# How to Frontside Heelflip > A frontside heelflip is a heelflip with a frontside 180: you and the board turn together, facing forward first, while it flips the heelflip way. A step-by-step guide from Skate AI (getskateai.com). Canonical: https://getskateai.com/tricks/frontside-heelflip Last updated: 2026-10-19 Flat ground · Level 4 of 5 · Learn first: [Frontside 180](https://getskateai.com/tricks/frontside-180) ## The short answer A frontside heelflip is a heelflip with a frontside 180: you and the board turn together, facing forward 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, a touch toward the heel side, and your front foot about 6 cm behind the front bolts, nearly straight across, toes over the toe side. Pop and push the tail forward, round in front of you, and kick off the toe-side corner of the nose just after. ## Where your feet go - **Regular:** Ball of the back foot about 2 cm from the tail tip, a touch toward the heel side. Front foot about 6 cm behind the front bolts, nearly straight across, toes over the toe side. Pop and push the tail forward, round in front of you, and kick off the toe-side corner of the nose just after. - **Goofy:** Ball of the back foot about 2 cm from the tail tip, a touch toward the heel side. Front foot about 6 cm behind the front bolts, nearly straight across, toes over the toe side. Pop and push the tail forward, round in front of you, and kick off the toe-side corner of the nose just after. ## 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, a touch toward the heel side. Front foot about 6 cm behind the front bolts, nearly straight across, toes over the toe side. 2. **Pop:** Open your shoulders frontside as you pop, and push the tail forward, round in front of you. 3. **Kick:** Kick off the toe-side corner of the nose just after the pop, with the board already turning. 4. **Catch:** Your front foot catches first. Catch it halfway round and finish the turn. 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 or comes too late. **Fix:** Kick right after the pop, off the toe-side corner of the nose. ### It flips but you land sideways **Why:** Your shoulders did not open at the pop. **Fix:** Open your shoulders frontside as you pop and keep turning until you catch it. ### The board kicks out in front of you **Why:** You are kicking forward like a straight heelflip. **Fix:** Kick out and with the turn, off the corner, not forward over the nose. ### You catch it and slide out **Why:** The front foot lands before the board is round. **Fix:** Let the board come round, then catch it with your front foot first. ## Drill 5 frontside 180s, then 5 heelflips, repeated. Then combine them on flat ground, kicking right after the pop. ## FAQ ### Which way does a frontside heelflip turn? Frontside, toward your heel side with your chest leading. It flips the heelflip way, and you roll away fakie. ### What is the difference between a frontside heelflip and a varial heelflip? In a varial heelflip the board turns under you with a frontside shove-it while your body stays facing forward. In a frontside heelflip you turn with the board. ### What should I learn before a frontside heelflip? The frontside 180 and the heelflip. ### Is a frontside heelflip harder than a heelflip? Yes. It is level 4 of 5 in our guides because the turn and the kick have to happen together. ## What to learn next - Learn first: [Frontside 180](https://getskateai.com/tricks/frontside-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)