Comments on: How to Do an Ollie on a Skateboard

on 3/28/2006 First off, don't get frustrated. I always did, so if you do, try to sit down for a little. Then you go buy something you can hold on to, like a table that is high enough to hold onto comfortably. Next, get on your board.
You cant be afraid, you need to learn how to take the fall. Or try your hardest.

Hold on to the table. Place your back foot on the tail, make sure your foot is sorta leaning at the tip. Place your front foot in the middle of your board - the middle! Press down on the tail, but jump at the same time too. It isn't hard. First you have to press down, then you jump. But you can't do it slowly. Try to follow the board. If you land onto the floor and not the board, you almost did it. Keep trying until you are on it when it is in the air. If you try this and it slides under your feet instead of popping in the air, you still almost popped it up, but it popped back.

Once you get on it while in the air, try practicing without holding on, it is a bit harder. Then you practice while rolling. It works for me.

on 3/16/2006 When you're first learning the movements of an ollie, practice it on a carpet or in the crack of your driveway. When doing an ollie, make sure to jump up as high as you comfortably can, the board isn't going to push you up. Once you get the ollie stationary, get really comfortable. I practiced doing the ollie by riding my board then jumping off of it and landing with the board getting off the ground.

on 3/13/2006 When you pop, make sure to do it at the same time as you slide your foot, but a split second after you push down on the tail.

on 3/6/2006 When doing an ollie, make sure you have your stance down first; front foot across the middle of the board, and the ball of your back foot leaning on tail. Remember that this whole thing happens within 1 1/2 seconds, so you can't do this slow. As you snap on the tail with your back foot, make sure that your front foot is already on it's way up. Use the side of your front foot to guide the board up and make sure to jump high enough and lift your back leg quickly. Once you've slid your front foot up the tip of the deck, push forward and the board will balance itself out when the tail hits your back leg. Try to land and keep your balance.

on 3/6/2006 I just started skating a few hours ago and what I did was I went to my downstairs basement and practiced on old, rough carpet. It keeps the board perfectly still. Another thing, try to put as much power as you can into the popping of the tail and sucking your legs up. Trust me. Let your adrenaline blast.

on 2/15/2006 To improve your ollie height, pop the tail of your board almost as hard as you can (we don't want to break anything,) and jump as high as you can. If you pop hard enough the board will come up as high you jump.

on 2/6/2006 When I first started skating, which was about 1 month ago, I had a really hard time doing an ollie.
First, you want to try to ollie without riding on your board, just stand still on a flat surface. Another thing that really helps, is that I put my back wheels in the crack of a sidewalk (the dividing line between the other sidewalk pieces ). This kept the board very still and helped me get down the basics.

on 2/2/2006 When you snap the tail down, make sure it is hard and that you don't kill the pop. By this I mean; take your back foot off as soon as you snap it down so when it bounces back up off the floor the board won't hit your foot when it's rising, which will obviously cause problems in getting height.

on 1/23/2006 1. Place your left foot in the middle board (right foot if you're a lefty).

2. Put your right foot on the tail of the board.

3. Push down on your right foot to make the tail hit the ground.

4. If you're doing it right, you will slide your left foot up on the grip tape at the same time you will bring your right foot straight up.

5. Absorb the shock and roll away with a smile.

on 1/16/2006 Place the ball of your back foot on the edge of the tail and the ball of your front foot in the middle of the board. Once you are in that position, snap down the tail and at the same time, slide your front foot up the board and then land.

on 1/4/2006 First you must get into the ollie position, by placing your front foot in the middle of your board and place the ball of your back foot on the tail of your board. Then slam the tail of your board down, then jump - sliding your front foot up and then straighten out your feet. Then practice a little and you will be able to land the ollie.

on 1/2/2006 It's usually easier for me to do the ollie on a rolling skateboard. Squat down as low as you can and when you're coming up let the skateboard bring you up after you drag your foot. This will let you go higher and land safer.

on 12/30/2005 Put your foot a little bit behind the screws. This will allow you to get a hold of the pop quicker and even-out
the deck. Getting the pop can make you ollie even higher.

on 12/8/2005 I've found out that you can get higher if your board has lots of pop (curving at the ends of the board). The more pop your board has, the easier it is to get the board off the ground!

on 12/9/2005 I found this works for me, before you are about to pop you're tail, just relax yourself, and then pop you're ollie hard.
I was amazed at how high, and easy it was to get air.