How Do You Master The Ollie On A Skateboard?
In the today’s skateboard world, the Ollie is one of the most essential tricks that any serious skateboarder has to learn. If a skater is able to master the Ollie, then he is well on his way to learning the other great tricks of skateboarding such as the kick flip, heel flip, Ollie 180, Ollie 360, and others. A skater can stay home and play with his or hers Tony Hawk Play Station game all day, but if he or she does not go out to actually learn how to skate and do real tricks beginning with the Ollie, they can never call themselves a true skateboarder. Stand like how you would normally stand, but with your back foot centered firmly on the tail end of your skateboard, and your front foot about mid-way up toward the nose of your skateboard. With your arms out to balance yourself, stand on your toes (both feet) and crouch down like a crouching Tiger. I call this the Tiger position. This is the most important step. This step should happen instantaneously and concurrently. In the same motion
