Learning to ollie can take minutes, months, years...?
A skater once posted in our skate forum (which has been attacked with spam, and I'll be cleaning out soon! Sorry for the mess guys!) that he was frustrated with how long it was taking him to learn to ollie. He had been trying for a week or two. And another skater, who's been helping out new skaters here for a while, confessed that it took him over a year to learn to ollie. Then another skater posted that he never did learn, and he's given up on it...
Don't give up! I know it can be frustrating when you see your buddy learn to ollie the first day he hops on a board ... but take your time! You'll get it. Ask for help, change things up, watch this video, and commit to it and the ollie should come to you. You can also share your story and read other peoples on the new User Answers page, "How did you learn to ollie?"
I'm curious though - how long did it take you to learn to ollie? Answer this poll:
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Well, I haven’t been able to ollie for a while, but admittedly, I haven’t been practicing either.
What really comes as a surprise to me is that there’s stuff that is actually *easier* than this. I figured it’d be the first basic thing to tackle. In my case, though, I find pop shuvits much simpler.
I’ve been skating for around two years now and admit for about 4 months I could not ollie.When i finally got it,i learned a kickflip,shuv-it,andheelflip in a couple of days,and a verial flip and tres in about 2 weeks.My point is,good things come to those who wait.Don’t give up.