Ollie Higher!

Your ollie is good! It's going to be hard to get it higher, but here's a couple of things I noticed: You have this problem with your foot coming up into your butt: [VIDEO] You are jumping in a bit of a crouch; if you can pop a little later your center of gravity will be higher. You might need to bring the board up less while you get used to the feeling, then rebuild the pop and nose push. Your foot gets to the nose really well and you do bring up your back foot, but you aren't giving the whole thing time. Let the ground come up to meet you. Getting this right leads to heavier landings which can have its own problems so be kind to yourself as you learn it. Do you ollie onto curbs and manny pads? If not, start doing that. It leads to putting the board a bit back as you pop to avoid hitting the pad on the way up, then you pull the nose up onto the pad and you hang in the air while your body gets into the right position. All this is good training. If you start imagining that the ledge is higher than it really is (including having to avoid a higher edge) then it trains you in the right motion.

I hate it when people say this because for a new skater it makes no sense. First of all, practice hippy jumps. Then, focus on popping AFTER you jump. Your feet will follow the larger mass so focus on bringing your center of gravity higher, and then popping, and then bringing feet up. Watch these vids as well [VIDEO] [VIDEO]

im not 100% sure, as i cant see your whole body, but it seems as if youre keeping your legs under yourself. instead you should have them slightly in front of you, so you can raise your knees higher. skateiq made a really good video [VIDEO] explaining this issue, it should help you out.

Look great man You are making a common mistake though. [VIDEO]

I would suggest checking this tip. I wouldn't pay too much attention to the ollie height at this point as it comes gradually once you get the basic movement locked in. But Mitchies point about the foot movement while jumping might help you steer the movement to the right direction. Hope it helps. Ollie higher: [VIDEO]

THIS! i have to admit that this was an obvious thing that i saw and had no idea how to fix! then i saw this video from SkateIQ [VIDEO]. My issue was jumping from the heels and not from the balls of the feet / toes. Leaving that here because this was a bit of an aha moment for my skateboarding experience.

It’s not a matter of just jumping with more force. Look at your front foot, it goes vertically only a little before it goes horizontally to the nose. The board can’t go higher if your knee is getting in the way. You have to get that knee to go up more vertically before it goes horizontally. It might require repositioning your torso so the knee has space to do it. Watch this video, he explains how your positioning can stop you from jumping higher: [VIDEO]

Try them outside, rolling, and try to ollie over a cable, or a hose, or a stick in the driveway. Something small, where you can get over easily, then increase the size of the object or the distance you need to reach to clear it. Rolling ollies feel different and almost need less motion to make it all work. The more you land, the better the ones you land will be. [VIDEO]