What is Deck Checking an Ollie? I should probably know this but I only just started skating and I don't know these things yet

Well I've been skating on and off for the last 16 or so years and I've never heard of deck checking..
Maybe it means looking at your board to see if you've scratched it?

Oh okay thanks... I think its a bad thing because people were talking about it like only newbies do it, and I didn't want to do it.. whatever it is lol

ive never heard of it anyway, maybe it means checking the tightness of your trucks, and that your board feels comfortable before you ride? just a guess

I think its where newbies stand there and act like they're checking their deck instead of just jumping on the thing and skating

Truth

Yer thats what i think, like when newbies start and they go to like skateparks, they tend not to want to skate in front of the more advanced skaters, so they just stand there pretending to check their board.

I find a lot of newbies rabbit on about what ABEC their bearings are. Bless.

looking down at your feet before you ollie?

Yeah i'd go with sitting there doing nothing or a weird stance.

i get kids asking me at skateparks what bearings i skate and stuff like that, its a right laugh .. ive been skated for years and never ever heard of it, it must be something your mates just made up.. dont worry about it and just skate!!

All the kids around my area always come up to me and ask, "Is that deck an element?"

when i skate just outside my house all the young kids bring out there old batman boards and stuff that have plastic all over them. They try to mess about with me lol.

I do that sometimes, but its ok. I like to touch the tail part where it developed a smooth curvy surface from all the slamming, or spin the wheels, or flip it into the air and then catch it again

eh?

aint deck checkin when u hit the nose and tail off the floor checking the pop?

lol i used to do that, but it is really intimidating when everyone is pulling off stylish tricks and u cant really do anything

i think that it might be when the newbies are crouchig down so far to try an ollie that they grab their decks

omg just started to get into that habit when ollying up big things.. bend down and touch my tail ¬_¬
lol started crouching down before feebles to.. it actually helps....