Nollie · Flips toward you
How to nollie kickflip on a fingerboard
A nollie kickflip is a kickflip popped off the nose. Your fingers swap jobs: the index finger pops the nose, and the middle finger flicks — off the near edge of the tail. The board flips toward you, the same way as a regular kickflip. Wait until the grip is back up, then catch and land all four wheels. Get a clean nollie and a clean kickflip first.
Step by step
01 / 06
Set your fingers
Index in the nose pocket, middle near the tail toward the near edge
Use a nollie setup: index finger in the nose pocket, middle finger on the tail, shaded a little toward the near edge, because the middle finger will do the flick.
02 / 06
Pop the nose and flick
Pop the nose with your index, then flick the middle finger off the near edge of the tail
Pop the nose with your index finger so it taps the table. In the same motion, flick your middle finger down off the near edge of the tail. The board flips toward you, the same direction as a regular kickflip.
03 / 06
The board flips toward you
Lift your fingers so it has room; the grip starts to face you
Get your fingers out of the way so the board can flip all the way toward you. Don’t stay pressed on the deck or the flip will stall.
04 / 06
Wait for the grip
At halfway the graphic is on top
At halfway the graphic faces up. Wait until the flip finishes and the grip is up again before you catch.
05 / 06
Catch
Grip up, fingers over the bolts
Catch with both fingers over the bolts when the grip is back on top.
06 / 06
Land and roll away
All four wheels down, then roll away
Land all four wheels together and roll away in the same direction.
Common mistakes
- Popping the tail like a regular kickflip and calling it a nollie. The index finger has to pop the nose.
- Not flicking the middle finger off the near edge, so the board under-flips or goes crooked.
- Flicking away from you and ending up with a nollie heelflip.
Session tips
- Get a clean nollie and a clean regular kickflip first, then put them together.
- Practice the nose pop and flick without catching, and just watch whether the board flips toward you all the way.
- Shade the middle finger toward the near edge at setup so the flick has somewhere to go.