Skateboard Trick

Ollie

The ollie is the fundamental skateboard trick for beginners. If you plan on learning any other tricks, you better get this one down.

If you are beginning skateboarder, this trick may seem pretty difficult. However, if you practice and set a plan over the course of two weeks, you should learn it quickly.

Personally, I think it is a good idea to practice at least a half hour minimum. If you can practice an hour, that is even better. It is a good idea to take a day or two off during the week so you don’t get overly frustrated.

Before you hit the street, I think it is a good idea to see what an ollie looks like. You can find great videos online for free so you know what one basically looks like.

For the first couple of days you will want to make sure you have the right footing. Your back foot should be on the tail of the board, and your front foot a little in front of the normal position. Practice this for a couple of days until you feel comfortable.

The next skateboard trick tip for the ollie is to practice the general movement of the ollie. If you can visualize yourself doing this skateboard trick, you will learn even faster.

You will want to imagine yourself slamming the tail down onto the pavement with your back foot. Then, see yourself jumping up as your bring your front foot up towards the front of your board. Lastly, you will want to picture yourself evening the board and landing with both feet near the bolts.

If you can visualize yourself doing the ollie, you should go ahead and attempt it.

Once you have practiced for about 7 days, you will find that you are getting the steps down, but having a hard time bringing the skateboard up. If you are finding that this is a problem for you follow these skateboard trick tips:

Don’t squat too far down. You need your balance to jump properly.

Once you have slammed the tail down, quickly bring your legs up.

Make sure you remain centered over your board so that you can target your land.

The only way you are going to get the ollie down is by practicing until you get your timing down. This is an essential skateboard trick for beginner boarders. You need it for other tricks you want to learn.

Some other ollie tricks is the ollie airwalk and the ollie kickflip.