beginner // flatground
Fakie Ollie
An ollie performed while riding in fakie (backwards). The mechanics are identical to a regular ollie but your stance is reversed.
The Fakie Ollie is a beginner Flatground trick. Most skaters land their first one within 1-3 weeks of consistent practice.
Spec
- Difficulty
- beginner
- Complexity
- Learn time
- 1-3 weeksⓘ
- Category
- Flatground
- Stance
- fakie
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Fakie stance
Rotates easier — the pivot is front-centered, so it comes around faster.
- Flips and shuvs spin around quicker than regular — ease off the scoop and flick.
- You're rolling backward, so commit to staying centered as the board comes back under you.
Variant of Ollie
Steps
- 1
Roll fakie comfortably
Start by rolling fakie with confidence. If you're not comfortable rolling fakie, practice that first.
- Force
- ●○○○○
- Direction
- back
- Weight
- centered
TipLook over your shoulder in the direction you're riding to maintain spatial awareness. - 2
Set your feet for fakie pop
Your front foot (in fakie, over the nose/tail-end) goes to the tail. Your back foot sits where it normally slides.
- Force
- ●○○○○
- Direction
- back
- Weight
- centered
TipIn fakie: front pops, back slides — the reverse of a regular ollie. - 3
Pop and slide
Pop the tail and slide your back foot forward to level the board.
- Force
- ●●●●○
- Direction
- up
- Weight
- centered
TipTrust your body — the motion is the same as a regular ollie, just on the reversed side. - 4
Land and roll
Land with feet over the bolts and continue rolling fakie, or use the height to turn back to regular.
- Force
- ●●●○○
- Direction
- down
- Weight
- centered
TipA fakie ollie is a great entry into kickflips or backside 180s while riding fakie.
Common mistakes
Turning instead of jumping
- What
- You unconsciously turn the board rather than jumping straight up.
- Why
- Spatial disorientation from riding fakie.
- Fix
- Pick a target in front of you and commit to staying pointed that way through the trick.
Popping with the wrong foot
- What
- You try to pop with your regular back foot (now at the nose in fakie), which creates no pop.
- Why
- Muscle memory confusion.
- Fix
- Slow down and consciously identify which foot is over the tail before committing to the pop.
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Why this works
The mechanics behind the trick
- Board
- In fakie, your 'back' foot (which pops) is now what was your front foot — it's over the nose end. You're popping off what feels like the wrong end.
- Feet
- The roles of your feet flip completely: your dominant-direction foot (normally the one that slides) is now the one that pops.
- Weight
- The weight distribution is exactly the same as a regular ollie, but your brain has to overcome the disorientation of riding backward.
Frequently asked
- How long does it take to learn a Fakie Ollie?
- Most skaters land their first fakie ollie within 1-3 weeks of consistent practice, once you can ollie consistently.
- What should I learn before the Fakie Ollie?
- The fakie ollie builds on Ollie. Get that consistent first, since the fakie ollie reuses the same pop, balance, or flick.
- What should I learn after the Fakie Ollie?
- Once your fakie ollie is consistent, the natural next tricks are Fakie Shove-it, Half Cab, and Fakie Kickflip.
- Is the Fakie Ollie hard to learn?
- The fakie ollie is a beginner trick. It gets much easier once you can already ollie.
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