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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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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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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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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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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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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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yep, that thing makes me feel old. How do you keep from falling over?
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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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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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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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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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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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Re: I know there's some skaters here [Re: dontknow]
#19047700 - 10/28/13 06:09 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Skating is half of my living, and this thread just made it a little harder for me to live.
An ollie is something you can only do on a skateboard. If it's on a bike, it's a bunny hop. If it's on a ripstick, it's definitely not an ollie.
And no amount of tricks on a ripstick will ever make up for the fact that you are, and I quote,
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dontknow said: cruising around the streets swiveling my hips.
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Re: I know there's some skaters here [Re: dontknow]
#19047706 - 10/28/13 06:10 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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dontknow said: What are those called? i want one.
Flowboard Fun as hell for carving hills
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Re: I know there's some skaters here [Re: HeyImShroomy]
#19047734 - 10/28/13 06:14 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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HeyImShroomy said:And no amount of tricks on a ripstick will ever make up for the fact that you are, and I quote,
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dontknow said: cruising around the streets swiveling my hips.

I like to swivel my hips. And if it's not called an ollie on a ripstik then what is it called? Same motions, same result… it's an ollie. Regardless when I say ollie on a ripstik you know what i mean
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Re: I know there's some skaters here [Re: dontknow]
#19047861 - 10/28/13 06:36 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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for a regular skateboard you will get it just try and do it while moving don't do it standing still much go really fast pop that bitch off the ground and fly 
skating is where I come from if I didn't get into it I wouldn't be who I am today
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Re: I know there's some skaters here [Re: dontknow]
#19047963 - 10/28/13 06:54 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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most people learn how to ollie standing still on a skateboard.. or adding another level and weight when your trying to do it while moving on a hip swivel..
get on a skateboard.. learn to do it without movement.. progress from there.
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Re: I know there's some skaters here [Re: rackem]
#19047972 - 10/28/13 06:55 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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I always recommend to try ollies while moving as early as possible. you don't want to get too used to stationary ollies IMO
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Re: I know there's some skaters here [Re: volcomstoner]
#19048004 - 10/28/13 07:01 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Thanks guys.
If I'm gonna get a skateboard I want a good one not a cheap $15 target one that hardly rolls.
Any suggestions?
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Re: I know there's some skaters here [Re: dontknow]
#19048020 - 10/28/13 07:03 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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I always like baker bcause I could always find wide boards becase I have big feet. Almost has some sick ass decks as well
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Re: I know there's some skaters here [Re: dontknow]
#19048049 - 10/28/13 07:08 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Just go to a skate shop and build a custom deck or ask them to help you build one. when I last built one a complete board would cost about 75-150
Ollie is the easiest trick. To start, wedge two of your wheels between the crack of a sidewalk, and use that to hold stationary while you practice.
The positioning of your feet is important. You want your rear leg on the tip of the tail and your leading leg somewhere around the middle of the board or even closer to the tail, because you are going to be sliding that leg UP to the front of the board. I sometimes found it helpful to only use like the tips of the foot, get more leverage that way.. especially once you start to advance to kickflips and whatnot.
It's basically two motions done as one 1. ~Pop~ rear foot on the tail down hard, so that the board flies upward on the two back wheels (you want the leading leg to be "loose" or fly up with the board) 2. At the same time, or as soon as it pops.. JUMP into the air using your rear leg to launch, and while doing that ~drag~ your leading foot UP the board to level it out as you are jumping into the air Done right the board should go parallel and follow right under your feet. Just one fluid motion
Once you get the motion down, then you can do it while you are moving. But learn the technique first, while stationary. Practice on carpet.
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Re: I know there's some skaters here [Re: volcomstoner]
#19048069 - 10/28/13 07:10 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Man ripsticks arent for tricks, u can but itll be way harder to learn on than a regular board. And ollie is probably the hardest trick to learn cuz when ur learning it your still getting comfortable on the board. Do a rainbow with your feet and jump! Peace
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Re: I know there's some skaters here [Re: volcomstoner]
#19048125 - 10/28/13 07:16 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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my cousin had a 15 dollar one and I snapped in half in under 1 minute on accident probably not to safe picked him up a new one i have a dark star right now but it doesn't matter much what kind just get one that you like i like the ones that have nice curves to them
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Re: I know there's some skaters here [Re: dontknow]
#19048154 - 10/28/13 07:19 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Try a deck with no wheels or trucks on a piece of carpet. I used to be able to heel/kickflip a bare deck.
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Re: I know there's some skaters here [Re: Khii Khwaay]
#19048203 - 10/28/13 07:24 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Ya that's true, you should be able to ollie or flip a plain deck with no trucks or wheels, same principle works on carpet for learning the technique
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Re: I know there's some skaters here [Re: dontknow]
#19048580 - 10/28/13 08:17 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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dontknow said: Thanks guys.
If I'm gonna get a skateboard I want a good one not a cheap $15 target one that hardly rolls.
Any suggestions?
Cheap starterboard would be the Mike Magill boards that dis. Through wally world. I thought it was going to suck, but its the best for a beginer, 35$. It rolls fine good pop, just a lil heavy but its by far what I reck, skated al my life.
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