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Scientific breakdown of How to OLLIE

whythetrick27 skaters recommend it · 38 mentions, 2022 to 2026
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90K views · 4 years ago · Tutorial · Beginner

Whythetrick breaks down the ollie into jump, pop, slide and foot placement, using physics theory, 3D models and footage of himself skating. Runs about 11 minutes with chapters and a mental preparation section.

Why skaters like it

Gets linked in r/NewSkaters whenever someone can't land an ollie. People say understanding the physics finally made the motion click.

“i think one of the best i've ever seen is from whythetrick, he breaks down the physics with 3d models and actual footage of him skating and goes into all the things that are actually happening”

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What skaters said on Reddit

u/Himura_Reverie2023 · 18 points

Try to understand the physics of it then. [VIDEO]

u/davewuff2023 · 7 points

To get height on your tricks you need to relieve your board of your bodyweight; can’t get off the ground if your body is pushing the board down After you bend down, you push your bodyweight up and jump; the pop comes basically at the same time you reach the point where you can still perform the pop but almost all your bodyweight is alrdy in the jump, meaning not on the board; also tuck your knees in after popping Che

u/ydoidothis2myself302023 · 7 points

Please watch this video [VIDEO] when i started to look at skateboarding from physics point of view things began to make more sense and i understood the task at hand more.

u/Nnazeroth2025 · 5 points

Hey, they are quite decent! i wish mine were there, have you checked SkateIQ and Whythetrick masterpieces on how to ollie? They explain very well the foundations and help troubleshoot, check them and try em they have helped me a lot. Skate IQ: [VIDEO] [VIDEO] Whythetrick: [VIDEO]

u/yunnglacksleep2023 · 5 points

[VIDEO] this video helped me a lot thought I’d put it here for reference

u/mddgtl2022 · 4 points

i think one of the best i've ever seen is from whythetrick, he breaks down the physics with 3d models and actual footage of him skating and goes into all the things that are actually happening during an ollie in a way i've never seen anyone else do. he actually just put out another one a couple of days ago, so here's both [VIDEO] [VIDEO]

u/RicoSwavy_2024 · 4 points

After you pop, you have to try to jump high. You want to snap the tail off of the ground and jump. Right now you’re just pressing the tail down with your foot and doing a little hop. [VIDEO]

u/miguelgts22022 · 4 points

Have you watched this one? [VIDEO]

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