Q&A for How to Do a Tailwhip on a Scooter

No, if it's your right foot you just want to stand with that one and kick out with your left. Don't forget to use your wrists.

If you are talking about the deck hitting the ground, try to work on the wrist motion that will spin the deck around, if you are talking about your feet, well its just a practice thing, just try to restrain as much as you can from putting your feet down.

Try going to a skate park and practice this trick going off of a ramp/jumping out of the bowl. You will have more air, thus it will give you more time to do the tail whip. But do not do it slower than you would do it on flat ground.

You keep your arms strong and only move the wrist. This could also be happening because you aren't moving the deck around fast enough.

You will need to go about 1 foot in the air to get the tail whip. Practice your bunny hops.

Practice the swing with your arms -- this makes the deck move quicker so it will be easier to catch.

Yes. If you don't jump high enough, you won't have enough time to fully whip the deck.

Flick the deck around faster with your foot, and use a hand motion to spin the deck faster.

Yes. You cannot perform a tailwhip slowly.

Yes, as it will not bend your brake and your foot has a lesser chance of slipping.

Yes, anyone can do it with a lot of practice. Try practicing all of the steps separately.

Yes, bend your knees to get more height and then kick and spin. Once you have done the tailwhip, catch the board with the same foot that you kicked with.

It seem hard at first, but you start by tilting the left side of your bar down while hold the scooter in the air, then tilt the right side down. As you alternate tilting the right and left side quickly, it will begin to spin the deck.

Make sure you position your feet before the whip. Doing this late will cause less time for you to whip the deck.

Practice your bunny hops.

No, it depends on what way you stand and what way you throw your barspins.

Bend your knees a little bit lower and pull up on the handle bars and get down low.

MGP, Sacrifice, District and Phoenix.

Land with your two feet on the deck sideways, and swing your arms too if the deck isn't swinging fast enough.

They aren't really good for tricks. I recommend using MADD Gear or Phoenix.

Yes. As long as you know how and are strong enough, this can be done on any scooter.

if your scooter is too heavy I would recommend getting a lighter deck or handlebars, but if you don't have the money you need to practice kicking hard; this will normally get the scooter halfway through the tailwhip, and from there you can use your wrists to deliver the rest of the force needed.

Yes, trying the tailwhip off a curb is one of the safest ways to get a feel for it; this will help with the spinning so you won't have to stress about getting enough air.

Try to lift your knees up to the handles after kicking the board, and start by landing with just one foot on the deck. Then you will soon be able to progress to two feet.

Bend your knees up to your chest, and spring up. Bending your knees as low as you can will help you jump a lot higher.

The most important thing is to keep your scooter underneath you. This makes it much easier to land. If you're going to try this, then make sure to kick it out hard with your feet.

Normally you need to get a lot of height, then just do the opposite of a whip, but push the deck out in front more.

Try to footplant over the deck so your left foot goes over the deck hop and then throw your whip and take your foot off the ground and jump back on the deck. That is how I learned my whip flat, double whip flat and triple whip flat.

No, then it will be a powerslide because you are not off the ground.

Follow the instructions listed in the article above.