How can I do an ollie on a skateboard?

Question

I started skating a month ago and I can't get the board in the air. How can I do an ollie? People say to 'pop the board' but I don't know how. Help!

Answer 1

apparently the best method is to push your weight to your back foot.. than quickly shift your weight to your front..

Answer 2

OK

push the board down with ur back foot and jump rite wen it hits the ground

then slide ur foot up to about the nose so the board will level

Answer 3

just watch your friends do it closely.  ask them to do it right in front of you.  pay attention to what they're feet and body and board do.  try  to recreate what you see.  one day it will just click and you'll just understand.  same with all tricks.  no amount of studying words will make you truly understand.

Answer 4

Hey there,

Ollie-ing would probably be the most difficult thing to learn at the start, seeming almost impossible to achieve.

You firstly have to work on your balance on the board, before attempting any tricks.

After you can skate freely and balance relatively well, then u might just be ready.

Position your back foot at the utmost back of the board, as if using only two to three toes to pop the board, with your front foot around the middle of the board.

Put weight or pressure using your back foot, hitting it hard while jumping (don't try jumping too high first).

Remember that your front foot should compensate for the board tipping upwards, and position it so that can be ready for the next step.

Using your front foot, slide it quickly forward to 'level' out the board, remember you should do this quickly but not violently.

Once the board has leveled out, the board should land normally.

I practiced all day, literally, before getting my first ollie right.

I found it impossible to do it at first, watching videos in disbelief seeing the pros doing it so easily.

It takes time, practice "jumping and 'popping' (the pop refers to the sound the back of the board makes when it hits the ground) , and leveling out the board slowly, and be confident, but don't over do it.

Also, try doing an ollie stationary or moving very slowly first, and do not try doing it at a high speed or over objects before mastering it.

It would help using skate shoes or something decent and which covers your foot completely, do NOT use slippers or try doing this barefoot at first. It can badly cut your foot.

Also, do try getting a decent skateboard, as fake ones and cheap imitations do not allow you to balance as well, and are not made for tricks.

DO NOT GIVE UP!

Hope this helps ! = )

Answer 5

push your back foot down and that is called popping.

slide your front foot to the tip of the board.

But at the same time jump.

and when your in midair, push your front foot down.

oh and jump as high as u can and pop as hard as you can watch theese

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTp5_jSPJ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_p3GmLsz...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9inasCA7P...

HOPE YOU GET IT DOWN

GOOD LUCK

HAPPY SKATING

=]

Answer 6

The problem most people have with learning to ollie is that people try to explain it in like 4 steps when there really needs to be a lot more so here’s how to ollie In as much detail as I can possibly explain it in.

1. Stand on your skateboard in a comfortable stance, and try to memorize absolutely every single word I say from now on.

2. Move you front foot behind the front bolts (farther back the higher potential of the Ollie but will be harder to control.)

3. Point your front foot forward slightly. Just enough so it’s in a comfortable position but no more

4. Your back foot should be on the tip of the tail also in a comfortable position. The edge of your shoe should be rite at the edge of the tail, try to line your foot up with the curve of the tail. (Same thing as with ur front foot: the farther back the higher potential, but harder to control.

5. Shift most of your weight to your back foot while keeping the board completely stable.

6. Now bend down low for a bit, and then jump up mainly off of your back foot. As you jump, your back foot should push the tail down hard.

7. The tail should hit the ground hard causing it to bounce back up (this is called a pop) make the pop strong, hard, and fast. Done correctly the board will already be in the air. If its not then your not gonna get in the air at all.

8. Your feet should be in the air just above the board. With the board at a 65-85° angle to the ground and now about a 1/2-1inch in the air from the pop alone

9. Now to get height, roll your front foot onto its side a bit so that the side of the sole of your shoe (not the whole side of your shoe, just the sole) is in contact with the grip tape and slide it forward up to the front bolts. (This will add height and even out the board at the same time)

10. While keeping your shoulders and your body straight while still in the air, bring both your knees up, best if they’re all the way up to your chest (but not that high to start with). This will give the board room to come up without ur feet stopping it halfway through.

11. Lean forward just a bit throughout the Ollie to keep from landing it in a manual.

12. After the skateboard reaches the peak of the ollie, start to straighten your legs abit to bring the board down (this should come naturally after practice but you should start getting use to it now)

13. As soon as the board comes down bend ur knees to absorb the impact of that landing and to keep balanced.

14. Try to land with ur feet directly over both sets of bolts; this will be more balanced and less likely to snap the board.

15. Practice

Skating is all about practice, and commitment. It will take time u will not land it rite away

The key is to take all these steps and combined them into one smooth motion.

Practicing in the grass, or while holding onto something like a table or fence can help you if you have problems, but you shouldn’t rely on these all the time.

Also you should search youtube for aronl how to ollie. A video would be able to explain it better than just a bunch of words. Make sure it’s by aronl; he’s a great teacher and will show u some examples in slow-mo to.

I hope this helps you. Feel free to email me if you have any questions or comments on ollies or anything skateboarding related.