Nollie
aka Nose Ollie
The ollie's mirror image and the trick this whole zone is named after. Pop off the nose with your front foot, drag the back, and level it out.
The Breakdown
Four phases from roll-up to roll-away. Scrub the analyzer above — each phase lights up as the board hits it.
- 01 Approach
Flip your stance
Roll at a steady cruising pace, the same speed you ollie at. Front foot goes on the very tip of the nose, ball of the foot centered. Back foot slides up just behind the rear bolts. It feels backwards at first because it is — you're running your ollie in reverse.
- 02 Nose Pop
Snap the nose down
Drive the nose to the ground with a sharp downward stomp from your front foot. Treat it exactly like an ollie pop, just at the other end of the board. A crisp, committed snap is what gives you height, so do not baby it.
- 03 Air
Drag and level
The instant the nose cracks the ground, slide your back foot up toward the tail using the grip to lift the board. Pull your knees up underneath you. Roll your back ankle so the deck levels out flat at the peak of the jump.
- 04 Landing
Stomp the bolts
Spot the ground early and keep your shoulders square over the board. Aim both feet for the trucks and land over the bolts with bent knees to soak up the impact. Bend, absorb, and roll away clean.
When It Goes Wrong
The most common ways Nollie bails — and the fix. Diagnose your slam, then get back on.
How do I nollie when it feels so backwards and awkward?
That backwards feeling is normal because your pop foot and drag foot have swapped jobs. Lock the motion stationary on grass or carpet first so your brain learns the new pattern. Once the reversed stance feels natural standing still, rolling slowly makes it click fast.
Why does my nollie barely pop off the ground?
You are pressing the nose instead of snapping it. The nollie needs the same explosive downward stomp as a real ollie, just from the front foot. Commit your full front-foot weight in one sharp motion and let the nose rebound off the pavement.
The board shoots out behind me when I nollie.
Too much pop with no back-foot drag, or your front foot is kicking the nose sideways. After the pop, immediately drag your back foot straight up toward the tail. That drag levels the board and keeps it stacked under your body.
I land primo or only on the nose, not flat.
Your back-foot drag is stopping short of the tail. Keep dragging until your back foot reaches the bolts and your ankle rolls the deck level. Spotting your landing with your eyes also pulls your shoulders flat so both feet hit the trucks together.
Welcome to the trick the whole site is named after. A nollie is the ollie flipped end for end — you pop off the nose with your front foot while your back foot drags up to level the board. Same mechanics, opposite stance, and it unlocks a whole mirror-world of tricks once you own it.
Because the motion is your ollie reversed, the hardest part is purely mental. Spend time stationary until the swapped feet stop feeling alien, then roll slow and trust the pop. Get a clean, level nollie on command and you’ve doubled your trick vocabulary — fitting, for the move that gave nollie.zone its name.
Dial In Your Setup
Gear that makes this trick easier to learn. Tune the setup, not just the technique.
Medium deck (8.0"–8.25")
7-ply maple · medium concave
A medium concave nose gives your front foot the same reference pocket you rely on for the drag. The nollie leans hard on a poppy, responsive nose, so avoid a deck that feels dead at the front end.
Shop decks & parts99A street wheels
52–54mm · 99A duro
Harder, slightly smaller wheels keep the board quick and predictable on flat. That snappy feel matters even more for nollies, where your weight starts further forward than usual.
Shop decks & partsFresh grip tape
Coarse grit
Worn grip kills the back-foot drag that levels the nollie. If your back foot slips instead of carrying the board up, re-grip before blaming your technique.
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