Ollieing Stairs
Information:
The skateboarder rolls up to a set of stairs and jumps down them with his/her
board seemingly on their feet. He/she lands on the board and ride away.
Description:
The skateboarder rolls up to a set of stairs and jumps. The board comes with
him/her and he/she jump down the stairs then land on the ground.
Technique:
1. Push a few times until you are riding upto the stairs at a fair speed. You
don't want to go to slow, or else the impact will make you stop dead and fall.
2. Place your feet in the ollie position. Bend your knees and pop an ollie when
you are almost at the first stair. Staying low (not too low) will make it easier
to keep control of the board and make taking the impact easier.
3. Keep your shoulders and hips parallel to the direction you are travelling.
This will ensure that you don not turn in the air.
4. Land evenly on all four wheels. Bend you knees to take the impact and ride
away.
Extra help: Many people claim to have trouble keeping the board on their
feet when first learning how to ollie off things such as stairs. This problem is
psychological (in your head). They are scared to land on their board and kick it
away or let it go out from under them. It is fear keeping them from landing, not
a bad technique. If you have this problem the only way to overcome it is just to
force yourself to land on the board. Ollie like a regular ollie and don't take
you feet off the board.