The ollie is the most fundamental of skateboard tricks and opens the door for an entire arsenal of other skate tricks. Many were amazed when they first saw Alan “Ollie” Gelfand working variations of this trick into his vert ramp maneuvers.
Here is how to ollie on a skateboard:
1. Position your back foot on the tail of the board and your front foot just above the middle of the board.
2. Crouch down and then as you jump up you want to jump off of your back foot while kicking the tail and lift up your front foot to allow the skateboard deck to lift up in the front.
3. Now slide your front foot forward and drag it slightly up the deck to level the front with the back. When you jump you also want to bring your knees up to your chest. This will give you more ground clearance and a higher ollie with your skateboard. You should now be in the air with the skateboard.
4. Now land. Try to land the ollie with the skateboard level and straight. Practice keeping your body straight during the ollie.
Here are some tips while learning to ollie on a skateboard. You may want to practice your ollie on the grass or carpet at first. Once you can ollie you will want to learn to ollie your skateboard over and up onto objects. This may be difficult at first but after the first 20 tries or so you should start getting it. You want to practice and ollie as much as possible. You want to perfect your ollie so that it is second nature.
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