How To Tre-flip

Today we will tackle the difficult skateboarding task of learning how to tre-flip. The tre-flip, also known as the 360 flip, is more or less two tricks, a kickflip and shuvit, in one, where the board spins two different ways at the same time when popped, both like a helicopter (shuvit) and a drill (kickflip). This is a great looking trick when properly executed, and definitely gets you street cred among the other skaters when it is among your stable of tricks. I highly recommend that you have both your kickflips and shuvits mastered before even attempting a tre-flip. Assuming you do, let’s move on…

The foot placement of a tre-flip may not be as cut and dry as some other tricks, as some skaters place their feet in different spots on this trick than others might, but I will try to give you a general idea as to where most skaters start. Your front foot should go just behind the front bolts of the front trucks at about a 45 degree angle, your heel hanging off the board a bit and angled back towards the tail. Your back foot should be on the toe edge of the tail, right at the dip before the tail goes up.

On a tre-flip when you pop, you will want to “scoop” the board back behind you with your back foot, just as you would in a shuvit. The whole key to a tre-flip is the scoop. This is what makes the board spin. Your front foot should do the “flick” as you would with a kickflip. The scoop and flick must be done at the same time for it to work.

Once the scoop and flick has been properly executed and the board begins its spin, you will need to get your feet out of the way to let the board do its thing. As soon as you see grip tape, catch it with your feet, stomp it down, both feet on both trucks, and as always don’t forget to bend your knees to absorb shock.

By: Allan Clearpool

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Allan Clearpool is a skateboard blogger and lifelong skateboarder. For more on how to tre-flip, visit TipsForSkateboarding.com