Picked skateboarding back up for the first time in 9 years the other week. Finally started landing my Ollie's - any tips on getting them higher?
Posted Oct 18, 2019, 2:13 PM UTC
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Technique is solid, I think you just need to pick your back foot up a little quicker after the pop so the board levels out sooner
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Before I could land them I was really struggling with getting the back up. Just need to work on that a lot more, thank you.
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Look how far your back foot is coming off the ground, the higher you jump the higher you Ollie...
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As many people already commented tips on getting the ollie higher I'm not going to but I want to tell you about your hair. You have pretty long hair and I suggest maybe getting a backwards cap (snapback). I know this seems bizarre for me to comment on that but I think it might just help. I'm a girl too and to keep my hair in one place I just put a snapback on and it kind of stays in one place so I can see what's happening with the board. Maybe it's just not letting you concentrate enough. I may be way off here but felt like I had to tell you this lol.
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Hahaha this is actually pretty awesome. I have been considering getting a hat out when skating, it's been really windy lately and my hair is rather frustrating.
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Lol glad I could help :)
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woah this looks exactly like my ollie! watching you, i think you should bring your back foot up more (which is my exact same problem)
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Haha just seen yours, we do have the same Ollie! Let's keep working on getting that foot up, it's annoying - but we'll get there!
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Nice Ollie but u should wait a bit more to slide after you pop
I agree with this. You’ve got the movements down I just think your timing is a tiny bit off. Start your slide a fraction of a second later. I’ve recommended this video before here however the Braille Ollie Tutorial 3.0 I just think is amazing for breaking down the steps. I learned to Ollie nearly 30 years ago. While I’m just getting back into skating this video made me realise I’d really learned stuff badly (I taught myself from a book with 3 pictures!)
Thanks! I'll try to be a bit more patient with it. Seems as if I'm doing everything a bit too quickly, need to slow it down.