What is actually happening with a skateboarder’s feet when they are doing kick-flip tricks?

Question

No matter how many times I watch skateboarding I don’t understand how the board gets launched in the air and/or flips in the air by a person’s feet.

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Answer 1

It’s hard to explain without like a diagram. But it comes down to understanding what an Ollie is, and furthermore, understanding that any modern skateboarding flip trick is an extension of the Ollie. I attached a clip from Transworld’s “Show Me the Way” from the mid 2000s. [Andrew Reynolds on Frontside Flips](https://youtu.be/qQH4r035NIw)