SKATEBOARD · TRICK SCHOOL
OLLIE
The mother of all street tricks. Snap the tail, slide your front foot and the board jumps with you. No hands, pure pop.
WATCH IT FRAME BY FRAME
Frame 1 / 8 Back foot on the tail, front foot behind the bolts
Steps
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Set your feet
Ball of your back foot on the tail, front foot just behind the front bolts. Do your first tries standing still, on grass or carpet.
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Crouch
Bend your knees and keep your shoulders parallel to the board. The deeper the crouch, the higher the pop.
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Pop the tail
Snap the tail down hard with your back foot and jump at the same time. You want to hear that "clack".
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Slide your front foot
Drag the side of your front shoe up the grip towards the nose. That's the move that levels the board in the air.
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Knees up
In the air, pull your knees up to your chest and let the board rise under you. Keep your feet over it.
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Land on the bolts
Come down with both feet over the bolts and bend your knees to soak it up. Falling is part of it: get up, go again.