What is a Switch Ollie?

Series Summary

Once thought a passing fad for kids, skateboarding has continued to thrive as a favorite sport among people all over the world. Skateboarding combines athleticism, finesse, and at times, an artistic originality that is nothing short of spectacular. The ollie and switch foot ollie are both examples of artistic skateboarding tricks that seem almost magical. The ollie looks extremely difficult to learn; however, with the right instruction it can be much easier than you think. If you would like to learn how to ollie or how to switch foot ollie, you can learn for free from one of our experts.

In this free online video series, learn how to switch food ollie from skateboarding expert Evan Blankenship. Evan will teach you how to position your feet on the skateboard for a switch foot ollie, and how to be creative with doing ollies. He will demonstrate how to pop for a swtich ollie, how to slide you feet for an ollie, how to suck up your feet for a switch ollie, ollie off a curb, how to ollie over a gap, how to ollie over a board, how to ollie off a ramp, and how to switch ollie down stairs.

Video Transcript

"EVAN BLANKENSHIP: Hi. My name is Evan Blankenship with Expert Village, and today, I'm going to explain to you what a Switch Ollie is. All right, so first of all, you know what a regular Ollie is. It's when you stand in your preferred stance. For me, it's goofy but for you it might be regular. And in that stance, you pop the board in the air, you'll slide your foot and land. Altogether, it's just jumping. It's just kind of jumping to the air. But a switch Ollie is Ollieying in the opposite stance. You're not used to it. You're switching it up a little bit. It's a little bit harder. It's kinda like a Nollie except you'll ride and switch, and I'll show you what it's going to look like."