How to Do Tricks on a Fingerboard

The Ollie

• 1

  Place your fingerboard on a flat surface with your middle finger laying on the tail of the board and your pointer finger laying in the middle of it.

• 2

  Roll the board backwards to begin the trick. Gaining speed is necessary before doing most fingerboard tricks.

• 3

  Slam the tail of the board down with your middle finger to begin the jump.

• 4

  Slide your ring finger towards the nose of the board while its raised in the air.

• 5

  Lift up your middle finger to level out the board in the air.

• 6

  Land the board by pressing both fingers back towards the surface.

The Kickflip

• 7

  Place your fingerboard on a flat surface with your middle finger laying on the tail of the board and your pointer finger laying in the middle of it.

• 8

  Roll the board backwards to begin the trick.

• 9

  Slam the tail of the board down with your middle finger to begin the jump.

• 10

  Slide your ring finger towards the nose and off the side of the board to make it flip in the air.

• 11

  Land your fingers back on to the board when it flips around and push the board back towards the ground to end the trick.

The Pop Shuvit

• 12

  Place your fingerboard on a flat surface with your middle finger laying on the tail of the board and your pointer finger laying just behind the front bolts.

• 13

  Roll the board backwards to begin the trick.

• 14

  Slam the tail of the board down with your middle finger to begin the jump.

• 15

  Pull your middle finger towards you when the tail hits the ground to make the board spin 180 degrees off the ground.

• 16

  Land your fingers back on to the board when it spins around and push the board back towards the ground to end the trick.