HOW TO OLLIE GRAB - Before you take this trick to a ramp do it standing
still. Bend your knees really deeply as this is the position you want to
be in in the air. Ollie as you would usually and practise getting into a
position where you can grab the board(with knees bent, you shouldn't have
to bend at the waist at all.)Have your hand ready to grab the board i.e sort
of drag it behind/down but don't let it prevent the natural course of your ollie
For first trying this trick I suggest using your back hand to grab the
board between your feet (an indy). When you first do this trick just tap
the board with your hand until you get the feel of it. When you start to
try it on a ramp or down stairs or what ever grab the board, pull it out from under you and then bail,
If the gap isn't too big!
This way you get the feel of the grab and then once you've got the hang of it
stick the trick and ride away! When you're doing this trick remember to keep
both feet in contact with the board whilst grabbing and when you've finished the grab
keep the board stuck to your feet as you extend your legs, land and roll away.
HOW TO F/S 180 DEGREE OLLIE - If you've got the ollie down then the 180 ollie should follow soon after. The instructions below are on how to fronside 180, meaning you can see in front of you the whole way. Okay, this is how it's done. Go along as though you were going to ollie. Place your front foot ¾ of the way up the board and your back foot fairly central on the tail.
Begin the ollie motion but as you pop the kick, move your back foot around as far as you can whilst keeping it on the board. At the same time as this drag your front foot up the board and around in an opposite direction to your back foot. If all is done right you'll land the ollie going fakie (backwards). This trick is hard to describe but the important thing to remember is that both feet play an equal role in the moving of the board. If you try to do the whole thing with one foot, YOU WILL NOT MAKE IT. This is the most common error and can be easily avoided, GOOD LUCK!
HOW TO BOARDSLIDE - A boardslide is a slide in which the deck is slammed
onto the rail/bench/ledge or whatever and slid along. This is the most common way
for skaters to break their decks but it's a great trick none the less. To
do a boardslide approach the rail at a 30 degree angle (or less) and as you
approach the target ollie up. When you feel that your deck is over the
object push down with both feet and slap the deck to the rail. As you would with all
other slides "push" the board forward with either your heels (frontside)
or the ball of your foot (backside). As you near the end of the rail apply a little
more weight to your back foot and then move your front foot (and the board) around
90 degrees, drop off and ride away.
Balancing yourself or the rail can be pretty hard and it's easier if you put
one arm extended out front and one extended out back. Also on a backside
boardslide "push" only a very small amount as if you do it much harder the board will slide
out from under you and you face will be sliding along the rail. To avoid
snapping your deck whilst performing this trick, many people slide more over their
trucks than the center of the board to give some extra support. SLIDE ON!
HOW TO NOSESLIDE - The noseslide is one of the great moves of skating today.
This trick can be taken on so many different levels from the basic curb to
a big burly 25 stair hand rail. Ok, to backside noseslide on a low ledge, approach
the ledge with a fair amount of speed (this influences your sliding distance),
with your back foot on the tail of the board and the front foot on the nose.
Approach the ledge at a shallow angle (45 degrees or less) and as you approach
shift your weight to your back foot to raise the nose. Then when the nose is over
the ledge shift your weight forward onto the nose, and push your back foot out
so that your board is at right angles to the ledge. You should be sliding along now.
To aid your sliding, if you are doing the trick backside, put your weight onto
your heel and "push" the board a little. If you are doing the trick backside then
do the same thing but with the ball of your foot.
To get out of the slide you can either roll to fakie of continue in your usual stance.To continue in your usual stance push the nose of the board forward, off the ledge and keep your back foot in touch with the board. To roll to fakie use
your back foot to rotate the board around the next 90 degrees and your nose will
drop of the ledge.
If you are doing this trick on a high ledge, on your approach ollie either backside or
frontside 90 degrees so that your front foot lands on the nose which can then
pressed to the ledge and slid. Exit the same way but hold the board to your feet.
HOW TO POP SHUV-IT - The pop shuv-it is not a hard trick to do standing
still but pulling it off when rolling at speed is quite difficult. To do
a pop shuv-it roll along (or stand still) and begin as if you were to ollie.
Drag your front foot up the board but drag it slightly over towards your
body. Whilst doing this the back foot should be pushing the tail end of the
board in an opposite direction to the front foot. The board should travel
180 degrees in the air ON THE WAY UP. It should be caught at the peak of
height with both feet and stomped to the ground. A good pop-shuvit is caught
and the very peak of it's flight and any good skater will do exactly that. You can see how this is done in the sequence above
HOW TO KICKFLIP - There is a lot of hype
surrounding the kickflip and it is probably the most popular trick in skating
today. The kickflip is a lot easier than many think. A KICKFLIP IS VERY,
VERY SIMILAR TO AN OLLIE. Stand on the board as you would for an ollie,
but have your front foot slightly more on the edge of the board. Start the kickflip just as you would an
ollie and drag the front foot straight up the board from it's starting
position. (Just by doing this the board should flip in the air) When your
foot reaches the kick drag it off the edge off the board to allow the deck
to rotate freely. Once the deck has flipped over once, use your back foot
to catch the deck. From here the front foot should be stomped back onto
the deck, evening out your weight between both feet. Hit the ground and
roll away! Catch the sequence above to get the idea.
