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Skateboarding Ollie Tips
“He who would learn to fly one day must first learn to stand and walk; one cannot fly into flying.” - Friedrich Nietzsche It is the same in skateboarding. In order to kickflip, in order to heelflip or pop shuvit, one must first learn to ollie. Before we begin, we will also assume that you are already comfortable standing on your board and riding around on it. If you can not yet at least do that without tons of trouble, then get that down first before bothering with tricks. So let’s get down to it. Here are some skateboarding ollie tips to help you: There are some who say that it is easier to learn to ollie (as well as to learn how to kickflip, pop shuvit and everything else) on grass or carpet before trying it on concrete or asphalt. The rationale being that your board will stay put and not roll around while you work on it. But some others say that it is easier to go ahead and just do it on concrete. The flipside to that is that once you learn how to ollie on carpet or grass, you will then need to proceed to learn it in a rolling position anyway, so some say it is easier to learn it all at once. First of all we need to get your foot positioning and stance ready. Your back foot should be placed on the tail of the board with your toe near the center. Your front foot should be somewhere between the front and back trucks, whatever feels comfortable for you, but while still in the learning stage, I recommend having it dead center. With your feet positioned correctly, stomp your back foot down so that the tail of the board hits the ground, making a sound like a “SNAP!”. The moment you hear that snap, jump up as high as you can off of your back foot. Once in the air, slide your front foot up towards the nose of the board, dragging your toe. This tilts the board into a level position, helping to get the back trucks up off the ground and higher into the air. Now you are ready to land. Once your ollie has reached its maximum height, stomp the board down, all four wheels hitting the ground at the same time. Bend your knees to absorb impact, and roll away. Some things to keep in mind: When you get ready to stomp your back foot for the ollie, it helps to crouch down first. If you crouch down before you jump, it gives you extra spring and you jump higher. This is true with ollies too. Another tip for that little extra bit of air is after the snap and the jump, bend both knees and bring both feet up. Try to hit your chest with your knees. The higher you can bring up your feet, the more air your ollie gets. Article Directory: http://www.articledashboard.com Allan Clearpool is a skateboarding expert and tutor. For more great skateboarding ollie tips, visit TipsForSkateboarding.com |
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