help me ollie!!!!

[gottliver]

i'm trying and trying and trying again. i understand the theory, foot placement and can get a 2 incher once in a blue moon...help! i'm learning on my popsicle, black label 7.97 x 31.25, indy 149 and rainskate 62mm tsunamies. thx

[d-dub]

trick tips on youtube would help you a lot better than we can explain it.

[gottliver]

trick tips on youtube would help you a lot better than we can explain it.

i've checked em out...still eludes me....

looking for the little things that helped out...

[SeanML]

i've checked em out...still eludes me....

looking for the little things that helped out...

Don't kick straight down... kinda push the board behind you a little with that first kick, then pull it back forward as you push your front foot up/forward. This helped me loads.

Also, kinda do a wave with your feet as you jump... Basically it's front up back up front down back down. The higher you get your knees up, the higher you will ollie.

[BlackRider]

I learned a lot easier on a longer deck, for whatever reason. I was able to rock my 46" up 2 or 3 inch curbs when I had it. I found it was all about bringing the back foot up fast enough to allow the board to get air. I didn't even worry too much about the front, and some times didn't even push off the ground that much. Perhaps those were not proper ollies, but the same effect was gained.

[sk8norcal]

how r u learning it?
(how much time have u put into practicing?)

if u have a big fear of falling,
(fear makes weak ollies)

try static ollies on grass/carpet or floor mat over cement...

u should pop 6" with practice...
once u can do that, move to concrete....


now if I can only land those damn kickflips...

[d-dub]

its hard to tell you exactly where you're going wrong without a description or a video. if you can film yourself that would be awesome. or are you getting the nose up but the tail stays on the ground while your feet are in the air? a lot of the time, people screw up the timing. they jump as if they were on the ground, but you gotta be going up before your tail smacks the ground if that makes sense. so don't push of the ground, push off your board while pulling the front leg up.

[spoctopus]

i can get about 8 inches moving so im not that great but

pop the back of the tail
move your front foot forward and lift your back leg
it will feel like a wave, thats what i always tell people
lift knees up
and most importantly ime, when your ollieing moving, LEAN FORWARD

[GrassDiver]

watch some slow mo videos if you can find em, I found this video insightful when I was first trying to learn:

YouTube - how to ollie with tony hawk

[d-dub]

trick tips on youtube would help you a lot better than we can explain it.

watch some slow mo videos if you can find em, I found this video insightful when I was first trying to learn:

YouTube - how to ollie with tony hawk

like i said...

[GrassDiver]

like i said...

Yes, Dub - and I was at least not so lazy as to say "go find it" only, but rather I had an actual video that I used to learn how to Ollie. You are a sensitive little poster, aren't you.

[d-dub]

Yes, Dub - and I was at least not so lazy as to say "go find it" only, but rather I had an actual video that I used to learn how to Ollie. You are a sensitive little poster, aren't you.

that wasn't for you, that was for the op. that was actually the vid i looked for but didn't see it. most people learn better when they see something so youtube works a lot better than reading it here. reading about it can make you put too much thought into it. no need to overanalyze things, its just skateboarding.

[GrassDiver]

My bad, I thought you were dissin me - ride on!

[gottliver]

thx all! thats a lot of good advice. That tony hawk video is excellent. i dont think i've been putting my rear foot far enough back on the the kick. Just gonna keep on keeping on.....i'm determined!

[SeanML]

thx all! thats a lot of good advice. That tony hawk video is excellent. i dont think i've been putting my rear foot far enough back on the the kick. Just gonna keep on keeping on.....i'm determined!

If you really want to get good at it, videotape your attempts and compare them to what you see on youtube. That way you can see your mistakes and correct them accordingly.

[gottliver]

If you really want to get good at it, videotape your attempts and compare them to what you see on youtube. That way you can see your mistakes and correct them accordingly.

good idea.....

[Kameli]

i can get about 8 inches moving so im not that great but

pop the back of the tail
move your front foot forward and lift your back leg
it will feel like a wave, thats what i always tell people
lift knees up
and most importantly ime, when your ollieing moving, LEAN FORWARD

Lifting the knees is always the hardest part for me...

I don't know why it feels so funny when I try it..

[Sk8Guy31]

lol I can help you here as this is the only shortboard trick I learned before I moved on to longboarding (much better IMO 8) )

I imagin the pop as a hard jump of my back foot, pushing the tail down and quickly pull my foor up after, this is an area loads of people mess up on, then while pulling up your knees, drag your front foot forwards.
always lean forward as you do it but dont over do it. also dont move your back foot out of the way like my friend used to do

[gottliver]

figured it out! aside of doing it over and over again, for me the breakthrough was mentally visualizing stomping the landing. I was so caught up on popping the tail and leveling the board that i wasn't concentrating on the landing it. Once in the air i wasn't ready to complete the move. Now i can. 7/10 times while stationary, 6/10 while rolling. Very satisfying.

[Cann0n]

It took me a few years to learn how to ollie while moving... of course, I didn't have youtube or people to show what to do...

My advice... practice. You will eventually get it.