THE OLLIE

You need to do is be prepared to practice this trick at least 100 times before you get it. It’s good to start on carpet so your board doesn’t move. An Ollie is more difficult than it looks as it happens so quickly and your body has to move into three different positions all in about half a second to get it right! Getting off the ground takes months if not years of persistence - if you can get the tail of the board to hit the ground you’re on the right track. Dylan’s got it down to a fine art…

1 Position your feet so that you’re standing on the balls of your feet -you’ll get more ‘’pop’’ that way. Bend down ready to jump. It’s important that you push your weight onto the board before you jump as you want gravity to work in reverse by lifting the board up under your feet. 2 Jump straight up lifting your front leg as high as you can so the tail hits the ground. Do this action quickly. Slide your front foot forward so the board levels out to horizontal for a flat landing. 3 Bring your knees into your body for extra height. 5 Prepare to land back down as with your feet as close possible to the bolts above the wheels to avoid breaking your board. Land with your knees bent as…

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