# How to No Comply

> A no comply is a trick where your front foot steps off the heel side and taps the ground while your back foot pops the board up to your leg, then you hop back on. A step-by-step guide from Skate AI (getskateai.com).

Canonical: https://getskateai.com/tricks/no-comply
Last updated: 2026-10-19

Flat ground · Level 2 of 5

## The short answer

A no comply is a trick where your front foot steps off the heel side and taps the ground while your back foot pops the board up to your leg, then you hop back on. Put the ball of your back foot in the middle of the tail, slightly toward the heel side, and your front foot just behind the front bolts at about 45 degrees, heel hanging off the heel side. Let the front foot slip off and tap the ground as the loaded tail snaps, and push the tail back so the nose comes up.

## Where your feet go

- **Regular:** Ball of the back foot in the middle of the tail, slightly toward the heel side. Front foot just behind the front bolts at about 45°, heel hanging off the heel side. Let the front foot slip off and tap the ground as the loaded tail snaps, push the tail back so the nose comes up, and hop back on.
- **Goofy:** Ball of the back foot in the middle of the tail, slightly toward the heel side. Front foot just behind the front bolts at about 45°, heel hanging off the heel side. Let the front foot slip off and tap the ground as the loaded tail snaps, push the tail back so the nose comes up, and hop back on.

## Step by step

Each step is a part of the trick Skate AI scores when you film a try.

1. **Set up:** Ball of the back foot in the middle of the tail, slightly toward the heel side. Front foot just behind the front bolts at about 45 degrees, heel hanging off the heel side.
2. **Step off:** Step off and pop in one motion. Let the front foot slip off the heel side and tap the ground as the loaded tail snaps.
3. **Push:** Push the tail back so the nose comes up.
4. **Hop:** Hop back on over the front bolts.
5. **Land:** Land with both feet over the bolts, knees bent, and roll away.

## Troubleshooting

### The board does not come up

**Why:** You are popping straight down instead of pushing the tail back.

**Fix:** Push the tail back so the nose comes up.

### You step off after the pop

**Why:** The step and the pop are two moves.

**Fix:** Step off and pop in one motion.

### You miss the board on the way back

**Why:** You are not hopping back over the front bolts.

**Fix:** Hop back on over the front bolts.

### You roll off the board

**Why:** Your front foot lands too far from the board.

**Fix:** Tap the ground right beside the board.

## Drill

10 no complies slowly, rolling a little, hopping back on over the front bolts each time.

## FAQ

### What is a no comply?

A trick where your front foot steps off and taps the ground while your back foot pops the board up to your leg. Then you hop back on.

### Do I need an ollie first?

No. A no comply is level 2 of 5 in our guides, and the board comes up from the tail pop, not an ollie.

### Which side does my front foot step off?

The heel side.

### What comes after a no comply?

The no comply 180, where the back foot scoops the board round while your front foot is on the ground.

## What to learn next

- Next: [No Comply 180](https://getskateai.com/tricks/no-comply-180)

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## Related

- [Foot placement chart for every flat trick](https://getskateai.com/skateboard-foot-placement-chart)
- [All 64 trick guides](https://getskateai.com/tricks)