# How to Backside Heelflip > A backside heelflip is a heelflip with a backside 180: you and the board turn together, back first, while it flips the heelflip way. A step-by-step guide from Skate AI (getskateai.com). Canonical: https://getskateai.com/tricks/backside-heelflip Last updated: 2026-10-19 Flat ground · Level 4 of 5 · Learn first: [Backside 180](https://getskateai.com/tricks/backside-180) ## The short answer A backside heelflip is a heelflip with a backside 180: you and the board turn together, back first, while it flips the heelflip way. You roll away fakie. Put the ball of your back foot about 2 cm from the tail tip, near the middle, and your front foot about 5 cm behind the front bolts, nearly straight across, toes over the toe side. Pop like a backside 180, swiping the tail slightly toward your heels, and kick forward and out off the toe-side corner of the nose. ## Where your feet go - **Regular:** Ball of the back foot about 2 cm from the tail tip, near the middle. Front foot about 5 cm behind the front bolts, nearly straight across, toes over the toe side. Pop like a backside 180, swiping the tail slightly toward your heels, and kick forward and out off the toe-side corner of the nose. - **Goofy:** Ball of the back foot about 2 cm from the tail tip, near the middle. Front foot about 5 cm behind the front bolts, nearly straight across, toes over the toe side. Pop like a backside 180, swiping the tail slightly toward your heels, and kick forward and out off the toe-side corner of the nose. ## Step by step Each step is a part of the trick Skate AI scores when you film a try. 1. **Set up:** Ball of the back foot about 2 cm from the tail tip, near the middle. Front foot about 5 cm behind the front bolts, nearly straight across, toes over the toe side. 2. **Pop:** Pop high, like a backside 180, swiping the tail slightly toward your heels. It needs room to flip and turn. 3. **Kick:** Kick forward and out off the toe-side corner of the nose right after the pop, a bit harder than a plain heelflip. 4. **Catch:** Catch it halfway round and finish the turn together with the board. 5. **Land:** Land over the bolts, knees bent, and roll away fakie. ## Troubleshooting ### It turns but does not flip **Why:** The kick is too soft for a board that is also turning. **Fix:** Kick a bit harder than a plain heelflip, off the toe-side corner of the nose. ### It flips but only turns 90 **Why:** Your shoulders are not leading the backside turn. **Fix:** Turn your shoulders backside from the pop, like a backside 180. ### You land before it finishes **Why:** The pop is too low. **Fix:** Pop higher. The board needs room to flip and turn. ### You land blind and off balance **Why:** You are not spotting the landing during the turn. **Fix:** Look for the landing over your shoulder before you commit your weight. ## Drill 5 backside 180s, then 5 heelflips, repeated. Then combine them on flat ground, kicking right after the pop. ## FAQ ### Which way does a backside heelflip turn? Backside, toward your toe side with your back leading. It flips the heelflip way, and you roll away fakie. ### What should I learn before a backside heelflip? The backside 180 and the heelflip. ### What is the difference between a backside heelflip and an inward heelflip? In an inward heelflip the board spins under you with a backside shove-it while you stay facing forward. In a backside heelflip you turn with the board. ### Is a backside heelflip harder than a heelflip? Yes. It is level 4 of 5 in our guides because the board has to turn and flip together. ## What to learn next - Learn first: [Backside 180](https://getskateai.com/tricks/backside-180) - Learn first: [Heelflip](https://getskateai.com/tricks/heelflip) App: [Skate AI: Kickflip Ollie Coach on the App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/id6814983538) ## Related - [Intermediate tricks, easiest to hardest](https://getskateai.com/intermediate-skateboard-tricks) - [All 21 flip tricks, easiest to hardest](https://getskateai.com/skateboard-flip-tricks) - [Foot placement chart for every flat trick](https://getskateai.com/skateboard-foot-placement-chart) - [All 64 trick guides](https://getskateai.com/tricks)