Nollie Starts

A nollie start is a dock start where you pop off the nose of the board instead of dropping normally. It's flashy and builds nose-press control.

The trick is about separating your pop from your balance point. On a regular ollie you load the tail and pop off your back foot. On a nollie you load the nose and pop off the front foot. Most riders feel like they're going to slam face-first the first few attempts, so do it over deep water and commit to the motion.

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Video by The Peacock Brothers

Key tips

• Shift your weight to the front foot as you drop from the dock
• Load the nose, then pop off the front foot — don't try to use the tail
• Keep the handle low and centered. High handles on a nollie-style pop feel really sketchy
• Commit to the motion over deep water — half-attempts are what cause the face-plants
• Practice in both regular and switch stances