How To Ollie Higher And Better

Quick Tips Ep. 4: Fixing Common Ollie Problems a.k.a. How To Ollie Higher and Better

(I recorded this in February but right before I released it a few channels uploaded how to ollie higher videos so I decided to wait a little.)

Quick Tips isn't a how to series. It is meant to address specific issues not only with particular skate tricks but also with other areas of skateboarding knowledge.

This Quick Tips was geared a little more towards the beginner skater who is either working on their ollies or has just learned them and wants to try to improve them. I didn't want to give the same old "put your foot lower and pop harder" explanation that everyone else gives. A lot of concepts in skateboarding are easy to teach but there are also a lot that come down to straight muscle memory and experience. I tried my best to explain my thoughts on common ollie mistakes I've seen but when it comes down to it the best way to learn is to get out there and practice!

What do you guys think of this quick tips series? Is it helpful to go more indepth into certain aspects of a trick or is a regular trick tip good enough?

Good luck and have fun! :D

Thank you for watching!

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[MrTartaruga]

Probably the best ollie tutorial out there

[tyleri]

Jesus Christ this guy made this unbelievably simple

[veiledrecalcitrance]

This is the most detailed "how to Ollie" videos I've seen yet, I can Ollie, but not as high as I'd like, This is the first video that showed what I was doing wrong. Thanks man, really appreciate it

[jenuknow]

Is it legal to be this good at explaining?

[shatterpointgames]

Your tutorials are definitely the best on the internet. And the best part is that you don't have loads of cheap cringe worthy humor, I came here to learn to skate, I want practical advise not fake canned jokes to crowd please.

[johnnyk]

This tutorial 15 years earlier and my skateboarding career could have actually gone places.

[M-pj]

I’m 57 yrs old and been skateboarding for two yrs now. This really simplifies it for me. That whole pop, teeter and front foot guide makes so much device now. I’m poping on a mini now easily

[micahbell]

This tutorial was perfect. Your "incorrect" ollies literally looked exactly like mine, which helped me know exactly how to improve off of it. Thanks a bunch!

[disappointeddog]

if anyone is still here, I am adding a tip. Record yourself and watch it. I realized that i can pop but my foot stays on the board

[gxexrxmxaxnx]

Excellent video, many people miss the back leg thing.

[nxlvi]

I just landed my first high ollie today

[garagestripper]

If only i saw this 3 years ago. xD better then braille

[cmwky]

Damn, you explained the pop without just saying "just pop". I've been trying to figure out how to pop better and that was the best explanation breakdown I've seen so far. Thanks!

[mograms]

A very comprehensive ollie breakdown. Awesome job!

[fuqer]

you made it alot easier, first it was like

me: front foot, you need to slide

front foot: no, I don't think I will

[iluvassembly]

this tutorial is way better than Braille skate

[KarmicSwagger]

after trying for a month and not getting one good ollie i watched this video and in three tries i was landing them like nothing! thanks a ton dude

[illestoftherealest]

This is the best tutorial I’ve ever seen. Nobody else ever mentioned the part about having your tail in the middle of your foot. They’re all “pop, slide and jump”. This was very helpful.

[eleanor_m]

Out of all the skate board people I've seen try to explain, he's the best. Comes out as #1.

[ariekanibalie]

For what is held to be skateboarding's most basic trick, whole books could be written on Advanced Ollie Theory. To get the feel for the ollie, it helps to really understand what it is you're trying to do, and how the weight of the board and inertia play a crucial part. Most tutorials heavily emphasise the back foot kicking down the tail hard, and then just say 'slide the front foot forward'. Aaron Kyro even recommends practicing the 'slide' separately for minutes on end. I'm not convinced this is useful, since when you do an actual ollie, you're going to have to do this 'slide' on a board that is quickly raising up, rather than staying at a 40 degree angle to the ground. I've always thought of the 'slide' more as a case of deliberately trying to 'grip' the rubber of my front shoe sole in the sweet spot (kind of in the pocket) and using whatever traction I can get to lever the board straight. This can take some time to master, but as far as timing goes, you're going to want to integrate a slight delay in this front foot action - indeed, trying to do a 'late' push can really help you get the feeling for this one. Basically, you need to snap your tail hard enough so that when the nose end of the board comes up, you can feel the pressure of the board pushing against the side of your front foot. All this in a slit second, naturally, but for me that's what makes a good ollie: popping the tail, waiting for the board to kind of 'snag' on my front foot, and only then sucking up my back foot and pushing out my front. Hope this is useful to someone.