How to Do Moves on a Tech Deck

Ollie and Nollie

• 1

  Place your index finger just before the nose of the deck. Place your middle finger on the tail of the deck. Move the deck forward with your fingers.

• 2

  Press sharply down on the tail of the deck with your middle finger and lift your middle finger slightly above the deck. This will launch the deck into the air.

• 3

  Move your index finger forward up the nose of the deck. Bring the deck forward with your finger.

• 4

  Press your index and middle finger down onto the deck at the same time to land the ollie.

• 5

  Push down on the front of the deck with your index finger and guide with your middle finger to perform a nollie, the reverse of an ollie.

Boardslide

• 6

  Perform an ollie towards a rail as if you want to land the deck onto the obstacle.

• 7

  Rotate your hand 90 degrees during the ollie so your deck is perpendicular to you body.

• 8

  Land the deck onto the rail so the bar falls on the bottom of the deck, in between the two sets of wheels.

• 9

  Guide the deck across the rail with your fingers.

• 10

  Rotate your hand back to its starting position at the end of the rail to land the deck parallel to your body.

Kick Flip and Heel Flip

• 11

  Position the tip of your index finger near the center of the deck, slightly towards the nose. Place your middle finger on the tail of the deck.

• 12

  Tap sharply with your middle finger on the tail of the deck. As the deck is brought into the air, bring your index finger down to rotate the deck towards you.

• 13

  Move both fingers off the deck and watch for it to complete a 360-degree rotation.

• 14

  Bring both fingers down on the face of the deck to land it flat onto the ground.

• 15

  Reverse your finger position and rotate the deck away from you using your middle finger to perform a heel flip.

360 Flip

• 16

  Place your middle finger on the tail of the deck and your index finger near the nose.

• 17

  Move the deck forward and after you have gained speed, press the tail down with your middle finger.

• 18

  Push the tail of the deck down and toward the nose with your middle finger while moving your index finger off the deck. Your goal is to begin a flip with the tail moving in a clockwise direction.

• 19

  Remove both fingers from the deck is it completes the flip.

• 20

  Tap the deck down with both fingers to land the trick.