How to perform an ollie fakie on a street skateboard

Street Skateboarding: Take It to the Streets

The guys on the prefab ramps and half-pipes make the X Games headlines, but the real frontier of the skateboarding world is out on the street, where everyday obstacles become the tools of the trade. Find out here how to turn your street into a house of shred. Watch this video tutorial to see how to perform an ollie fakie on a street skateboard.

Trick: Ollie Fakie
Difficulty: Easy

1. Exactly like a regular Ollie, except you're traveling backwards (fakie)
2. Requires a bit more balance
3. Do not lean too far forward to avoid gripping too much of the pavement (ouch)
4. Tail snap will be at what's normally your rear foot, but is now in front of you
5. Simultaneously jump and pop the tail (quickly)
6. Guide the board's flight with the front foot
7. Slide the front foot up towards the nose (lifting/guiding the board)
8. Guide the board back down and land in the same position