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HOW TO HIPPIE JUMP THE EASIEST WAY! | HOW TO SKATEBOARD EP. 11

Braille Skateboarding2 skaters recommend it · 2 mentions, 2020 to 2022
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Braille Skateboarding tutorial from 2018 on how to hippie jump, episode 11 of its How to Skateboard series. Covers the basic jump over a board or obstacle, a step toward learning the ollie.

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Recommended to new skaters struggling with ollies. Hippie jumps build the feel of jumping off the board and letting it follow you up.

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“Don't think of an ollie as jumping off the ground. Think of it as jumping off the board, and then popping the board up so that it follows you after you're already traveling upwards.”

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u/_Elrond_Hubbard_2022 · 6 points

Don't think of an ollie as jumping off the ground. Think of it as jumping off the board, and then popping the board up so that it follows you after you're already traveling upwards. You can practice doing stationary hippy jumps like this to get used to the feeling. [VIDEO] Then try doing the same motion with your feet in the ollie position, and stomp the tail down the moment after you jump.

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u/bazzajunior2020 · 2 points

Great to see that you're trying this out whilst moving! Try looking down at your feet and reach down as if touching your toes, then spring up into the jump, keeping your feet and shoulders parallel (at the moment you're twisting your shoulders round as if facing which direction you're moving in). Your back leg should be hopping up as high as your front leg - which incidentally should be moving forward with the toe to

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