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Hey you took my advice on coming to the guild eh? Cool.

Foreword: The only way to get the ollie is to 1) know how it's done. & 2) practice it, an example would be I can't switch tre but I know how to do it but the reason I can't is that my body isn't used to it so therefore all I'm saying is that without practice you'll never get it... 3) Have fun and don't be discouraged by anyone and also watch other people do the trick, if you can, and trust me it'll help your understanding of the trick. Or if possible slow down a good clip of an ollie or any other trick and note all rolling of heels and absence of movement in certain times in the trick and FOOT POSITIONING biggrin .


Ok to ollie you need your front foot in a COMFORTABLE position preferably in the middle of the board. Also do not have your heel or toe hanging off, this will cause it to flip; BAD YOU DON'T WANT FLIPPINESS. . . . yet...; back foot with just the toe on the back.

crouch. don't touch the ground or the board ok, it's a horrible habit that a lot of begginers like your self get into. Just a little heads up.

Pop it UP (it doesn't have to be as hard as you can) not to the front or the back or down or to the sides, ok? It will take practice to get use to doing that so don't stress about it.
Also when popping up you front foot moves up to and also alsoalso this is the sliding motion that people describe. It, at first, doesn't feal like a slide until you get good at it. So ONLY bring it up for now. Also don't slam your feet down immediatly ok you want to hover a little bit. Oh and also the popping and the jumping are done simultaniously, also don't aim to jump to high ok. Go to youtube and watch the worlds highest ollie and notice he doesn't crouch that much yet he sets a record. your goal is to pop the tail, or bounce the tail, off of the ground and bring your feet up to allow for the bouncyness of the tail to bounce off the ground, THEN move the front foot up in a "galloping" motion and bring the back foot up, the board will only go as high as you let it go, and also thepoint at first is to get the board vertical then bring your feet up and keep your nees bent and feet in the air for when you land for optimal airtime wink .

If you have any specific trouble or problems with this or ANY other trick, don't hesitate to ask mrgreen .

k well they basically just sumemd up how to ollie
but when you're still learning ollie, it helps (at least for me) to hold onto something
practicing on grass is okay too, but its better if you get the feel for ollieing on cement
find a basketball hoop or something and try ollies while holding onto it
that way you can get the whole motion down without all the falls haha