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RunningWithScissors Outlaw
Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 113 City: Bolton Landing, New York
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Posted: Jul 10, 2003 11:05 am Post subject: Do Ollie Blocks Actually Work? |
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I can't get an ollie down and I really am trying. Do ollie blocks really work or not? I am thinking of buying a pair. _________________ ...Wahoo!
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Jester Wakeboarder.com Freak
Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 3297 City: Boston
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Posted: Jul 10, 2003 11:18 am Post subject: |
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What's an ollie block? |
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pooser Wakeboarder.com Freak
Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 4738
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Posted: Jul 10, 2003 8:10 pm Post subject: |
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are those like those soft trucks that keep the board from moving but still give the feel of riding with trucks? if thats what you are talking about they are unnecesary. they may help when learning new tricks but you can still learn without them. just keep practicing and read some of the posts on ollies in this forum. |
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Fredrick Eisenhauer Wakeboarder.Commie
Joined: 05 May 2003 Posts: 1600 City: Australia, W.A
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Posted: Jul 10, 2003 8:55 pm Post subject: |
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Put your wheel in a crack in the cement or what ever surface your on, that helped me alot. _________________
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wakeboarder_dude22 Soul Rider
Joined: 28 Mar 2003 Posts: 409 City: Australia
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Posted: Jul 11, 2003 3:51 am Post subject: |
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Hold onto something waist height and use it to push yourself up. It will give you more height and therefore more time in the air. |
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Face-Plant Addict
Joined: 03 Mar 2003 Posts: 703 City: Riverview
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Posted: Jul 11, 2003 5:55 am Post subject: |
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before you learn to ollie learn to feel comfortable on a skateboard and be able to ride well, the ollie will come much easier after that _________________ Good Times
"I would rather fail in originality than lead in imitation." -Cordell Kraut |
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el Criminal
Joined: 16 May 2003 Posts: 68 City: eugenius
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Posted: Jul 14, 2003 11:57 am Post subject: |
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Ollie blocks/softrucks/whatever=big waste o' money. I seriously think it helps a lot more to learn ollies moving right away. That way you figure out the forward/back balance as well as landing and rolling away. _________________ things aren't that simple... |
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pooser Wakeboarder.com Freak
Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 4738
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Posted: Jul 14, 2003 6:07 pm Post subject: |
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el, i completely disagree with you. if people try learning ollies moving first the falls will be worse and therefor discourage them from learning. i think for most people learning ollies is easier in grass because the falls are softer and you dont have to worry about the board slipping out. |
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Elevation Wakeboarder.com Freak
Joined: 27 Jun 2003 Posts: 2748 City: Clarendon Hills
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Posted: Jul 16, 2003 1:37 pm Post subject: |
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start stationary in a crack or somethin then give a little push and gradually go faster |
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numbfoot Wakeboarder.Commie
Joined: 21 May 2003 Posts: 1383 City: Bigfork, Montana
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Posted: Jul 17, 2003 7:49 am Post subject: |
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WakeKid07 wrote: | start stationary in a crack or somethin then give a little push and gradually go faster |
When i was learning staying in a crack screwed me up. _________________
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RUSSIAN Wakeboarder.com Freak
Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 4081 City: NOR*CAL
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Posted: Aug 01, 2003 7:44 pm Post subject: |
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ollie blocks........ that's the dumbest thing I have ever heard just skate and it will come _________________ http://www.integrity-wake.com
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fs04laoaksfny Soul Rider
Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 377 City: Southbridge
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Posted: Aug 23, 2003 7:28 pm Post subject: |
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just do it in grass |
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s-s213 Outlaw
Joined: 12 Sep 2003 Posts: 150 City: Nanaimo
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Posted: Sep 18, 2003 7:29 pm Post subject: |
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Get a piece of 2x4 and cut it in half and you won't have to go buy any. Or just do it on grass or something like the others suggested. |
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