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Tips for Nollies?
« on: March 19, 2018, 01:00:07 PM »
I'm regular stance and trying to learn nollies. The problem is I can not for the life of me even come close to feeling comfortable popping with my left foot. Any tips for getting over this problem? I can regular Ollie and fakie Ollie quite well, but switch and nollie require me to pop with the left foot so it doesn't feel right. Anybody else have this problem?

Thanks in advance to anybody that helps out.

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Re: Tips for Nollies?
« Reply #1 on: March 19, 2018, 01:04:57 PM »
There is no secret. Remember how hard it was to get good at ollies? It's just like that. Do it a bunch and you'll get good at it.

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Re: Tips for Nollies?
« Reply #2 on: March 19, 2018, 04:50:16 PM »
just don’t be that guy that nollies into every bank at the park
What kind of mikey taylor logic is this?

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Re: Tips for Nollies?
« Reply #3 on: March 19, 2018, 05:37:12 PM »
My timing with nollies and switch Ollies got better after learning switch pop shoves and switch front 180's. Sounds counter intuitive but worked for me

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Re: Tips for Nollies?
« Reply #4 on: March 19, 2018, 05:57:18 PM »
Get a 'rat fink' setup. Bigger wheels in the back, small wheels up front and do 'the Gino' of curbs.
Once you get that one down, learn Chinese nollies of cracks and then start popping.
Still stance til you get your timing down then hit the streets like Rupert Safkin.

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Re: Tips for Nollies?
« Reply #5 on: March 19, 2018, 10:34:40 PM »
push the board forward when you snap the nose, a little scoop motion. and drag your back foot toward the tail and make sure to lift your front foot to get the board to go up. your back foot will be higher than than the front throughout most of the trick.
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Re: Tips for Nollies?
« Reply #6 on: March 20, 2018, 05:57:07 AM »
just don’t be that guy that nollies into every bank at the park
What can I say? It feels good.

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Re: Tips for Nollies?
« Reply #7 on: March 20, 2018, 06:42:03 AM »
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just don’t be that guy that nollies into every bank at the park
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What can I say? It feels good.
yeah, nollies into banks are just so much fun

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Re: Tips for Nollies?
« Reply #8 on: March 20, 2018, 05:19:45 PM »
just don’t be that guy that nollies into every bank at the park

Damn, I used to be that guy.
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Re: Tips for Nollies?
« Reply #9 on: March 20, 2018, 11:15:47 PM »
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just don’t be that guy that nollies into every bank at the park
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Damn, I used to be that guy.
  I saw 'that girl' once doing that. 
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Re: Tips for Nollies?
« Reply #10 on: March 21, 2018, 02:01:00 AM »
my nollies don't ever level out. maybe two or three a week, tops. which still totally works for doing them into banks

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Re: Tips for Nollies?
« Reply #11 on: March 21, 2018, 10:58:02 AM »
lol all these guys trying to pretend they're not that guy when it is clear we are all that guy

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Re: Tips for Nollies?
« Reply #12 on: March 21, 2018, 11:11:24 PM »
You have to shift around your weight till you find the sweet spot to get the right pop....once you figure that out....you kick out your back foot back and push your front foot up and kinda forward....

I'd say the key at where you're at is just messing around with your weight and where you put your feet.

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Re: Tips for Nollies?
« Reply #13 on: March 26, 2018, 05:29:39 PM »
Seconded on learning switch front 180s first. It's stupid how easy of a trick they are; and it'll boost your confidence a little bit in the switch department.

I saw your mom do a ollie to cooch drop straight down the big black pole, it was gnarly. she defiantly shut that shit down

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Re: Tips for Nollies?
« Reply #14 on: March 27, 2018, 04:41:47 AM »
Practice them a lot. Just takes time to get comfy nollie/switch. Won't help directly with nollies, but pushing around switch can get you more comfortable skating that way. Gonna feel really weird for a while but just hang in there and keep practicing. For me a lot of tricks are easier to nollie into now. I can't do reg crooks at all really, but I can nollie in. Hope that helps