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How to Ollie for Beginners | How to Skateboard for Beginners episode 2

Braille Skateboarding5:18

How to Ollie for Beginners | How to Skateboard for Beginners episode 2 by Braille Skateboarding is a skateboarding tutorial for the Ollie. A fast, no-frills breakdown distilling the ollie into four moves (boom, drag, lift, drop), stressing ankle power and the front-foot drag as the most-missed steps.

What this video teaches

A fast, no-frills breakdown distilling the ollie into four moves (boom, drag, lift, drop), stressing ankle power and the front-foot drag as the most-missed steps.

Key tips

  • Pop the tail with ankle speed and power, not just your leg
  • Jump straight up off your back foot as you pop
  • Drag the outside edge of your front shoe up the board right after popping
  • Lift your back foot up after the pop, since leaving it down kills the ollie
  • Set your front foot further back to leave room for a longer drag
  • Keep your shoulders square so the board does not rotate
  • Land knees bent and roll away

Summarized from the video transcript.

Teaches

Ollie

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