Ollie (skateboarding) - Other Variations

Other Variations

• Switch Ollie, an Ollie performed like a Nollie but riding in the opposite direction (Switch Stance).
• Fakie Ollie, an Ollie done while riding backwards
• The Chinese Ollie - executed without "popping" the board, instead the skateboarder uses cracks in the sidewalk, by "bouncing" off them, to get air-time.
• Ollie 180, an Ollie where the skateboarder and the skateboard spins 180 degrees after leaving the ground. Both the skateboarder and the skateboard rotate in the same direction (Frontside or Backside) with the skateboarders feet sticking to the skateboard. This trick is usually referred to as a frontside or backside 180, or less frequently and more popular with older skateboarders and/or when performed on a bank/quarterpipe, a frontside / backside ollie
• Nollie 180, just like the Ollie 180 but done from a Nollie.
• Half-Cab, just like the Ollie 180 but done in fakie. If rotated 360 degrees the trick is called a Full-Cab or Caballerial, named after Steve Caballero who invented the trick. Cab and half-cab spins only include fakie backside. A fakie frontside 180 is not a half-cab.
• Switch Ollie 180, just like the Ollie 180 but done from a Switch Ollie.
• Ollie 360, is a full 360 rotation of the body and board together in one motion, whether front-side or back-side can be attained from this variation.
• One Footed Ollie, an Ollie where the front foot is kicked forward over the nose of the board.
• Ollie South, an Ollie where the back foot is boned straight down (after popping the board) while the front foot levels out the board, and then the back foot is brought back up to catch the tail of the board to stop the momentum of the tail from rising too high above the nose of the board.
• Boned Ollie, an ollie where the board is dipped down and the legs are practically horizontal, like a "Melon Grab" but without the skateboarder actually grabbing the skateboard.
• Ghost Ollie, an ollie where the skateboarders feet are above the board but the board and the skateboarder are still in air.
• Pop-Shuvit, is an Ollie variation with the snap of the tail rotating the board 180 or 360 beneath the rider and catching it in mid-air. A Pressure-flip has a similar aspect from this trick, but only by applying pressure back-toe inward while jumping, will the rider make a rotation and inward flip successful.