OLLIE [Skateboarding Trick Tips]
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How To OLLIE
Cool...
Now step-by-step:
- FRONT FOOT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BOARD [SLIGHT SLANT IS OK]
- BACK FOOT BALL OF YOUR FOOT IN THE CENTER OF THE TAIL
- TURN YOUR SHOULDERS PARALLEL WITH YOUR BOARD
- STAND UP STRAIGHT WITH CONFIDENCE
HERE'S A LITTLE "SECRET" FOR YOU:
"80% OF SKATEBOARDING IS MENTAL. YOU'VE GOTTA BELIEVE YOU CAN DO THIS TRICK... BETTER YET, PRETEND YOU'VE ALREADY DONE IT... MANY TIMES." - BILLY BANMAN
- IF YOU'RE RIDING YOU SHOULD BE LOOKING AHEAD OF YOU - OVER YOUR FRONT SHOULDER
- THIS KEEPS YOUR BOARD FROM LANDING SIDEWAYS AND SLOPPY
- SEE YOURSELF ROLLING AWAY WITH BOTH YOUR FEET ABOVE THE BOLTS AND AS STRAIGHT AS HUMANLY POSSIBLE...
...BECAUSE IT"S ALL ABOUT STYLE.
- CROUCH DOWN...
- AND THEN SMACK YOUR SKATEBOARD'S TAIL TO THE GROUND AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE
- SUCK UP YOUR BACK LEG RIGHT AFTER
- WHILE YOU SLIDE YOUR FRONT FOOT UP TO THE NOSE...
STILL WITH ME?
ALL THAT'S LEFT TO DO NOW IS LAND THIS PUPPY AND ROLL AWAY...
SEE YOURSELF HOW YOU WANT TO ROLL AWAY AND DO IT!
- BOTH FEET RIGHT ABOVE THE BOLTS
- BEND YOUR KNEES/ ABSORB THE IMPACT
- THEN ROLL AWAY LIKE YOU EAT OLLIES FOR BREAKFAST
TIP: To really OLLIE really high you have to have quick foot reflexes.You have to bend your knees and then quickly jump up and POP your skateboard's tail to the ground as quick as you can.
NOW GO OUTSIDE AND LAND THIS FOR YOURSELF.
TELL YOURSELF IT'S A PIECE OF CAKE... AND TO REALLY MAKE THIS WORK AND TO CREATE AN EXPLOSIVE COMBINATION...
HAVE SOME FUN WITH IT!
Talk soon,
Billy Banman
www.TheSecretsOfSkateboarding.com
PS. Really have fun with it and figure it out... Go outside right now (or in your garage) and think this one through all the way to where you roll away. And then do it like you've been doing OLLIES since you were in diapers.
PPS. Then come back here and tell us all about all about how you did it.
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Comments
while your front foot slides up, try sucking up your back leg too.
Cant seem to get the front foot to slide up the board after the pop, usually end up dragging it and the board goes along with the foot, any tips?
try standing in front of a table or fence and hold on while you try your OLLIES. This is a good way to learn kickflips too.
i could barely ollie 1 out of 5 tries i get a drop off the ground , any advice?
just cant slide my front foot, i keep trying but i wind up falling off or getting it 1 inch off the ground
every time i wanna ollie in the street i get nervous and never do the right thing, or when i do i mess up can you help me???
well where should my back foot go, you know the one on the tail that pops the board??? should my toes be in the middle of the very back of the board, or like the middle of my foot on the tail. also should my foot be closer to the end of the tail or more in the middle please help me!!!
Morgan: Get your Ollies down on the grass until you feel confident enough to try on the street.
Mogz: Back foot toes right in the center of the board, and front foot across the board in the middle, you got it!
It takes practice and patience to learn tricks. Just have fun and be mellow if you can't land it right away. Sooner than later you'll get the trick, and you'll be stoked!
thanks for the helpful comments but i have 1 more question.i am ollieing in the grass and video taping it with my camera i am always getting a good amount of air but i think when i slide my foot up my back foot is always in the way and the board doesnt level out, so when i land i always fall on my but beacause the board wasnt leveled. please help me i am becoming very frusterated
When you Ollie and you're sliding your front foot up the board, suck your back leg up, so that the board can level out. Try jumping a little forward when you Ollie too, that might help.
Whatever you do keep cool, don't let yourself get frustrated, and just HAVE FUN figuring it out. It's not a hard as it seems. You got this! Believe it.
hey wats up i just heard of this site so yeah pretty cool. hey man what do you skate, do you have any recomendations for begginners, i am trying to get a plan b are they good
I'm riding a Chocolate right now.
I've never riden a Plan B, but I don't see why they wouldn't be any good. It doesn't really matter what kind of board you buy as a beginner, as long as it comes from your local skateshop you're fine.
You don't need to buy a pro deck though, if you don't have the money. There's really good blank decks you can buy too (at your local skateshop)for half the price.
Then again there's also cheap pro decks you can buy online if you know where to find them.
i have been trying to ollie for 1 yeah and so now i give up. you were wrong not everyone can ollie, and it is a hard trick to learn. i really dont think you should say in your videos that everyone can, i know a lot of people who cant who have been trying for a long time. cuz when you say everyone can but you cant it makes you feel really dumb , and when you say it is a super easy trick to learn other people feel really not smart and feel like they will never be able to do it. please dont ever say that, and i think that is why i couldnt learn cuz you said it was easy and everyone can do it. you really shouldnt every say that unless you can go over to that person and physicaly help them :( :( :( :( :( :(
i meant one YEAR
You can tell yourself it's hard and you can believe that or you can tell yourself it's easy and that you're going to figure it out, it's your choice.
Ollies ARE easy. It's all in your head. Stop making it out to be this super complicated trick.
You couldn't learn because I said it was easy and everyone can do it? That's a joke. It's nobody's fault but your own. It is easy and every CAN do it, if they don't give up.
Skateboarding is a about persistence, progression, and patience. You've got to put in the work, be determined, and never give up if you want to be a good skateboarder.
You can Ollie. I know you can. Stop telling yourself you can't and go outside and figure it out. Just make sure it's fun or else don't do it.
Hi Im Raphael 12 years old and Thank You!!! I followed the instructions and after 5 tryes i did my highets OLLIE ever like 20 cm ! Can you tell me how to ollie higher ? :)
Hey Raphael, nice work! Higher Ollies come with time when your calf muscles and leg muscles get stronger. Keep practicing though, and it'll happen.
I really want to be skater,not to go pro but just becuz i love everything about it. I been skater for 3months and still cant land a kickflip.I can oillie,shovet,and pop shovet but NOT WHILE MOVING!I spent 150 on my Element board Venture trucks plus other parts but I'm startin to think I waste my money.
Just have fun with it. Too many new skaters feel like they have to learn these certain tricks to become a skateboarder, but it's not at all like that. You should be out there just having fun and making up your own tricks. Get creative.
skater says:
5 months ago
my back foot cant get up fast enough