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Hardflip
Apporach the object your are trying to hardflip (gap, stairs, ramp, flatgound). Set your back foot in the left corner (if your goofy right corner if you are regular foot) of your tail. This will help you scoop the board. Then set your front foot on the upper right side (if your goofy) were it feels comfortable to flick it off to the side. Since your board is flipping in a folding fashion most of the work is done with your back foot. When your are ready, scoop your back foot so that your board will start going into a vertical motion. When your front foot reaches the top of the board let it go limp so that you get a solid flick. Avoid popping to hard, this will cause your board to pop up your arse. Try and pop with control Watch for your board , catch it as it folds up to your legs. Catch it, float, float and land. Then ride away smooth
Noseslide
The noseslide is another easy slide although it can be liable to messing up when trying e.g sometimes you may ollie too high by accident and end up in a boardslide and fall off etc. The noseslide does not require a high ollie and I started to learn them on ledges about 2 and a half curbs high but 2 curbs high will do. Approach the ledge with your feet in the ollie position, maybe with your front foot a little more towards the nose than usual. Pop an ollie just high enough for the rail to keep your sliding momentum and shift all your weight to your front foot while turning 90 degrees to get your nose on the ledge. If you are having trouble sliding far enough lean back a little bit while ollieing into the noseslide. To get off just shift your weight to your back foot and 90 off the ledge.
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Heelflip
Some people may find these easier on flat than kickflips but to 99% of skateboarders find they are definitely harder down drops and over gaps. I suggest for Heel flips that you put less of your foot on the tail and put your front foot in the middle of the board with your toes hanging off the edge of your board. Some people tend to try heel flips with there foot too much on their board and angled towards the nose a bit like a kick flip, i suggest against doing that, keep your front foot straight. If you have already got a decent Ollie you tend to automatically slide your foot up the board before kicking it off the nose, this helps the heel flips come higher but may be a little harder to land. First of all when you bend down lean your weight a little behind you, I find this helps to keep the board underneath you properly, and pop as you would for an Ollie. With your front foot try not the slide it up too much and kick it in front of you. This should get the board to flip, jump higher than you would for a kick flip to let the board flip and catch the board with your feet. You have to make sure your front foot kicks out and comes back in to meet the board quickly.
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BoardslideIts best to start learning board slides on small rails, either you may have one if you dont your local park will probably have small rails in it. The boardslide consists of you ollie-ing on to the rail and landing on the rail at 90 degrees so your board is sliding and not your trucks. Approach the rail in yopur ollie position. When your approach the rail, Ollie just high enough to get onto the rail. In mid air turn your body and board 90 degrees to get the board sliding. Your feet should be over the trucks bolts to keep the board sliding centrally on the rail. I have also been told by other skaters that they find it easier to boardslide when they stiffen their front leg while sliding. When approching the end of the rail just apply a little weight to your back foot and 90 off the rail
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