plz help with ollie problem

[wakeboardinpwnz]

alright so for the past day i've been skating again so i've been trying to learn to ollie again (before my ollies sucked to)but i can't get it to pop enough or drag the board up good enough

i ollie but it only comes up like 1 1/2- 2 1/2 inces

[Greenday]

alright so for the past day i've been skating again so i've been trying to learn to ollie again (before my ollies sucked to)but i can't get it to pop enough or drag the board up good enough

i ollie but it only comes up like 1 1/2- 2 1/2 inces
It's something called Practise!

[wakeboardinpwnz]

ya i know but practicing something wrong really doesn't help so i wanted some tips from someone

[Greenday]

The way you described it there doesn't seem like anything wrong, you just need to pop and slide your foot up more, wi=hich comes with practise.

[cordell]

Slam you tail really hard to pop. When you slam the tail down your back leg should be strait. But if you just slam the tail down nothing will happen. You have to slam the tail but jump (With the back foot of course!). thats how you pop. When you pop the tail you should be sliding your foot up the board. As your sliding your foot up, you need to bring your back foot high up in the air. You should be in the air by now, at the top of your ollie. Now you don't have to explain what happens next. now land, bend your knees, roll away and be cool. Did that explain alot?

[wakeboardinpwnz]

alright so i guess im not doing that much wrong i just need to practice some more i just didn't want to practice something wrong so oh well i've only been trying for like 1 day so i guess im not doing that bad

[wakeboardinpwnz]

just wondering but how long did it take you to learn how to do a decent ollie (like a foot)

[Greenday]

About a year. Winter was probably when my ollies were starting to get better. I constantly practased them over and over in my basement. Since winther is coming up soon:-11:, you should try that out. This might be your chance.

[enjoiskating]

i would maybe try hanging your back foot off the tail a little more, sometimes that helps me a littile when i try to olllie real high things...but over all practice is the key

[wakeboardinpwnz]

ty that helped me ollie like 1/2-1 inch higher and more consistantly
anyone else got a suggestion

[Greenday]

Slide your front foot up and forward more, that helps the board 'stick' to your feet more (higher ollies, and possibly even tweaked ones).

[wakeboardinpwnz]

alright ill try that when i get the chance but how come when i jump off the back tail i don't get the full height of my jump

[cordell]

Are you bending down when you are about to ollie? Remember, when you jump, bring your knees up towards you chest. Just jump high.

[wakeboardinpwnz]

ya i've been practicing and can ollie more consistently but im getting impatient how long did it take you to ollie decently and consistantly

[Greenday]

alright ill try that when i get the chance but how come when i jump off the back tail i don't get the full height of my jump
Slide your front foot up and forward more.

ya i've been practicing and can ollie more consistently but im getting impatient how long did it take you to ollie decently and consistantly
It takes a lot of time, it's not like a couple of days of practise will get you to ollie as high as Danny Wrainwright. Patience.

[cordell]

^^Long time...

[wakeboardinpwnz]

lol how long is a long time

[Greenday]

A couple of years.

[wakeboardinpwnz]

i mean like decent ollie not amazing ollie

[Greenday]

Like ollieing up and down curbs, a deck and manhole covers? About a year and a half for me, but it depends, some people are really fast learners.

[cordell]

For me it took about 3 months. Thats because i wasn't practicing enough.

[wakeboardinpwnz]

damit this is going to take awhile but oh well i guess ill get it eventually

[wakeboardinpwnz]

oh and how come people can do kickflips after 3 months but you guyz and saying it takes like 3 months to be able to ollie

[cordell]

trust me, you won't get a kickflip in 3 months. It took me 11 months.

[wakeboardinpwnz]

my friend got a kickflip in 3 months but im just getting really pissed off i feel like im wasting my time

[cordell]

It takes some people two years. How many days have you been practicing ollies so far?

[wakeboardinpwnz]

this is meh 2nd

[cordell]

well for two days you are doing pretty good, it sounds like.
I've learned how two shove-it in 4 weeks. It's easy to learn.

[wakeboardinpwnz]

ya i tried to do a couple shove its but really just ****ed up and decided to just work on ollieing(not sure if thats a real word)

[wakeboardinpwnz]

damit im pretty sure im olleing better but when i mess up the board keeps slaping the inside of my ankle and my right thigh is killing me

[Greenday]

Well it depends on the person, I'm a slow learner so it took me a while.

[wakeboardinpwnz]

what method of practice do you think help the most with your ollies like what did you do that helped you increase your ollie height

[cordell]

Trying to touch my knees to my chest when i ollie.

[wakeboardinpwnz]

oh and i wanted to know how i should distribute my weight when doing an ollie non of the how to ollie guide things explain that

[wakeboardinpwnz]

alright this is weird i can ollie while still or while going slow when going on a decent pace i just screw up i don't ollie high, just like fall, or the board goes flying

[luckysk8er1991]

my friend got a kickflip in 3 months but im just getting really pissed off i feel like im wasting my time

then quit. if you are skating just so you can be good, then you are wasting your time, and ours.

[cordell]

then quit. if you are skating just so you can be good, then you are wasting your time, and ours.
I don't think that helped him. But i guess you are right. Skating isn't about being good and is nothing to get mad over. You skate because you love skateboarding. But if the only reason you skate is because you think skateboarding makes you cool, then you are skating for the wrong reason.
But...DON'T GIVE UP!!!

[wakeboardinpwnz]

lol im not skating just so i can be good it just gets frustrating when i do something wrong and can't get it right but on friday my friend is gona help me out with ollieing while moving

[wakeboardinpwnz]

then quit. if you are skating just so you can be good, then you are wasting your time, and ours.

just so you know im skating because i used to skate and it was really fun but my friends stoped skating and so now i got bored so i want to start again so i can skate with my friends

[rodneymullen123]

popping is a big part
slam down your tail and slide your front foot up to the nose of the board.....make sure you jump high and bring your knees into your stomach almost as if your trying to touch your chin on your knees....
as for kickflips....they're supposedly the most frustrating trick in skateboarding.....ive only just landed my first kickflip and ive been properly skating 6 months and i only landed my first kickflip a couple of weeks ago....
practice, practice, practice!

[wakeboardinpwnz]

ya i can do 3-5 inches i did 6 inches once and i guess pretty good cuz i've only been trying for like 3 1/2 days

[rodneymullen123]

have a go at trying to ollie over obstacles.....decks maybe?

[wakeboardinpwnz]

on friday my friend said he is gona teach me how to ollie a curb

[enjoiskating]

oh and how come people can do kickflips after 3 months but you guyz and saying it takes like 3 months to be able to ollie


those people think its cool to say they learned that fast, but everyone that accualy can kickflip and it took them close to a year or less.. know there lying.

[wakeboardinpwnz]

i've seen a friend do a kickflip after 3 months

[Trowa]

i've seen a friend do a kickflip after 3 months
maybe he did, idk but skating is all about fun man. dont worry too much on tricks cuz it gets to you sometime. go out and have some fun.

[DannyM6]

Like ollieing up and down curbs, a deck and manhole covers? About a year and a half for me, but it depends, some people are really fast learners.
Yea ive been skating under a year if u dont include winder and I think I can do 2 decks.

[YodaFingers]

When I started to ollie again a few weeks ago, I was only go up a few inches. For me, I don't bend my back knee far up enough because the higher my back leg went, the more scarier it seemed to land. This caused the board to stop when it hit my back foot, preventing the height of my ollie from reaching its potential. Solution is to start to ollie small obstacles like decks or curbs, it kind of forces you to lift your legs higher to clear the obstacle.

I was in your place a few weeks ago and I only have a chance to skate on weekends, so if you're skating everyday and you can already get in the air a little, practicing over obstacles should show some improvement. First a curb, then another skate deck if you have one... stack some pieces of wood, I dunno...

Anyways, hope that helps and good luck.

[Shadow]

All you have to do is bend down, pop hard and bring your feet up as high as possible. Slide your foot to get the most height. Also remember to practice this while moving.

[loganownzj00]

those people think its cool to say they learned that fast, but everyone that accualy can kickflip and it took them close to a year or less.. know there lying.

what? i know people that learned kickflips in like, a month.

[Ramp]