This is a very difficult technical trick that is not really seen often. The execution is awkward and a bit different than at any other flip trick. You will need to practice some odd moves but in the end, it is not too messed up to not get it eventually. It can be done in all stances but the best-looking and most common Nerd Flip is probably the nollie version so let`s see what is going on with it.
So, prepare the stance. Your front foot is on the pocket of the nose and your back foot is on the tail just where the tail concave starts. Your toes should hang off the board to let you rotate the board. Roll in with a comfortable speed and make a slight nollie pop. At the same time push your board with your back foot into a Nollie back side Shove-it rotation. This is the first tricky part as you don’t flick as you would normally do but rather like you are trying to grab the edge of the board with your toes that are set hanging off.
Once the board is going shove it, kick the bottom side of the board with your back foot in order to flip, just behind the inner side of your front truck. This must be done very quickly and precisely because otherwise, you won`t have time to catch the board into landing.
It should all happen centered under your feet and the body weight should be on your front foot before the pop.
The landing is not much different as with any other flat ground flip trick because when you learn the tricky part of how to accurately spin the board into Nerd Flip it becomes just another Nollie Varial Heel
We won`t go to the bone with each step as this is an advanced flip trick and you should have the heavy flip trick background by now so it won`t give you too much stress figuring it all out. You can go and try the other versions too or even add an additional Shove-it spin to make a 360 Nerd Flip but first go and learn the flick part so your Nerd Flips won`t look too nerdy.