How to Ollie Off Curbs

By Steve Cave, About.com Guide

Once you know how to ollie, you are probably going to want to ollie off and onto all kinds of things. That's great! The skills you'll learn here for ollying off of curbs can be used to ollie off of all kinds of things. be creative!

Before you tackle learning to ollie off of curbs though, here's what you should know:

• How to skateboard - the basics of riding around, and being comfortable on a skateboard
• How to ollie - of course, you should probably know how to do this before you try and learn to ollie off curbs! (You can also read some step-by-step how to ollie instructions) You don't need to have super high ollies, but you do need to confident in how to ollie, and how to land well.
• How to fall safely - hopefully you won't fall, but when ollying off of curbs, there's a good chance that something will go wrong at some point! It's best to know how to fall as safely as possible!

Once you are ready, the only other thing you need is a curb to ollie off of! Pick one with a good flat area running up to it, and with a clear space running after it. Make sure to clear away rocks, sand or garbage, and make sure that traffic is clear.

Read through these instructions a few times, make sure you have a good mental picture of what's going to happen, and then get out and ollie off of a curb on your skateboard!

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• How to Ollie Off Curbs - Setup
• How to Ollie Off of a Curb - Approach and Pop
• How to Ollie Off of a Curb - Landing and Rolling Away

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