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How to OLLIE: Pro Tips and Drills to Ollie Higher, Longer, Improve Control, plus Safety

Skatepark Lessons4 skaters recommend it · 4 mentions, 2021 to 2024
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171K views · 5 years ago · Tutorial · Beginner

Ollie tutorial from Skatepark Lessons coach Josh Balogh, with 20 years of teaching behind it. Covers pop, higher and longer ollies, control drills and safety.

Why skaters like it

Gets linked in r/NewSkaters when beginners post their ollie clips and ask how to get more height or roll. Drills break the trick into fixable parts.

“Looking solid. You have to motion down. You could practise hippie jumps to get more confident. Try them holding onto something. Ollie Basic Ollie tips”

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What skaters said on Reddit

u/nicomycousin2021 · 2 points

Your back leg isn’t getting much height and you’re landing knees straight in the middle of your board. Practice hippy jumps rolling where you bring your knees to your chest and land with your knees bent over the bolts. Once you got that down, go back to your Ollie. Note your Ollie height depends on how high you can get your knees. Think of it like a box jump with a karate kick. Also, you wanna jump up AND forward to

u/Nuclear_Icecream2023 · 2 points

Looking solid. You have to motion down. You could practise hippie jumps to get more confident. Try them holding onto something. Ollie Basic [VIDEO] Ollie tips [VIDEO]

u/Behbista2024 · 1 points

Either. Really depends on the context. You're going to be sliding your foot on your skateboard a bunch. It's good to remember everything on a skateboard is a disposable part with use. You'll replace the grip tape, trucks, deck, wheels, bearings, bushings. Also everything you wear. You'll chew through shoes, pants, should replace your helmet if you take a hard fall. View having to replace the parts because you wore th

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