kickflips and ramps

Question
Hi. I have two things I need help with. Kickflips and ollies off of ramps. When I try to kickflip, the board lands wheels-up, and when I try ollieing of a ramp... I can't. I don't know why. Help. Thanks.

Answer
Maybe the ramp is too big for you right now if you're having that much trouble. And if you can't ollie something, you shouldn't be trying to kickflip it. But, ollies off ramps can be tricky at first but you need to shift your body when you go up it. Lean back a little and make it feel like you're still rolling on flat. Then just pop an ollie, level it out and land. Try acid-dropping it, that is, roll up and do a little manual off, dropping right off the end. Kind of like an ollie without any height. Good luck!