If you are confident with your lift, then it’s time for you to proceed to the most crucial step which is sliding and dragging. In order to increase the height of your jump remember to bend your knees upwards when you jump. Remember to lift your back foot also in the air as you pop the board so that you get the lift. This is a simple step as you already know how to jump, you just have to time the jump perfectly to go in sync with the pop. You will need to practice this move many times until you can perform it confidently with much ease than you started.Īs you pop the tail of the board with your back foot just jump in the air with both your feet. Push the board until the back touches the ground but do not let your board touch the ground more than needed or else you will lose the momentum needed to perform Ollie. This will make the push easier.Īs you push the board down from the back let your front foot lift up with the front of the board. Try to put some weight on the ball of your foot. The nearer the foot to the tail the higher lift you get.ĭo not exert all the pressure on the sole of your back foot while pushing downwards. You will have to push/ force the board downwards like kicking it with the back foot so that you get a nice lift from the front. Now that both of your feet are placed properly on the board with your shoulders aligned with your legs, it’s time to start practicing the pop, which is pushing the board down from the back and lifting the front. Your Shoulders should be square with the board and not turned and your head should be straight in the direction of the nose of the board. Make sure your shoulders are in line of your feet. ![]() So in the beginning it is best that you place your front foot in the middle behind the front trucks. If it’s further back then you will be able to make a higher jump but your ollie might not be that well. If it’s near the tip then you will be able to make a small jump easily. The height of your ollie depends on the position of your front foot. The end of the back foot should be hanging out of the board and only the ball of the back foot should be on the tail.Įnsure that your front foot is properly placed on the grip tape so that it doesn’t fall off the board when you are sliding. Then put your back foot in the middle of the tail in such a way that the side of your foot meets the end of the board. Place your Front foot in between the middle of the board and the bolts of the front truck and parallel to the tip of the board. ![]() Remember it all depends on your footwork. Ollie is the mix and result of 7 well coordinated steps performed simultaneously. ![]() It was Rodney Mullen that brought the technique onto the street five years later by practicing very hard on perfecting it. Invented by Alan Ollie Gelfand in 1976, this trick simply involves lifting your board in the air with your feet to jump over obstacles. You can say that almost all the other tricks are easy to learn once you master the technique of doing an Ollie. It is the most basic and fundamental trick. Well Ollie certainly is that door of opportunities for all beginner skateboarders who want to start performing cool and amazing tricks. Have you heard of this notion “a door of opportunities”.
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