How to ollie

shadowfox · Outlaw Joined: 28 Jun 2005 Posts: 156 City: N Tex

Im sure I will get ragged on, but how do you ollie? What is the technique?

Thanks.

wakeman101 · Outlaw Joined: 06 Mar 2005 Posts: 104 City: ATL

wakeskate- same as skateboard

wakeboard-push down on ur bac foot and jump from there

milano27 · Criminal Joined: 19 Jun 2005 Posts: 82 City: new orleans

http://wakeworld.com/Tourney/trickdesc.asp?TrickID=2

Snoop108 · Criminal Joined: 12 Jul 2005 Posts: 59 City: iola

push down down hard on your back foot in to the water and the water will push the nose of the board up and then u level out. ollie like crazy and practice and you will get good

Eric2929 · Criminal Joined: 15 Aug 2005 Posts: 70 City: Marblehead

Push down on back foot, but then you have to lift your front foot up, followed by your back foot. However don't get your back foot higher then your front foot or you'll end up with water behind your eyeballs... God i hate that feeling.

Blindside_137 · Posted: Aug 15, 2005 6:30 pm Post subject:

its also better to cut out on an edge to have some line tension

Buddybud · Outlaw Joined: 25 Nov 2004 Posts: 106 City: Ottawa

Blindside_137,

You're saying to ollie while edging? What does that do?

jayp · Criminal Joined: 13 Aug 2004 Posts: 69 City: Portland

I am basically a novice rider and had trouble getting any decent height on my ollie's. After watching the book I have no trouble. If you edge out hard, flatten off and then pop the ollie by pushing down on your back foot and leveling out the board when in the air, you shouldn't have too much trouble. Edging out gives you speed and the faster you are going through the water the harder it becomes and easier to pop the ollie.

Get the Book. Or just get the Building a Foundation section for $20+. It goes through all the beginner stuff.

ImAti0n · Newbie Joined: 16 Aug 2005 Posts: 1 City: Lake Forest

Ollie as in when just riding you jump up right?

Eric2929 · Criminal Joined: 15 Aug 2005 Posts: 70 City: Marblehead

Yah...

a-ok · Criminal Joined: 15 Sep 2004 Posts: 58 City: Tulsa

the latest issue of wakeboarding mag has an article on this also. i don't know if it's on their website or not.

Oasis137 · Addict Joined: 21 Aug 2005 Posts: 687 City: J-Town

i've been wakeboarding for a little over a month now and i when i tried to ollie at first i was just trying to jump. This past weekend I really pushed down on my backfoot and pressed up with my front. I was surprised how much i popped out of the water. My friend did this also and a couple of times his front end just dipped down into the water and faceplanted. I dont know if were doing this right but it seems like it.

shadowfox · Outlaw Joined: 28 Jun 2005 Posts: 156 City: N Tex

Thanks all

DunDunDun · Posted: Aug 22, 2005 5:10 pm Post subject:

Oasis137, haha i did the same thing that your friend did one day. like i didnt know what i was doing really.

shadowfox · Outlaw Joined: 28 Jun 2005 Posts: 156 City: N Tex

marcuskg · Posted: Aug 23, 2005 3:45 pm Post subject:

basically kick down with your back foot, that will force your front foot to rise. level out your back foot with your front (front will already be in the air) and when you land, bend your knees to absorb impact.

Oasis137 · Addict Joined: 21 Aug 2005 Posts: 687 City: J-Town

like marcuskg said except i raise my front foot. I dont know if this is the right thing to do but it seems like im really popping of the water. Try it but dont let your back foot get higher than your front or you'll nosedive.

jp14 · Criminal Joined: 17 Aug 2005 Posts: 62

push your back foot down in the water making tension on the rope. then suck your legs to your chest.

cva · Newbie Joined: 13 Sep 2005 Posts: 13 City: MONTERREY NL

nicetips ill try this and let you know how it went