Skateboarding Tricks: Nollie

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A nollie is like an ollie except the nose touches the ground and the back foot causes the board to jump. Learn how to do a nollie on a skateboard with free video tips on skateboarding tricks from a sponsored skateboarder.

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Skateboarding Tricks: Learning the Nollie
The nollie is different form the ollie in that you're rolling with weight on the front of the board. Learn how to do a nollie on a skateboard with free video tips on skateboarding tricks from a sponsored skateboarder.

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Skateboarding Tricks: Nollie 180 Flip
Combine a nollie 180 and nollie flip together to do a nollie 180 flip. Learn how to do a nollie 180 flip on a skateboard with free video tips on skateboarding tricks from a sponsored skateboarder.

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Skateboarding Tricks: Nollie 180 Flip Mistakes
Adjust the balance of weight to be centered above the front trucks. Learn how to avoid common mistakes when doing a nollie on a skateboard with free video tips on skateboarding tricks from a sponsored skateboarder.

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Skateboarding Tricks: Nollie Backside 180
Use trial and error to get the feel of the board for a nollie backside 180. Learn how to do a nollie backside 180 on a skateboard with free video tips on skateboarding tricks from a sponsored skateboarder.

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Skateboarding Tricks: Nollie Backside 180 Mistakes
Commonly, skateboarders won't turn enough to do a 180. Learn common mistakes when doing a nollie backside 180 on a skateboard with free video tips on skateboarding tricks from a sponsored skateboarder.

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Skateboarding Tricks: Nollie Flips
A nollie flip is a great variation after mastering the nollie on flat ground. Learn how to do a nollie flip on a skateboard with free video tips on skateboarding tricks from a sponsored skateboarder.

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Skateboarding Tricks: Nollie Foot Placement
Place the back foot in the middle of the board and the front foot in the cusp of the nose. Learn how to position the feet to do a nollie on a skateboard with free video tips on skateboarding tricks from a sponsored skateboarder.

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Skateboarding Tricks: Nollie Frontside 180
A nollie frontside 180 is almost exactly like a straight nollie, except the skateboarder must compensate for traveling in a 180 position. Learn how to do a nollie frontside 180 on a skateboard with free video tips on skateboarding tricks from a sponsored skateboarder.

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Skateboarding Tricks: Nollie When Dropping Down
Compensate for dropping distance by putting the feet closer together on a nollie. Learn how to do a nollie while dropping down from a higher surface with free video tips on skateboarding tricks from a sponsored skateboarder.

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Skateboarding Tricks: What is a Nollie?
The nollie is a mirror image of a fakie ollie. Learn what a skateboard nollie is with free video tips on skateboarding tricks from a sponsored skateboarder.

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Summary: The development of skateboarding coincides with the popularization of surfing in California around the 1950's. Since that time, skateboarding has seen many rises and falls in popularity, with several generations of young skaters developing the sport and their own skateboarding tricks and techniques. The current generation of skateboarders is more accepted and less rebellious than previous generations, and often skate on city built skate parks designed for a variety of skateboarding tricks.

The nollie is a skateboarding trick that gets its name by combining ollie and nose. In this free video series, a sponsored skateboarder will teach you how to perform a nollie skateboarding trick, as well as several variations on the nollie. After learning what a nollie is, you'll learn how to place the feet for a nollie and how to do the trick. Next, you'll learn how to do a nollie 180 flip, a nollie backside and frontside 180, a nollie flip, and common mistakes to avoid when doing these skateboarding tricks. With these tips, you'll soon find yourself doing all kinds of skateboarding tricks in the park, off of rails, and on the way to the X Games!

About the Expert

Expert: Shawn has over twenty years of skateboarding knowledge. He has appeared in Slap, Thrasher and Transworld magazines and his sponsors include Venture Trucks, Ricta Wheels, Roughneck Hardware and FTC Skate shop. Originally from the northeast state of Maine, where good skate spots are hard to find, Shawn loves and appreciates the abundance of skate spots the Bay Area has to offer. Shawn enjoys sharing the art of skateboarding and believes that it is one of the few sports that teaches real patience and determination, allows for limitless growth, and nurtures individuality at the same time.