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How to Ollie with Ricky Glaser

Ricky Glaser5 skaters recommend it · 5 mentions, 2024 to 2026
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891K views · 3 years ago · Tutorial · Beginner

Ricky Glaser teaches the ollie in about 3.5 minutes, covering foot position, the pop, the front foot slide and leveling out. Includes a slow motion clip of the ankle flick.

Why skaters like it

Gets linked in r/NewSkaters whenever someone asks for help with their first ollie. Short, clear steps and a slow motion look at the pop and flick.

“… at 16 seconds you see a slow motion and that shows the flick down with the ankle”

u/DryReport5755 · Full comment

What skaters said on Reddit

u/anakz_2024 · 2 points

It's 2 steps. 1. Jump lifting your front foot first so that the tail will will snap the floor hard, explosively. 2. While going up move your front foot forwards, while you lift your back foot and level the board. This video tutorial is pretty good . [VIDEO]

u/DryReport57552024 · 1 points

Honestly hard to describe the feeling. It's less than gentle but you will feel the board snap down. [VIDEO] at 16 seconds you see a slow motion and that shows the flick down with the ankle

u/Top_Variation_72222026 · 1 points

[VIDEO]if you need more pointers i would be happy to help.

u/MaybeBowtie2025

Back foot isn’t pushing the tail down into the ground to pop it You’re also just jumping up. You have to raise your front foot first then when your left foot goes down you flick with your ankle down and pull up your leg It’s also helped me to bring my front foot to my back foot then slide it outwards. I suggest watching this video I used: [VIDEO] It’s from Ricky Glaser

u/RunV52026

As someone who just went through this. Slam the tail harder AND jump at the same time. Basically you are using the power of the jump to Slam the board down, then your other foot has to slide up. This video helped me a ton [VIDEO]

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