problems with ollie

ssette41 · Ollie Joined: 11 May 2005 Posts: 50

i Have watched the ollie SNAP segment and i can ollie about 8-12 inches but my back foot comes completely off the board sometimes. same with a skateboard. is it cuz im not kicking the tail hard enough or cuz im not stomping on the board when i come down. I just wanna have a clean ollie so i can start practicing shoves nex

jboss · Kickflip Joined: 22 Jun 2004 Posts: 3210 City: Chalmette

ssette41, jus push your front foot forward more, thatll give it more lift. just give it time, by that i mean practice

gate-rider · Backside 180 Joined: 01 Jan 2005 Posts: 550

if your using a flat deck make sure youre foot isnt fully on the back of hte board move it about an inch up from the back that should keep it from coming off if its a flat deck

ssette41 · Ollie Joined: 11 May 2005 Posts: 50

yeah i dunno i have been skating for like 6 hours today and every time i ollie with some heigh my back foot comes like 3 inches off the board and then lands after my front foot. i dunno it just doesn't seem like im doing something right. JBOSS, do you mean to like slide my front foot forward more on the board when its in the air? should i ollie the same way on my wakeskate as i do on my skateboard?

jboss · Kickflip Joined: 22 Jun 2004 Posts: 3210 City: Chalmette

ssette41, not quite like a skateboard, but not straight down. push it more forward to get height and control.

ssette41 · Ollie Joined: 11 May 2005 Posts: 50

so pushing my front foot more out will help with my back foot staying planted to the board? how does that work?

jboss · Kickflip Joined: 22 Jun 2004 Posts: 3210 City: Chalmette

when you push your foot forward it straightens the board out, which means it brings it up, so that causes your back foot to stay on, in a nutshell.

TYLER** · Posted: Jun 02, 2005 7:59 pm Post subject:

just push down harder with your back foot thats what helped me

HatzicScape112 · Posted: Jun 02, 2005 8:36 pm Post subject:

well, for me when i ollie, i push hard down and then when i am coming up i start to push down with my front foot flatening out the board, that should help keep yor foot on there real good.

-=AlexXx=- · Posted: Jun 02, 2005 9:25 pm Post subject:

try to straghten out, flow with the board. takes time and practice. comes with both of thoughs, dont worry about it. just gotta let it flow!

jboss · Kickflip Joined: 22 Jun 2004 Posts: 3210 City: Chalmette

-=AlexXx=-, holy poo i alsmost passed out laughing at thoughs, its those man. i dont know why but that just tickled my fancy.

ssette41 · Ollie Joined: 11 May 2005 Posts: 50

thanks for all the help guys. i was out in the parking lot at hobby lobby working on my ollies on my skateboard. im going out on sunday so hopefully i will be pulling off some pretty decent ollies. you guys are great, thanks again for the help.

HatzicScape112 · Posted: Jun 03, 2005 11:22 pm Post subject:

member you don't have to slide your foot like on a skateboard...i did that when i started but its better to just pop it up like a wakeboard.

Kavanagh · Posted: Jun 06, 2005 10:00 pm Post subject:

good call

Raven · Posted: Jun 07, 2005 9:15 am Post subject:

"It's like a rhythm"-Reed

Ollie with your back foot, popping the board up and raise your front foot to enable the board to come up high out of the water.

As this happens now draw your back foot up to level off the board.

Get behind it. "doggystyle nigga"- Snoop DOdouble G

jakedickson · Pop Shuvit Joined: 09 Jul 2005 Posts: 136 City: MV

my problem is falling over the front of the board, (then i get smacked in the back of the head) Mad

jakedickson · Pop Shuvit Joined: 09 Jul 2005 Posts: 136 City: MV

somebody tell what im doin wrong

jboss · Kickflip Joined: 22 Jun 2004 Posts: 3210 City: Chalmette

jakedickson, sounds like your turning your body parallel to the board looking straight down at the board when yuor tryin to ollie. since your body follows your head, looking down and having your body turned is causing you to get pulled forward. just ride like normal and keep your head looking straight when you go for em.

jakedickson · Pop Shuvit Joined: 09 Jul 2005 Posts: 136 City: MV

wow i never thought of that...thanks jboss

jboss · Kickflip Joined: 22 Jun 2004 Posts: 3210 City: Chalmette

jakedickson, was that sarcasm?