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Get Comfortable with your Ollies

Skate IQ2 skaters recommend it · 2 mentions in 2024
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Short Skate IQ clip from 2024 on getting comfortable with ollies. Covers basics for riders still working on pop, slide and landing.

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Linked in r/NewSkaters threads where people ask how to make their ollies look better and go higher.

“… you could instead focus on landing softer and floating as long as you can. In other words, everything that happens *after* the pop and foot slide …”

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u/PhantomKnee2024 · 1 points

Yeah i guess what Im saying is that after the pop and slide you push your front foot down (and your back foot a bit too) to catch the board and "stomp" the landing. But you could instead focus on landing softer and floating as long as you can. In other words, everything that happens *after* the pop and foot slide, that's what I think you should try and slow down. I hate to be the "just links SkateIQ" guy but he literally posted a video [VIDEO]today on exactly what I'm tryna describe loll just look at his ollies. The pop and foot slide and initial motion is quick and explosive, but once he's in the air he just chills and sorta lets it happen instead of forcing the board back to the ground.