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How to Ollie - The Only Ollie Tutorial You'll Ever Need

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How to Ollie - The Only Ollie Tutorial You'll Ever Need by Skate IQ is a skateboarding tutorial for the Ollie. A drill-based course that isolates components (balance point, nose lift, tic-tacs, tail contact, hippie jumps) and challenges the myth that the back foot pushes down or touches the ground.

What this video teaches

A drill-based course that isolates components (balance point, nose lift, tic-tacs, tail contact, hippie jumps) and challenges the myth that the back foot pushes down or touches the ground.

Key tips

  • Jump off the back truck, your back foot never touches the ground
  • Keep your weight centered over the back truck
  • Lift your front knee straight up to bring the nose up, do not slide it first
  • Back foot toward the center-front of the tail, near the back bolts
  • Keep about 60% of your weight on the front foot when lifting the nose
  • Do not add extra pressure to the tail; your stance weight pops it
  • Keep the front-foot sole parallel to the ground and shin in front of you
  • Control tail height by how high you lift your front leg

Summarized from the video transcript.

Teaches

Ollie

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