How To Perform An Ollie

Before teaching you how to ollie, I should explain what an ollie is

. The ollie is a trick that was invented by Alan Ollie Gelfand, around the late 70s. The performer of the trick pops the skateboard into the air using only his or her feet. Its a lot of fun.

Now that you know the history of the ollie, your ready to perform one. Sort of. You should wear pads and a helmet before trying anything described here. Also, Im not the one you should complain to if you get hurt and you arent wearing your pads. So pad up, then keep reading.

Once youve got your pads on, you should prepare your mind and body for this new trick by doing some light stretches. The ollie is a pretty intensive trick if youve never done it before. It requires that your body is perfectly synchronized. Doing some stretches will help you prepare yourself.

Since the ollie requires that you are perfectly synchronized, you may not be prepared to try it on pavement. The board could slip out and that would be bad. I recommend trying the ollie on some grass or soft carpet. The deck cant roll away from you here.

Now you need to set your feet up for the ollie. Put your front foot about half way up the deck, and place your back foot on the tail of the deck. Crouch down a little bit, to help balance yourself out while you get used to this new position.

When youre ready, simultaneously push down your back foot while sliding your front foot up the deck. At first, this will seem odd. You will probably fall off a bunch of times, and probably not get any air time, but after a while youll start getting small amounts of air and youll only get better from there.

It helps to do this motion quickly. Stomp your back foot down, and flick your front foot up the board. As your front foot slides up the deck, try and hop a little bit. You will eventually get airborne.

Try not to flick your front foot to the right or left. If you do this, youll end up spinning the board left or right, and doing a kickflip/heelflip depending on your footing (goofy vs regular). Theres nothing wrong with doing a kickflip, its just that you probably want to start off with the ollie, and work your way up from there.

The best thing you can do is to practice. As you practice your ollies, they get easier and easier. Before you know it, youll be doing huge ollies and busting some big tricks. Remember to wear your helmet, and have fun practicing your ollies!

by: Lazar Rodriguez

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