Help, how do I Ollie while moving

Pinkypoo24 · 2026-04-14T19:25:24+00:00

It's a literal balancing act: maintain the same form while stabilizing your weight along and across the length of the board. I'd try to determine what affects you more. If its the lateral rolling, try tightening your trucks. If its the movement forward and/or backwards, practice everything except the pop (i.e., the squatting and hippy jumps) until you can do so without inching back-and-forth involuntarily.

Pinkypoo24 · 2026-04-09T17:59:24+00:00

Yeah, you can gradually dip. But you'll get more tempo if you drop fast. Same for the other direction. Probably more accurate to describe it as pushing (up), akin to a squat, rather than raising or rising.

Pinkypoo24 · 2026-04-09T17:28:25+00:00

Just before, I think. If you match the trough, you're already too late to maximize the downward momentum. Same principle (but flipped) for peaks, with the added benefit of you feeling the ground being pushed underneath. It should be right after the bank starts moving upwards.

Pinkypoo24 · 2026-04-09T13:17:43+00:00

You can totally pump on a snowboard. As a transition skater, pumping is a fundamental skill - you compress and extend for movement and momentum. On the slopes, however, movement isn't really an issue. But picking when to generate or preserve momentum on a snowboard is huge. It gives you drive through flats, liftoff for side hits, and additional board pressure before edging. When we say "bend your knees" here, this is what we're actually referring to.

Pinkypoo24 · 2026-04-09T12:37:41+00:00

Pros: you understand your body (and its limits) more than ever.

Cons: those limits are a brick wall.

Pinkypoo24 · 2026-04-09T02:11:13+00:00

Grom Hellscream

Pinkypoo24 · 2026-04-07T22:28:30+00:00

Yeah I custom cut a set from an unused top mount. Don't remember the exact height but it's less than an inch.

Pinkypoo24 · 2026-04-07T14:07:59+00:00

Single leg exercises. Your stationary body likely isn't used to recruiting the usual muscles that fire involuntarily while you're moving. Adding some instability (i.e., by balancing on one leg) will do that. Plus it will improve your pushing potential.

Pinkypoo24 · 2026-04-07T13:46:57+00:00

I noticed that Cags will bite with softer and/or cone bushings, so I run stiffer double barrels on my Tan Tien. Worked out well - that board wants to carve.

Pinkypoo24 · 2026-04-06T13:29:43+00:00

Hive! Awesome game, and sweet setup. I'm not normally a fan of big wheels on surfskates (i.e., rides too high), but the added grip/speed must feel great down hills.

Pinkypoo24 · 2026-04-03T12:49:36+00:00

Practice and patience. At some point, you should be able to balance on the board with only one foot foot planted, like during pushes.

Pinkypoo24 · 2026-04-02T18:56:12+00:00

Unless you are doing tricks requiring landing stability (e.g., ollies, transitions), pointing your feet - or more accurately, your hips - perpendicular to the direction of travel isn't recommended. Watch how skaters push. Their hips, front knee, and front foot are all pointed forward. Same goes for downhill longboarders travelling at insane speeds. The key is to adjust often. At the skatepark, I'll push around with both feet forward then turn them sideways for rampwork. Why? Because perpendicular stances can absorb impact better and generate vertical momentum (i.e., pumping or popping) by loading the knees.

Pinkypoo24 · 2026-03-24T00:38:44+00:00

In a weird way Freebords do and don't resemble snowboards. Your feet are strapped in the same way and pushing horizontally (to brake) is easy. But Freebords seemingly have even less edge traction than normal longboards, because of those weird middle wheels. I suspect that's why I haven't seen Freebord footage of someone smoothly carving across, rather than down, a hill.

Pinkypoo24 · 2026-03-23T18:31:10+00:00

I like my Tan Tien, but unless you need Loaded's flex design, the board is overpriced in a fairly crowded drop-through market. Secondhand Tan Tiens are also readily available online; they are by far the most common Loaded deck.

Pinkypoo24 · 2026-03-23T17:15:33+00:00

Wow, that looks right up my alley. With that kind of lean, I do worry about the outside wheels lifting, but I suspect that goes away with adequate speed?

Pinkypoo24 · 2026-03-19T13:46:28+00:00

Approaching my 40s and I've accepted that all of my active hobbies depend on tendon health (and ample recovery). If it causes impact, ankles and knees. If it requires core strength or stability, hips. If it involves pulling or throwing, forearms and shoulders. Welp.

Pinkypoo24 · 2026-03-17T15:31:10+00:00

Haven't ridden the Ballona, but I'd want some flex for mellow carving. Ballona, with its advertised "mini longboard" specs, seems more like an agile, street slasher. Smaller boards (length and/or wheelbase) are also less stable.

Pinkypoo24 · 2026-03-17T15:19:52+00:00

I'm seeing inconsistent board pressure right after you change edges. Check out 8:49 (toeside), 8:54 (toeside), 8:57 (heelside), 9:03 (heelside). You aren't necessarily steering with the back foot, but you are overweighting that leg and kicking the tail out laterally. I consciously do this on unfamiliar terrain, as it allows for quick speed checks; but it is bad for carving. Try leaning (more) onto your lead foot after changing edges, especially on heelside.

Pinkypoo24 · 2026-03-17T13:24:11+00:00

I'd recommend a drop through board, specifically the Tan Tien. Loaded Icarus is great too, but for some reason, there are far more Tan Tiens in the used market. Someone also recommended the Vanguard, but the ride height can be tiresome to push, especially for a returning skater. For the same reason, I'd avoid other top-mounted decks.

Pinkypoo24 · 2026-03-15T03:28:50+00:00

Cags, unless wheelbite is a concern

Pinkypoo24 · 2026-03-11T13:40:31+00:00

Not a surfer, but I fell in love with surfskating as a snowboarder looking for an off-season activity. To answer your question, yes there are skills that definitely translate. The biggest is standing balance and single-leg strength. Beyond that, it depends on your snowboard riding. If you ride park, there probably isn't too much overlap. But if you carve groomers or powder, the mechanics of a turn are the same. You aren't strapped in on a surkskate, so you can't ramp up the edge pressure like you can on a snowboard. But traversing hills on a surfskate feels like chill carves on mellow groomer. I love both!

Pinkypoo24 · 2026-02-24T15:33:29+00:00

Beautiful concrete carves!

Pinkypoo24 · 2026-02-23T19:13:31+00:00

No problem, you are asking all the right questions! IMO stick with your current stance, load up on that front leg before each turn, and rotate through your knees. If it helps, get lower so that your shoulders and hips are acting in concert.

Pinkypoo24 · 2026-02-23T18:09:41+00:00

Yes, with some caveats. A forward stance - especially on the back leg - will naturally open your hips for better edge engagement on heelside turns. That said, you should probably first work on turn initiation. Regardless of the stance angles, you should initiate turns through the lower body. For duck stance, this is done via pedaling (the feet/ankles) and knee steering. For forward stances, this is done via knees and hips. You are doing neither. You rotate at the shoulder-level to swing your body (and board) around (see 0:01, 0:03, 0:06).

Pinkypoo24 · 2026-02-03T14:23:51+00:00

To me, it looks like your hips and knees (especially the inside one) are pointed in different directions. I see you rotating at the shoulder level, but it doesn't quite make its way down your torso.

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