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How To Ollie Better PART 2

VLSkate5 skaters recommend it · 5 mentions, 2019 to 2021
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123K views · 8 years ago · Tutorial · Beginner

VLSkate follows up his first ollie tutorial with more on leveling out and popping, using slow motion clips of foot movement. Re-upload from 2018 with a cleaned up intro.

Why skaters like it

Gets linked in r/NewSkaters when someone needs fixes for back foot lift, leveling out and popping harder. Seen as a go-to ollie tutorial for new skaters.

“Lift your back foot so the board evens out and kick your kick your front foot forward (it’s like doing a ninja kick)”

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What skaters said on Reddit

u/JadedOlive2019 · 6 points

Back foot placement seems a little off. The ball of your foot should be centered (heels hanging off and not toes). Edit: Here's a good video that might help [VIDEO]

u/MShorter022020 · 5 points

Lift your back foot so the board evens out and kick your kick your front foot forward (it’s like doing a ninja kick) here’s a video describing what I’m talking about [VIDEO]

u/xXx_D14P3RJU1C3_xXx2019 · 3 points

It depends. Foot placement and weight distrubution are vastly different when rolling compared to being still. If you've just learned how to pop your tail, and your ollies are still pretty rocketed, I suggest putting a bath rug or blanket over the crack to ease some of the squirlyness, and give you the confidence to drag that front foot. If you want any tips, I think VL Skate does an exeptional job of breaking down th

u/Solideface2020 · 3 points

I would advice you to get your back foot up just after you pop harder you'll get really high ollies, you can also watch [VIDEO] it's the perfect tutorial to make the best ollies, good luck 😉

u/Uaerns2021 · 1 points

Well, if you're gonna try skateboarding, i'd recommend just riding around and getting the feel of the board firstly. Then try to do an ollie and other tricks. I'm also a new skater, and i've found VLSkate's videos good, and his how to ollie videos are very helpful. VLSkate: [LINK] How to ollie: [VIDEO], [VIDEO], [VIDEO], [VIDEO]

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