USSEA Nerdy Skateboard Coaching Series: Vol 7 Ollies Part 1

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I would agree with the above but might explain it a bit differently. Fill disclosure - I'm also still learning ollies but have managed to get good pop. Mostly struggling with getting my back foot up and levelling out but the following advice has helped me a lot. Happy to be corrected by the more veteran skaters here, but as a recent beginner I think it's still valid to share what's been working for me. Front foot - you will lift this simultaneously to your back foot popping action. It's old school, common advice to tell you to slide your front foot up towards the nose but I have watched videos that have explained it more like you're pulling your front foot in and up to give clearance for the board to pop up close to vertically. I've found that to be much more helpful. Think of it like raising your front foot as high as you can like you want to kick yourself in the butt/balls. Getting your foot as high up and squeezed into the centreline of your body basically. Back foot - so this was a big challenge for me early on but I'm starting to get the action a lot better now. As said above, the pop isn't so much coming from pushing your foot into the ground as it is your ankle action. So wh…