# How to Fakie Heelflip

> A fakie heelflip is a heelflip while you roll backwards in your normal stance. A step-by-step guide from Skate AI (getskateai.com).

Canonical: https://getskateai.com/tricks/fakie-heelflip
Last updated: 2026-10-19

Flat ground · Level 3 of 5 · Learn first: [Fakie Ollie](https://getskateai.com/tricks/fakie-ollie)

## The short answer

A fakie heelflip is a heelflip while you roll backwards in your normal stance. Roll fakie with the ball of your back foot about 2 cm from the tail tip, slightly toward the heel side, and your front foot 3 to 4 cm behind the front bolts, toes just over the toe side. Pop off the end of the tail and give a short heel kick up and out off the toe-side corner of the nose.

## Where your feet go

- **Regular:** Rolling fakie. Ball of the back foot about 2 cm from the tail tip, slightly toward the heel side. Front foot 3 to 4 cm behind the front bolts, toes just over the toe side. Pop off the end of the tail and give a short heel kick up and out off the toe-side corner of the nose.
- **Goofy:** Rolling fakie. Ball of the back foot about 2 cm from the tail tip, slightly toward the heel side. Front foot 3 to 4 cm behind the front bolts, toes just over the toe side. Pop off the end of the tail and give a short heel kick up 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:** Roll fakie. Ball of the back foot about 2 cm from the tail tip, slightly toward the heel side. Front foot 3 to 4 cm behind the front bolts, toes just over the toe side.
2. **Pop:** Pop off the end of the tail.
3. **Kick:** Give a short heel kick, up and out, off the toe-side corner of the nose, not forward.
4. **Wait:** Wait for the grip tape to come back round.
5. **Land:** Catch it over the bolts and keep rolling fakie.

## Troubleshooting

### The board shoots out in front of you

**Why:** You are kicking forward instead of out.

**Fix:** Make the kick short, up and out, off the toe-side corner.

### It does not flip

**Why:** The kick is too soft or comes off the middle of the nose.

**Fix:** Kick off the toe-side corner of the nose.

### You catch it before it finishes

**Why:** You are reaching for the board early.

**Fix:** Wait for the grip, then catch.

### You fall backwards

**Why:** You are leaning into the roll.

**Fix:** Stay centered over the board.

## Drill

10 fakie ollies, then 10 fakie heelflips, using a short kick.

## FAQ

### Is a fakie heelflip harder than a heelflip?

The kick is the same. What changes is rolling backwards, so balance and timing feel less familiar. It is level 3 of 5 in our guides.

### What should I learn before a fakie heelflip?

The fakie ollie and the heelflip.

### What is the difference between fakie and switch?

Fakie keeps your normal stance while rolling backwards. Switch keeps you rolling forward with your feet in the opposite stance.

### Why does my board fly away?

You are kicking forward. Keep the kick short, up and out.

## What to learn next

- Learn first: [Fakie Ollie](https://getskateai.com/tricks/fakie-ollie)
- Learn first: [Heelflip](https://getskateai.com/tricks/heelflip)

App: [Skate AI: Kickflip Ollie Coach on the App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/id6814983538)

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