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dontknow
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I know there's some skaters here
#19047155 - 10/28/13 05:00 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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I'm not really a skater per say, but I love casterboards. Namely ripstiks
I've been riding for years never really doing any tricks, but 2 summers ago I got really interested in learning to do tricks on it. I thought an ollie was a good place to start. I practiced for hours a day for weeks, can not freaking ollie still.
I've watched videos, read articles, but I just can't seem to ollie…
Any of you give any pointers/advice? Is it normal for an ollie to be hard to learn or do I suck? I really want to be able to kickflip while I cruise around the streets swiveling my hips.
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Re: I know there's some skaters here [Re: dontknow]
#19047172 - 10/28/13 05:02 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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I dont care much for tricks either, which is why I've always been a longboard guy myself. rolling down the street smoking one with my longboard is great, I love it. never owned a skateboard
lately though I've just been using my bike
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Re: I know there's some skaters here [Re: GEncore]
#19047192 - 10/28/13 05:04 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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just kick that board around to make it do cool shit and it'll happen
look at hella tutorials an shit
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Re: I know there's some skaters here [Re: GEncore]
#19047199 - 10/28/13 05:05 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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I'm not much for tricks either, once in awhile I'll borrow a longboard with nice gel wheels and go for a little ride, childhood nostalgia
But I can ollie, just comes natural
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Re: I know there's some skaters here [Re: dontknow]
#19047219 - 10/28/13 05:07 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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almost landed a pressure flip once hard flips no prob tho
skate parks for the learn
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Re: I know there's some skaters here [Re: dontknow]
#19047268 - 10/28/13 05:14 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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You'll never be able to ollie any higher than you can jump vertically, so work on that.
As far as the technique goes your front foot should be back a bit from normal riding-around position. Jump up and kick the tail, and as the nose rises, roll your front foot toward the nose to level the board out. This is ideally one fluid motion.
Watch skate vids in slo-mo.
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dontknow
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Re: I know there's some skaters here [Re: Khii Khwaay]
#19047292 - 10/28/13 05:16 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Quote:
Khii Khwaay said: You'll never be able to ollie any higher than you can jump vertically, so work on that.
As far as the technique goes your front foot should be back a bit from normal riding-around position. Jump up and kick the tail, and as the nose rises, roll your front foot toward the nose to level the board out. This is ideally one fluid motion.
Watch skate vids in slo-mo.
Thanks.
I know how to ollie, I just can't make it happen. My vertical isn't an issue I always seem to just do a spastic jump right off of the board  I'm thinking I might should get a skateboard to learn with, probably much easier on a lighter board with 4 wheels than 2.
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Re: I know there's some skaters here [Re: dontknow]
#19047312 - 10/28/13 05:19 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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2 wheels wtf?
Holy shit, i feel old
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MystiqueMushroom

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Re: I know there's some skaters here [Re: Khii Khwaay]
#19047318 - 10/28/13 05:19 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Skateboard with 2 wheels?
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Re: I know there's some skaters here [Re: Khii Khwaay]
#19047332 - 10/28/13 05:21 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Just keep practicing them ollies, watch other people to do it and try ti imitate. Once you get your first ollie down you start being able to pop them like it's nothing.
I used to be huge into skating bt after taking slams so hard I couldn't stand up for a good 5 minutes every day It got a little too rough.
Now I just carve it up on my longboard
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dontknow
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Quote:
MystiqueMushroom said: Skateboard with 2 wheels?
It's a casterboard.
Y'all don't know what a ripstik is? They are the self propelled boards that you swivel on.
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Re: I know there's some skaters here [Re: dontknow]
#19047351 - 10/28/13 05:23 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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wtf is it even possible to ollie one of those things lol Get a skateboard
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Khii Khwaay
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Re: I know there's some skaters here [Re: dontknow]
#19047390 - 10/28/13 05:27 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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dontknow said:

yep, that thing makes me feel old. How do you keep from falling over?
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MystiqueMushroom

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Re: I know there's some skaters here [Re: Khii Khwaay]
#19047395 - 10/28/13 05:28 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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I wouldnt want to be seen on one of those
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dontknow
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Re: I know there's some skaters here [Re: Khii Khwaay]
#19047405 - 10/28/13 05:30 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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By moving.
It only takes a few minutes to learn to keep your balance, once you get it you're golden. Keep moving and you won't have a problem.
The main downside is they do not handle cracks or debris well at all. Very small sticks/pebbles have thrown me off many times lol. But if you're going fast it's usually not an issue
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dontknow
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Quote:
MystiqueMushroom said: I wouldnt want to be seen on one of those 
It can look silly, but I have fun riding them and I push off like people on skateboards do, I just have the added bonus of swiveling
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Re: I know there's some skaters here [Re: dontknow]
#19047467 - 10/28/13 05:38 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Yeah I used to fuck around with them ripsticks when I was benzod out and bored it was kind of fun for a few days but got boring quick.
I got one of these, they're fun as hell
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Re: I know there's some skaters here [Re: volcomstoner]
#19047478 - 10/28/13 05:39 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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What are those called? i want one.
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Khii Khwaay
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Re: I know there's some skaters here [Re: volcomstoner]
#19047483 - 10/28/13 05:39 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Are those springs?
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Khii Khwaay
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Re: I know there's some skaters here [Re: Khii Khwaay]
#19047511 - 10/28/13 05:43 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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I've got one of these, lol. Pretty fun:
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