Usage of kick

[Daemon99]

He put his foot gently on the stick, rolled it onto his foot, kicked it up and caught it very deftly.

Can someone please tell me if the above sentence is correct and well-formed? I am not sure about the use of kick here.

I hope you can picture what I am trying to say here.
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[Doughtsh]

In contrast to your other question, I'd use flick instead of kick here. If you're kicking something, it usually means that you start swinging your foot before it makes contact with whatever you're kicking. If the stick is already on the top of your foot and you pull your foot up quickly to launch the stick into the air, that's a flick.

[Daemon99]

Thanks a lot, Doughtsh!
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[Skrej]

I'm going to disagree with the use of 'flick'. To me, 'flick' has a strong sense of a hand or wrist movement. Indeed, all your dictionary definitions are centered around use of the hand or wrist.

However, I think you could use 'flip'. I'm not as bothered by 'kicked up', although it does have a sense of a sharp, quick, upward motion.

'Toss' would also work.
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