Comments on How to Do an Ollie on a Skateboard

You can't just slam at your tail. Sliding gives you a lot more air. It may take practice but it's worth it. My friend used to slam at the tail, and now that he slides his foot he can ollie a lot higher.

Everybody says to slide your foot up, but you think it's harder than that. Well, it's actually easy. Slam the tail down, then instead of sliding your foot, pick it up and slam the front tail. It works for me and I can jump on a curb! Practice--you'll get good.

When I first started skating, I couldn't ollie either, but now I'm an expert at it. What I do to get more height is put my foot further toward the tip of the tail and push down as hard as I can. If you do this, you will go very high.

Slam down on the tail. As soon as you hear it hit, lift your back foot off the board and jump. Slide your foot up the board. Level the board out, and your back foot should go back on the board.

losen the bolt on the trucks to allow easy steering and a smoother ride.

While moving and doing an ollie, make sure that you don't put the tail of your board all the way onto the ground. It will cause you to slow down too much to even jump the simplest curb. Also, when I first tried to do a moving ollie I messed up about 5 times before I even got off the ground an inch. Just keep trying and don't be afraid.