The kickflip. One of the best tricks around in my opinion because it is so variable and fun, but a pain in the bum to learn. Most people try for months only landing it one foot and then one day for no apparent reason they start landing it! So don't give up hope this truly does happen. They are a hard trick to learn but even harder to explain! but don't be put off...

1. Set your feet up in the position shown in the picture. This would be for a regular stance skater, so if you are goofy, switch it round. Your front foot heel should be off the board a bit and behind the bolts.

2. The kickflip is where the board flips on a lengthways axis. You need to be able to ollie to do it. Start by popping the board. Just like the ollie you should drag up with your front foot but this time you should flick it off the side of the board to make it spin. This technique is very complicated but is needed in a lot of flip tricks.

3. When you have flicked the board you should bring your feet up to give the board room to spin. The landing is probably the hardest part...

4. Lots of people can land it with one foot but obviously you need two on. Practise this by not concentrating on the flick as much and landing on the board upside down. I know this sounds weird but landing it 2 footed upside down, is sometimes closer than landing it one footed the right way up.

5. What you need to do is catch the board with either foot, to stop the board spinning and to get it under control to land on. After millions of attempts, you will eventually figure out yourself after trial and error how to land it. Thats all i can say! sorry to dissappoint you!

To help you get tricks like the pop-shuvit, watch your friends do it which always helps. Watch skate videos in slow motion and stuff too. The 180 is often the first trick people learn to do down gaps and stairs after the ollie.