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How To Ollie Better PART 2

VLSkate7 skaters recommend it · 11 mentions, 2017 to 2020
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510K views · 9 years ago · Tutorial · Beginner

VLSkate follow-up ollie tutorial with slow motion clips, aimed at skaters who struggle to level out the board and pop. Part 2 of his ollie series, from 2017.

Why skaters like it

Gets posted in r/NewSkaters threads whenever someone asks why their ollie is low or won't level out. VLSkate is named as a go-to for common mistakes.

“VLSkate [VIDEO] has the best tutorials out there imho, he covers a lot of the common mistakes.”

u/cyanicenine

What skaters said on Reddit

u/Ienjoymodels2020 · 5 points

All you need is more practice. Check these out for tips. You got the ollie down you just need to practice, also don't wait too long before starting to practice them rolling. Doing tricks stationary is only good to get the foot action down or to reset your brain after you're pissed the fuck off trying them rolling, like a pit stop. [VIDEO] [VIDEO]

u/xXx_D14P3RJU1C3_xXx2019 · 3 points

It depends. Foot placement and weight distrubution are vastly different when rolling compared to being still. If you've just learned how to pop your tail, and your ollies are still pretty rocketed, I suggest putting a bath rug or blanket over the crack to ease some of the squirlyness, and give you the confidence to drag that front foot. If you want any tips, I think VL Skate does an exeptional job of breaking down th

u/cyanicenine2017 · 3 points

Practice in the grass or while holding onto a fence. This allows you to really slam your back foot down and jump hard without fear of the board sliding out from under you. VLSkate [VIDEO] has the best tutorials out there imho, he covers a lot of the common mistakes.

u/qPolEq2020 · 3 points

I’d give these two videos a watch, they help me a lot- [VIDEO] [VIDEO]

u/lorinxfromyt2018 · 2 points

make sure you lift your back foot enough btw i recommend you 1 thing that'll get your ollies to the top is to do the "teeter totter motion" just on the ground on your board do the motion of the ollie off your board for 5 min a day and when you will be skating your ollies will get you to luan oliveira [VIDEO] you can analyse his moves with 0.5 speed and do it off your board

u/atimtran2017 · 1 points

VLSkate's Ollie Tutorials helped me out the most, [VIDEO] [VIDEO] [VIDEO] You won't ever get much pop on grass. Try practicing on concrete while holding onto a something, wire fences on the edge of basketball courts work well, that way, you hands can be above your shoulder so you can kinda pull yourself up while jump as well.

u/FrenchGhoster2019 · 1 points

When your front foot reach the nose of your board, push it forward so your board can stick with your feets. Basically: Back foot -> Pop and jump, Front foot: Slide upward until you reach the nose, **then forward against the nose.** Or watch this lol [VIDEO]

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