| This is where every beginner will begin doing some | | | | bring your knees up to your chest after the jump, |
| tricks. You may think that learning how to ollie is | | | | the higher up you pull your knees the higher up your |
| tough if you're beginners. But like I said earlier, you | | | | skateboard can go! |
| have to learn the right way, and it will be easy. How | | | | What your front foot does is pretty much acts as a |
| to skateboard beginners is going to explain it right | | | | guide. You roll your foot so the outer edge of your |
| now! | | | | shoe is kind of 'pulling' the grip tape and guiding your |
| Every skateboarder out there learns differently than | | | | skateboard a little higher. You also kind of steer your |
| others. If you want to learn how to ollie while in place | | | | board with your front foot. All your back foot does |
| that's fine, but I recommend you practice while | | | | is that initial pop. |
| moving slowly. However, if you're more comfortable | | | | Throughout the ollie you want your body to stay |
| in place then put your skateboard on a carpet or | | | | level. Don't lean forwards or backwards, that is a |
| some grass. Don't practice in DIRT! Your bearings | | | | formula to bail. I recommend practicing this while |
| don't like that. | | | | slowly rolling rather than in place. It helps you to |
| So the proper foot placement for the ollie is with the | | | | practice maintaining a level body during the trick. Kind |
| ball of your back foot horizontal on the tail of your | | | | if like trying to stand up on the pedals of a bike while |
| skateboard. And your front foot centered on your | | | | it's not moving. |
| board right behind the front trucks. You may find | | | | The last step is the easiest. Once you've reached |
| that moving your feet around in different positions | | | | your maximum height, when you're not going to go |
| are more comfortable. This is fine, everybody can | | | | any higher, you want to level out your board. Nice |
| learn how to skateboard their own way. | | | | and parallel to the ground. |
| The initial motion is done with your back foot. Before | | | | Just land and make sure you bend your knees so |
| you execute the ollie, you want to bend your knees | | | | you don't hurt them, and so you can maintain control |
| as much as you can in order to get the best height | | | | of your skateboard so you can ride off! |
| possible. The better the 'pop', the higher your ollie will | | | | Don't get your hopes shot if it takes you a while to |
| be. | | | | get this down. Once you know how to ollie, |
| So with your back foot, you want to kick the tail of | | | | beginners you can do any trick in the book with just |
| your board down and right when it touches the | | | | a little bit of practice. Once you get this trick down |
| ground you jump in the air off your back foot. This is | | | | while your stationary, go practice while moving |
| the 'pop'. It takes a little bit of getting used to but | | | | around a little bit, try to hop off a couple of curbs. |
| most beginners don't really understand that initially | | | | You'll be skateboarding like a pro in no time. Just |
| your back foot is doing most of the work. Then | | | | keep at it. |