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The ollie is an aerial Skateboarding Trick which is basis for most tricks. While performing an ollie, the skateboarder does not grab his board with his hands, toes or accessories attached to the skateboard. Performing an ollie starts with the skateboarder standing on the board in an almost Regular Stance , the front foot is moved slightly more towards the center of the board. The skateboarder jumps up, and as he is about to take off he kicks the Tail of the board down. The kick gives the front end of the board upwards momentum and as the tail hits the ground it rebounds bringing the board completely airborne. When the board takes off, its nose is much higher off the ground than the tail. The skateboarder slides his front foot up and forward on the griptape. The friction between the shoe and the griptape levels the skateboard and takes it further off the ground. The vertical ollie was invented by Alan "Ollie" Gelfand in 1977 and it remained as a vert only trick until 1981 when Rodney Mullen first performed the trick on flat ground. The highest officially measured ollie from flat ground is 44.5 inches performed by ollie is 40.125 inches performed by Alex Bland in a similar switch ollie competition. REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS |
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