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06-08-2006, 07:41 PM
Hello everyone. I know that many people are reading this post like what is the point in an ollie help post? The point is simple, the ollie is a very crucial key in every trick you will learn in your future. I have been skateboarding since I was 8 years old and I still do not believe i have completely perfected my ollie to the point where all my tricks pristine as I wish them to be. As you will notice, even if you've been skating for years now, when you perfect your ollie, all your tricks based on it will in turn improve!
1.) For all beginners you must first find your direct center of gravity. This will be difficult to figure out to the precise measure, but just find what position works best for you while pushing. Once you have figured that out you are ready to begin your learning process.
2.) It may help before you learn this trick if you learn powerslides. In doing so it will help you get your balance down, as well as your force ratio. A powerslide is when you push of and windup so that you spin the board around without taking your feet off or lifting the board of the ground.
3.) You can try learning an ollie first stationary. First off it is natural for a new skater to feel unsure while doing a trick as simple as an ollie stationary. I recommend that you grab the bull by the horns and learn while going though, otherwise you can quickly get into over-all bad habits. First things first find your center of gravity. I recomend that while learning this trick, if you must, stationary you pop the board up and down a few times prior so that you can grasp the feel of the deck beneath your feet.
4.) Once you have the popping pattern down, try positioning your back foot where the heel is hanging off about 3 to 4 inches. If it is any help at all, while you are first learning the trick, you may let the front toes hang off a little bit so you feel more even, but don't get to used to it this is only for while your learning. Pop the back up, as you have been for the past exercise and in doing so slide your front foot slowly forward.
5.) You get the hang of about a 2 inch ollie, try retracting your toes so your front foot is center and try sliding your foot higher and faster.
6.) As you get used to the feel of about a 1-1/2 deck ollie try retracting your feet more so as you ollie. The more tips you add in the more uncomfortable you are going to begin to feel, but just bear with me, it will become a custom for you.
As you practice the tips I have provided you, I hope you become a excellent boarder in the near future. I will do a Tips guide for any trick you post below so if you will simply reply what tricks you'd like to see next I will create the manuals!
Thanks For Reading This Far,
Brandy
1.) For all beginners you must first find your direct center of gravity. This will be difficult to figure out to the precise measure, but just find what position works best for you while pushing. Once you have figured that out you are ready to begin your learning process.
2.) It may help before you learn this trick if you learn powerslides. In doing so it will help you get your balance down, as well as your force ratio. A powerslide is when you push of and windup so that you spin the board around without taking your feet off or lifting the board of the ground.
3.) You can try learning an ollie first stationary. First off it is natural for a new skater to feel unsure while doing a trick as simple as an ollie stationary. I recommend that you grab the bull by the horns and learn while going though, otherwise you can quickly get into over-all bad habits. First things first find your center of gravity. I recomend that while learning this trick, if you must, stationary you pop the board up and down a few times prior so that you can grasp the feel of the deck beneath your feet.
4.) Once you have the popping pattern down, try positioning your back foot where the heel is hanging off about 3 to 4 inches. If it is any help at all, while you are first learning the trick, you may let the front toes hang off a little bit so you feel more even, but don't get to used to it this is only for while your learning. Pop the back up, as you have been for the past exercise and in doing so slide your front foot slowly forward.
5.) You get the hang of about a 2 inch ollie, try retracting your toes so your front foot is center and try sliding your foot higher and faster.
6.) As you get used to the feel of about a 1-1/2 deck ollie try retracting your feet more so as you ollie. The more tips you add in the more uncomfortable you are going to begin to feel, but just bear with me, it will become a custom for you.
As you practice the tips I have provided you, I hope you become a excellent boarder in the near future. I will do a Tips guide for any trick you post below so if you will simply reply what tricks you'd like to see next I will create the manuals!
Thanks For Reading This Far,
Brandy