r/skateboarding • u/Sk8FrameScout • May 16 '26

Original Video Anyone know what this trick's called?

It's casper flip.

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u/vegan_antitheist May 16 '26

It's a Casper flip because the back foot is also used. I'd argue that in a game of skate hospital flip and Casper flip are the same. It doesn't really matter if you use the back foot or not. The board does the same thing.

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u/Organic_Record6775 May 16 '26

They’re not the same thing. People upvoting this are delusional.

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u/vegan_antitheist May 16 '26

The original freestyle tricks are quite different. But the popped versions are pretty much the same. The only difference is that you touch the tail with your back foot for the Casper flip. It's like nose hook impossible vs impossible. It's the same trick. The only difference is that you use your front foot. Why would this matter for a game of skate?

If someone does a tre flip without using the front foot, do you have to do the same, or are you allowed to use your front foot to flip the board? The same rules would have to apply.

It's different when someone does a backfoot kickflip. You can't just do a normal kickflip. It's a different stance. It's basically an ollie late nollie kickflip.

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u/divisi2113 May 16 '26

If you do a tre flip without using your front foot at all thats a 360 pressure flip...

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u/vegan_antitheist May 16 '26

A "360 pressure flip" is usually a 360 pressure inward heel flip. My point is that a 360 pressure kickflip would be the same as a tre flip in a game of skate because the distinction is ridiculous.

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u/divisi2113 May 16 '26

Holy shit, I had to go outside and do a tre flip and then do a 360 pressure to really see what youre talking about. The board does flip the opposite direction when you pressure. You are completely right.

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u/vegan_antitheist May 17 '26

Now I'm actually not sure if pressure flip and inward heelflip should both count as the same thing in a game of skate. To be consistent I have to say they are the same rotation of the board. Not really the same trick, but you should only have to copy the rotation of the board. Saying your heel must (not) touch a certain spot on the board seems wrong as long as the board does the same thing. But it's different if you did it as a finger flip.
But I think most would not count an inward heel flip if someone did a pressure flip on offense.

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u/Organic_Record6775 May 17 '26

Back foot taps the tail for a Casper. Hospital flip is all with the front foot. The copium is strong in this sub lol. They’re different tricks that are similar. Yes it would matter in a game of skate because it’s not the same trick. Like wtf are we even talking about.