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How to Ollie Higher

Norman Woods7 skaters recommend it · 9 mentions, 2021 to 2025
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53K views · 7 years ago · Tutorial · Intermediate

Norman Woods gives a five minute lesson on ollying higher, with examples and obstacles added to practice over. Filmed by Lawrence McCullum in Los Angeles and published in 2019.

Why skaters like it

Gets linked in r/NewSkaters whenever someone asks for ollie tips or wants to clear more height. Short, clear, and aimed at people already popping an ollie.

“Jump with your legs not the arms or back. It's more about tucking the legs up to your chest, not reaching for the sky with your hands and back.”

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What skaters said on Reddit

u/amalgamatecs2021 · 6 points

Looks awesome as is. This isn't a critique as much as mentioning something I recently learned. Push your front foot more forward till you hit the nose, it'll make you go higher and level out better. I don't have a video because I'm taking a few weeks off for ankle injury but here's a video that really helped me [VIDEO]

u/CourtMinimum48132023 · 2 points

Jump with your legs not the arms or back. It's more about tucking the legs up to your chest, not reaching for the sky with your hands and back. Another suggestion is to learn to Ollie down the curb before going up the curb. Norman Woods, How to Ollie. [VIDEO]

u/MShorter022021 · 2 points

here’s one of the Ollie tip videos that helped me improve [VIDEO]

u/Supermotility2024 · 2 points

watch this video: [VIDEO]

u/Idekwhatimdoing6662022 · 1 points

Now i realized i think the problem is not even w the bending cause u can bend down as far as u can But you have to come up quickly. I dont wanna give u lessons obviously But Ive seen a vid about this not so long ago so Thats Why i remember : [VIDEO]

u/Anstarzius2025 · 1 points

[VIDEO] watch this then replay the slow motion ones repeatedly and compare them to footage of your own and try to replicate his foot movements yourself.

u/ummonadi2024 · 1 points

Norman Woods has a few videos on higher ollies: [VIDEO]

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