How to Ollie on Your Skateboard
Still haven't figured out
how to ollie like
Tony Hawk? Spending more time putting Band-Aids on your road rash than riding your
skateboard? Check out Simon's
step by step guide to
landing an ollie on your skateboard!
Step 1:
Get going on your skateboard at a comfortable speed. Place your
front foot near the middle of your board, about two inches
from your bolts. Put your back foot on the tail.
Step 2:
Bend your legs and squat so you can spring yourself up.
Step 3:
Kick your back foot down so you can pop as you jump up. Your front
foot should rub upward on your grip tape. This will cause your
tail to hit the ground, and pop the board up into the air.
Step 4:
Tuck your knees to your chest, and pick up your back foot to
level the board at a good height.
Step 5:
Once you are evened out in the air, extend your legs to the
ground as you drop. Extending your legs helps you absorb the
shock.
Step 6:
Come down comfortably with your knees bent and both feet on
the board. You should land with all 4 wheels at the same time,
with both feet over the bolts.
Step 7:
Roll away smoothly with a smile on your face.
Step 8:
Congratulate yourself for popping an olly. Practice ollying
over curbs, down stairs, over your dog (not) or wherever. Then tell
your friends you learned it from Kidzworld!
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