Straighten Your Back to Skate Better Rookie Mistake #5

Norman Woods, a longtime pro who coaches students, covers rookie mistake #5: bending your back too much, which hurts balance and stops you from bending your knees. Part of his Rookie Mistakes tutorial series.

Why skaters like it

Gets linked in r/NewSkaters when someone's ollie looks stiff or hunched, since it shows how to bend knees instead of folding at the back.