ollies

JinHan · Ollie Joined: 16 Apr 2007 Posts: 98 City: Singapore

Skateboarding helps. The pop could differ though but overall is the same.

liquidstunts · Backside 180 Joined: 05 Feb 2007 Posts: 852

shinseth, any luck mate?? post a vid so we can see your attempts

IceKPG · Faceplant Joined: 11 May 2007 Posts: 11

hey guys i'm new to wakeskating too. i ride with liquidstunts, and i'm just getting started and having a hard time getting ollies... does skateboarding really help? and any tips for goin toeside... i seem to fall whenever i get close to the wake, i just slide out. HELP!!

skatefilly · Posted: Jun 01, 2007 10:10 pm Post subject:

IceKPG just make sure your over the board and bend you knees. as far as ollies, skateboarding would help you feel balance and the movements. but deffinately not neccisary. just practice them alot. and it will come. good luck man.

shinseth · Faceplant Joined: 24 Jan 2007 Posts: 12

i haven't gone out yet this year, the weather is just getting above 50 up here. so i have no vids yet.

liquidstunts · Backside 180 Joined: 05 Feb 2007 Posts: 852

shinseth, holy cow!! it's cold there!!! bummer! get some vids when you finally get out! don't freeze to death!

the new kid · Posted: Jun 02, 2007 7:28 am Post subject:

i live in northern Wisconsin and its been really warm here. i guess an extra state over makes a difference.

Pconn5 · Faceplant Joined: 24 May 2007 Posts: 16

Ok so i just bought a lf faction 40" to start off wakeskating. I got up my first try and could edge fine but when i started to try some ollies i just failed miserably. I can ollie a skateboard pretty well. I was trying all my ollies in the middle of the wakes so next time i am going to edge out and try. But it seemed that every time i pushed my back foot down kinda like on a wakeboard i just lost my balance and the board went nowhere? So if i speed up and take an edge should it be much easier? and can you allow well just inside the wake if the boats moving slower. I think i was doing like 15-18 at the time.

TTUFAN24 · Posted: Jun 14, 2007 1:14 pm Post subject:

Pconn5, go faster for sure. you need surface tension to make it happen. and edge out a few feet from the wake when you try it. keep at it

liquidstunts · Backside 180 Joined: 05 Feb 2007 Posts: 852

Pconn5 · Faceplant Joined: 24 May 2007 Posts: 16

Should my front foot be closer to the middle of the board or towards the front more. It seemed that when i tried them the board just fell away and went out of control. Like i know that on a wakeboard you can bounce on the tail when going for an ollie how come i couldn't on the wakeskate? was it my speed or just getting used to the size and feel?

Lollar · 360 flip Joined: 19 Jun 2007 Posts: 8253

Pconn5 · Faceplant Joined: 24 May 2007 Posts: 16

So any other tips i might get out today if it stops raining!

Pconn5 · Faceplant Joined: 24 May 2007 Posts: 16

Well got out today and attempted some ollies with basically no luck. I would rock forward then push down with my back foot and try to jump up with the board but nothing. I got one that was a few inches off the water and then the rest i landed on the front of the board and face planted forward.

Chrishau · Backside 180 Joined: 19 Sep 2006 Posts: 919 City: Aurora

its all in the legs.

bob. · Posted: Jun 21, 2007 8:15 pm Post subject:

yea i just started liking wakeskating more and my ollies are garbage, i'm used to wakeboarding still i guess idk, on a wakeboard i can ollie a no wake zone buoy on a skate i can ollie around 4 to 6 inches if that lol, when i try shuvs they seem to go alot higher, which doesnt say much but still.

yabu · Posted: Jun 21, 2007 10:02 pm Post subject:

just pump your front board then dig your backfoot. once you lift your front foot up, lift your backfoot to level the board. just don't worry about falling down..if you keep thinking that u'll fall down that will prevent you from doing the ollie.

edrex · Backside 180 Joined: 18 Oct 2006 Posts: 1020 City: NorCal

Help me on the timing...
When you push down your back foot should you be lifting your front foot at the same time or delay it a little?

nick · Posted: Jun 21, 2007 11:32 pm Post subject:

I ollied over a boat today.

cjbecker · Posted: Jun 21, 2007 11:36 pm Post subject:

what kind che blanc,