Kickflip Crooked Grind - Skateboard animation

LouisV3d

Kickflip Crooked Grind from Louis Veillette on Vimeo.

Here is an animation I'm working on for my demo reel. It's still in the early stages but I would like some feedback.

LouisV3d

Kickflip Crooked Grind - Updated from Louis Veillette on Vimeo.

Here is an updated version of the same animation. Once again comments and critiques would be much appreciated!

_adamturnbull

Pretty good but I think it needs more weight on the initial kickflip pop and the landing after the rail. Bring the body down a lot lower on the landing so it feels like he is taking the weight. It currently looks like he takes the landing with no effort which could be due to the body staying so upright.

Also his feet seem to land on the board at the same time whereas he should really catch the flip with one foot and push back with the other.

Check out this reference. See how he catches the flip with his front foot first, and how his body takes the weight on the landing. He also pushes the board forwards as ends the grind and his front foot comes up and away from the board for a second before pushing down for the land. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGAfbPm_OBs

LouisV3d

Cool, what you said makes sens. I thought I had enough weight on the landing, but i see what you mean. Thanks for the feedback!