Ollieing While Moving

[XBLinK182sk8rX]

Hey guys. I am new to the forum and I was wondering if you guys could help me with something. I have been skateboarding for almost a month now, I think. Well, my problem is that I can ollie about 10 inches while standing still but while I am moving, for some reason, I cant. :-42: I cannot ollie at all while I am moving. I have tried and tried. :-7: Could you guys please give me some tips? Please help me out. :-11: :-11:

[WakeBake&Skate]

Pop harder, jump higher, and tuck your legs up.... It took me a lil while to get going ollies also. i had them standing still but goin was another story...I just practiced for hours and hours and finally got them. Goodluck man u'll get them soon

[edward]

it just takes practice, get your ollies better, get your riding better, get your riding in ollie stance better and just work on it. if you got the stationary ollie then all you gotta do is the same thing just rolling. it just takes alittle bit to get the balance and get it all working together.

[H-town sk8]

MAke sure you start out at a comfortable speed, lean fowards a little so your board doesnt fly out in front of you when you land, And try to find a smooth area with no rocks or anything that will stop you.

[spenser]

never learn anything while youre not moving. it just makes it harder.

[edward]

i disagree, i say learn ollies stationary and probably kickflips too. i'd say these are two of the most difficult tricks to master. just because, ollies, you have no idea how to any of this, no clue to what to do with your feet, no muscle memory, no timeing, and your still learning to ride the board decent, trying to do all of the steps in the ollie correctly, with good timing, all in a very short period of time, then on top of that pile on thinking about balancing while riding, feet position, and its just too much to deal with. i'm not saying it can't be done, its just easier to learn it stationary, and then moving because once you have it stationary its easy to take it moving. same with kickflips, your still working on balance, you probably have a new foot position which isn't as comfortable as normal so you a little off balance right there. and the kickflip is a very complicated trick for a beginner. theres a lot goin on there, this is usually the first real flip trick, so you don't have the catch timing down, you don't have the flick down, you don't have the timing of all the steps down, theres no muscle memory, you have to worry about alot of things and rolling is just one more obstacle. after you learn these two tricks then you have a base for all the other tricks, or at least the flatground tricks.

[spenser]

the physics of it are different though.

notice how you have to lean differently and how you have to shift your weight in a different way when youre not moving? if you learn that way, its going to be harder when youre moving since you havent learned it right.

[XBLinK182sk8rX]

Thank you guys for replying. I am just going to keep practicing and practicing. But, I think I am just not leaning forward. Well, I am going to go try right now. Again, thank you guys!!! :-1: :-1: :-1:

[XBLinK182sk8rX]

Also, one problem is that I dont have a very good board but I am getting an element board very, very soon. You see, the board I have right now is a very thick and heavy Kryptonics board. It was only like 40 bucks. I got it a long time ago. Oh, and just so you guys know, I am 13 and I live in Tampa, Florida. And Spenser, I think you are right. For now on, I will learn tricks while I am moving as soon as I get my ollie.

[edward]

the physics are different, just not that much. its still the same trick and its not that hard to take it to moving after learning it stationary and i think its usually much easier to learn it stationary. after i learned stationary ollies and kickflips both of them took me about an hour or so to do them moving, not an hour to land them movin, an hour to land a couple of decent ones moving. just my thoughts but, yes i agree everything after that should be learned moving.

oh and i would highly suggest you don't get an element. check here for a basic review on most deck companies http://www.ramprage.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11703

[spenser]

i partly agree.. cause yeah, the physics arent extremely different, but they still are and it still makes it harder.. it just takes more time that way too.

and its easier, yeah, because the fear of falling while moving is gone.

[XBLinK182sk8rX]

So, I am still learning how to ollie while moving. I think I have gotten the hang of it now but I am still having some problems landing. Also, is it normal that I can ollie a lot higher while I am stationary or is it that I just need to practice more?

[spenser]

the reason why you can ollie higher stationary is because thats how you learned it.. and you havent learned it stationary yet.


its easier to ollie higher moving though, because of the physics of it. of course.. you have to learn it first.

[XBLinK182sk8rX]

The problems I am having is that when I ollie while moving my board either flies out in front of me, I dont pop hard enough, or I just land with one foot on my board.

[sk83rb0y]

Your lucky you can practice. In NY it is like freakin 20 degrees and and inch of snow. It sucks. But it is easier to learn tricks while moving at a decent speed.

[CinciSkater2011]

The problems I am having is that when I ollie while moving my board either flies out in front of me, I dont pop hard enough, or I just land with one foot on my board.
You are scared. Those are all classic syndromes of freakoutitis. Just don't worry, the worst that could happen is you scrape up some skin...

[XBLinK182sk8rX]

Hmmmm....... I dont really feel scared but maybe I am. And, I already have scraped up my shins like 20 times when I was trying to ollie.

[sk83rb0y]

Dont get scared of that. If your scared of that you won't be able to skate. You'll scrape them up more than 100 times. You'll also start to get used to it.

[XBLinK182sk8rX]

Yeah, well I guess all I can do is practice. I will let you guys know when I finally get it.

[offthewallsk8er]

I remember when I first started, I couldn't take shin bangers. I'd yell and hold my shin lying down for 5 minutes until the pain left. But I promise, once you get used to skateing and falling, you don't notice it any more. I had the worst shin banger yesterday when I was skating and I fell really hard on my hip, but I just got up and started skating even though it hurt. It's the mind over matter thing. It doesn't hurt if you get back up and skate. But if you sit there and cry about the pain than it's worse cause thats all your focusing on.

Now, on to your problem. I used to have this problem too, and I did learn ollies stationary too. This is how I learned them. Find a REALLY smooth surface, not choppy(see if you were going super slow on choppy ground and hit a rough spot, you'd clip and fall. but with smooth, even if your going really slow, you can keep a nice moving pace without any roughness). Then go REALLY SLOW, barely moving, and imagine your stationary, and then OLLIE. and then go from there, going a little faster each time.

Hope this helps, peace.

[crashandburn]

when i first ollied, it would pop and i would drag and catch it with my left, all i can say is right after you pop just tuck up

[ind3nt`]

when i first ollied it was a couple years back and i was kinda scared and so i found that if i kept my front foot forward and slid a little and moved my back foot up closer to the hardware instead of in back near the end of the tail i felt alot more safe and ollie's became a piece of cake

[XBLinK182sk8rX]

Well, thank you guys for all of your help. I finally got it. This is how it happened.
Yesterday, I went to my friend's house and he had a shortys board. As you all know my board blows for it was really cheap and its heavy. Well, I asked if I could try it out and he said yes. I got on the board and I said, "I am gonna practice my ollie" So, I went down his driveway and popped an ollie WHILE I WAS MOVING!!!!!!!!!! When I did it I was amazd and I thought that it was just luck. So, just to make sure, I went down the street and tried again. BOOM! Another ollie! So, now I can do an ollie on my friends board but not on my board. But, I am saving up for a new Flip board and then i will be ready to go and try new tricks after I practice my ollie for a while. Again, thank you all for the help. :-2: :-2: :-2: :-2: :-2:

[Bulls on parade]

wait your getting a flip board? What happened to Element?

[XBLinK182sk8rX]

I dont know, I just changed my mind.

EDIT: I couldnt really find an element board that I liked alot but I found a really cool Flip board. It is this:

I will post a pic in a minute

[XBLinK182sk8rX]

http://www.ramprage.com/forums/media/data/500/My_Skateboard.jpg


I just fell in love with the board when I first saw it :-3: :-3: :-3:

[edward]

yeah thats how i landed my first kickflip, on someone elses board that was newer than mine.

[offthewallsk8er]

Invest in a Toy Machine, by far better decks than Flips.

[_DaviD_]

Ah but Flip is far better tehn element :D


Well done on you're ollies dude :)

[Mullberry07]

Hey guys. I am new to the forum and I was wondering if you guys could help me with something. I have been skateboarding for almost a month now, I think. Well, my problem is that I can ollie about 10 inches while standing still but while I am moving, for some reason, I cant. :-42: I cannot ollie at all while I am moving. I have tried and tried. :-7: Could you guys please give me some tips? Please help me out. :-11: :-11:
you start riding and hit your tale hard and slid your foot up. itll take some time to get the hag of it, just keep practicing and youll get it. good luck
Mullberry07

[Mr.42]

It's good that you're buying a deck because of it's graphics, regardless of how crappy it is. *end sarcasm*

Congratulations on doing a rolling ollie. Have fun.

[wet_willyx2]

hahhahahahha

[XBLinK182sk8rX]

You guys dont worry about my deck im getting either an aws or a habitat.

[andrewri]

i dont know why pepole go for name brands. i get blank decks. they are really cheap and last the same as namebrands. i get the house special one.....but its my opinion.

[Seanie990]

i disagree, i say learn ollies stationary and probably kickflips too. i'd say these are two of the most difficult tricks to master. just because, ollies, you have no idea how to any of this, no clue to what to do with your feet, no muscle memory, no timeing, and your still learning to ride the board decent, trying to do all of the steps in the ollie correctly, with good timing, all in a very short period of time, then on top of that pile on thinking about balancing while riding, feet position, and its just too much to deal with. i'm not saying it can't be done, its just easier to learn it stationary, and then moving because once you have it stationary its easy to take it moving. same with kickflips, your still working on balance, you probably have a new foot position which isn't as comfortable as normal so you a little off balance right there. and the kickflip is a very complicated trick for a beginner. theres a lot goin on there, this is usually the first real flip trick, so you don't have the catch timing down, you don't have the flick down, you don't have the timing of all the steps down, theres no muscle memory, you have to worry about alot of things and rolling is just one more obstacle. after you learn these two tricks then you have a base for all the other tricks, or at least the flatground tricks.

I'm sorry edward, but I'm going to have to disagree with you there. Yes, it may be harder to learn an ollie while moving, but that doesn't mean it takes more time. If you learn an ollie stationary first, then our going to have to learn it all over again while moving. I should know. I learned an ollie stationary first, and it turned out to take about 1 1/2 years to learn it while moving (including the time it took to learn it stationary). That could be only me, but I wouldn't want to take those chances. As for a kickflip, i guess you could practice it a bit stationary, but not completely. I haven't gotten one yet, but I don't want to make the same mistake twice, 'cause it would suck if it took me another 1 1/2 years to kickflip :D!

[Seanie990]

Well, thank you guys for all of your help. I finally got it. This is how it happened.
Yesterday, I went to my friend's house and he had a shortys board. As you all know my board blows for it was really cheap and its heavy. Well, I asked if I could try it out and he said yes. I got on the board and I said, "I am gonna practice my ollie" So, I went down his driveway and popped an ollie WHILE I WAS MOVING!!!!!!!!!! When I did it I was amazd and I thought that it was just luck. So, just to make sure, I went down the street and tried again. BOOM! Another ollie! So, now I can do an ollie on my friends board but not on my board. But, I am saving up for a new Flip board and then i will be ready to go and try new tricks after I practice my ollie for a while. Again, thank you all for the help. :-2: :-2: :-2: :-2: :-2:

Awesome. Now let's see who will land a 180 ollie first- me or you. :-3:

[edward]

seanie, you can disagree, its your opinion. but its not really like you have to re-learn the ollie all over again. its the same thing, you just push with your foot before you do it. it is slighty different from stationary, but not that much. its not a whole new trick or anything. maybe it took you a long time to learn it moving, but it took me about 20 minutes to do a couple of half decent moving ones. same with kickflips. but everyone is different and learns at different speeds. my little bro was the same way, he didn't really have any troubles transitioning from stationary ollies to moving ones.

[Seanie990]

oh, I know I can disagree. I'm not an asskisser. Especially not yours. You suck (J/K). Yeah i guess you're right. It may have taken me forever to actually learn how to olllie, but the other stuff I'm learning pretty quick. I can already do the flip for a kickflip and a heelflip (can't land it though), I can almost do a shove-it, I can do a fakie ( a measly one, though), I'm working on a 180, and i can do manuals,, and almost nose manual. That's pretty good ( I think), since I learned to ollie only a month ago. I'm not bragging or anything, but it just seems pretty good, at least compared to how long it took me to ollie.I need to work on the height of them anyway.They're high stationary, maybe 2-2 1/2 decks, but like three inches moving :-2:

[edward]

yeah i think the hardest two tricks were the ollie and the kickflip. just because when your learning them they are completly new to you and you just don't really know what your doing. everything else comes fairly easy, just needs alittle practice.

[andrewri]

i agree with edward. if you learn a ollie while stationary. you will get and idea of how you have to do it while rolling.........it took me 3 months to do high ollies stationary and about a 1-2 weeks to get them the same as stationary.......the problem i had though was i didnt pop hard and i flicked my foot foward

[Seanie990]

yeah i think the hardest two tricks were the ollie and the kickflip. just because when your learning them they are completly new to you and you just don't really know what your doing. everything else comes fairly easy, just needs alittle practice.

well anyways am I doing OK? I see how long it took other people to do an ollie (like 2 days-2 months), and I feel like I'm a mental retard of skateboarding, and won't really get anywhere. :(

[edward]

your doing fine. everyone learns at a different pace and theres lots of factors that go into how fast you learn a trick. just keep skating and your doing fine.

[Whitney]

practice, practice and more practice. theres no other way

[Seanie990]

your doing fine. everyone learns at a different pace and theres lots of factors that go into how fast you learn a trick. just keep skating and your doing fine.

Yeah I know, I just think I'm running out of time to get good. I'm already 15 years old, and after age 25, it all goes downhill (Medically,like hurt knees and such, not in skate skill). Have you ever heard of the two year window? Watch Chichagof. The two year window thing has been in my head for a while. I also would like to get sponsored one day, although the true reason I skate is for the fun of it. Its just that it would be nice (really nice) to be sponsored.

[nuuub]

fl;ip pretty cool i didn't get my stationary ollie untill i got a pro so that does help

[XBLinK182sk8rX]

Awesome. Now let's see who will land a 180 ollie first- me or you. :-3:
Already landed it a couple of times :-1: :-1:

[Seanie990]

Oh F*@%K YOU!!!!! (J/K)....but that kind of sucks for me though.......... :-11:

[andrewri]

lol..............wet willy funny

[Ramp]