The title is not convincing enough. Try 'literally the best ollie tutorial ever idk why no one else knows this apparently im the only person who knows how to teach an ollie watch this video' trust me. Thanks also literally the best ollie tutorial ever
The Kingdom of God is at Hand John 3:16 King James Version 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Just to catch your attention lol. It’s hard for me to ollie “badly” now. My first ollies were waaaaaay worst than that. It’s a whole process with the ollie
Update: I got it!! Huge huge huge tip from me is don’t keep your foot on the tail after you pop make sure the pop is quick and with correct timing you can easily get it evened out! I hope this can help!
Omg dude that advice + the better position on the tail is insane improvement for 1mm to actual something i can call an ollie. that's so true we want to kick the tail to the ground and not press it on the ground :O i feel dumb af
Thank you for explaining! I still cant seem to coordinate the pop with the jump. Its like I crouch down to pre-load but when I launch I'm not able to pop at the same time. probably just timing and practice. This advice does help though so thanks
While rolling. While rolling. While rolling. I can’t stress this enough. Even if ur rolling super slowly practice while moving it will help so much. Great tutorial btw I wish I had it when I needed to learn how to Ollie lol
@@harrisonbrun1205 cause when you have it stationary it will still be very frustrating learning it while rolling, instantly learn it while rolling will save you a lot of time and trouble
Lawrence 02 I’ve been learning stationary and telling myself “just get it down stationary first then do it rolling” but when I try rolling I always mess up so hard😭 like popping I lose balance and end up doing a weird jumpy thing
It helped me to slo-mo film myself attempting several ollies to see what I was doing wrong. I always assumed I wasn't lifting my back foot enough after the pop and it was stopping the board from leveling out, but from the videos I could see my front foot was the problem and I was only sliding it a few inches--this video is exactly what I needed.
Bro swear I live in New Orleans and the streets suck but I go in my backyard and practice the Ollie but I never can push the board forward with my left foot it’s hard man I’ve gotten my balance good and I’ve had it for 3 weeks now I’m pretty confident when riding and all that just tricks terrify me🤦🏽♂️😭
Beginners don’t have the muscles to pop hard enough to get off the ground. Advice for them: always pop as hard as you can when you are practicing. This is the only way to get them off the ground and later get into obstacles. Sliding your foot up more helps but not as much as popping hard.
@@dookiebuns2720 keep your weight centered over your board. transfer more of your weight into popping, not as much as you are doing now, then when you popped, transfer your weight into sliding and leveling out.
I'm here in 2024; I've been trying to get my ollies off the ground more for years, literally 20 years, give or take. I started skateboarding as a teen and stopped in university and just picked it back up at 39. I watched this video 2-3 times yesterday, went outside and tried it and I legit got higher off the ground than I ever have. Thank you for this different explanation, it just clicked.
this video made me so happy man, i really appreciate videos like this that aren’t too critical. you reassure us and make sure what we are doing isn’t extreme, much love
For some reason when I record my Ollies I feel like I did a really good Ollie but when I check the recording it’s absolutely horrendous I can Ollie over a skateboard now and my Ollie’s are boned 👍🏽 2 years later I skate a bunch of transition and street , I ollied a 7 a while ago and I got melon tuck knee over someone standing up right 🤧 skating fun asl now
IMPORTANT TIP: Think of the pop as popping while you jump. You should be already on your way up after bending your knees before popping. Watch my slow mo clips. Also check out How to Ollie While Moving: ua-cam.com/video/EUtbAA0Noe4/v-deo.html POV Tutorial: ua-cam.com/video/R-zJ8xK1ado/v-deo.html
@@trashyplayz4448 I just recently learned how to do an ollie and what I do is just pop it half way and slide your front foot to the nose, as soon as u pop u let go of your back foot and basically just dont make it touch the board until u land. Sliding your foot makes it by catching the board in mid air. And after you land make sure ur back foot lands around the screws or on top. Might not be as high as u think, but it will help you from popping fully and higher. I hope this helps
@@seanbrownskating For some reason my back foot keeps leaving the tail of my board when I do my ollies. It's hard to explain in words over the internet too. I hope you know what I mean. Like, when I video tape myself doing it, it's like my back foot isn't sticking to the board for some reason and instead it's like "leaving" the board. I land normally and everything but my back foot doesn't stick to the board. I'm also confused by what you mean when you say "jump," because I've heard ollies described before as not really being a jump but an ollie instead. I also feel really awkward and "hunched over" when I go to crouch or bend my knees. I literally don't know the proper way to bend my knees and I know it sounds stupid but I look like the Hunchback of Notre Dame when I go to crouch down to do any trick and it looks super uncomfortable in real life. I've tried to simplify the "crouch" too by just thinking as if I'm sitting down in a chair or doing a squat but then it just looks even more awkward, I don't know how to explain it. It just looks like I'm trying too hard or something or it's super awkward. I'm really confused by what you mean when you say "jump" and what you mean by to jump before you even pop. I thought an ollie is supposed to be something entirely different or unique to a jump. Is it not? Like, if I'm standing without a board and I bend my knees and jump up, that's a jump to me, and I know it sounds super stupid me describing it but I've played basketball my entire life so a jump to me would be like going up for a jump shot or something. An ollie to me is something entirely different. Are you supposed to combine a jump and the ollie together to do an actual "ollie" or what? I sincerely don't get it and my mind is completely puzzled at this point, or it's like I'm trying to input controls into my head that I think are correct and my mind just isn't comprehending anything or something. I feel like I'm trying the wrong way over and over again while tricking my mind into thinking that I'm telling it something different, then my mind just goes into "Error! Error!" mode to where it completely overloads by all of the nonsense I'm feeding it. No wonder, because it probably has no idea what I'm trying to tell it. Sorry.... I know this all sounds stupid.... I feel like my mind is in overload mode or something to where I'm telling it to do something different by trying the same things over and over and over again....which is complete insanity by the way... but I seriously don't know what the problem is. I literally specifically tonight forced myself to put more emphasis on making sure that I'm sliding my foot all the way up the board, but my back foot is still leaving the tail a lot and they basically still look the same on video. It's as if I've told my brain to do something entirely different but in reality though, I'm still doing the same things. It'd be like if I used a green crayon to color something on paper but instead of calling it green, I just make up a completely different name for its color when in reality it's just simply the color green. You can't just call something differently or give it a different name and expect it to spontaneously be different. It doesn't work that way....and I get that..but I feel like that's what's happening though with my ollies lol. Sorry for the long message too. I know it's too long.
you’re soo good at explaining everything, you’re actually the first yt video i’ve watched about skateboarding that actually makes fully sense and gives good description and support
You covered every single little detail of ollies, damn bro you deserve way more subs. Cant wait to go and finally hit an proper ollie thanks to you :))
In my experience popping hard, bending your back knee, and pushing your weight forward with your front knee, will get your Ollie looking good and feeling good.
i was literally ready to give up skating before i watched this because i couldn't do anything because my ollies were so thank you evry much for making this
To be honest i was trying an Ollie for 2 months now and as i stopped at 2:17 i just did an Ollie! This video is perfect for people who are stuck by doing Ollies! This helped me so much thank you!
so I started skating about three days ago & I struggle with that slide/push movement but I feel like your video really helped tho! It’s 1 am right now but I‘m gonna update you tomorrow when I try again✌🏼 Update: I did it guys!!!! make sure to really pop it as hard as you can & do the slide motion he showed in the video
I’m seeing all these people edit their comment when they figure out how to Ollie so imma do the same. I’ll edit this when I figure it out. Edit: I CAN OLLIE YOOOOOO
I can definitely see exactly where I was messing up now because all the other videos I've seen at least didn't have any trouble shooting tips and didn't even include the jumping part so I'm definitely going to save this video whenever I practice
I know this is an age old video, but this just popped in my recommended. This and Johnny Giger's video on how to ollie really helped me with my ollies and now I can confidently land 3 in a row without falling :]] I still need to adjust the leveling of the board itself but I'm happy with the fact that I can do it in the first place. The biggest tip I got and that's easily applicable is 'Don't overthink it.' I felt like I was failing my ollies because I was worried about the pop, flick, slide instead of just doing it and letting my muscles do the rest. The moment I stopped thinking it as a step by step process but one smooth motion, it gave me the confidence I needed to land them consistently. Good luck guys!! You can do it, I've been skateboarding for months now (mainly cruising) and just recently got into street skating. All it requires is time, practice, commitment and patience. I believe in you all :]
Thank you for making the time to do this for all of us. You are a great and patient teacher! I’m 48 and just getting back into skating after 30+ years! I never did an ollie right. Can’t wait to try it tomorrow.
Thank you for the video and help Sean! I’m 44, and have been skating since 88, and am teaching my son to skate. Sometimes it’s difficult to explain what is going on with the feet and board.
@@Someone-fn3ij That happened to me lol. My board flew after i shoved the board. But i think, it is probably because of the friction between the shoe and the grip tape(correct mr if i'm wrong btw). So, i used the part of my shoe that has less friction so that i could shove the board without sending it to the sky.
One thing that I think people don’t realize that often is that when you learn in the grass, it actually helps your pop later on. Because it doesn’t give you that much pop it forces you to pop harder in order to do a more solid ollie. When I learned I always did it in the grass because I felt weird moving and being on concrete while trying to do an ollie. I ended up being able to ollie about 3 inches in the grass, so after some adjusting to be confident on the concrete, I was able to do a very solid pop for someone at my skill level. Just throwing that out there. I might be completely wrong but looking back I think it helped me.
Daaamn I wish that I found this video sooner, now it‘s too late😂. Easily the best ollie tutorial out there, I‘ve been to all of these stages of learning an ollie, and it‘s so cool that you actually covered all of these. You‘re so knowledgeable! Nice vid
A lot of tutorials I've watched never mentioned some of this little things that help you get your ollie. I'm an absolute beginner who only has the hang of pushing, riding, and maybe kick turns and when I spend hours working on my ollie all I get is nothing or just 1 centimeter off of the ground. I'll keep some of these tips in mind when I try again today and let you know if any of this helped or not :) Update: Definitely helped!!! I just gotta work on the sliding of my foot. Only problem is that I'm borrowing a 30-$40 skateboard from my friend and after a few ollies, the trucks were ruined and the layers in the board already started to split. Now it's made it harder to learn stuff on that board. Looks like I'm gonna have to buy a high quality board a bit sooner than I planned because if I attempt another few ollies, I guarantee that thing's gonna snap. Keep in mind that this is my friend's board, NOT MINE and if I snap it, they'll probably yell at me. I've got a lot of great skate shops around me, but I dunno if I should order one online or pick it up from a shop. My friend said she'd buy one for me as a birthday present, but I don't think she realizes how expensive the board I'm looking for is. She's got a budget of $40> but this complete set is 80-$100. Honestly, I don't want her to buy me a board anyway, It'd only make me feel kinda guilty for the money she may spend on me.
note to anyone who sees this, NEVER stop skating. i made that mistake and currently am in the process of learning all over again. learn from me, its pure hell to lose it all and have to relearn everything. its like learning how to walk again when youve become practically paralyzed. very painful and difficult. i like this guy. he gives very good common sense tips to fix issues most people have when beginning their ollie journey.
Hey dude! This “popped“ (pun intended) up on my recommended and I haven't skateboarded in forever due to being so unmotivated because I couldn't ollie correctly, but you sir, have given me the motivation to try again. You explained everything great and the tips you gave were well explained and not like the hundreds of other skate videos! I'll update when I manage to do a good ollie, I'll also start recording myself to see what I might've been doing wrong before. Thank you, bro
Found my old skateboard today. Busted my ass so many times trying to do an Ollie and could never get the board off the ground. Never understood the mechanics behind it until I watched this. Superb
Thx, I have been stuck in the slide motion for a while, finally figure out missing the push motion haha. Thx for your tutorials, lot of practicing is need for me now.🤟🏻
A few days ago I wasn’t able to attempt an “ollie” good enough to be fixing mistakes but the day I met and amazing guy at the skate park (lee) he helped me improve tremendously and now I can’t fix it and perfect it on my own and I’m ecstatic I’ll update when I can Ollie ( I landed it but I quit skateboarding)
I have a major tip for anyone still struggling. I used to not be able to get my back wheel off the ground at all and it was mainly all because I didn't pop hard enough (due to me being scared to pop hard for some reason and that could of gone alot easier if I was already comfortable on my board) and I also did the foot drag motion somewhat but I only dragged it up a little or bearly at all. I also had the timing all wrong because I kind of took it like steps (pop, drag, land) but really its just supposed to be all at one motion. I finally got my ollies off the ground after getting educated about them and really understanding the proper way to do them. It wasn't just that but it took me a lot of practice and I mean alot like 3 hours a day straight. PRACTICE IS VERY IMPORTANT TRUST ME IT PAYS OFF AND I LEARNED THAT. but annyways here is a list of things you should know for your ollies: 1. Bend your knees and use them as a spring when you jump 2. Actually jump while doing the motion 4. Think of the pop as a flick of your foot 5. Think of dragging first, because the pop is really quick and it will happen if you know how to do this correctly. (This works for me when I think about it because it helps me always get the timing right but it doesn't work for everybody) 6. When all 4 wheels are in the air push down the foot that you dragged down to the ground, while lifting the other foot that you popped. 7. Alot of vids or ppl dont mention this but the drag foot placement before you ollie is super important. If you are a bit taller put the foot you drag with closer to the foot you pop with. If you are shorter like me put the foot you drag with further away from the foot you pop with. (BUT MAKE SURE THAT YOUR FOOT YOU USE TO DRAG IS STILL CLOSE TO THE MIDDLE) 8. Land each foot on the bolts 9. If this still doesn't work go back to the simple motions of pop, drag, and land and keep on doing them over and over. The best advice I can give to you is to practice you will get it eventually and be consistent like do it everyday even if you just try 10 a day you will see some improvement in a week. If you have any questions feel free to reply!! Have a good day/night YALL CAN DO THIS I BELEIVE IN YOU🤗
I can sometimes do it and sometimes can’t :( it’s frustrating when you see other people progress so much faster as I can’t skate everyday (I can more in lockdown but have barely any space to practice) Oof
Don’t worry man! I’m just starting out ollie-ing and I’m still struggling a little bit, but just try not to get frustrated every time you miss one. Instead of thinking: “i suck/i failed again/I’m horrible at this”, try thinking about what you did wrong, and how to fix it! Telling yourself you suck all the time isn’t good for your confidence, but if you think of every “fail” as working towards a better ollie, you’ll have it down in no time. :)
Yo man, this video is great. I skated a bit in my early teens but I never learned any tricks I just used it as a means of transportation. Now about 6 years after I last skated at 19 I’m trying to get back into it and this time, with the help of your channel, I’m going to become a skate god 😎
I was feeling very burnt out and stuck once I hit that first trick plateau but this video gave me the renewed confidence to keep going and I landed my first clean shuv
Here's another subtlety for solid ollies and pops: weight distribution. If you look at 6:50, notice how he bends down slightly, straightens out, pops, and then jumps. This is something I discovered while trying to heelflip; it really makes the difference. Basically, if you pop while bent down, you'll have to pop really hard to ollie high; but, if you straighten out a bit, and time it, there'll be less weight on your skateboard AND you can impart all that force into your pop, which makes for a much more effortless ollie. This is just my observation after countless hours of skating. I hope someone understands what i'm trying to get at. If you have a skateboard, go try this: bend down, then ollie. thats method 1. method 2: bend down, straighten out a bit and then ollie. I'm almost certain thts a subtle difference that not many people notice.
That actually is a good point. After re-watching my videos and seeing other people's attempts, I like to think of it as popping WHILE you're on your way up to jump. Not exactly popping down with your knees bent, which is a reason why people have lower ollies as you mentioned. Good catch!
@@seanbrownskating I just noticed you pinned almost the same thing 3 months back. Lol. I started skating switch, and my Ollie's are much better switch than regular simply because I actually learned them properly this time around. But it still feels weird skating switch!
When I Ollie the board flies from Under me like I Ollie but it doesn’t stay under me and sometimes I land one foot on the tail I’ve only landed a couple like good ollies 🤦🏽♂️just started back skating
CRAPUCCINO it’s been like a year I got them down it was more about position of my weight grass and carpet didn’t work for me cus like I had them not moving, moving was the problem but thanks for the advice working on heelflips rn
I just can't get the slide motion. When I try it the board just slide along with my foot. Is it because I do it wrong or because my grip tape is too sticky?
I am a new skater and this has really helped me hit my ollie better. Thank you for covering the things other people miss to explain and giving great tips. Appreciate it!
Watch the POV version of this tutorial: ua-cam.com/video/R-zJ8xK1ado/v-deo.html
How to Ollie HIGHER: ua-cam.com/video/l6yG2K6wshc/v-deo.html
The title is not convincing enough. Try 'literally the best ollie tutorial ever idk why no one else knows this apparently im the only person who knows how to teach an ollie watch this video' trust me. Thanks also literally the best ollie tutorial ever
Hahaha! Thanks so much! I'm glad I could help. Share it with your friends
Leon Smith I think it’s convincing 🤷🏽♀️
@@sk8r_synia546 same it’s the reason why I chose to watch this vid
then why did this video literally got 1M views?
The Kingdom of God is at Hand
John 3:16
King James Version
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
“Are your ollies looking horrendous?”
*Shows bad Ollie
Me: *having an even worse Ollie ;-;
Just to catch your attention lol. It’s hard for me to ollie “badly” now. My first ollies were waaaaaay worst than that. It’s a whole process with the ollie
Sean Brown thank you, your videos have helped me with corrections a lot:) I’ve been practicing all day and already see little improvements
same my back wheels REFUSE to leave the ground, hopefully this video helps ;-;
gracie can you ollie now?
Someone Someone can you ollie now?
Finally a video that doesn’t say the same steps like every other video😂
Same bro
So true
I agree
Hmhm
Ong
I’ve seen so many videos and this one was the only one that helped me. Showing us what we re doing wrong helps so much THANK YOU
Glad I could help!
Same
Facts
Hey big head 🥰
Eirini Dima same here
the ad that pops up before i watch this: “if you think skateboarding is easy then skip this video” me: 👁👄👁
that comes up all the time for me 🥺
I had that exact ad lmaoo
LMAOOO literally
Me too
emma reed there isn't even one add like that I-
Update: I got it!! Huge huge huge tip from me is don’t keep your foot on the tail after you pop make sure the pop is quick and with correct timing you can easily get it evened out! I hope this can help!
Yesssss thank you
OMG YES.. i always keep my foot on the tail and i was frustrating what was i doing wrong BUT thank you so much for the tip
Omg dude that advice + the better position on the tail is insane improvement for 1mm to actual something i can call an ollie. that's so true we want to kick the tail to the ground and not press it on the ground :O i feel dumb af
that is my problem with the ollie and i dont understand the timing :/
Thank you for explaining! I still cant seem to coordinate the pop with the jump. Its like I crouch down to pre-load but when I launch I'm not able to pop at the same time. probably just timing and practice. This advice does help though so thanks
who the hell taught himself to ollie, like imagine the first ollie ever...
Rodney Mullen lol
Rodney Mullen dawg genius
@@seanbrownskating a genius
Praxis he prolly did it at parties and then they tortured him for being a witch
@@rileyfernando45 I like this joke, be proud of it. *kiss*
Am I the only one that saw the “do your olies look like this” and thought it was actually good and then saw the actually good one and felt ATTACKED 😭😂
nadia ochoa shit yeah, i can’t even get my back wheels off the ground omg i wanna dieeeeeee
@@gigiexpress9445 you gotta pop higher
@@goatkoala573how can you pop higher without having to like stamp down?
I’m skating now for 20 days straight because last year I didn’t make any progress... it’s November and all I want for Christmas is a clean Ollie🥺
well did you get itt
any progress?
what's going on
@@IX_4
😂😂
did you get it yet?
While rolling. While rolling. While rolling.
I can’t stress this enough. Even if ur rolling super slowly practice while moving it will help so much.
Great tutorial btw I wish I had it when I needed to learn how to Ollie lol
Very true. And thank you!
Chest compressions chest compressions chest compressions
Why is it better?
@@harrisonbrun1205 cause when you have it stationary it will still be very frustrating learning it while rolling, instantly learn it while rolling will save you a lot of time and trouble
Lawrence 02 I’ve been learning stationary and telling myself “just get it down stationary first then do it rolling” but when I try rolling I always mess up so hard😭 like popping I lose balance and end up doing a weird jumpy thing
I deadass whispered: SO THATS WHY I CANT OLLIE. In frustration
😂😂😂
🤣🤣
It helped me to slo-mo film myself attempting several ollies to see what I was doing wrong. I always assumed I wasn't lifting my back foot enough after the pop and it was stopping the board from leveling out, but from the videos I could see my front foot was the problem and I was only sliding it a few inches--this video is exactly what I needed.
what fps did you flim at?
@@bermchasin 240 I believe
Me: trying to practice ollies while rolling
The cracks in the ground: *im about to ruin this mans career*
Lol, I thought you were talking about crackheads at first
Bro swear I live in New Orleans and the streets suck but I go in my backyard and practice the Ollie but I never can push the board forward with my left foot it’s hard man I’ve gotten my balance good and I’ve had it for 3 weeks now I’m pretty confident when riding and all that just tricks terrify me🤦🏽♂️😭
this dude literally just trained my mind mentally for it and now all i’m thinking ab are the mistakes i’m making. he’s a great teacher
:)
@@seanbrownskating u r
i’ll be back when i can ollie
GUYS GUESS WHAT
I can't even get off the ground 😩💔
lemme guess you still can't ollie
I cant get it off the ground
@@jennaantaki9120 pop
what
Beginners don’t have the muscles to pop hard enough to get off the ground. Advice for them: always pop as hard as you can when you are practicing. This is the only way to get them off the ground and later get into obstacles. Sliding your foot up more helps but not as much as popping hard.
So I need to pop harder... but it's so intervening because the boards gonna send me
@@dookiebuns2720 keep your weight centered over your board. transfer more of your weight into popping, not as much as you are doing now, then when you popped, transfer your weight into sliding and leveling out.
@@dookiebuns2720 look up video's on how to increase jump height, and just do them once a day (or however often they suggest).
Wait is the pop when you move your foot to the end?
@@josh-lt9sb No the pop is the smacking the back of the board to the ground. It has that name because it makes the *pop* noise right as it hits.
this actually helped me after struggling with my Ollie for a couple of months ... god bless you man
Glad to help!
I’ve been trying to ollie for 8 months
I'm here in 2024; I've been trying to get my ollies off the ground more for years, literally 20 years, give or take. I started skateboarding as a teen and stopped in university and just picked it back up at 39. I watched this video 2-3 times yesterday, went outside and tried it and I legit got higher off the ground than I ever have. Thank you for this different explanation, it just clicked.
I’m glad this video still helps people! 😭🙏🏽 Good stuff!
When you show "bad" Ollies and I'm hear like, shoot... Wish I could get that high off the ground.
Haha it’s hard to unlearn when you’ve learned it properly. I can’t actually do a “bad” ollie anymore so don’t take it too literally 👍🏽
@@seanbrownskating Can't tell if this was serious or bro was actually trynna flex 💀
@@fukknewjerseynigga8349 lmao
😭😭😭😭😭
You said everything I’ve been doing wrong and told me how to correct it. Thank you so much! Subscribed.
Glad I could help :) Make sure to show some of your skate friends this video if they're struggling
wow true olie
this video made me so happy man, i really appreciate videos like this that aren’t too critical. you reassure us and make sure what we are doing isn’t extreme, much love
I got you!
For some reason when I record my Ollies I feel like I did a really good Ollie but when I check the recording it’s absolutely horrendous
I can Ollie over a skateboard now and my Ollie’s are boned 👍🏽
2 years later I skate a bunch of transition and street , I ollied a 7 a while ago and I got melon tuck knee over someone standing up right 🤧 skating fun asl now
Haha now worries. We all have those moments
Lmao same
shakejunt.zuniga sameeeee
Feels like you’re 3 feet of the ground.
@@clikkinbrix1850 exactly
IMPORTANT TIP: Think of the pop as popping while you jump. You should be already on your way up after bending your knees before popping. Watch my slow mo clips.
Also check out How to Ollie While Moving: ua-cam.com/video/EUtbAA0Noe4/v-deo.html
POV Tutorial: ua-cam.com/video/R-zJ8xK1ado/v-deo.html
No matter what I do I cant ollie 😔 I've tried literally everything
@@trashyplayz4448 I just recently learned how to do an ollie and what I do is just pop it half way and slide your front foot to the nose, as soon as u pop u let go of your back foot and basically just dont make it touch the board until u land. Sliding your foot makes it by catching the board in mid air. And after you land make sure ur back foot lands around the screws or on top. Might not be as high as u think, but it will help you from popping fully and higher. I hope this helps
TrashyPlayz if you’ve tried everything, you just need time practicing then 👌🏽
@@seanbrownskating For some reason my back foot keeps leaving the tail of my board when I do my ollies. It's hard to explain in words over the internet too. I hope you know what I mean. Like, when I video tape myself doing it, it's like my back foot isn't sticking to the board for some reason and instead it's like "leaving" the board. I land normally and everything but my back foot doesn't stick to the board. I'm also confused by what you mean when you say "jump," because I've heard ollies described before as not really being a jump but an ollie instead. I also feel really awkward and "hunched over" when I go to crouch or bend my knees. I literally don't know the proper way to bend my knees and I know it sounds stupid but I look like the Hunchback of Notre Dame when I go to crouch down to do any trick and it looks super uncomfortable in real life. I've tried to simplify the "crouch" too by just thinking as if I'm sitting down in a chair or doing a squat but then it just looks even more awkward, I don't know how to explain it. It just looks like I'm trying too hard or something or it's super awkward. I'm really confused by what you mean when you say "jump" and what you mean by to jump before you even pop. I thought an ollie is supposed to be something entirely different or unique to a jump. Is it not? Like, if I'm standing without a board and I bend my knees and jump up, that's a jump to me, and I know it sounds super stupid me describing it but I've played basketball my entire life so a jump to me would be like going up for a jump shot or something. An ollie to me is something entirely different. Are you supposed to combine a jump and the ollie together to do an actual "ollie" or what? I sincerely don't get it and my mind is completely puzzled at this point, or it's like I'm trying to input controls into my head that I think are correct and my mind just isn't comprehending anything or something. I feel like I'm trying the wrong way over and over again while tricking my mind into thinking that I'm telling it something different, then my mind just goes into "Error! Error!" mode to where it completely overloads by all of the nonsense I'm feeding it. No wonder, because it probably has no idea what I'm trying to tell it. Sorry.... I know this all sounds stupid.... I feel like my mind is in overload mode or something to where I'm telling it to do something different by trying the same things over and over and over again....which is complete insanity by the way... but I seriously don't know what the problem is. I literally specifically tonight forced myself to put more emphasis on making sure that I'm sliding my foot all the way up the board, but my back foot is still leaving the tail a lot and they basically still look the same on video. It's as if I've told my brain to do something entirely different but in reality though, I'm still doing the same things. It'd be like if I used a green crayon to color something on paper but instead of calling it green, I just make up a completely different name for its color when in reality it's just simply the color green. You can't just call something differently or give it a different name and expect it to spontaneously be different. It doesn't work that way....and I get that..but I feel like that's what's happening though with my ollies lol. Sorry for the long message too. I know it's too long.
Hexapplan I highly recommend sending in a skate support. It helps me to see rather than describing it. Link in description! (:
I watched this once and landed an Ollie immediately after. I'm so grateful towards this man
Love to see it! 🤩🔥
@@seanbrownskating I will DM u
you’re soo good at explaining everything, you’re actually the first yt video i’ve watched about skateboarding that actually makes fully sense and gives good description and support
That means a lot! ❤️
Fr same for me
“are your ollies look horrendous ?”
ha. yeah 🙂
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Omg yes someone who doesn’t repeat the same stuff. Thank you so much this helped me so much!!
Happy to hear that! 😁
You covered every single little detail of ollies, damn bro you deserve way more subs. Cant wait to go and finally hit an proper ollie thanks to you :))
Share the video so I can help more people!
Your my hero man
At least I won't look terrible this summer
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You're*
@@gidexn8011 you suck
😂😂😂
Because you can ollie?
best tutorial, from this I've been able to ollie consecutively since my third day of skating.
Awesome!!
Bruh I feel like this can help me do an ollie, its night time so I will update yall after 2 hours of practicing or if I hit it.
Edit: I HIT ITTT
TrialSuchi did you do it?
fruit1salad Not yet I’m waiting until its morning
U hit it yet
can u grind yet vro
Aye!!
In my experience popping hard, bending your back knee, and pushing your weight forward with your front knee, will get your Ollie looking good and feeling good.
I've been watching ollie tutorials for the past few months and I never got my board off the ground. I watched this video and the next day I ollied.
true,every other tutorial just says pop,slide and jump which is not true u cant jump after u do all the steps
Wena socio
i was literally ready to give up skating before i watched this because i couldn't do anything because my ollies were so thank you evry much for making this
I’ve seen all of them and I’m past my 1000 Ollie attempts and this is the best tutorial even if you Ollie while moving fast already.
Most useful video ever made. Thanks Sean!
No problem!
Been a downhill longbloarder for a couple years, figured I'd give steer skating a try. Good fun, but really hard.
two years later and i am doing the same :)
Best video tutorial..you win..so well explained..been trying this for weeks and its very discouraging..will keep trying..thanks
Glad I could help! Let me know if I could assist anymore
This man's content is top notch.
Me getting on UA-cam after i couldn’t even get my back wheels off the ground : 😳
felt that
Me to 😔🖐 I’m sitting on my board right know trying not to throw it 😎🔪
@@pb2144 I'm trying hard to not throw it everytime I fail 💀
@Julia Salman same
Yes you can keep going for it :D
"all your ollies look horrendous?"
well I haven't even landed one yet but yeah
To be honest i was trying an Ollie for 2 months now and as i stopped at 2:17 i just did an Ollie! This video is perfect for people who are stuck by doing Ollies! This helped me so much thank you!
so I started skating about three days ago & I struggle with that slide/push movement but I feel like your video really helped tho! It’s 1 am right now but I‘m gonna update you tomorrow when I try again✌🏼
Update: I did it guys!!!! make sure to really pop it as hard as you can & do the slide motion he showed in the video
Jelena Bieber whattt where do u live
Rxvnge 12 germany
Jelena Bieber ok thats cool
so u still skate??
make a video of you doing it
I’m seeing all these people edit their comment when they figure out how to Ollie so imma do the same. I’ll edit this when I figure it out.
Edit: I CAN OLLIE YOOOOOO
haha im gonna do the same
imma try this too
Imma do the same
@@HoochJune any luck?
okay ill do the same
I can definitely see exactly where I was messing up now because all the other videos I've seen at least didn't have any trouble shooting tips and didn't even include the jumping part so I'm definitely going to save this video whenever I practice
I know this is an age old video, but this just popped in my recommended. This and Johnny Giger's video on how to ollie really helped me with my ollies and now I can confidently land 3 in a row without falling :]]
I still need to adjust the leveling of the board itself but I'm happy with the fact that I can do it in the first place. The biggest tip I got and that's easily applicable is 'Don't overthink it.' I felt like I was failing my ollies because I was worried about the pop, flick, slide instead of just doing it and letting my muscles do the rest. The moment I stopped thinking it as a step by step process but one smooth motion, it gave me the confidence I needed to land them consistently.
Good luck guys!! You can do it, I've been skateboarding for months now (mainly cruising) and just recently got into street skating. All it requires is time, practice, commitment and patience. I believe in you all :]
Thank you for making the time to do this for all of us. You are a great and patient teacher! I’m 48 and just getting back into skating after 30+ years! I never did an ollie right. Can’t wait to try it tomorrow.
I started skating like 4 days ago but I feel pretty comfortable in my board & I'm trying to learn how to Ollie now, I'll update when I get it haha :D
Did you get it?
This is literally what I needed so bad, I wasn’t pushing before and I was wondering why I couldn’t do it correctly, thank youuu
Him: are your ollies looking horrendous???
Me: that looks exactly like my ollies and I thought they were good ;-;
Thank you for the video and help Sean! I’m 44, and have been skating since 88, and am teaching my son to skate. Sometimes it’s difficult to explain what is going on with the feet and board.
That's awesome to hear! Glad I could help out!
Wow! you have been skating for -44 years. That is insane bro
@@bermchasin1988
You just saved me so much time I’ve been watching tutorials and they say pop jump slide but your way works 10x better thank you
Glad I could help!
Sean Brown thank you for making it possible for me to do an Ollie thank you so much
Oh wow i’ve been ollieing for some time but my ollies have always looked that first ollie you did. Never thought to push forward. Thank you!
Trying to get my friend into skating, he’s comfortable on the board but struggles with Ollie’s. Sent him here hoping it helps!
I’m subscribing this tutorial was actually amazing 🤩💕
Thank you :)
Can you explain on how to do the pushing thing when sliding up?
Simplest way is to imagine it as acting like you're trying to shove the board away in front of you but less exaggerated
@@seanbrownskating What happens to me is I *actually* shove the board away :0 it just flies away from me lol
@@Someone-fn3ij are you doing a pop shove it
@@Someone-fn3ij That happened to me lol.
My board flew after i shoved the board. But i think, it is probably because of the friction between the shoe and the grip tape(correct mr if i'm wrong btw). So, i used the part of my shoe that has less friction so that i could shove the board without sending it to the sky.
catarina F 🤣🤣🤣🤣
honestly the most helpful vid ive seen as a new skater, keep it up
Thanks! That's the goal :) Looking to keep improving my tips!
I've been watching so many ollie videos for years to the point where i just gave up. hopefully this'll actually help me.
1 year later. How’s it going?
Did it help 😶
yup, thank you for pointing out exactly my error (not enough pop, too much sliding instead of kicking the board). you rock, greetings from Germany ;)
Sick dude!
thats my problem. i can slide fine but i just cant get my back up. how did u fix?
@@kaycreight6834 try to not push down with your *whole* foot, but make your toes push down really fast by using your ankle, if that makes sense
rephlex ok, ill try that! thank you
finally after all this time you put it more simply than anybody and i landed my first ollie ever (after only skating for 3 days)
One thing that I think people don’t realize that often is that when you learn in the grass, it actually helps your pop later on. Because it doesn’t give you that much pop it forces you to pop harder in order to do a more solid ollie. When I learned I always did it in the grass because I felt weird moving and being on concrete while trying to do an ollie. I ended up being able to ollie about 3 inches in the grass, so after some adjusting to be confident on the concrete, I was able to do a very solid pop for someone at my skill level. Just throwing that out there. I might be completely wrong but looking back I think it helped me.
Nice!
Daaamn I wish that I found this video sooner, now it‘s too late😂. Easily the best ollie tutorial out there, I‘ve been to all of these stages of learning an ollie, and it‘s so cool that you actually covered all of these. You‘re so knowledgeable! Nice vid
Haha thanks so much!
Thank you! Before I thought you had to pop and jump at the same time while sliding my foot all in one motion. I'm gonna go back and try it again
Get it get it!
Him: "does your ollie's look like this?"
Me: I would love for my lollies to be that high
A lot of tutorials I've watched never mentioned some of this little things that help you get your ollie. I'm an absolute beginner who only has the hang of pushing, riding, and maybe kick turns and when I spend hours working on my ollie all I get is nothing or just 1 centimeter off of the ground. I'll keep some of these tips in mind when I try again today and let you know if any of this helped or not :)
Update: Definitely helped!!! I just gotta work on the sliding of my foot. Only problem is that I'm borrowing a 30-$40 skateboard from my friend and after a few ollies, the trucks were ruined and the layers in the board already started to split. Now it's made it harder to learn stuff on that board. Looks like I'm gonna have to buy a high quality board a bit sooner than I planned because if I attempt another few ollies, I guarantee that thing's gonna snap. Keep in mind that this is my friend's board, NOT MINE and if I snap it, they'll probably yell at me. I've got a lot of great skate shops around me, but I dunno if I should order one online or pick it up from a shop. My friend said she'd buy one for me as a birthday present, but I don't think she realizes how expensive the board I'm looking for is. She's got a budget of $40> but this complete set is 80-$100. Honestly, I don't want her to buy me a board anyway, It'd only make me feel kinda guilty for the money she may spend on me.
hey what did you do ?
note to anyone who sees this, NEVER stop skating. i made that mistake and currently am in the process of learning all over again. learn from me, its pure hell to lose it all and have to relearn everything. its like learning how to walk again when youve become practically paralyzed. very painful and difficult. i like this guy. he gives very good common sense tips to fix issues most people have when beginning their ollie journey.
Hey dude! This “popped“ (pun intended) up on my recommended and I haven't skateboarded in forever due to being so unmotivated because I couldn't ollie correctly, but you sir, have given me the motivation to try again. You explained everything great and the tips you gave were well explained and not like the hundreds of other skate videos! I'll update when I manage to do a good ollie, I'll also start recording myself to see what I might've been doing wrong before. Thank you, bro
That's awesome! Let me know how it goes!
OMG thank you sooo much now i can ollie like a boss! (1 hour later and i can already ollie over a skateboard on the side!!)
Sick!
I know right!
Lucky
I watched this video with a lot of doubt but then I got it. TIP slow mo you doing the trick and see what’s happening that helped me the most
This was the most helpful Ollie tutorial yet... thank you!
Push-forward emphasis, thanx Sean, helped me a lot!
Found my old skateboard today. Busted my ass so many times trying to do an Ollie and could never get the board off the ground. Never understood the mechanics behind it until I watched this. Superb
Glad you got back into it!
Thx, I have been stuck in the slide motion for a while, finally figure out missing the push motion haha. Thx for your tutorials, lot of practicing is need for me now.🤟🏻
Happy to help!
I’ve been lacking on my ollies and doing other simple tricks. Thank you a lot for this. Super dope my guy🤙🏻.
Im definitely gonna try this out when i go to the park tomorrow. You are definitely a great teacher.
A few days ago I wasn’t able to attempt an “ollie” good enough to be fixing mistakes but the day I met and amazing guy at the skate park (lee) he helped me improve tremendously and now I can’t fix it and perfect it on my own and I’m ecstatic I’ll update when I can Ollie ( I landed it but I quit skateboarding)
How did it go
@@runninthroughhunnids I landed it but sadly I’ve quit skateboarding
The common problems where so helpful, thank youuuu
Glad I could help!
Thank you so much I just started afu weeks ago and I’m going to modern and there is really big ramps there and this will help me do so much more
Am I the only one or does every example of how an Ollie shouldn’t look like look exactly like me
Lucca Stanziale I mean it’s the same trick so you can’t really expect much difference some are just more in detail like this one
The sound of the pop is always so satisfying
FINALLY a real tutorial :)
I struggled when I learned so I gotchu!
This video really helped and I was able to see the common mistakes I do after watching this video! Thx
I'm glad!
U are the first person who actually explained it well thankyou so much
:)
Best “how to Ollie” video I’ve seen honestly. Thank you!
Thanks! Be sure to share it so more people can get the help they need!
I have a major tip for anyone still struggling.
I used to not be able to get my back wheel off the ground at all and it was mainly all because I didn't pop hard enough (due to me being scared to pop hard for some reason and that could of gone alot easier if I was already comfortable on my board) and I also did the foot drag motion somewhat but I only dragged it up a little or bearly at all. I also had the timing all wrong because I kind of took it like steps (pop, drag, land) but really its just supposed to be all at one motion. I finally got my ollies off the ground after getting educated about them and really understanding the proper way to do them. It wasn't just that but it took me a lot of practice and I mean alot like 3 hours a day straight. PRACTICE IS VERY IMPORTANT TRUST ME IT PAYS OFF AND I LEARNED THAT. but annyways here is a list of things you should know for your ollies:
1. Bend your knees and use them as a spring when you jump
2. Actually jump while doing the motion
4. Think of the pop as a flick of your foot
5. Think of dragging first, because the pop is really quick and it will happen if you know how to do this correctly. (This works for me when I think about it because it helps me always get the timing right but it doesn't work for everybody)
6. When all 4 wheels are in the air push down the foot that you dragged down to the ground, while lifting the other foot that you popped.
7. Alot of vids or ppl dont mention this but the drag foot placement before you ollie is super important. If you are a bit taller put the foot you drag with closer to the foot you pop with. If you are shorter like me put the foot you drag with further away from the foot you pop with. (BUT MAKE SURE THAT YOUR FOOT YOU USE TO DRAG IS STILL CLOSE TO THE MIDDLE)
8. Land each foot on the bolts
9. If this still doesn't work go back to the simple motions of pop, drag, and land and keep on doing them over and over.
The best advice I can give to you is to practice you will get it eventually and be consistent like do it everyday even if you just try 10 a day you will see some improvement in a week.
If you have any questions feel free to reply!! Have a good day/night
YALL CAN DO THIS I BELEIVE IN YOU🤗
Thank you SO MUCH but how do you think of the pop as a flick? I don’t get it…
That parts about pushing forward and toes is exactly what I needed to hear
I can sometimes do it and sometimes can’t
:( it’s frustrating when you see other people progress so much faster as I can’t skate everyday (I can more in lockdown but have barely any space to practice) Oof
fliX art simp
Will Kalic how does that make me a simp bro 😂
@@willkalic8870 u r using simp wrong
Don’t worry man! I’m just starting out ollie-ing and I’m still struggling a little bit, but just try not to get frustrated every time you miss one. Instead of thinking: “i suck/i failed again/I’m horrible at this”, try thinking about what you did wrong, and how to fix it! Telling yourself you suck all the time isn’t good for your confidence, but if you think of every “fail” as working towards a better ollie, you’ll have it down in no time. :)
TheDumbArtist Brooke thanks dude :))
Yo man, this video is great. I skated a bit in my early teens but I never learned any tricks I just used it as a means of transportation. Now about 6 years after I last skated at 19 I’m trying to get back into it and this time, with the help of your channel, I’m going to become a skate god 😎
Hell yeah!
SAMN WE GOT KEVIN HART HERE
I was feeling very burnt out and stuck once I hit that first trick plateau but this video gave me the renewed confidence to keep going and I landed my first clean shuv
Here's another subtlety for solid ollies and pops:
weight distribution. If you look at 6:50, notice how he bends down slightly, straightens out, pops, and then jumps.
This is something I discovered while trying to heelflip; it really makes the difference.
Basically, if you pop while bent down, you'll have to pop really hard to ollie high; but, if you straighten out a bit, and time it, there'll be less weight on your skateboard AND you can impart all that force into your pop, which makes for a much more effortless ollie.
This is just my observation after countless hours of skating. I hope someone understands what i'm trying to get at.
If you have a skateboard, go try this:
bend down, then ollie. thats method 1.
method 2: bend down, straighten out a bit and then ollie.
I'm almost certain thts a subtle difference that not many people notice.
That actually is a good point. After re-watching my videos and seeing other people's attempts, I like to think of it as popping WHILE you're on your way up to jump. Not exactly popping down with your knees bent, which is a reason why people have lower ollies as you mentioned. Good catch!
@@seanbrownskating I just noticed you pinned almost the same thing 3 months back. Lol. I started skating switch, and my Ollie's are much better switch than regular simply because I actually learned them properly this time around. But it still feels weird skating switch!
Tip: Line up the tail if your skateboard with concrete and the wheels on grass, therefore you wont role or fall on concrete and can get ok pop:)
6 days ago I taught my friend how to skate. Today he watched you’re video and now he can Ollie before I even can.
When I Ollie the board flies from
Under me like I Ollie but it doesn’t stay under me and sometimes I land one foot on the tail I’ve only landed a couple like good ollies 🤦🏽♂️just started back skating
Maybe try on a place with more grip. Like grass or a carpet😁
CRAPUCCINO it’s been like a year I got them down it was more about position of my weight grass and carpet didn’t work for me cus like I had them not moving, moving was the problem but thanks for the advice working on heelflips rn
DAMN WE GOT J COLE IN HERE
I "can" Ollie, there is no problem. But it's impossible for me to ollie when my board is moving
this
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@@Selvanii they're saying they agree
it's all mental, the motion is the same. just keep practising until you get comfortable and overcome the fear
@@Eikomaniac It's been more than a year you know
Pop, slide, jump and then push forward…That’s great! Thanks!
Finaly somone that actualy helps me
hehe :)
I just can't get the slide motion. When I try it the board just slide along with my foot. Is it because I do it wrong or because my grip tape is too sticky?
just keep practicing and remember to shift your weight. also don’t be afraid to commit
The grip tape is supposed to stick to the board, not your feet... Maybe that's the problem?
You probably got it by now but try skimming more lightly? You want to push out and level your board after you pop
I am a new skater and this has really helped me hit my ollie better. Thank you for covering the things other people miss to explain and giving great tips. Appreciate it!
Yeah, now i'm too excited to be tomorrow to try this