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How to ollie with Tony Hawk

The Outline3 skaters recommend it · 5 mentions, 2017 to 2020
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2.1M views · 9 years ago · Tutorial · Beginner

Short tutorial from The Outline where Tony Hawk breaks down how to ollie, shown in real time and slow motion. Published in 2017.

Why skaters like it

Gets linked in r/NewSkaters when someone's ollie stalls. Commenters point to pausing it frame by frame to see foot height and how the front foot drags the board up.

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“Pause the video and watch it frame-by-frame. Notice how boned the ollie is and also once his front foot hits the pocket it actually grips the board and drags it higher.”

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What skaters said on Reddit

u/sleepliftsleep2019 · 3 points

Gotta suck your knees up, both of them. You need both of your feet to come up higher, most attempts your back foot is only just coming off the board. Your back foot may not be bumping the board, but if it doesn't go high then it comes down quickly. You also want your front foot coming high, you want the board to rocket up in the first part of the ollie. This video with Tony Hawk changed the way I was doing it: [VIDEO

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