How to Ollie (or Die)

Same for me, skateboarded when I was about 12, couldn't ollie. Bought a new board [LINK], watched a [VIDEO] few [VIDEO] tutorials [VIDEO] (I recommend all three youtube channels). Oh and after my first session my lower back hurt a lot the next day (I guess since it's new for my body and jumping put a lot of stress on my lower back?). Just in case the same happens to you too and you're wondering. You'll wear down your

Sup dude, check out this [VIDEO] video, it's got a little bit of cheese to it but it's decent advice.

I'm not repeating myself out of arrogance, I'm just being realistic and trying to prevent the spread of bad advice to beginners. This argument is for the people who don't know any better, not my personal satisfaction. You compared dragging the tail to slow down/stop to the wear and tear from a boardslide / tailslide, it's not the same. Where did Braille [VIDEO], Andy Shrock [VIDEO], etc. ever say you should drag the

Here's some good advice on foot placement - pay particular attention to where his hand representing the back foot is: [VIDEO]