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TRICK TIPS
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BASIC TRICKS
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OLLIE-
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This is usually the first trick you learn in skateboarding. Most people give up when they can't do in after a week. But if you practice a lot you will be able to do it. NOTE: Notice how Drag and Dragging are Bold. This is because it is the most important thing in an Ollie, at least when your learning.
Place your feet as followed: Back foot on the tail and the front in the middle of your board. With the back foot quickly pop your foot down and snap it back up. At the same time you are popping you should be Dragging your front foot up the board. As soon as your front foot reaches the front truck you need to but your back foot on the back trucks and push down. The ground is coming so bend your knees. The key word is DRAG you have to drag your foot up a lot of people just slam their for as soon as they pop but you need to DRAG. Usually what happens is you learn to slam your foot down as soon as you pop I can't say enough about this because almost everyone slams. YOU NEED TO DRAG!! Another thing that happens but not as much and this bad habit can be easily fixed. When you pop sometimes your board doesn't get in the air because you didn't snap you foot back up. You need to put your foot back as quick as possible. From hear I can't tell you much more you have to practice, practice, practice. If your still slamming your foot not DRAGGING then you probably know that I feel like I am talking to a brick wall or lamp post. You need to DRAG. If you want to get a higher Ollie then you have to pop quicker and DRAG higher on your board. Start small Ollie hockey sticks around 8 sticks is usually a deck high so from their on you need to stack decks cause it is easier to put a deck up then to put 8 hockey sticks stacked up. I good thing to start doing is Ollie stairs. Like 3 sets and 5's and stuff like that try to Ollie of high drop offs and don't be afraid. Try it if you have a chance that you could possibly land the worst thing is not to try.
Good Luck!
OLLIE HIGHER-
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First of all you need to be able to Ollie a deck or 8+ Inches. If you can't then this might help you but not as much. Just remember to practice.
I was skating on my Ollie-o-meter and I made a new record of 20 inches. I found out 1 VERY good tip from this. One of the most important things is timing. A lot of people (I used to have trouble with this) can Ollie higher then they can Ollie on decks or hockey sticks. The thing is that your highest point of your Ollie isn't right over top of the target. It took me a while to figure this out. I spent 1 hour just practicing the speed to approach my Ollie. Right after I finished I Ollie higher than my old record on my FIRST TRY! A good thing to do is get a friend and do a normal Ollie over whatever you like. Ask him/her to tell you when your highest point of your Ollie is. If your highest point is before your target then go faster or Ollie later. If your highest is past your target this means that you should go slower or Ollie earlier. This is really important tip. If everyone could read they would all improve there Ollie skills!
Ok now first of all the pop- It should sound really clean and it should be as quick as possible. The quicker the better. Foot should be at the end of the tail the very tip of it. When you pop and start to drag your drag shouldn't make you go a lot higher but it should make you go 3 inches higher. IT depends on your pop if you board is vertical than it should be half the height of your board in the air. When you pop you board should come up, you shouldn't force it up. When you have to drag to get it higher that means your pop isn't good enough. The board should be forcing you to go upward it should be coming straight up. You should feel the board after you pop because it should be pushing upward on your feet. When you drag you should be leveling your board up. Tip- Have you ever seen a Ollie competition. Notice how much the people tuck up. It is almost like you sitting on the edge of your board you should be able to grab and Indy when your in the air. Most important, always start small and practice to Ollie higher. Start out by Olliing decks or bricks or onto curbs when you can do that try to stack up decks to make 2 decks or Ollie onto ledges about that height. The pop is where your Ollie comes from. It should be quick and you should be hearing a snap sound. Try Ollie off of stairs or ledges that you think you can do. If it seems way to hard and you can't then don't but if you have any doubt that you can then try it.?
Good Luck!
OLLIE DOWN-
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This is pretty easy but if you are a beginner and don't have good board control or very solid Ollie you might end up falling a lot. Start with a curb if you haven't done that before. Then try to find a 2 set. (Set is what you call a stair case in stead of ten stairs you say 10 set). If you can't find a 2 set try to find a 3 or 4. My first set Ollie was a four. Then I did 3 then 5 then 2. When you start your set won't be too high or long so you don't need much speed and you have almost no chance of hurting yourself. As soon as you start going to 6 and higher sets you will start to need speed. When you land try to keep your weight on your back truck. Try to land with both feet over there trucks. That way your landing is cleaner smoother and you don't break your board. Sets are a lot easier than gaps. You know if you have done a 6 a 7 is only 6 inches or so higher. If you have a gap you have no way to think of how big it is compared to another set. You have to guess.
Good luck!
KICKFLIP-
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Kickflips are one of the most difficult tricks to learn when you first start skating. You should be able to Ollie at least one deck and be fairly familiar with skateboarding.
It is better to learn tricks moving so take a little push so your moving a bit then setup in your stance. I like you have my front foot half way into the board and right about middle, my back foot is usually setup like an Ollie. Make sure you are comfortable with your stance if you are falling over all the time move your front foot more into the board.?
Ok now you have your stance, pop down and start dragging your front foot up like an Ollie and drag until you reach your bolts. The only difference about this drag and your Ollie drag is that you foot drags on and angle until it falls of the edge and spins the board. Remember to pop really hard and really flick the board out with your foot, it helps your board spin. Once you have practiced the spinning and can spin a full kickflip almost directly under your feet (not in front, be sure not to kick the board in front of you when you spin it) the you should now practice catching the board with both feet.
This is where most people have trouble, getting both their feet onto the board. You want to really pop your board hard then tuck up. When you hear all those other people saying to you look down see the grip tape? then catch the board! They are right there just to lazy to help you. One of the best things to do is try to focus less on spinning the board and more on landing with two feet. So just try to spin half a kickflip and try to catch and land it with both of your feet. When you can do that then don't change how you pop or drag just flick a little harder so you can get the full kickflip around. It is pretty hard to land both of your feet if you board is spinning up and down but this is hard to control when you go off a ramp (I'm not just making excuses for the pictures having the board spin up and down. What? I'm not!). To help the board spin level with the ground have your front foot up a bit on the board and not so much back. Just move it up till the board spins level, another thing is lean forward when you pop and drag or put some more weight on your front foot.
If you have tried spinning the board half a kickflip and landing it and did that for a while and it didn't help then you can do something else. First practice spinning the board and having Only your back foot land and your front foot to the side of the board. Then try the same thing except have only your front foot land and your back foot on the side of the board. Do this for a while and then try your kickflips, it should help.
Remember to always try this trick with a bit of speed and don't be afraid to land on the board. If you are still having trouble after all the tips I can give you then post a message in the message board and some one will try to help you.?
Good luck!
HEELFLIP-
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If you have learned the kickflip this is not much harder. There are two ways to place your feet, 1: Back foot on tail ready to pop, and front foot: toes must hang off the board so only your heel is on. 2: This is the way I do it, place your feet exactly the way you do to Ollie. Now you have your position pop up and kind of slide up and push your front but at the same time (For number 2 you need to kick your foot forward and as soon as your toes are off the board point your foot up). Number two maybe harder for some, but it sure does spin faster. When doing position number one watch out and try to spin the board parallel to the ground because you can Popsicle yourself. If the board is spinning too slow all I can say is practice practice or if your using number 1 position then try number 2 because that spins faster. If your still not landing to well then listen to some "phat beats" (Music) to pump you up and think big before you leave your room to go out and skate! I find that position number 2 is a lot easier because the board spins faster and parallel to the ground but which ever way your more comfortable that is the way to go!
Good luck!
NOLLIE-
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A Nollie is a Switch Fakie Ollie.
First the feet position: Your normal front foot on the tail and your normal back foot in the middle of the board. This trick is harder to learn while moving so learn it standing still then while moving. With your foot that is on the tail snap it down as hard as you can, and your foot that is in the middle drag it up. This is a lot like learning to Ollie so if you can't Nollie to well then think about a Ollie, or read my Ollie page. Just be in Nollie position. When you learned to Switch Ollie Nollies should not be all that hard anymore. Just remember to snap your foot that is on the tail down as quick as possible and remember to drag your foot! To Nollie higher you need to remember to pop as quick as possible and drag your foot. Bend your knees when you are taking off, and expand then when popping. I can't say much more about this just remember to practice.
Good luck!
IMPOSSIBLE-
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Setup like you would for a 360 shove it, maybe even have your back foot a little more like a pressure flip. At first it will seem impossible to actually spin it straight up and down, so what you want to do is start trying them a bit more 360 shove it style and less straight up and down. Then keep moving up and up until you get them straight up and down. Ok, so you are in your stance, your back foot is like a pressure flip, so you can scoop the board. You front should be where it would for a 360 shove but a little more back so you can slide it off easier.
Pop down but kick back at the same time, this motion is a lot like the pressure flip, so it might be a good idea to learn that trick first. Once you have scooped it take your front foot of right away and you should jump forward as you scoop. The board will do a cross between a impossible and a 360 shove. It might take a while to get the wrap around the foot thing going but it won't be to hard to do once you get it. Then catch the board with you front foot and stomp it.
Good Luck!
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GRIND TRICKS
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FS 50-50
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There are a lot of ways you can get onto a 50-50 I will try to explain them all I have 3 ways:
1. Ride on to a 50-50
This has no real challenge to it at all. Although this is a good way to learn to grind but rarely will you find a grinding pole that you just ride on to. Just keep your feet over your trucks and it should be just like riding on the ground. If finding a curb that you can ride onto be prepared to slow down quickly.
2. Ollie Forward onto a 50-50
This is easier if you know how to Ollie high and have good balance when you land. Approach your target at a comfortable speed and Ollie. When you start coming down on to your grind then your feet should be over the trucks. This will take a while to learn but if you can Ollie high it shouldn't be a problem!
3. Ollie sideways onto a 50-50
This being to most popular way to get onto a 50-50 it is also the hardest to learn for most. First you need to learn how to Ollie sideways. Place your feet in Ollie position and when dragging your foot try to drag your foot out toward your target. Helpful hint: when Ollieing try to jump toward your target and keep the board directly under your feet. Try to keep your board parallel to your grind and your landing should be no problem. Practice this on a waxed curb or a fun-box if you have one!
Good Luck!
BS 50-50
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You have to know how to F/S 50-50 Before you try this trick. It's hard to learn but it's a good thing to know.
Come up to your target on a little angle. When you get pretty close Ollie up even out with the target. It better to start on something low. I find if you land your front truck first then let your back truck fall half a second later is the easiest way to do it. But if you land flat it looks better. If you can't get on well try practicing Ollieing backwards overtop of something like hockey sticks. Until you can Ollie backwards higher than your target. By Ollie back wards I mean Ollie and land on a different spot then you started. But move backwards in the air. Then try it. It should be easier. To come out you can just manual or make up so
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