ollies

wakekid11 · Posted: Aug 14, 2004 5:52 pm Post subject: ollies

i need help w/ my ollies. i can ollie maybe 6-7inches at most, and i want to be able to ollie higher, but i just cant do it. i can surface spin, lipslide,180, n i can even jump the wake, but i cant seem to b able to ollie well. any tips would be greatly appreciated. thanks

Blame Me · Criminal Joined: 21 Jun 2003 Posts: 67 City: New York

Well I do my ollie's very different. I first push down a bit with my front foot, just a quick kick down. Then hit the tail of the board. I find I can get almost 2 feet of pop with this method so it seems to work. It's difficult to explain with out acctually showing you. I have a theory of how this works but It could all be in my head the initial slap down of the front of the board makes a litlle wave as you ride up this wave yopu kick down the back of the board and it give you extra pop. It seems to work for me. This was acctually taught to me by a 12 year old wakeboarder at the local cable. I saw he got alot of pop in his ollies so I asked him how he did it and he sowed me how he poped with his front foot first. I stared using it on skating and it has work well for me so far.

Nick Taylor · Posted: Sep 01, 2004 11:19 am Post subject:

exactly what he said

savage3221 · Posted: Sep 01, 2004 2:48 pm Post subject:

Blame Me, I do the exact same thing..I do that on a board too. works a WHOLE lot better than just hitting the tail and pulling up. very hard to explain too, and people always look at you like "WTF Rolling Eyes

" when you try to teach them that little secret. hehe lol

cwaker4 · Soul Rider Joined: 09 Dec 2004 Posts: 465 City: Gilroy

i have the same olli problem, but ill try pushing down on my front foot first.

LFADAM · Posted: Mar 03, 2005 7:27 pm Post subject:

Darn I thought I made up that technique. Laughing

But yea, for board or skate, push down first then ollie. It seems like you dont have as much suction to the water that way. (Like if you just jump, it feels like the water is sucking your board to the surface. With the technique it doesnt do that.)

beasoldierprstn · Posted: Mar 05, 2005 9:03 am Post subject:

http://www.wakeskating.com/showarticle.php?a=70

watch the video and do what the guy says to see how you like it that way... but then on the other hand, watch the actual clips of people wakeskating and you can see whatBlame Me is trying to say. .. at least thats what i think he means

trmpt63529 · Outlaw Joined: 20 Jun 2004 Posts: 104 City: memphis

maybe pushing down makes you transfer your wieght a lot better... like a "mind trick" kinda thing

cwaker4 · Soul Rider Joined: 09 Dec 2004 Posts: 465 City: Gilroy

i tried pushing down with my front foot first on saturday and it worked a lot better, thanks.