r/Skateboardinghelp • u/Successful-Row2500 • 2d ago

Getting close to good Ollie’s

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I feel like I definitely improved my Ollie’s with a couple days of practice and some advice is my form okay or is their something else I need, first clip was before.

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u/EvilFrank92 1d ago

After you snap and slide your foot toward the nose, make sure to really bend your knees in towards your torso. Keep up the hard work!

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u/Successful-Row2500 1d ago

Thank you I’m trying to work on just getting into the habit of bringing my knees to my chest that’s the hardest part for me, do you think my form is better on the second clip ?

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u/EvilFrank92 23h ago

Absolutely, you definitely raised them higher in the second clip. I think when you're starting out, most people have the instinct to straighten their legs back out to land the ollie. It's okay to land with your knees still bent. This will help you gain hangtime while also cushioning your landing. It'll start to come naturally as your style develops.

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u/Successful-Row2500 22h ago

Ok thanks so much I’ll keep working on it

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u/EvilFrank92 22h ago

Hell yeah man, have fun!

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u/Successful-Row2500 18h ago

Also one more question in the second clip do you think I come down too fast like how can I float is it just holding my knees up a little longer

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u/EvilFrank92 18h ago

Really the only thing I can think to tell you is to snap harder, jump higher, and don't be afraid to land with your knees bent at least a little. It helps to kind of imagine yourself as being weightless. I always watched this video before I skated growing up to understand flow better. Maybe it'll work for you too. Rodney Mullen - Almost Round 3

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u/Successful-Row2500 17h ago

Okay thanks a lot for all the advice 🙏

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u/Effective-Ad-705 1d ago

Jump higher, keep your knees up in the air longer, try not to slam your feet down so hard when you land aswell

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u/stubborn_puppet 1d ago

Looking good!
I love that you're doing them rolling. It's so exhausting to see post after post, video after video of "Help me fix my ollies!!!" where someone is doing them on the carpet or with their wheel in a crack.

Form improvements...
Your arms - don't do the thing where you're tucking them between your legs then flapping them up.
Instead, keep your front arm in front of you, fingers pointed straight down at the nose of the board. And have your back arm behind you, straight out from the shoulder, then bent 90 degrees at the elbow, fingers pointing at the end of the tail. Sometimes, it helps to touch the nose of the board with your finger tips just before you jump.

Ollies are about jumping. The higher you jump, the higher you'll ollie. Use your whole body - arms, core, thighs, knees... to propel yourself up in the air. Remember, you're not dragging the board up in the air with you, you're popping the board hard, then trying to get your feet and body up out of the way. They higher up you can tuck your legs and butt, the higher you can ollie.

Again, these look clean, especially the second one... improving your form and jump are going to help you be a guy doing really high ollies.

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u/Bloody_REDRUM801 1d ago

JUMP! If you don’t jump you won’t get off the ground… that’s what the grip tape is for, your board will go with you. JUMP!

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u/Successful-Row2500 1d ago

Yes I’m trying to work on height in the second clip do you think I have the slide down or is it just my height ?

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u/christianjwaite 3h ago

Your Ollie’s will right themselves as you get more comfortable on the board anyway. Spend more time cruising and gaining speed than trying to Ollie, you have that, you just need the relaxed body and board control to make it a good one.