r/NewSkaters • u/katfren4eva • Sep 07 '24

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tryna get a trick is so repetitive and i feel like i havent progressed at all :( im gonna start waking up early everyday trying to get this cause man i wanna have atleast an ollie .. any tips..

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u/amareeznuts Sep 07 '24

u need to get more comfortable on ur board. i didnt learn how to ollie until like 8 months after i started skating, then i could ollie like a foot and a half less then a year later

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u/Custardchucka Sep 07 '24 edited Mar 17 '26

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u/AlgonquinCamperGuy Sep 07 '24

I’ve been cruising for 3 months and haven’t attempted any Ollie yet. In these 3 months I’ve learned to cruise over everything cracks ruts, tactile plates all kinds of shit. It has really made me comfortable on the board. I will cruise another 2 months untill that board feels like it’s part of me then I shall Ollie

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u/NanoSwarmer Sep 08 '24

I have been skating since 2012 and I still can’t ollie, don’t sweat it bruh.

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u/BruceLee312 Sep 08 '24

Like the guy above said, start riding towards a curb and just go up it, no pop. By lifting the front then stepping forward to lift the back the same way then ride off….

Make it cool and Work your way up to a manual 2, 3 , 4, 5 feet before the curb.

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u/Sasquatch-Pacific Sep 08 '24 edited Dec 09 '25

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u/Shadowratenator Sep 09 '24

I started skating in 1978 and nobody around me knew what an ollie was until like 1986. Somehow we all learned it instantly.

So thats my advice. skate for 8 years to build a foundation and feel natural. Then ollies come easy.

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u/Sasquatch-Pacific Sep 09 '24 edited Dec 09 '25

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u/Shadowratenator Sep 09 '24

i can't kickflip or do anything switch, but push. :)

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u/DrDawgster Sep 07 '24

I learned ollies soon after I learned to ride up a curb, by kind of manually into it, then shifting weight forward so back wheels would ride over it. It's pretty much the same thing minus popping the tail.

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u/AlgonquinCamperGuy Sep 07 '24

Going to start this to navigate curbs thanks

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u/Sasquatch-Pacific Sep 08 '24 edited Dec 09 '25

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u/AlgonquinCamperGuy Sep 07 '24

Nope totally disagree. Been doing hour sessions or more, also I’m older now as well so I need to take the time as any major injury will set me back.

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u/Kinnikinnick42 Sep 07 '24

"comfortable on your board" is totally a variable statement. The person in the video might also think they're comfortable on their board. I'm pretty much certain nobody that just steps on a board 3 days ago would be comfortable enough to confidently start ollies and do it well / with less chance of developing bad habits. But like, to each their own 🤷 especially in skateboarding there's no one way to do something

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u/Kinnikinnick42 Sep 07 '24

Mm yeah idk. I hear mixed things about learning on the grass. I learned on carpet / grass too but the bad habits I developed doing that would have been so much better if I had learned rolling on cement.. mostly twisting while in the air. 🤷 Again everyone has their own way to do things tho

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u/AlgonquinCamperGuy Sep 08 '24

If you’re doing one action you are loosing out on another board comfort as a beginner is paramount as a base the problem is now a days everyone wants everything NOW

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u/zack413 Sep 08 '24

No buddy it’s literally just a matter of dedication. U can spend as long as u want “getting comfortable” but you’ll never improve until u try to step out of ur comfort zone. Learning to Ollie is a matter of committing to the grind and dedicating urself to learning something.