Fakie ollie
- Skill:
- pop an ollie whilst travelling backwards
- Prerequisites:
- Riding fakie Ollie
What this trick is
Fakie ollie is simply an ollie whilst travelling backwards.
Before you try it
Learn to ollie moving forwards and also stationary whilst visualising riding fakie.
How to do it
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Roll fakie and in your usual ollie foot position, pop the board whilst nudging the tail slightly ahead of the direction of travel. This counteracts the board being left behind as the tail 'brakes' on the ground.
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Slide your foot away from you whilst bringing your popping foot up to level out the ollie.
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Land and roll away fakie.
Common mistakes
- The board being left behind or pushed backwards - As well as the 'braking' effect of the pop, the sliding foot does so opposing the direction of travel, meaning the board can be pushed away from you. This is another reason why the pop should aim to nudge the board in the right direction to counter this!
Learn more here;
Source: Never Stop Improving · How to Ride a Skateboard Fakie and How to do a Fakie Ollie