Ollies

cq13 · Newbie Joined: 02 Sep 2004 Posts: 23 City: Indian Trail

How can I get a smooth ollie. I slap the tail and slide my foot but the board stays on the ground. Any tips?

twitch88 · Posted: Sep 16, 2004 4:16 pm Post subject:

a lot of newbs I see forget to bring their back foot up too so the board has no chance to get off the ground.

pooser · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 4738

just practice. you know what to do just have fun and skate and youll get better.

eklipse · Soul Rider Joined: 30 May 2004 Posts: 315 City: Ladysmith

I just started skating and am presently working on my ollie. One thing I found I was doing wrong was the timing on sliding my front foot up the board. I tried sliding it up the second I slapped down on the tail and it worked better for me.

happy skating.

Blindside_137 · Posted: Sep 29, 2004 4:26 pm Post subject:

just remember that back foot

colt45 · Criminal Joined: 10 Oct 2004 Posts: 58 City: dallas

just practice in your room on the carpet if your mom doesnt care.....i know my mom would always b!tch at me for skatin in tha house

EDDYWAKE12 · Newbie Joined: 17 Mar 2005 Posts: 9

yo bro you gotta practice and make sure you bring your back foot up with the board then if you practice she'll be as smooth as butter. Shocked

jp14 · Criminal Joined: 17 Aug 2005 Posts: 62

it took me a while to get an ollie. just try to pop quickly and slide your front foot up in the same motion. and lean forward.

Honeytoast0303 · Outlaw Joined: 19 May 2005 Posts: 149 City: Holyoke

you have to get the timing down real well. if you dont have timing, you cant ollie. you have to pop down the tail really hard, and at the same time you have to slide up your front foot, and right after you pop down the tail, lift up your back foot to the height that your front foot is going to be at.
heres a gif i made to show the steps and the proper timing

wake_quake · Posted: Sep 05, 2005 9:27 pm Post subject:

some people for get the whole 'jump' part. u aint goin nowhere if u dont jump Wink

sj11 · Criminal Joined: 24 Aug 2005 Posts: 50 City: gilford, nh

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wake_quake · Posted: Oct 23, 2005 11:22 pm Post subject:

and if u wanna start jumpin over stuff u need 2 kick down on ur back foot as hard as u can and slide ur front foot up as fast us u can to make the board feel like its glued to your feet

Ian_82 · Addict Joined: 24 Mar 2005 Posts: 803 City: Longview, WA