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What is the "TIMING" of an OLLIE?

Just Keep Skating18 skaters recommend it · 49 mentions, 2020 to 2024
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Just Keep Skating breaks down what "timing" means for an ollie. Covers when to pop and when to slide the front foot relative to the jump. Published 2020.

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Gets posted in r/NewSkaters threads whenever someone can't get their ollie to level out or pops too early. Commenters call it a fix for timing problems.

“You're dragging your lead foot way too early. Watch it in slow motion or repetitive pausing, you will see your foot drag before you've even popped the tail. Just need to work on your timing.”

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What skaters said on Reddit

u/NotAsYoungAsiUseToBe2022 · 68 points

[VIDEO] watch this it will change your life, swear down.

u/ClassicalMusicTroll2021 · 10 points

If anyone's interested, I've ridden a board a couple times when I was 12 or something and probably tried to ollie, but pretty sure this was the first time I've spent more than 20 minutes messing around. So today after riding around in that lot for a while, practicing turns and bailing off the board while in motion, I figured "fuck it, I'll try an ollie." I practiced a bit while holding that fence in the background, t

u/IAmNotANumber372021 · 9 points

Vancouver Carpenter has you covered: What is the Timing of an Ollie? [VIDEO]

u/henryvelazquez2022 · 8 points

Braille completes are like seventy something dollars. Then watch these two videos on ollies [VIDEO] [VIDEO]

u/noob_in_bk2022 · 7 points

Keep at it! You’ve got this. As others have said, you’ll definitely need to jump more. A non-obvious thing is that you need to pop at the last moment in your jump, as your body weight is already lifting off the ground and about to leave. Then, the pop will snap up your nose, and you pull that up and forward with the side of your front foot. The pop timing is super important. It’s very, very easy to unintentionally ho

u/captainDogGuy2020 · 4 points

[VIDEO] This is a detailed break-down on the timing of an ollie. Hope it helps :)

u/Mrlastchance0082022 · 3 points

You definitely need a little more jump, less bending your back and more bending your knees. This is probably a good example for you and is pretty commonly linked. [VIDEO] Adding this one because it breaks down the timing. Really helped me get a grasp of it. [VIDEO]

u/OgChigga2022 · 3 points

Proper is questionable but it’s definitely an ollie nonetheless! You’re getting both your feet up but the timing just needs to be worked on. This video [VIDEO] will help go more into detail about it. Keep it up, you’re making good progress!

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