foot (so it's not a nollie bubble flip).
-the zombie flip, which is a 3/8 toeside underflip fs body varial late backside varial 11/8 underflip.
-the cannibal flip, which is a 360 bubble flip.
