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Pop Fundamentals

Skate IQ2 skaters recommend it · 2 mentions, 2025 to 2026
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Short Skate IQ tutorial on pop fundamentals for the ollie, covering how to snap the tail and get the board off the ground. Published December 2024 and runs under a minute.

Why skaters like it

Gets linked in r/NewSkaters when someone asks for help with a weak ollie, usually alongside tips on timing and hand ollies to feel the pop.

“Try some hand Ollies to get the feel and timing for the pop …”

u/Sad-Philosopher-2161 · Full comment

What skaters said on Reddit

u/Hitmonbear2025 · 3 points

2 things 1) there’s 3 frames where your board and foot touches the floor, this kills the pop. you should be jumping from the board and throwing it to the floor. a good way to get a decent pop is to do hippy jumps but lift ur front foot up while hippy jumping. this teaches to jump off the board and not the floor. 2) the slide is fine but try to lift ur knees up higher and float a bit longer. this would give you more level ollies and might eliminate the problem of the board rotating [VIDEO] - best ollie tutorial i’ve seen on youtube [VIDEO] - common mistakes [VIDEO] - popping fundamentals

u/Sad-Philosopher-21612026 · 2 points

Try some hand Ollies to get the feel and timing for the pop [VIDEO]