Ok, well obiously kickflips and ollies must be the most asked about trick to learn. Hopefully this guide will answer most problems, and if you have a new one please PM me and I will add it to the guide. All of these problems are from threads made by our very own members themselves.

Ok first let's make sure you have the basics of the ollie. I will explain it very briefly, how ever if you want a detailed guide, please click HERE (http://www.skaterscafe.com/showthread.php?t=30542)

Ok, so the basics of the ollie.... the ollie is a trick that when performed correctly, gets you, and your board off the ground together, to go over, down, up and even onto things. The ollie is also the basis of most other flip tricks, and if your dream is to become a Pro Street skater, flip tricks over gaps, down stairs, off ledges and maybe even onto rails, is the mainstream stuff you will see in skate videos today. So here is how to perform the ollie.

Place the ball of your back foot, on the very tip of the tail, and your front foot somewhere between half way and 3/4 between the back bolts and the front bolts. Slam down with your back foot until your tail hits the ground, this is called the pop, once it hits the ground, jump up off your back foot, and simutaneously turn your front foot onto it's side and start sliding up. The board will rise off the ground, and the tail will come up with your back foot. Land cleanly over the bolts, and bend your knees. This may be easier to learn stationary first, rather than moving which can be harder, and scarier.

Now to the troubleshooting:

I can ollie, but am having trouble getting good height.
Ok, well there are certain tips that may help you, but majority or developing a clean, high ollie is simply through practice. It doesn't matter what trick you do, the key to getting better is practice, but here are some other tips that may help you.
a) Pop as hard as you can. The harder you pop, the faster the board will come up, so more time in the air.
b) Suck up your legs to your chest. If you do your ollie well enough, the board will stick to your feet, so the higher your feet are, the higher your ollie will be.
c) Jump as high as you can. When I say this I don't mean ollie as high as you can, you yourself has to jump up in the air to get the board off the ground. The higher your jump, the higher the board will come.

I can land slow moving ollies like 2/10 times, sometimes more, but it's really hard for me. The board usually goes up in front of me, i think it's because i have a subconscious fear that keeps me from raising my back foot.
I know this gets annoying, and I certainly hate people saying this when you've written a 4 paragraph thread on your problem with a trick. But this one word says a lot. COMMIT. Yes, you probably are scared, so try the ollie and fall over on purpose a couple of times to get used to what it's like. Commiting simply means you stick with the trick the whole way through, don't just wuss out half way. This applies to just about any trick in skateboarding. Don't feel ashamed if you find you can't commit to some things. For some people dropping in on a 15 foot half pipe may seem easier than ollieing down 3 stairs, and others might find ollieing 10 stairs is easier than dropping in on a 6 foot mini. Apart from commiting, you need to try and stay over your board. Leaning back will, if your lucky result in a ollie to manual, but on most occasions, it will be an ollie to sore bum. Try ollieing onto grass a couple of times to get used to it.

Ive been skateboarding about 7 days, but I cant seem to ollie, I know you have to pop and jump but is there something im missing?
Ok, this is probably the most common problem. This is about timing. I've seen people pop, then wait 1 second then jump and slide. The trick to these things, is they have to be as close together as possible. Pop, jump, slide. Get this in your head, then take it to your board. To get used to the timing, try popping then jumping as fast as you can with out the slide.

I can't ollie over things, is there something i do wrong? do you have to have alot of speed? Can someone give me some advise?
When ollieing over things, these things come into place. Speed, height and length. These things all have to be balanced. You can go really really fast to get over your obstacle, but not ollie as high as you normally would, and not clear the obstacle. You might get a nice, high, lengthy ollie but be going to slow. I would recommend going at a medium, nice comfortable pace. When you pop your ollie, try not to go straight up in the air like you are doing your highest ollie. Try sliding up in a more diagonal motion. I have a friend who I skate with, who has a really high ollie. However when he attempts stair sets, he tries doing his highest ollie, but would just about always clip his tail on the last step. I taught him to try and slide his foot in a more diagonal direction, and now he clears the last step by about a foot every time.

Im really pissed now cause ive been skating for a year, can ollie 2 decks, have ollied a four step and can pretty much kickflip, pop shuv it, and half cab. All of a sudden my ollies are going sideways to the point were i cant do a good straight ollie or a little crack in a curb, its screwing me up. Please help
This my friend, is all in the shoulders. When you do an ollie, you might want to look forward. This is quite natural, I know how it feels, trying to ride as parralel as you can, looking sideways and not knowing where you are headed. This is also a balanced thing. You can look ahead with your head, but try and keep your shoulders parralel with the board. I have come across this problem before, and it's not a nice one, but just try some flat ground ollies with your shoulders as parralel to the board as you can, and you'll sort it right out.

I'm pretty sure i'm doing it correctly stationary but when I have to do it moving at some point of the Ollie the board gets kicked down when I Flick. I don't have a video if me with a moving Ollie but I can get one but Basically what happens is when I pop the board and Slide to the Nose of the board my front foot sort of flicks down resulting in the board hitting the ground while i'm still in the air, at that point up to a foot off the board and then landing on the board. I can't figure out why I flick down, could it be because i'm sliding to fast or something?
Ok, well you shouldn't be flicking down, you know that, good. To fix this, you may be sliding to far up, right to the edge of the nose, and when your turn your foot back from the side position it was in when sliding, you are giving it a kickflip-like sort of flick. Just try sliding to the start of the nose before straightening out.

I'm practising with making Ollies and I can do it now a little bit.. But I tried it on grass ..
But now I'm trying it while I'm riding.. and I make an Ollie now.. but I can't land on my skateboard ..
My skateboard flys away in the air .. it go's to fast.. so if I land.. My skateboard is next to me.. and not under me.. Simple, as I said before you have to commit, you may also be leaning too far back, stay directly over your board.

I put my right foot on the end of the board and left foot in the middle. I slam tail down, and TRY to slide my foot up but my sliding foot just pushes the board down while im sliding my foot up and my rear wheels never even come off the ground. Please help me!
Ok, well when you are first learning the ollie, you want to slide your front foot up directly upwards, as if going towards your chest. Your might be sliding outwards in the direction you are going. Also you have to remember to position the front foot on its side to it can slide properly

i can ollie pretty good now but every now and then i land like in a nollie position
got any advice on how to fix this problem?
You might be sliding up to much, or leaning to far forward when you ollie. Try keeping as centered as you can, and only slide up to the bolts, or the very lastest at the start of the nose.

after i pop, during the sliding should i lean forward?
If you are just learning to ollie, try leaning foward slightly, not too much, but not too little that you will fall off the back of your board. If you have mastered your ollie, and your just wondering how to improve it, jump in a more vertical direction for more height, but more diagonally for more distance when jumping stairs and gaps.

Hey, I'm having a problem with ollies.
Every time I try it, my board goes straight like it's supposed to, and I do the drag and jump, but my back foot never lands on the board, and my front only lands 1/4 of the time.

Well, your if your not landing on it, you may be leaning too far back, and falling behind your board, and sometimes landing your front foot because your trying to keep it with you. Try leaning over the board more, and keeping your weight directly over your board



Alright, so heres the deal. Ive been skating for about a week. I can ollie. However, recently, I have been having trouble. I can do a little 2 inch crap ollie easily, and I land perfectly. I try a 5 inch ollie, and I can still land it, but I land with my toes off the board and my heels not off at all (Off center of the board, but still on the bolts). When I try my highest ollie (Usually about 8 inches) I either land almost half way off my toeside of the board, or more, to the point where I fall off. What could I be doing wrong?
Ok, well I've never heard of this problem before, but when you're trying really hard to get as high as you can, you might be pulling your feet off the board, or tilting your feet when you're at your peak as a natural movement to get higher, which is sliding your feet down. Get a video for me and slow mo it so I can see what's happening.


Ok, that's it so far. If any one has any other problems please just PM me or post it in this thread. Remember guys, apart from some other problems, like the ones above, the key to your ollie is just practice. Good luck!

Wow, thats one good guide you got there, it will help lot of beginners, + rep!

damn... nice job, mods please post this ***** at the top of this section to stop all the questions

Yeah, can some mod sticky this? This will stop ALL questions I reckon....

yep..nice guide..mods..sticky this so we'll all lessen threads about this..good work pearso!

you also realize you put nothing on here about kickflips

just to let you know

I think he will, when someone makes a new thread on kickflips he will answer the question in this guide i think ...

you also realize you put nothing on here about kickflips

just to let you know

This is because I'm not the best with kickflips. I can write an ollie guide because I have mastered them and I can answer most problems. I thought a kickflip guide would be better written by someone with more experience with them. Thanks for all the comments guys, it's appreciated.

oh dont worry there is no shortage of kick flip threads. the classic one being "i have a kickflip problem and none of the other threads help"

"i have been skating for a day and i just learned to ollie now im thinking about kickflips. if i dont land it today though ill just make another thread asking for the magic tip. but by next week i think i might be able to kickflip el toro."

Stickied.

alot of info there

Wow. thnx man. the guide on shoulders should help me now. i'll try to keep my shoulders parallel to my board.thnx a lot!!!!

i have been skateing for 6 years, and i still cant ollie after practicing almost every day. does anyone know some way i can ollie without having to ollie, like something i can attach to my shoes and to my board, so they stick. (but break once in air)

i have been skateing for 6 years, and i still cant ollie after practicing almost every day. does anyone know some way i can ollie without having to ollie, like something i can attach to my shoes and to my board, so they stick. (but break once in air)

Umm... not sure, but that would kind of be cheating... wow 6 years and can't ollie? How do you persist? Just stick to it, and watch heaps of trick tip videos.

i can ollie pretty good now but every now and then i land like in a nollie position

got any advice on how to fix this problem?

Umm... not sure, but that would kind of be cheating... wow 6 years and can't ollie? How do you persist? Just stick to it, and watch heaps of trick tip videos.

dontt care if i'm cheating, just anything. its hard to persist but i really wanna be good at skateing

i can ollie pretty good now but every now and then i land like in a nollie position

got any advice on how to fix this problem?
You might be sliding up to much, or leaning to far forward when you ollie. Try keeping as centered as you can, and only slide up to the bolts, or the very lastest at the start of the nose.

pearso - been trying to learn to ollie while stationary for a while, couple months I think. I can pop 'em pretty high, about a foot or so, but the board keeps turning like a frontside 180, but only to about 90. My shoulders are staying square, and I land perfectly on the bolts, but the board always turns. I try to roll the ollies and the same thing happens. It seems like the harder I try to pop the ollie the quicker the board turns. Here's a kicker for ya, I can pop a pop shuv consistently over a foot high. any suggestions?

pearso - been trying to learn to ollie while stationary for a while, couple months I think. I can pop 'em pretty high, about a foot or so, but the board keeps turning like a frontside 180, but only to about 90. My shoulders are staying square, and I land perfectly on the bolts, but the board always turns. I try to roll the ollies and the same thing happens. It seems like the harder I try to pop the ollie the quicker the board turns. Here's a kicker for ya, I can pop a pop shuv consistently over a foot high. any suggestions?
Hmm. Well, when you pop, you might be turning it with your foot? I have never come across this problem, but try putting you back foot in the middle of the tail. Sorry, you might need to expand a bit more, when the board turns, do your feet stay on it or do they come off?

my feet always stay on, I can stomp 'em all day when I'm stationary, haven't tried too hard to learn 'em rolling.

Last night, I just worked on popping the board more up in front of me (not forward, but out to the side in relation to my direction of travel). This worked a little bit, then it seemed like if I would pop it, then push down with my front foot once I reached the peak, that would leverage the board up into my back foot, and then I could control which direction I wanted to turn it.

It's gettin' there. I popped a couple pretty high, then landed perfectly straight. I was pretty excited. <- I'm a freakin' dork.

Yeah, just keep practising man, you'll get there and have them mastered in no time. Good luck, glad I could have helped.

I've been skating for a little over a month now. I can ride really good and I can ollie like 3/10. I know the steps to do an ollie because I can do it sometimes but more often than not I land and my backfoot will land on the tip of the tail and slide off or behind the tail. i think my problem with that is that I don't bring it up high enough so I've been practicing that and now I can pop the board up real high but i can't land it. It'll turn to the side in mid air or as it's coming down... pretty confusing but can you help?

Umm, well I can only imagine your foot slipping off the back if you aren't jumping over your board. You might be letting it go out infront of you. Try some ollies, but this time, when you jump, jump more over the top of the board.

Thats useful

after i pop, during the sliding should i lean forward?

If you are just learning to ollie, try leaning foward slightly, not too much, but not too little that you will fall off the back of your board. If you have mastered your ollie, and your just wondering how to improve it, jump in a more vertical direction for more height, but more diagonally for more distance when jumping stairs and gaps.

update: yeah so, I don't mean to boast, but........wait, yes I do. I was olliein' over stuff yesterday. word.

Good work buddy, glad I could help :D

rolling ollies over stuff, and now I've got rolling fakie ollies, and I got both feet on a pop shuv but couldn't ride it out yesterday.

Ahh ok. Good luck with the pop shove it. I'd recommend learning it stationary first, it's one of those tricks that you won't have to learn differently when learning it moving, and also it's easier. Just rememer, your feet should be in a normal ollie position, except when you pop, scoop a bit and don't slide you foot, just jump forward. This takes a fair bit of commitment cause you might slip out sometimes, but you'll get it:D

Thanks for making the guide it really helped me out especially with keeping my shoulders parallel and sucking my legs into my chest.

this help me alot

Ugh I'm having some trouble with my rolling ollie. I got my stationary down pretty well, its just not very high but I can't work on that. But my rolling ollie is horrific. Every time I try to ollie it seems like I'm kicking the board out in front of me. I try to lean forward, but it doesn't help. I keep doing it over and over but theres no progression its just the same thing over and over again. Anybody have any tips?

Ugh I'm having some trouble with my rolling ollie. I got my stationary down pretty well, its just not very high but I can't work on that. But my rolling ollie is horrific. Every time I try to ollie it seems like I'm kicking the board out in front of me. I try to lean forward, but it doesn't help. I keep doing it over and over but theres no progression its just the same thing over and over again. Anybody have any tips?
Ok, well when you suck your front foot up, suck it directly upwards straight to your chest, you may be sliding it forward and up, which is why it's kicking forward.

My back foot doesn't stay with the board. I still land my ollies it just doesn't look the way it's supposed to. Help?

So when you ollie, your back foot doesn't stick to the board, does it come and stick to the board when you're at the peak of your ollie? If so, then that's fine, the board will only stick to your back foot after a while and you've mastered the technique, although if your back foot doesn't touch the board till you land, its a bit of a problem. Try sliding your front foot quicker after your pop, and control your back foot lift.

I'm not sure... Here's a video. My foot coming off is more noticeable on the second one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwPvNFxE-hE&mode=user&search=

Am I doing anything else wrong?

Dude, that seems perfectly fine to me. When I ollie, a lot of the time my back foot doesn't get back on the board till I'm at the peak of my ollie. Just try sliding up sooner to the pop, so it's more simultaneous and eventually you'll get it to stay on.

Thanks.

Could we add these tips to the guide? (props to panicmonkey)

Lean forward when you ollie moving so you won't fall backwards.
If you're flipping the board, your foot placement must be wrong. Put your front foot right behind the front bolts while your learning and, if you have big enough feet, try to have an even amount of heel and toe hanging off each end.

Dang,


Nice job man best one ever

Way flippin cool,didnt help me but i guessed it could of helped others.

The Ollie is the root of most street tricks so it's very important to learn this trick
I have learnt the trick through Skateboarding Explained, the instructional DVD that tought me so many tricks.
Here are some advices:
1. Start getting comfortable kick bound and hop out which is technically an Ollie but not quite.
2. First off slide off your foot forward to make the board level out
3. Place front foot just behind in front bolt and across the board with your toes pointed to the side
4. Place your back foot across the tail with the ball of your foot in the center
5. Bend your knees and have your upper body moderately straight and look out in front of the board
6. Begin to hop straight up as you kick the tail straight down and once the tails snaps off the ground
7. Lift your knee up and set it down. DO a couple of these
8. If your not comfortable on concrete at first, start @ carpet/grass
9. Repeat, and you’re ready to go !

I hope it will help you!!

I have a problem with olling that I don't think anyone else has mentioned having before. When I pop the board and jump, instead of sliding forward, my front foot actually slides a bit downward, resulting in the board just slamming down and not lifting off the ground. I tried "teaching" myself to slide my foot forward that way when I actually pop the board, it'll do it, but for some reason my front foot doesn't learn this and keeps going down instead. What's causing this?

I have a problem with olling that I don't think anyone else has mentioned having before. When I pop the board and jump, instead of sliding forward, my front foot actually slides a bit downward, resulting in the board just slamming down and not lifting off the ground. I tried "teaching" myself to slide my foot forward that way when I actually pop the board, it'll do it, but for some reason my front foot doesn't learn this and keeps going down instead. What's causing this?

Hmm, weird. When you jump your foot should automatically slide up unless you're purposely trying to slide it down. Also when you jump, you should be bringing your knees up and slide on the board when it's almost vertical.

Hey guys, i usually land in nollie position too.
I think it is in my foot positioning.
Do you guys keep your front foot flat on the board?
Or on the balls like your back foot?

QUESTION! Should you jump forward when you pop?

Newly added

Alright, so heres the deal. Ive been skating for about a week. I can ollie. However, recently, I have been having trouble. I can do a little 2 inch crap ollie easily, and I land perfectly. I try a 5 inch ollie, and I can still land it, but I land with my toes off the board and my heels not off at all (Off center of the board, but still on the bolts). When I try my highest ollie (Usually about 8 inches) I either land almost half way off my toeside of the board, or more, to the point where I fall off. What could I be doing wrong?
Ok, well I've never heard of this problem before, but when you're trying really hard to get as high as you can, you might be pulling your feet off the board, or tilting your feet when you're at your peak as a natural movement to get higher, which is sliding your feet down. Get a video for me and slow mo it so I can see what's happening.

Thanks for the response on my question Pearso. Ill get some vid together if I can.

hi guys!
im a beginner at skateboarding.

i was wondering when your doing and ollie, where do you look?
like for example do you look at your front foot or infront of you. :icon_redf

if you get me lol. :)

Umm... just look to see if your foots in the right spot before you crouch for the ollie i guess.... just look generally at your feet and the board while you're ollieing, there's no specific time you should be looking at your front and/or back foot.... I dunno, that's a bit of a rough question, try and expand on that a bit for me.

well you no when you ollie
should you watch your feet or look straight a head of you?
:S

well you no when you ollie
should you watch your feet or look straight a head of you?
:S
it depends dude. me, when i ollie, i sometimes look at my feet and the board and look straight ahead.
ollieng is just about the pop and the land.

Hey I just wanted to add:

I know its a stupid thing from me, but I ollied with my toes over the side of the board, and when I jumped up I unly used my toes (which is ok I suppose). This caused my board to be drawn up only on the right sidewith made it turn left.

So? ollie with your toe right on the edge of the board =)

I have Been skatin for about 8 months now and i cant ollie need help

I have Been skatin for about 8 months now and i cant ollie need help
With what? I can't just magically figure out what your problem is, you need to tell me your problem.

im having a problem with my ollies. first of all, it might be my shoes, and it might be my crappy skateboard fromtarget :P. im using no skate shoes, just my heelys(without the wheels). well, when i try to do an ollie(i know how to do one)i pop the board and try to drag my left foot up the board, but it wont drag...at all, its like resistant, i end up jumping and the board just goes back down and i land on it, but its deffinattly not an ollie.

Hmm... your grip tape may be very rough, your foot could be catching onto something on the way up, or your might not be turning your foot on its side. Watch people when they ollie and watch how their front foot turns on its side and try it next time you skate.

Alright, so heres the deal. Ive been skating for about a week. I can ollie. However, recently, I have been having trouble. I can do a little 2 inch crap ollie easily, and I land perfectly. I try a 5 inch ollie, and I can still land it, but I land with my toes off the board and my heels not off at all (Off center of the board, but still on the bolts). When I try my highest ollie (Usually about 8 inches) I either land almost half way off my toeside of the board, or more, to the point where I fall off. What could I be doing wrong?


This, my friend, could mean you need a bigger board =)

Ive been skating for quite a while and got the ollie down no problem......Wat i need to learn now is how to get alot of air off a curved launch ramp. Either i try to get the board up, but i end up leaning back too far, or im too far forward and i get no height.
can somebody tell me how to constantly get good air......i mean, is there a weight transfer that should be happening here, or what?
thanks for any help....

for me most of my air comes from when i level it out, when you ollie bring your knees to your chest and then level out the nose but keep your back of the board still, and it will bring up the back to get more air

very nice man

Well Ive seen a few videos and read some stuff about how to ollie but when I try to ollie, I pop the board, and jump up but the board doesent go up. Il go film it now to show you.

Sorry for the DP but heres the video

http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=838413926292193443

Ow, i just tried to ollie and i fell off and hurt my foot. Then i tried again and almost twisted my ankle. Its soooo hard.

Well Ive seen a few videos and read some stuff about how to ollie but when I try to ollie, I pop the board, and jump up but the board doesent go up. Il go film it now to show you.

Sorry for the DP but heres the video

http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=838413926292193443

Ow, i just tried to ollie and i fell off and hurt my foot. Then i tried again and almost twisted my ankle. Its soooo hard.
1. You are not jumping. You are popping and sliding, but not literally jumping. Your board won't come up without jumping.
2. You're foot position is horrible. Your back foot is too far off, you need to have the ball of your back foot on the tip of the tail, and your front foot parralel with your back foot. You had your toes pointing towards the nose of the board, you need them to be pointing off the board.
3. You aren't popping hard enough.

Basically dude, you can't just pop and slide and hope it does the rest for you, you need to jump and do everything perfectly.

Ok, well obiously kickflips and ollies must be the most asked about trick to learn. Hopefully this guide will answer most problems, and if you have a new one please PM me and I will add it to the guide. All of these problems are from threads made by our very own members themselves.

Ok first let's make sure you have the basics of the ollie. I will explain it very briefly, how ever if you want a detailed guide, please click HERE (http://www.skaterscafe.com/showthread.php?t=30542)

Ok, so the basics of the ollie.... the ollie is a trick that when performed correctly, gets you, and your board off the ground together, to go over, down, up and even onto things. The ollie is also the basis of most other flip tricks, and if your dream is to become a Pro Street skater, flip tricks over gaps, down stairs, off ledges and maybe even onto rails, is the mainstream stuff you will see in skate videos today. So here is how to perform the ollie.

Place the ball of your back foot, on the very tip of the tail, and your front foot somewhere between half way and 3/4 between the back bolts and the front bolts. Slam down with your back foot until your tail hits the ground, this is called the pop, once it hits the ground, jump up off your back foot, and simutaneously turn your front foot onto it's side and start sliding up. The board will rise off the ground, and the tail will come up with your back foot. Land cleanly over the bolts, and bend your knees. This may be easier to learn stationary first, rather than moving which can be harder, and scarier.

Now to the troubleshooting:

I can ollie, but am having trouble getting good height.
Ok, well there are certain tips that may help you, but majority or developing a clean, high ollie is simply through practice. It doesn't matter what trick you do, the key to getting better is practice, but here are some other tips that may help you.
a) Pop as hard as you can. The harder you pop, the faster the board will come up, so more time in the air.
b) Suck up your legs to your chest. If you do your ollie well enough, the board will stick to your feet, so the higher your feet are, the higher your ollie will be.
c) Jump as high as you can. When I say this I don't mean ollie as high as you can, you yourself has to jump up in the air to get the board off the ground. The higher your jump, the higher the board will come.

I can land slow moving ollies like 2/10 times, sometimes more, but it's really hard for me. The board usually goes up in front of me, i think it's because i have a subconscious fear that keeps me from raising my back foot.
I know this gets annoying, and I certainly hate people saying this when you've written a 4 paragraph thread on your problem with a trick. But this one word says a lot. COMMIT. Yes, you probably are scared, so try the ollie and fall over on purpose a couple of times to get used to what it's like. Commiting simply means you stick with the trick the whole way through, don't just wuss out half way. This applies to just about any trick in skateboarding. Don't feel ashamed if you find you can't commit to some things. For some people dropping in on a 15 foot half pipe may seem easier than ollieing down 3 stairs, and others might find ollieing 10 stairs is easier than dropping in on a 6 foot mini. Apart from commiting, you need to try and stay over your board. Leaning back will, if your lucky result in a ollie to manual, but on most occasions, it will be an ollie to sore bum. Try ollieing onto grass a couple of times to get used to it.

Ive been skateboarding about 7 days, but I cant seem to ollie, I know you have to pop and jump but is there something im missing?
Ok, this is probably the most common problem. This is about timing. I've seen people pop, then wait 1 second then jump and slide. The trick to these things, is they have to be as close together as possible. Pop, jump, slide. Get this in your head, then take it to your board. To get used to the timing, try popping then jumping as fast as you can with out the slide.

I can't ollie over things, is there something i do wrong? do you have to have alot of speed? Can someone give me some advise?
When ollieing over things, these things come into place. Speed, height and length. These things all have to be balanced. You can go really really fast to get over your obstacle, but not ollie as high as you normally would, and not clear the obstacle. You might get a nice, high, lengthy ollie but be going to slow. I would recommend going at a medium, nice comfortable pace. When you pop your ollie, try not to go straight up in the air like you are doing your highest ollie. Try sliding up in a more diagonal motion. I have a friend who I skate with, who has a really high ollie. However when he attempts stair sets, he tries doing his highest ollie, but would just about always clip his tail on the last step. I taught him to try and slide his foot in a more diagonal direction, and now he clears the last step by about a foot every time.

Im really pissed now cause ive been skating for a year, can ollie 2 decks, have ollied a four step and can pretty much kickflip, pop shuv it, and half cab. All of a sudden my ollies are going sideways to the point were i cant do a good straight ollie or a little crack in a curb, its screwing me up. Please help
This my friend, is all in the shoulders. When you do an ollie, you might want to look forward. This is quite natural, I know how it feels, trying to ride as parralel as you can, looking sideways and not knowing where you are headed. This is also a balanced thing. You can look ahead with your head, but try and keep your shoulders parralel with the board. I have come across this problem before, and it's not a nice one, but just try some flat ground ollies with your shoulders as parralel to the board as you can, and you'll sort it right out.

I'm pretty sure i'm doing it correctly stationary but when I have to do it moving at some point of the Ollie the board gets kicked down when I Flick. I don't have a video if me with a moving Ollie but I can get one but Basically what happens is when I pop the board and Slide to the Nose of the board my front foot sort of flicks down resulting in the board hitting the ground while i'm still in the air, at that point up to a foot off the board and then landing on the board. I can't figure out why I flick down, could it be because i'm sliding to fast or something?
Ok, well you shouldn't be flicking down, you know that, good. To fix this, you may be sliding to far up, right to the edge of the nose, and when your turn your foot back from the side position it was in when sliding, you are giving it a kickflip-like sort of flick. Just try sliding to the start of the nose before straightening out.

I'm practising with making Ollies and I can do it now a little bit.. But I tried it on grass ..
But now I'm trying it while I'm riding.. and I make an Ollie now.. but I can't land on my skateboard ..
My skateboard flys away in the air .. it go's to fast.. so if I land.. My skateboard is next to me.. and not under me.. Simple, as I said before you have to commit, you may also be leaning too far back, stay directly over your board.

I put my right foot on the end of the board and left foot in the middle. I slam tail down, and TRY to slide my foot up but my sliding foot just pushes the board down while im sliding my foot up and my rear wheels never even come off the ground. Please help me!
Ok, well when you are first learning the ollie, you want to slide your front foot up directly upwards, as if going towards your chest. Your might be sliding outwards in the direction you are going. Also you have to remember to position the front foot on its side to it can slide properly

i can ollie pretty good now but every now and then i land like in a nollie position
got any advice on how to fix this problem?
You might be sliding up to much, or leaning to far forward when you ollie. Try keeping as centered as you can, and only slide up to the bolts, or the very lastest at the start of the nose.

after i pop, during the sliding should i lean forward?
If you are just learning to ollie, try leaning foward slightly, not too much, but not too little that you will fall off the back of your board. If you have mastered your ollie, and your just wondering how to improve it, jump in a more vertical direction for more height, but more diagonally for more distance when jumping stairs and gaps.

Hey, I'm having a problem with ollies.
Every time I try it, my board goes straight like it's supposed to, and I do the drag and jump, but my back foot never lands on the board, and my front only lands 1/4 of the time.

Well, your if your not landing on it, you may be leaning too far back, and falling behind your board, and sometimes landing your front foot because your trying to keep it with you. Try leaning over the board more, and keeping your weight directly over your board



Alright, so heres the deal. Ive been skating for about a week. I can ollie. However, recently, I have been having trouble. I can do a little 2 inch crap ollie easily, and I land perfectly. I try a 5 inch ollie, and I can still land it, but I land with my toes off the board and my heels not off at all (Off center of the board, but still on the bolts). When I try my highest ollie (Usually about 8 inches) I either land almost half way off my toeside of the board, or more, to the point where I fall off. What could I be doing wrong?
Ok, well I've never heard of this problem before, but when you're trying really hard to get as high as you can, you might be pulling your feet off the board, or tilting your feet when you're at your peak as a natural movement to get higher, which is sliding your feet down. Get a video for me and slow mo it so I can see what's happening.


Ok, that's it so far. If any one has any other problems please just PM me or post it in this thread. Remember guys, apart from some other problems, like the ones above, the key to your ollie is just practice. Good luck!

Woah Pearso mate commited to helping people, this is huge lol

Thanks Pearso. Now that I watch it, I do suck! But thanks for pointing out whats wrong. More practise!

Darn! I try to slide my foot up the board but it always sticks. So I try lifting it and putting it there but then I cant lift it. I dont know what the problem is. It might be the skateboard...

that helped me alot but i still have 1 problem. every time i ollie, i do everything right but my board does a 1/4 turn. whats wrong? please pm me if u have an answer. I NEED HELP!!!

Alright mates, I'm having some trouble. Whenever I try to land it, the board moves away from my. For example, after I pop and jump in the air, the board launches from under me whilst I'm bringing my feet down.

Alright mates, I'm having some trouble. Whenever I try to land it, the board moves away from me. For example, after I pop and jump in the air, the board launches from under me whilst I'm bringing my feet down.


Sorry, was just fixing a typo.

Thats a really sweet guide man! Helped me alot! tyvm

Great thread. Thanks.

l have a question. When I slomo ollie videos it really, REALLY looks like the jump comes before the pop. Check out this video, 1:10 into it. youtube [dot] com/watch?v=d-9u9qNLTNk by jamesnater1 (can't link directly to the video due to noobie status).

So, do you jump first or pop first?

Great thread. Thanks.

l have a question. When I slomo ollie videos it really, REALLY looks like the jump comes before the pop. Check out this video, 1:10 into it. youtube [dot] com/watch?v=d-9u9qNLTNk by jamesnater1 (can't link directly to the video due to noobie status).

So, do you jump first or pop first?
Hmm, when you mean jump, you mean when you're unbending your knees and coming up? If so, then yes. It's more of an automatic thing for me, when you bend down and you go to pop I have to start my jump anyway, it develops over time once you've got a good ollie. So just practice bending your knees low before you ollie and you'll probably get it.

When i used to skate. I had all the tricks down, now ( im on a new board till i get my new one in ) I do little pansie ollies, i jump as high as i can. I Jump pretty high (i think atleast) But, maybe im not putting enough weight on my back foot. it feels like im leaning forward to much, and off the board almost.

if you have any tips id appreciate it.

i've been skateboarding for like 3 days now and i am having some ollying problems.

I have landed nice high ollies before, but alot of the time i land in a weird position. i start up straight but i land at like a 45 degree angle. it looks like i was trying to do a 45 degree pop shuv-it, (i am not trying to do it though).

also alot of times i land and i keep falling backwards, like i would land, but only with my toes, my heels would be off the skateboard, and i would either fall or i would have to jump off the board to not fall down. And sometimes i would ollie while moving and as soon as i land all my momentum stops. I think i have to just start moving faster i guess... and i am trying to lean forward so maybe i wont land faling backwards but is there anything else i can do. is this solely becuz i havent masterd the ollie or could it be becuz my trucks are still not broken in or not set up properly?

thx that one where u ollie and land diagnoly really helped me so now i can actually do my ollies straight

hi guys,

Hoping you guys can help.

I haven't taken a video or anything but I'll try to explain what I'm doing the best I can. So, I place my right foot at the tail, almost like I'm tiptoing. And my left foot goes a couple of inches before the screws on the front side. I bend my knees and jump while simultaneously kicking the tailside downward and sliding my left foot toward the nose.

What happens is the nose side gets raised high but my rear stays low (the back wheel only goes up about 2-3 inches. And for some reason either the board ends up somewhat behind me or turned to the left around 45 degrees.

When I try kicking harder and getting my right leg higher, the board ends up upside down. Like a semi-kickflip. But I think I'm not kicking it center. That's why.

Anyway, I'm having a lot of trouble making one fluid motion of pop, jump, slide. Seems like a lot to do in so little time and space!

best ollie guide ive ever seen. I suck at ollieing, and go around the internet trying to find tips. I tried watching those tony hawk videos that help with beginers. this actually got me off the ground like 6 inches. THanks. and ya, i was at a point in skating where my mind was just saying- It will come, just skate around a little. and man did it never come. ive tried olliing a two stair. every time, i jus ride as fast as i can, and my tail either hits the bottom or barely misses. so this really really helped

THANKS

Cool. Thanks. That helped me out.

Ok, i've been trying some, and have a lil problem

So, i pop, jump, and slide
But, my board doesn't goes horizontal, it's in the air, but, it's like vertical

I have a question, and I hope someone can answer me.

Whenever I ollie, right when I'm about to land it, I always stick my back foot out. I commit, but it always happens.

Also, I'm having trouble landing them on all 4 wheels. I manual out of them whenever I can actually keep my foot on

Travman,

Is your backfoot ending up on the ground? That used to happen to me alot. I'm not an expert but what I do is to try jump slightly towards the direction of my front foot. Sometimes I overdo it and my back foot ends up in the middle of the board. Try practicing on carpet/grass. On cement my back foot ends up on the ground. I guess I'm subconsciously scared to commit.

dunno if that helps...

oldguy

I discovered something today practicing my ollie. I was frustrated with my lack of skill steped off my board, snapped the tail, grabbed it, and starting to walk away. When I realized how good I got it to pop when I wasn't on it. So I put the board down popped like I would to carry my board then jumped. The ollie came so much easier thinking it through like that. Don't know if this will help anyone else.

i have a VERY similar problem actually -- i've only been at it for maybe 3 days but i can ollie pretty well....sometimes. see, the problem is i always land anywhere from 5 to 90 degrees to the left of where i started (i ride standard by the way). i tried filming myself with my little digi camera but i can't put it in slo-mo so it was pretty useless. i've tried readjusting my feet positions, both front and back, and practiced even w/out a board to make sure i had the right form and was jumping straight. i really think it has to do with my slide -- like i'm kicking my left foot out a bit when i start or something. honestly though i have no clue -- any help....?

sorry -- i was talking similarly to the guy at the end of page one :P

yeah ive been skating for three days and i can ollie about 4n inches is that good

i have a VERY similar problem actually -- i've only been at it for maybe 3 days but i can ollie pretty well....sometimes. see, the problem is i always land anywhere from 5 to 90 degrees to the left of where i started (i ride standard by the way). i tried filming myself with my little digi camera but i can't put it in slo-mo so it was pretty useless. i've tried readjusting my feet positions, both front and back, and practiced even w/out a board to make sure i had the right form and was jumping straight. i really think it has to do with my slide -- like i'm kicking my left foot out a bit when i start or something. honestly though i have no clue -- any help....?

sorry -- i was talking similarly to the guy at the end of page one :P

Stop turning your shoulders. That's your problem.

Stop turning your shoulders. That's your problem.


here's the kicker -- i'm NOT actually turning my shoulders! i know, sounds crazy, but my arms end up fine. it's either one of two things i think -- either i'm rolling my front foot crooked so i'm literally pushing the board to my left, or i'm popping the board crooked. i've been trying to fix both things and having not much luck. i tried spinning my body the opposite way and all that happened was my board spun MORE in the usual direction but my body didn't lol.

another kicker of this is i can ollie up curbs with an okay consistency but i can't land them because, ta-da, i'm crooked! any ideas on how to help...??? much appreciated!! i'll work on putting together a video soon and post it.

here's the kicker -- i'm NOT actually turning my shoulders! i know, sounds crazy, but my arms end up fine. it's either one of two things i think -- either i'm rolling my front foot crooked so i'm literally pushing the board to my left, or i'm popping the board crooked. i've been trying to fix both things and having not much luck. i tried spinning my body the opposite way and all that happened was my board spun MORE in the usual direction but my body didn't lol.

another kicker of this is i can ollie up curbs with an okay consistency but i can't land them because, ta-da, i'm crooked! any ideas on how to help...??? much appreciated!! i'll work on putting together a video soon and post it.

If you're popping backwards a bit, then?
Or turning your legs. That's pretty much the same as turning shoulders.
But yeah, footage will help heaps.

If you're popping backwards a bit, then?
Or turning your legs. That's pretty much the same as turning shoulders.
But yeah, footage will help heaps.

so turns out most of the problem was in my front foot. i recently learned to railslide and it came pretty easy to me; it was a nice, smooth, easy motion. so i applied that kind of technique to my ollie and whoala--success :D. i'm getting around a foot - foot and a half now and most importantly: landing straight.

HazzaDaShiz agrees: Props to you, keep getting better.

thank's bro. i let my buddy use my skate shoes the other day -- he rides goofy and can ollie like 2+ feet -- and he torn a part of the toe cap on what would be my back foot. it was nice because when i looked at his marks compared to mine, it was pretty obvious something was amiss. so i tried to emulate that kind of tearing and i got even better.

turns out a couple of major things i wasn't doing is 1) jumping forward and 2) pushing the board further. once i started doing that i could get like a foot, foot and a half up and land really straight. all stationary of course because it's like 20 degrees and soaking wet/salty outside right now (michigan :() but still, i'm pretty excited about it. been landing some pretty good shuv-its now too and working on kickflips. i'll never stop practicing my ollie though -- in my mind a solid ollie will make any trick easier.

hopefully my struggles on this board will help some people out -- i've been skating for only a week, week and a half so i remember the frustration very vividly in my mind lol. anybody who's reading this and new to skating/trying to ollie desperately please take one key advice from me if nothing else: you're going to be EXTREMELY frustrated (most likely) for some reason or another -- for me it was landing crooked/almost 90 degrees from where i started -- to the point where you want to take your board, find the nearest car, and smash the ***** out of it lol. if that happens than seriously, stop, take a break. go watch some videos or even better watch a friend if you're fortunate enough because watching in person helps phenomonally, and when you're calm and collected come back to it. you'll get it; you just have to be chill :icon_peac

Wow, nice little tutorial written up here. If you don't mind, I put a link to your post in my "How To Ollie" vid's description on youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emo9IJFnB2M is the link to the vid.

Really nice explanation though...

Thanks for the video, Skateyasha.

I've been struggling with the ollie but today I actually made it a few inches off the ground while moving. Some of the things I realised I was doing wrong(with help from this thread and your vid, and then watching a vid of myself) was that I was doing it all too slowly, instead of making it one smooth motion. I think I was over thinking it, and trying too hard to get the steps perfect. I also wasn't bending my knees enough for the board to come up. I was kind of forcing it to stay down with my feet.

It's still not great by any means... but it feels a lot better than it was before. Thanks...

- Seth

i still have to re-learn the ollie. im getting a new deck this weekend so i can start skating again

thats an awesome guide i wish i had this when i started skating 6months ago i would progressed more

Well, within the last few days I had been getting a lot better at ollies, but I was still having trouble with the board landing sideways, or just not being able to stay balanced when I landed.

The solution: McDonalds Coffee. Normally, I was having trouble keeping a smooth motion, and good follow through by bending my knees when I landed(I'd then go off balance and tip off/fall of the board). So, I was skating around while drinking a coffee(just cruisin' a parking lot) and then decided to try and ollie while still holding the coffee. Because I had the coffee in my hand, my body automatically made very gentle, smooth motions, to keep it from spilling. And now I'm landing rolling ollies like they're nothin. I'm not suggesting McDonalds coffee is magic or anything, but maybe holding a glass of water and trying to ollie might help someone?

Or maybe I just love coffee too much for my own good.

- Seth

Awesome, alot of info and good tips. Great guide!

Hehe i showed my little cousing this a couple days ago and he can ollie NOW like 2 inches wooot !

Thanks man, great question answers!
Im a brand new skater, so this help a lot. I learned the ollie stationary, and i now regret it. Shoulda learned it moving, cause im definitely having trouble with the commit part.

Hopefully ill get it down.
Thanks

Cool....I usually forget how to actually ollie after I start doing a trick, how should I go about preventing this? Also I know this isn't apart of the thread and it is the simplest trick ever but I can't get shuvits down ._. They're so ****ing hard!

Also, do loose trucks make it harder for you to ollie. And is there such thing as loose wheels? Can anyone show me a picture of which tool people use to tighten loose wheels.
But yea... Great guide! I really shouldn't have dropped out of skating... Now im screwed!

I'm having problems with my ollie. I can get the board up in the air, but I can't get my feet to stay on it. I'm also having problems sliding my foot. Does anyone have any tips?

I'm having problems with my ollie. I can get the board up in the air, but I can't get my feet to stay on it. I'm also having problems sliding my foot. Does anyone have any tips?

The reason for not getting it in the air.. Is either
1) not jumping (YOU MUST JUMP IF YOU THINK YOU'RE JUMPING LOOK DOWN AND CHECK!)
2) You're not popping hard enough.

Sliding your foot
1) Try it sitting down with your board under your feet. Go through the motion in your mind and on the board sitting down. Slowly, pop the board while simultaneously sliding your foot up. And get that down. If your feet can't stay on it, I'm guessing you're pushing it away somehow? or jumping back, forward, left, or right. In that case make sure your shoulders are parallel to the deck

thank u this has helped me so much
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sometimes when i try to ollie my skateboard gets throw foward quickly y is this happening

thank u this has helped me so much
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sometimes when i try to ollie my skateboard gets throw foward quickly y is this happening

I'm going to guess again that, either you are using too much force in your front foot that causes you to shoot it forward and that you aren't popping fast/hard enough

i have been skateing for 6 years, and i still cant ollie after practicing almost every day. does anyone know some way i can ollie without having to ollie, like something i can attach to my shoes and to my board, so they stick. (but break once in air)

...are you sure one of your legs are not amputated?

cheers this will most definately help me!

I am a goofy skater and when i ollie, stationary or moving, i seem to always land backside 40 degrees off. in other words, im landing crooked or sideways and its throwing my balance off. whats wrong? what are some common things i might be doing that i am unaware of? thanks!

i'll try this stuff tommarrow, i really want to improve my ollies

I am a goofy skater and when i ollie, stationary or moving, i seem to always land backside 40 degrees off. in other words, im landing crooked or sideways and its throwing my balance off. whats wrong? what are some common things i might be doing that i am unaware of? thanks!

Yeah the same thing is happening to me, can't figure i out. Please help.

i dont know i guess im leaning back too much and when i slide my front foot the board flips. how do i fix it?

i dont know i guess im leaning back too much and when i slide my front foot the board flips. how do i fix it?

Just a matter of keeping your weight centered :)

Simulposted in the Ollie guide thread.
I can only ever do do two of these three actions: pop the tail, slide my foot up the board, and jump. When I pop the tail and slide my foot, I can't ever manage to raise my back foot up. I can consistently get all four wheels off the ground and a few inches on the back ones, but my board will never even out. And when I try to remember to raise my foot, I either have a crappy jump or barely pop the tail at all. How should I work on combining these?

::bracing for "Go practice them more"::

Thanks! This is helpful!

Simulposted in the Ollie guide thread.
I can only ever do do two of these three actions: pop the tail, slide my foot up the board, and jump. When I pop the tail and slide my foot, I can't ever manage to raise my back foot up. I can consistently get all four wheels off the ground and a few inches on the back ones, but my board will never even out. And when I try to remember to raise my foot, I either have a crappy jump or barely pop the tail at all. How should I work on combining these?

::bracing for "Go practice them more"::
This is exactly what happens to me. :o

Simulposted in the Ollie guide thread.
I can only ever do do two of these three actions: pop the tail, slide my foot up the board, and jump. When I pop the tail and slide my foot, I can't ever manage to raise my back foot up. I can consistently get all four wheels off the ground and a few inches on the back ones, but my board will never even out. And when I try to remember to raise my foot, I either have a crappy jump or barely pop the tail at all. How should I work on combining these?

::bracing for "Go practice them more"::
I had this problem when I first learned them, too. But it's not too difficult of a problem to correct. This is called "rocketing", and can be corrected by tucking both your knees up towards your chest.

Oh, and, go practice them some more :p
Same for you, Robby :)


Next!

I've got a question. When I'm trying to ollie and I go and bend down the board start to shake and move a bit, then I start to lose my balance and fall off. Am I doing something wrong? Or should I try and gain some balance first?

I've got a question. When I'm trying to ollie and I go and bend down the board start to shake and move a bit, then I start to lose my balance and fall off. Am I doing something wrong? Or should I try and gain some balance first?
Sounds like the problem of tight trucks, or you're staying bent down too long.

Just bend down, a second later POP and you're off doing your ollies.

You have to think about the trick, and how to do it, and keep analying everything while your doing it, but you can't bend down for 5 seconds while rolling thinking "this is it, i can do this, i must do this...' CRASH!

thanks thanks. helped me a lot. I am staying bent down too long.

Will trully help new peeps , props :icon_clap

thanks i was having troubles with my ollie
this guide really helped me :)

I am a goofy skater and when i ollie, stationary or moving, i seem to always land backside 40 degrees off. in other words, im landing crooked or sideways and its throwing my balance off. whats wrong? what are some common things i might be doing that i am unaware of? thanks!

Can someone help with this problem? I have the same one, and I can't figure out what the problem is.

thank you

When I ollie, I land with my front foot half way off the board every time and the board moves backwards towards my heels. For example, If I do 5 or 6 ollies in a row I will wind up a good 3 or 4 feet from where i started.

board starts like this: /--/\--------/\--\
| | | | | |
\--==-------==--/

ends like this: /\ /\
/-| |-------| |-\
| -- -- |
\----------------/

I think I'm either setting up my feet wrong, or putting too much pressure on my heels or toes when ollying. any help?
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wow. that 'mapping' came out horribly. Basicaly what i was trying to show is that my board shifts towards my back and my toes are off the board when I land.

Very helpful - thanks for making and posting this

dude you do not know how helpful that was!

i have a question. my stationary ollie is very high but when im doing it moving its very crap. any help?

i started skating for about a week and so
i can ollie, but ever since i tried kickflipping,
now when i try to ollie, my foot automatically flicks like its instinct
i needa learn ollies again! help

I can't slide my foot up. I pop and I jump but when I try to slide it doesn't work. My board gets off the ground though.

I am finding it really difficult to put my front foot on it's side and to slide it up the board. I slide it up, but without putting it onto it's side first. Any tips?

yo, im new here and i need to know what kinda board should i get?? I have one of those cheap walmart ones, but i think i need another, any advice?? i think thats y i cant do a gud ollie
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does it matter what kind of board u get to do an ollie??
what do u guys think bout thosse $10 walmart boards?? N E help??

yo, im new here and i need to know what kinda board should i get?? I have one of those cheap walmart ones, but i think i need another, any advice?? i think thats y i cant do a gud ollie
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does it matter what kind of board u get to do an ollie??
what do u guys think bout thosse $10 walmart boards?? N E help??

walmart boards=bad.

depends how serious you are.... if you skate alot, just find any deck with a graphic you like. your first board shouldnt matter much

thanx mann

yo, im new here and i need to know what kinda board should i get?? I have one of those cheap walmart ones, but i think i need another, any advice?? i think thats y i cant do a gud ollie
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does it matter what kind of board u get to do an ollie??
what do u guys think bout thosse $10 walmart boards?? N E help??

if you cant ollie thats probably because you just CANT ollie yet. i could ollie with my socks on and with no griptape. just not very high.. walmart boards are NOT good whatsoever. its probably 99.99 plastic. with the .01 being wood.

So wat if my problem is that i can pop well and i slide my foot enough. but my board shoots out in the air in front of me. btw im goofy so. please if u have any suggestions
it would be a help

hey. i have a question about my ollie.
is it better to have your your toe in the middle of your board at the tail when you pop, or is better to have it about equal.
also, my board always seems to move to the left when i ollie, any reasons?

I know it's all mental and in my head, I have the image of the Ollie in my head.

So I bend down, but like oddly enough it just doesn't feel right popping down and jumping up. It's probably fear, my body has gone against me because I've bailed hard a few times attempting to Ollie.

If this is even a question, like when I'm bending my knees preparing to jump, am I leaning back just solely focused on popping the tail, and then worrying about jumping and sliding later or what.

I've tried to force it out a few times, but what ends happening is that I try popping, but I don't end up popping, and the board moves backwards under my feet, forcing me to catch the board quick or it'll fly right from under me. This is all happening on the ground btw.

I like to think that I'm on the right track, but I'm going too fast without popping, and what ends up happening, is I go up a little bit, and then my momentum takes my back.
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One more thing.

I AM jumping off the back foot correct?

If yes, then man it feels totally odd.

Nice guide it helped my friend who just started skating
+rep

Oh this helps a bunch I feel like I am getting a bit closer to landing it whilst moving. Thanks a ton!

I canni get the sliding motion and also I am having trouble jumping high please help

you know when some videos it says to let your tail hit of the ground and then slide your foot? could you do that when moving?

This was a lot of help to a new skater like myself.

Hi guys. I know this tread is pretty old, but hopefully you guys will still reply. I've been new to skating and close to giving it up. =p. I've tried to do an ollie, looked at many guides and videos yet i still dont get it.

So you bend your knees and as your coming up you hit down the tail, what happens to the front foot as your doing that step?.

Im totally lost.. ><

I got no idea how your supposed to jump while pressing down on the tail... as well

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Hi guys. I know this tread is pretty old, but hopefully you guys will still reply. I've been new to skating and close to giving it up. =p. I've tried to do an ollie, looked at many guides and videos yet i still dont get it.

So you bend your knees and as your coming up you hit down the tail, what happens to the front foot as your doing that step?.

Im totally lost.. ><

I got no idea how your supposed to jump while pressing down on the tail... as well

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Very few people get the ollie immediately. You feel you're getting frustrated, give it a break, try a few shove its, nose/tail manuals, railstands and cruising around in both regular and switch stances. Skating is about fun.

Now, as for your ollies: you do a bit more than just hit the tail (which is called 'popping' by the way). What I do right before doing a ollie is kind of raise myself onto the tips of my toes on my back foot to allow myself to pop better and clear my foot to allow the board to rise further. Then I pop down hard, jumping and lifting my feet so that my feet don't prevent my board from rising as I drag the board up into the air. I'd recommend practicing popping a few times (your board should bounce up in the air and become almost vertical) and getting it correct before moving onto the next step.

Okay, got your pop right? Now it's time for next step, the step you seem to be having trouble with. What you do with your front foot is drag it up to the grip tape. To do this you kind of roll your foot onto its side, then once it's on its side drag it along the griptape (drag it a bit upwards, not flat across though). Once your front foot reaches the front bolts, stop dragging, because if you keep dragging you'll hit the nose and kick your board away. When you pop, that raises your board to allow it to be dragged into the air, but it's the actual dragging motion which brings it into the air.

Now, as you're dragging lift your back foot high to allow the tail of the board to rise up into the air. You should now be airborne; once you reach the peak of your ollie you've got to level it out and let gravity bring you back down.

That's the most detailed explanation I can give you. From now on, it's all about practice. Your first ollies will suck and probably be only an inch, but worry about getting them consistent, THEN work on height.

just use the ollie buster... haha what a joke. ollie buster...

Um, I learned how to ollie from this site, the guide is very detailed and you cannot mess up if you follow everything correctly.
http://skateboard.about.com/od/tricktips/ss/HowToOllie.htm
I learned to ollie very quickly, but my back trucks weren't lifting. Then, I remembered from this site to bend my knees down till they were about 90 degrees, and then, the board was launching like there was no tomorrow.

I am not advertising, SC kicks ass, but the guide here got me off on the right foot before I learned of the land of Skater's Cafe.

WOW!!! This really helped Me Thanks Man!!

Hi I'm just going to say my video name that has me trying to ollie can someone tell me what im doing wrong? is maybe because I have an armor light?

my videos name is
Help with my ollie please!

and my youtube username is BarakaTheGreat

i can do stationary ollies pretty well, its just a matter of jumping a little forward and getting my feet over the bolts. if i consciously do that i can land them almost every time.

but rolling? not a chance. i think im just too scared to pop, because it always just slides from under me. any help?
thanks

Hey everyone,

I'm having a bit of trouble with my ollie so it looks like I'm in the right place. I can pop and slide decently, but when I land, I land really hard (like my board slams really hard against the ground). I also can't land very smoothly and roll away, sometimes I turn 90 degrees and sometimes I think I land too hard to continue to move. I bend my legs when I land so I don't think its that. Any Suggestions? Thanks.

Hey everyone,

I'm having a bit of trouble with my ollie so it looks like I'm in the right place. I can pop and slide decently, but when I land, I land really hard (like my board slams really hard against the ground). I also can't land very smoothly and roll away, sometimes I turn 90 degrees and sometimes I think I land too hard to continue to move. I bend my legs when I land so I don't think its that. Any Suggestions? Thanks.

Couldn't reply to your PM cause your inbox is full, so I'll just post it here...

Sounds like your just being too tense mate. If the board is flipping and your slamming it down, it sounds like your tensing your muscles and leg and you're trying too hard. Try relax a bit more when you try it, you don't need to slide extra hard to get it to come up, just a nice pop and decent slide. If that doesn't help, see if you can get me a video and I'll have a closer look at it.
Hope that helps
Good luck

Alright thanks, and sorry about the inbox, I only get 2 messages before its full! :D :D

are ollies suppose to completely destroy the sides of my shoes? i tried in a pair of vans and a pair of nike sbs and they get trashed really easily on the side where my foot slides up. does that mean i'm doing it wrong or my griptape is too tacky

i can do stationary ollies pretty well, its just a matter of jumping a little forward and getting my feet over the bolts. if i consciously do that i can land them almost every time.

but rolling? not a chance. i think im just too scared to pop, because it always just slides from under me. any help?
thanks

Man I have the same problem.

Even moving at a small little pace it's like much different than just standing there and doing it.

Sometimes I contemplate just taking a couple of Pain Pills and just going for it.

are ollies suppose to completely destroy the sides of my shoes? i tried in a pair of vans and a pair of nike sbs and they get trashed really easily on the side where my foot slides up. does that mean i'm doing it wrong or my griptape is too tacky

After a while yeah.

dude if u wanna learn how to ollie while rolling its pretty easy

all u gotta do to get used to popping the deck without being scared is

ride along for a bit then just pop u deck but dont do an ollie then practice sliding your foot and then do an ollie

that's how i learnt
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dude if u wanna learn how to ollie while rolling its pretty easy

all u gotta do to get used to popping the deck without being scared is

ride along for a bit then just pop u deck but dont do an ollie then practice sliding your foot and then do an ollie

that's how i learnt
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I cant pop/jump correctly.

I bend my knees fine, and I jump straight up, pushing the tail down and lifting my front foot up.

The board is goes up at a 45 degree angle, the back trucks barely lift off the ground, and usually my front trucks hit the ground first.

Any tips on how to jump and pop better?
(I've read the ones posted here but they havent worked for me)

When I try to do my Ollie I apply pressure on the tailside and the board comes up but the tail does not get off the ground. I also can't seem to slide my front foot up. What am I doing wrong?

yea this is really good this needs to be stickied for all of the questioners. or whatever you wanna call them.

im haveing trouble doing my rolling ollies i roll but when i hit the tial on the ground i stop moving and ollie but i land and stay still how can i fix this problem

jump in the air and suck your legs^

I know what I am doing wrong, I'm not jumping high enough. Even off a skateboard I can only jump about a foot. My muscles are so tight it interferes with my range of mobility. I have been working on stretching my hamstrings and calf muscles. I'm still about four inches away from touching my toes. Which is a big improvement. When I first started It was painful just to sit straight against a wall and lift my foot so it's perpendicular to the floor.
Any suggestions?

When I try to do my Ollie I apply pressure on the tailside and the board comes up but the tail does not get off the ground. I also can't seem to slide my front foot up. What am I doing wrong?

The back trucks are not getting off the ground.

For the stationary ollie here's what works for me

1) Have my back foot half hanging off the tail(And as you get more adjusted and suited to ollieing you can bring your foot closer up, because while moving you aren't going to have that back foot halfway hanging off the Tail).

2) Bend your knees, crouch low, and POP

I can't stress this part enough. The entire Ollie is in the pop. Keep practicing it, if you have to until your pop is clean, hard, and consistent.

3) AS YOU ARE POPPING DOWN(Not one second later or anythingm but literally as you are popping down), you want to kind of jump off your back foot. I find it helps if you are on your tippy-toes as you are popping down and jumping off of that back foot

It's CRITICAL that the timing on your jump is good after you hear the pop, because you won't get any air, if you even truly Ollie at all.

You should feel the impact, of the pop. After that jump off your big foot as you hear the pop, and then snap that same back leg up, as fast and high as you possibly can.

How I got that fast snapping up motion with the back foot, I stood on both feet, then quickly raised my left leg up so that I was standing on one leg, lowered my left leg down, and then did it again. Then I applied it to my Ollie, and sure enough the back truck was launching.

DO jump forward

4) Now that you got a little air don't forget to, slide your front foot inwards and up to the nose concave. You should go up, not straight across because the board will shoot. You should be sliding UP and kinda forward a little bit.

5) Level out. Crouch on the landing a little bit.

This is what works for ME.

What works for YOU, might be a little differently, but the Ollie is one of those thing's where you have to get out, and kinda just experiment for yourself and see what's comfortable for you.

For me, I couldn't just learn it, by reading a bunch of guides, watching a bunch of tutorial videos, and what not. I had to take a little bit of info from everybody else, and what I've seen in person, and then apply it, to whatever worked best for me, so just read tutorials and watch videos and what finds what works for you, but mainly the big culprit in that back truck not getting any air time, is either in the pop, or your timing on the jump as you are popping.

Ok, well obiously kickflips and ollies must be the most asked about trick to learn. Hopefully this guide will answer most problems, and if you have a new one please PM me and I will add it to the guide. All of these problems are from threads made by our very own members themselves.

Ok first let's make sure you have the basics of the ollie. I will explain it very briefly, how ever if you want a detailed guide, please click HERE

Ok, so the basics of the ollie.... the ollie is a trick that when performed correctly, gets you, and your board off the ground together, to go over, down, up and even onto things. The ollie is also the basis of most other flip tricks, and if your dream is to become a Pro Street skater, flip tricks over gaps, down stairs, off ledges and maybe even onto rails, is the mainstream stuff you will see in skate videos today. So here is how to perform the ollie.

Place the ball of your back foot, on the very tip of the tail, and your front foot somewhere between half way and 3/4 between the back bolts and the front bolts. Slam down with your back foot until your tail hits the ground, this is called the pop, once it hits the ground, jump up off your back foot, and simutaneously turn your front foot onto it's side and start sliding up. The board will rise off the ground, and the tail will come up with your back foot. Land cleanly over the bolts, and bend your knees. This may be easier to learn stationary first, rather than moving which can be harder, and scarier.

Now to the troubleshooting:

I can ollie, but am having trouble getting good height.
Ok, well there are certain tips that may help you, but majority or developing a clean, high ollie is simply through practice. It doesn't matter what trick you do, the key to getting better is practice, but here are some other tips that may help you.
a) Pop as hard as you can. The harder you pop, the faster the board will come up, so more time in the air.
b) Suck up your legs to your chest. If you do your ollie well enough, the board will stick to your feet, so the higher your feet are, the higher your ollie will be.
c) Jump as high as you can. When I say this I don't mean ollie as high as you can, you yourself has to jump up in the air to get the board off the ground. The higher your jump, the higher the board will come.

I can land slow moving ollies like 2/10 times, sometimes more, but it's really hard for me. The board usually goes up in front of me, i think it's because i have a subconscious fear that keeps me from raising my back foot.
I know this gets annoying, and I certainly hate people saying this when you've written a 4 paragraph thread on your problem with a trick. But this one word says a lot. COMMIT. Yes, you probably are scared, so try the ollie and fall over on purpose a couple of times to get used to what it's like. Commiting simply means you stick with the trick the whole way through, don't just wuss out half way. This applies to just about any trick in skateboarding. Don't feel ashamed if you find you can't commit to some things. For some people dropping in on a 15 foot half pipe may seem easier than ollieing down 3 stairs, and others might find ollieing 10 stairs is easier than dropping in on a 6 foot mini. Apart from commiting, you need to try and stay over your board. Leaning back will, if your lucky result in a ollie to manual, but on most occasions, it will be an ollie to sore bum. Try ollieing onto grass a couple of times to get used to it.

Ive been skateboarding about 7 days, but I cant seem to ollie, I know you have to pop and jump but is there something im missing?
Ok, this is probably the most common problem. This is about timing. I've seen people pop, then wait 1 second then jump and slide. The trick to these things, is they have to be as close together as possible. Pop, jump, slide. Get this in your head, then take it to your board. To get used to the timing, try popping then jumping as fast as you can with out the slide.

I can't ollie over things, is there something i do wrong? do you have to have alot of speed? Can someone give me some advise?
When ollieing over things, these things come into place. Speed, height and length. These things all have to be balanced. You can go really really fast to get over your obstacle, but not ollie as high as you normally would, and not clear the obstacle. You might get a nice, high, lengthy ollie but be going to slow. I would recommend going at a medium, nice comfortable pace. When you pop your ollie, try not to go straight up in the air like you are doing your highest ollie. Try sliding up in a more diagonal motion. I have a friend who I skate with, who has a really high ollie. However when he attempts stair sets, he tries doing his highest ollie, but would just about always clip his tail on the last step. I taught him to try and slide his foot in a more diagonal direction, and now he clears the last step by about a foot every time.

Im really pissed now cause ive been skating for a year, can ollie 2 decks, have ollied a four step and can pretty much kickflip, pop shuv it, and half cab. All of a sudden my ollies are going sideways to the point were i cant do a good straight ollie or a little crack in a curb, its screwing me up. Please help
This my friend, is all in the shoulders. When you do an ollie, you might want to look forward. This is quite natural, I know how it feels, trying to ride as parralel as you can, looking sideways and not knowing where you are headed. This is also a balanced thing. You can look ahead with your head, but try and keep your shoulders parralel with the board. I have come across this problem before, and it's not a nice one, but just try some flat ground ollies with your shoulders as parralel to the board as you can, and you'll sort it right out.

I'm pretty sure i'm doing it correctly stationary but when I have to do it moving at some point of the Ollie the board gets kicked down when I Flick. I don't have a video if me with a moving Ollie but I can get one but Basically what happens is when I pop the board and Slide to the Nose of the board my front foot sort of flicks down resulting in the board hitting the ground while i'm still in the air, at that point up to a foot off the board and then landing on the board. I can't figure out why I flick down, could it be because i'm sliding to fast or something?
Ok, well you shouldn't be flicking down, you know that, good. To fix this, you may be sliding to far up, right to the edge of the nose, and when your turn your foot back from the side position it was in when sliding, you are giving it a kickflip-like sort of flick. Just try sliding to the start of the nose before straightening out.

I'm practising with making Ollies and I can do it now a little bit.. But I tried it on grass ..
But now I'm trying it while I'm riding.. and I make an Ollie now.. but I can't land on my skateboard ..
My skateboard flys away in the air .. it go's to fast.. so if I land.. My skateboard is next to me.. and not under me.. Simple, as I said before you have to commit, you may also be leaning too far back, stay directly over your board.

I put my right foot on the end of the board and left foot in the middle. I slam tail down, and TRY to slide my foot up but my sliding foot just pushes the board down while im sliding my foot up and my rear wheels never even come off the ground. Please help me!
Ok, well when you are first learning the ollie, you want to slide your front foot up directly upwards, as if going towards your chest. Your might be sliding outwards in the direction you are going. Also you have to remember to position the front foot on its side to it can slide properly

i can ollie pretty good now but every now and then i land like in a nollie position
got any advice on how to fix this problem?
You might be sliding up to much, or leaning to far forward when you ollie. Try keeping as centered as you can, and only slide up to the bolts, or the very lastest at the start of the nose.

after i pop, during the sliding should i lean forward?
If you are just learning to ollie, try leaning foward slightly, not too much, but not too little that you will fall off the back of your board. If you have mastered your ollie, and your just wondering how to improve it, jump in a more vertical direction for more height, but more diagonally for more distance when jumping stairs and gaps.

Hey, I'm having a problem with ollies.
Every time I try it, my board goes straight like it's supposed to, and I do the drag and jump, but my back foot never lands on the board, and my front only lands 1/4 of the time.

Well, your if your not landing on it, you may be leaning too far back, and falling behind your board, and sometimes landing your front foot because your trying to keep it with you. Try leaning over the board more, and keeping your weight directly over your board



Alright, so heres the deal. Ive been skating for about a week. I can ollie. However, recently, I have been having trouble. I can do a little 2 inch crap ollie easily, and I land perfectly. I try a 5 inch ollie, and I can still land it, but I land with my toes off the board and my heels not off at all (Off center of the board, but still on the bolts). When I try my highest ollie (Usually about 8 inches) I either land almost half way off my toeside of the board, or more, to the point where I fall off. What could I be doing wrong?
Ok, well I've never heard of this problem before, but when you're trying really hard to get as high as you can, you might be pulling your feet off the board, or tilting your feet when you're at your peak as a natural movement to get higher, which is sliding your feet down. Get a video for me and slow mo it so I can see what's happening.


Ok, that's it so far. If any one has any other problems please just PM me or post it in this thread. Remember guys, apart from some other problems, like the ones above, the key to your ollie is just practice. Good luck!

I've been skating for about 2 days now and while I was out today I there was nowhere to actually nowhere to skate. I attempted to Ollie but failed miserably. My front wheels left the floor and I left the board but my back wheels just wouldn't budge. This topic should hopefully help me quite a bit when I try again.

Maybe my timing was off on the pop or maybe I'm not sucking my legs high enough, it should work itself out in the end I'd have thought.

I'll be giving some of the hints from this thread a go anyway.

Thanks for the guide. It's been two weeks and I'm improving on my ollie

you described everything nicely man great job

I just started skating about a month ago. Can someone help me out with my ollies help me get them higher, tell me what im doing wrong. Also sometimes when im doin them moving ill land them and the board turns and i just stop instead of keep rolling. Here is a video. 4l6WhhOJ1kM
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I just started skating about a month ago. Can someone help me out with my ollies help me get them higher, tell me what im doing wrong. Also sometimes when im doin them moving ill land them and the board turns and i just stop instead of keep rolling. Here is a video. 4l6WhhOJ1kM
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your ollies are fine just keep practicing

It says I don't have access to the link in the first post about doing ollies?

thanks for the help man its awesome.

yeah thanks im brand new and well i can do a little ollie but ill still work the whole day trying to get it every time with more air. :) THANKS
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sorry bout double posting buti have a problem.(at least i think i do.) ok
WHEN DOING MY OLLIE I POP JUMP SLIDE. so i pop down then jump asap then slide asap after jump. should i slide like 1 second after i jump. im really only getting little air off my ollie and i read that if you have a real skateboard itll be more effective. i acutally have a walmart one cause im just starting and i dont want to ruin a good one to fast. so my question again is when i pop should i jump asap as high as i can then slide or slide and jump at the same time.

my ollies arnt as high as they used to be ever since my decks tail is starting to break and i got new skate shoes

my ollies arnt as high as they used to be ever since my decks tail is starting to break and i got new skate shoes

Try ollieing over an object. I cant ollie very high on flats unless I have to... Eg: Over another board.. But yeah you will have some troubles with a cracked tail.. Use the other end if it isnt damaged..
As for your new shoes every time I get new shoes I am a bit sketchy until theyre worn in.. It happens to all of us, just ignore it and focus on your tricks.

yeah... im getting used to my shoes and since the tail is kinda snapped i have to use my own strength to pop

my ollies are nearly back to stage but i think ill buy a new board.

element decks are good but they just dont last that long....

This is my first post. I got a skateboard a few days ago(two) and have been working on riding and ollieing. To build up to the ollie i have tried popping the board into my hands while standing next to it. I also tried leaning back onto the tail(like you're breaking) and then simulating the slide, then going back to normal.
I have also worked on ollieing. I think that I can jump well(with my knees bent enough), pop pretty hard if I concentrate, then i don't really slide my foot. I actually don't try because isn't it enough to just jump and pop to get into the air? I figured that if I just learn that first, then the slide can help my height. However, i DON'T leave the ground. I pop hard enough that all four of my wheels leave the ground(back ones maybe an inch high), but I think that the tail still touches the ground. Is the slide really necessary at this stage?Also, since i'm also a unicyclist(yes it's an 'Xtreme sport' and yes you can grind handrails) I've been at some skateparks and tried skateboarding a bit when the skateboarders tried my Uni. The sound that their ollies made was really quick and sharp, and I try to replicate that. I can just about do it, so i think i'm popping hard enough.
I'll have school for the rest of the week now, so I won't be able to practice, but next weekend I'll see about it. Thanks
-Beni:icon_bigg

yes, the slide is what brings the back of the board up, so it's very important. somebody correct me if i'm wrong

So. I got an hour or so of practice in and found out/learned that:

-In the landing, my board tilts onto the toe side. It hits the back toe side wheel first THEN I land. I fixed this(kinda) by bringing my foot further back. I always jump off the ball of my feet, and since my feet were centered on the board, that would tilt it.
-Though the board comes a bit up with me, my feet fall off of it for a moment at the top of the jump
- I was popping too late. When I fixed this, I videotaped my jump and saw that i got about 3-4 inches high. That a best.
-I WAS right: my tail stays opn the ground while all four wheel leave the ground
-I got dragging my front foot up after the pop down(a bit)
-My bearings aren't that good. They spin for about 3-6 seconds after an average push. They are also unequal in their spin time.
-I can't get the board to land even; the back wheels always hit first, and if it was an average ollie, then my board never even STARTS to level out; only the good ollies do that.
-I only get off the ground 50% of the time :icon_frow
-Skateboarding is fun
-I watched my baby sister tip backwards as she was lying on her back on the board. She reacted fast though, and it ended up like a lying-down manual. Not bad for a 3-year-old! :icon_peac
-My back foot slips up as i ollie and ends up on the back bolts. Is that regular?


P.S. I wouldn't mind a few tips for getting higher and a few on foot positioning
-Beni

I have also noticed that if you bend down like you are sitting/squatting rather than bending your body forwards from your spine, it would equalise weight when you are jumping so you dont force your board backwards when you jump.

Sorry if you already noticed but i currently am having troubles with ollies and I am observing what is making my ollie better.

Thanks for the guide. I either have real good days with ollies or days where i just can't land em. Hopefully, this will get rid o' the bad days :D

I can ollie quite high, but my back foot NEVER lands on the board.
I have tried leaning abit forward, but its like my back foot cant calibrate its position to the board. It lands somewhat in front or back of the back bolts (not tail) rather than ON the bolts or even on the board.

Could you please help me with that.

Slide/move your foot till its level/over the bolts....

Slide/move your foot till its level/over the bolts....

It does get level, but since my backfoot isnt there to put perfectly level, the tail is the last one to land.

So your saying that your back foot is coming off the board as soon as you pop?

i can ollie fine,
my only problem is,
when i do ollie,
my back foot doesn't stay on the tail
you could sorta say its an ollie south,
anyone know how i could tweak my ollies back to perfect?

Try moving your back foot in more (so it covers more of the tail)
If that doesnt work you will just have to keep trying and force your foot to stay/move to where you want it...

So your saying that your back foot is coming off the board as soon as you pop?

Possibly yes.

Awesome in depth tutorial thanks a lot.

thanks, i'll try that, but i seem to get higher lifting my back foot off, but it looks stupid, maybe if i slide my foot more forward than upwards,

Great thread--anyone know who discovered the Ollie?

Ok first let's make sure you have the basics of the ollie. I will explain it very briefly, how ever if you want a detailed guide, please click HERE*

*Won't even let me quote the link...


Sorry for such a n00b-ish first post but is there a reason I can't view the thread that's linked in that quote? Thought it would be when my account was validated but been a few days now and still can't get access. Some kind of special forum? Deleted post?

OT: I've struggled with the ollie for ages, watched hunners of crap videos, rewinding them to study the pop. Realised after a while I was trying to pop, jump and drag at the exact same time, instead of staggering it a bit which no one has seemed to mention on anything I've read or watched. Hope that makes sense to some folk. Finally got it sorted, just need to smooth it out.

Oooh thanks a lot! I'm a beginner and I believe this will really help. Especially the "COMMIT!" part :P since I'm rather a scaredy-cat ;) but my will is stronger than my fear! Ha! xD

i can almost ollie stationary, i have the motion and everything down but i cant land it!
my back foot always comes off the board and my front foot only lands..
help how do i stop this habit? >.<

i can almost ollie stationary, i have the motion and everything down but i cant land it!
my back foot always comes off the board and my front foot only lands..
help how do i stop this habit? >.<

Jump with the board and bend your knees.

This is better than all the youtube videos put together
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DUDE i used 2 ollie like 8-9 inches in the air with no problem when i was skating for 2-3 weeks, now ive been skating for 4-5 weeks and now i cant get my stationary ollies as good as they used 2 be, why would that happen? i was practising every day then i suddenly started 2 get worse and worse and worse WTFS wrong with me??!!

What a wierd title =-)
But it's true! I was takin a break from ollies. My tail couldn't leave the ground. I would pop hard and suk my legs up, but they still looked like this(board picture):

_ to / to / with a bit of hang time to _
rather than
_ to ? to - to _


My back wheels always landed first.

Let me interject about how i have to understand something to learn it(the physics of it). Also, i figured out how a kickflip works and i've been dying to get started on them
because they're so cool

back to the other stuff. My back wheels always landed first. I was trying to get myself to slide my foot, because I figured that would help me level my ollie out, so I tried a kickflip, because for that you have to slide. sliding is the whole trick. So i tried one and, after a few tries, managed to launch the board from under me as it spun. Then I just moved my front foot forward further onto the board(ollie position).

I imagined I was doing a kickflip and went for it. Perfect. My ollie went about 3-4 inches in the air and leveled out nicely. I moved to my gymnastics rings(a pair of rings, each one at the end of a rope attached to my ceiling) and lowered them to about shoulder height. Then i held on to those as I did it and i managed to do about a 10-inch jump!

Just go somewhere where the pop isn't too loud(more solid ground) and try a kickflip. To do it, put the ball of your front foot as far off of the left side as possible. Then, pop the other foot. As the board goes up, push OUT with your front foot. Your foot should snag a little on the griptape, causing your foot to end up flicking outwards as it leaves the board. Make sure you're flicking outwards. You don't have to land it; just flick the board outwards so that it spins.

Then just center the front foot again and, while thinking to do a kickflip, ollie. It should level you out. Make sure to concentrate on having the same feeling, hearing the same sound of your slide.

Ollies are so much fun! I'm gonna go try some more

-Beni

I just was doing a few moving ollies and discovered this:

-Stationary ollies make it easier to pop
-Moving ollies make it easier to slide(level the board out, that is)

I have read the guide 3 times now and my problem still isn't solved.

So here is my problem:
I am learning to do stationairy ollie's, I know how to position my feet, how to pop, how to jump and how to slide.

but whenever i do an ollie my board does NOT land in a straight line.
It is like every time i do an ollie it turns out as an 45 degree ollie.

I tried to do the part seperately to see when it goes wrong So:
I did a pop, the board landed in a straight line.
I did a pop+jump, the board landed in a straight line.
So it has to be with my slide.

PLEASE HELP ME!
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EDIT to my last post:
When i pop+jump my board already goes wrong, not when i slide

i have problems with the back of the board height for ollies. i can slide and consistantly move my feet up is it just that im not slamming my legs into my chest? can someone tell me how to get maximum height with your back foot thanks.

when you pop, worry about your back foot coming up, try that and see f it works

and what do you mean about slamming your knee into your chest? if your starting out you shouldnt be trying that hard/high.

just pop it real hard and bring the back foot up.

sorry to post again but im having trouble still doing my ollie correctly(after a year or so). i think im draging with my foot to much becuase i have this really nasty cut on my ankle. usually i wear high tops but i changed to some lower model shoes is this usual? or am i doing something terrible wrong with my ollie? its starting to really badly hurt every time i skate.
thanks in advance

Hey!

So i've got my rolling ollie down pretty well, but i can't even jump over little cracks in the road. Whenever i try to stare at the place where i have to start ollieing, i either lose my balance or i just can't get an ollie. So i've figured, that i can only get a proper rolling ollie when i'm staring right at my board :( So what should i do about this?

Hey!

So i've got my rolling ollie down pretty well, but i can't even jump over little cracks in the road. Whenever i try to stare at the place where i have to start ollieing, i either lose my balance or i just can't get an ollie. So i've figured, that i can only get a proper rolling ollie when i'm staring right at my board :( So what should i do about this?

Try putting a twig down or something.
When I was ollieing over cracks I couldn't do it but yesterday I put a shoe down on the pavement and managed to ollie over it. I removed the shoe and couldn't ollie as well as when the shoe was there.

Try putting a twig down or something.
When I was ollieing over cracks I couldn't do it but yesterday I put a shoe down on the pavement and managed to ollie over it. I removed the shoe and couldn't ollie as well as when the shoe was there.

But after setting my feet up i should be staring at the object, right?

Hi, my ollies are pretty good I get some really high ollies but whenever I do them now it almost seems like the board tilts down. I can land them fine, but whenever I show them they comment on hoe sketchy it is, because halfway in the air it tilts.

Hi, my ollies are pretty good I get some really high ollies but whenever I do them now it almost seems like the board tilts down. I can land them fine, but whenever I show them they comment on hoe sketchy it is, because halfway in the air it tilts.

Dont lean while in the air? and keeps houlders straight.

Hi, my ollies are pretty good I get some really high ollies but whenever I do them now it almost seems like the board tilts down. I can land them fine, but whenever I show them they comment on hoe sketchy it is, because halfway in the air it tilts.

is it the nose tilting down...? because that can look stylish. you need to define how its tilting. video plz.

My camera is getting fixed, but I'll try to use my friends camera

Thanks this thread helped me loads with my moving ollies.

After a few months of practice I finally have the olllie down! (I think)

youtube.com/watch?v=rJWnuooJ-q8

Tell me what you think, how I can improve, etc
sorry cant have links not enough posts

After a few months of practice I finally have the olllie down! (I think)

youtube.com/watch?v=rJWnuooJ-q8

Tell me what you think, how I can improve, etc
sorry cant have links not enough posts

that was super high for just learning! It looked like you weren't quite comfortable with the landing, so maybe work on that. And remember when you try them moving, to be leaning towards your front shoulder instead of over your toes.

Yeah, I'm just getting the stationary one to get the motion down.
Thanks, I didn't notice my landing was kind of sketchy.

if you have rolling ollies down, NEVER ever try and practise ollies stationary on carpet. EVER. i had rolling ollies decent, but it was raining so i did some stationary ollies, and noticed i could ollie higher on carpet, so i was amused and kept practising them stationary.
then when the rain dried, i tried to do rolling ollies and they've been messed up ever since. i know i can land em, but my back foot comes off heelside of the board! either that, or my feet land close together. i've lost the motion of the rolling ollie, but slowly practising and gaining them back again. the past two weeks of skating have been really crap for me.

bottom line, NEVER practise ollies stationary once you have them down rolling. for the love of God. :(

I have them rolling too but for some reason I can't jump over stuff even if I can ollie high enough?
Maybe it's subconscious fear because I don't feel scared but I still can't ollie over stuff over 4 inches...
Im pretty sure I can ollie at least 7

here's a pic:

http://hphotos-snc1.fbcdn.net/hs205.snc1/7223_1144518093050_1230439794_30406817_1983473_n.j pg
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OK so here's my moving ollie. (slow mo)
it's like 1-2 inches smaller than my stationary :(
also sketchier landing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOj263iZfoU

Ayy guys. I read everything about at least 20 times now. Troubleshooting doesn't really help me thought when I don't know the problem. Maybe it's that I'm trying too hard? I dunno. I took a video of my first steps about a week ago and it's getting somewhat better now. But they haven't really changed much and I can't even get it a half a foot off the ground. Any help? I has moar confidence than a week ago btw :P
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Ayy guys. I read everything about at least 20 times now. Troubleshooting doesn't really help me thought when I don't know the problem. Maybe it's that I'm trying too hard? I dunno. I took a video of my first steps about a week ago and it's getting somewhat better now. But they haven't really changed much and I can't even get it a half a foot off the ground. Any help? I has moar confidence than a week ago btw :P

ahh sorry forgot the link. Any way to delete the other post?

duhbuwuduhbuhuduhbuhu.youtube. c0m/watch?v=mu5eFU8H_2E

Yeah just fix the link up. Thanks

You have to be more comfortable on your board. Also you should try to pop harder and jump as high as you can. While you're going higher bring your board up with you and then level it out at the peak of your ollie. You're gonna have to slide your foot up in a more fluid motion. Not just up and then push it down.

One more thing. when you ollied, you're board went alittle backwards first. If you eliminate that part of your ollie it'll probably be easier to control.

Hope that helped but you're gonna need a lot of practice if you really wanna get it down.

This is great! I can do the ollie now but I just gotta keep to practice it to get a decent height.

I've been able to ollie for a long time now, and i recently decided to try rails. but now, when i try to ollie stationary into 50-50 on the rail, my board heelflips halfway (its a pretty high rail too) so how do i fix this?

This is a cool post, but I have a problem with (italics mine):


Slam down with your back foot until your tail hits the ground, this is called the pop, once it hits the ground, jump up off your back foot, and simutaneously turn your front foot onto it's side and start sliding up.


From practising ollies myself - and more importantly from watching slow-mo ollie videos - it seems very clear to me that the front foot jumps (to get your weight off the board) before the back foot pops.

Both your feet are doing work: front foot jumps, back foot pops. At the time of the pop your weight is already off the board and moving upwards.

Anyone agree or disagree?

Cheers

Yes!!!! THX!!!!

I can't ollie... It's SOOOOOOOO frustrating... I've been skating for like 5 or 6 weeks... I think it's because of my subconscious fear... :icon_neut
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Hell Yeah!!! Just landed my first stationary ollie... I know it's no big deal for you guys, but for me is amazing... This topic really helped me... Thanks a lot to the author...

One thing when doing an Ollie rolling, I have done this before and seen lots of people do it as well.... leaning forward too much before popping. You think if you lean forward, you won't skid out or that you will be able to get your back foot higher. Nope. If your too far forward you will have trouble bringing your front foot up and then it won't get very high. Have more weight over your back foot before and during the pop, then you need to level the board out. It feels a bit like throwing your hip out front. It's more your hip and body then it is your actual foot. Hmmmmm, and maybe bit in the knee too?
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I've been trying 2 straighten my back when crouching but that makes it difficult to see the board which i am used 2, should i learn to skate without looking at my board, bend my back more or somthing else?

ty good guide