@@andrewmanzano4792that means every trick is technically called an Ollie etc.. really aside from pressure flips, anything you need to pop to do, should technically be attributed to the Ollie… Then the kick flip if it’s any flip trick.. And so on and so forth.. What’s crazy, is unlike most sports, usually it’s a lot of different people who level up, like from kick flip to heel flip, to Millie, to takis, switch, to varial, tre.. etc.. But no. It was one person. Rodney Mullen. All flip tricks and variations can be attributed to him, and tbh if Ollie never invented the Ollie.. Rodney Mullen most likely would’ve..
something i never hear anyone but me point out is that; when you pop the board, your back foot should shove behind you so the board gets just a little bit less momentum than your body, which will help the friction of the board stay in contact with your front foot and give a really good bone-out feel
I've seen this in action on videos before and I feel like nobody mentions it. I think it is something that people tend to overlook because its "just part of the technique"
@@caesurabreak3528it's important to pop "backwards" a tiny bit, as this motion helps counteract the forwards slide that moves your board more out in front of you. If that happens, your board feels less connected to you, and you're naturally going to have lower Ollie's since you can't properly stay over your board or level it out nice enough or simply use that slide to get your Ollie a tad higher
Ollies are the foundation for nearly all tricks, including for snowboarding, surfing, kiteboarding and wing foiling. Thanks for explaining it in simple terms. This is an excellent video short.
Jonny you start at Step 1: pop, but step 1 should be: jump first, when your weight is off the deck and your back foot starts to leave the tail, then pop by pushing your toes to the ground using the rear ankle. I see so many beginners try to pop while still standing on the board, which is useless. Let me know what you think?
One thing I noticed that makes my Ollie's a lot cleaner is that there is a slight roll forward before you pop your board. It helps quite a lot for some reason to do that little wind up for me at least.
It’s because you push the board forward the direction you’re rolling when you pop an Ollie. That’s what makes it scary to beginners. Feels like you’ll slip out backwards
@@stpedro-ht9ng so as far as body mechanics and skateboard physics you think I'm on the right track to making my Ollie's better? Cuz some people say that it's better to pop back if you know what I mean but I'm still learning so I'm not so sure.
@@superiorlongboards yup the right idea isn't really leaning back but having your back straightened out the whole way. It isn't leaning in either direction but it tends to feel like leaning back because your weight is usually on your front foot.
Hardest step for newbs like me is the crucial step of committing to getting mint that back foot on without fear of rolling out. After riding for years and taking my share of spills… I’m finally getting closer and closer. I’ve been “skating” for years, but I’m barely getting interested in tricks. I’m comfy cruising but I’m still getting over that fear of being in the air and gambling my ankles 😂 by the end of this year I’ll have em down
Now the hardest thing is for years all I have known is Ollie variations so my back foot is TOO trained to never come off the board completely. Good luck to me learning flip tricks as I can never commit 😭
definitely this. When I started, I couldn't figure out why my ollies would end with the nose turning about 45 degrees making me unable to ride out of it. Turns out I had a bad habit of my shoulders facing more in the direction I was rolling instead of being square with the board/my feet
Day 3 of coming back to skating after 12 year hiatus the first day I landed a shuv it, kick flip, back side some manual and some Ollie’s since then I have built a manual pad ,grind rail and a bank 😂😂😂 I’m hooked again bad I almost got a 3 flip today and damn are my hamstrings sore
Ollie’ing by tapping the tip led me to bad habits that I later had to unlearn. I recommend against doing that. Learning to scoop the board when popping it, trying to get it as vertical as possible while keeping your back foot near the concave is better advice because it gives better control (and later when you learn tricks, it’ll be that much more simple to control the board, especially on rotational tricks). The placement of my front foot determines how high, much spin, or rotation I get, but my back foot basically stays in the same spot around the concave. Also, be aware if youre making the board lean forward or backward, it should be as flat as possible when you pop it, think of it as if there were water on it and you wanted to keep it as level as possible to not let any of the water spill. Lots of beginners lean forward/backward because their balance is off, especially when they pop because they do not go straight up and down and tend to lean forward and distribute their weight over their toes which makes their board lean forward and causes flat as pops or the board to turn when they pop it.
It took me a long time too. Now i can kickflip and pop shuv easily, and i can ollie over three boards stacked sideways. All i did was practice. You got this man.
Find a good coach. Somebody at the park who k ows what they are doing and can probably help you. Ask lots of people for help. Skate a lot. You'll figure it out. It's all technique. You need to pop and jump at the same time and stay over your skateboard. The sliding motion doesn't exactly make your board go "higher". Instead, the sliding motion actually levels your board out by bringing the tail in the air, so that you don't "rocket ship ollie". Stay over your board, and just pop hard and jump at the same time, and stay over your board. Do it a million times. Cheers mate. (Pop straight down, and keep the ball of your foot centered in the middle of the tail)
This clip popped up in my feed. Couldn't see who the skater was, but then i saw the mountain in the background and was like "ah, it's Johnny Giger" xD.
I’ve been practicing my Ollie’s for only 2 days now and I think I’ve failed like 57 times already, so maybe this video will help me do it the right way lol XD
Tip: you don't have to place you're foot in the middle in some cases this might make things harder to land. The more higher you want to olllie the more back you're front foot should be (I usually place my foot right on the second set of the front bolts.)
The important tip that Johnny didn't say, is that YOU SHOULD BEND YOUR BACK FOOT IN YOUR STOMACH AS MUCH AS YOU CAN, and then press your front foot down while flicking it forward.
bro i’ve been trying this for like 2 days and i’m so fucking angry at myself for not being perfect at it, when I literally have been practicing for 2 days, i know it’s stupid and i know i’m just making my progress slower but i’m just PISSED I hate being a perfectionist
you should lift your front foot as you pop meaning your front foot will meet your nose only then should you slide the slide is the equivalent of leveling your board out
Pointer y’all when they say how to learn something I a minute it doesn’t mean your gonna be able to DO the trick or etc after a minute it’s just a minute or more of them teaching yall😂 just practice and have fun with it!❤
Impossible when I slide my feet forward whenever I jump in my skateboard moves away from me. If I try to jump forward, my skateboard goes back so it’s impossible.
For some reason when i ollie my backfoot never stays on the back of the board and always moves up the board towards my front foot. Is this normal because when i watch videos of people ollie their backfoot stays in place
by far the best skateboard trick
It's basically every trick at some point. Kickflip, etc. use it for sure
The kickflip is technically called the "Ollie kickflip"
Tell me more
Literally. Gelfand & Tatum hitting the FS and BS versions in a bowl changed skating forever. Rodney took it to the street and the rest is history.
@@andrewmanzano4792that means every trick is technically called an Ollie etc.. really aside from pressure flips, anything you need to pop to do, should technically be attributed to the Ollie…
Then the kick flip if it’s any flip trick..
And so on and so forth..
What’s crazy, is unlike most sports, usually it’s a lot of different people who level up, like from kick flip to heel flip, to Millie, to takis, switch, to varial, tre.. etc..
But no. It was one person. Rodney Mullen.
All flip tricks and variations can be attributed to him, and tbh if Ollie never invented the Ollie.. Rodney Mullen most likely would’ve..
something i never hear anyone but me point out is that; when you pop the board, your back foot should shove behind you so the board gets just a little bit less momentum than your body, which will help the friction of the board stay in contact with your front foot and give a really good bone-out feel
I've seen this in action on videos before and I feel like nobody mentions it. I think it is something that people tend to overlook because its "just part of the technique"
@skullface691 100%. I started to get magnetic feeling ollies after i started emphasizing the back foot moving backwards motion.
This. I am still learning proper ollies and that tiny little “roll back” seems to be the key. I could never put it into words. Thanks.
@@caesurabreak3528it's important to pop "backwards" a tiny bit, as this motion helps counteract the forwards slide that moves your board more out in front of you. If that happens, your board feels less connected to you, and you're naturally going to have lower Ollie's since you can't properly stay over your board or level it out nice enough or simply use that slide to get your Ollie a tad higher
Ive always felt like it's a bit of a 'scoop'
Ollies are the foundation for nearly all tricks, including for snowboarding, surfing, kiteboarding and wing foiling.
Thanks for explaining it in simple terms.
This is an excellent video short.
Jonny you start at Step 1: pop, but step 1 should be: jump first, when your weight is off the deck and your back foot starts to leave the tail, then pop by pushing your toes to the ground using the rear ankle. I see so many beginners try to pop while still standing on the board, which is useless. Let me know what you think?
This is correct. I had so much trouble learning to ollie until I got this clarified.
My brain says yes but my feet and legs says no
One thing I noticed that makes my Ollie's a lot cleaner is that there is a slight roll forward before you pop your board. It helps quite a lot for some reason to do that little wind up for me at least.
It’s because you push the board forward the direction you’re rolling when you pop an Ollie. That’s what makes it scary to beginners. Feels like you’ll slip out backwards
@@stpedro-ht9ng so as far as body mechanics and skateboard physics you think I'm on the right track to making my Ollie's better? Cuz some people say that it's better to pop back if you know what I mean but I'm still learning so I'm not so sure.
@@superiorlongboards yup the right idea isn't really leaning back but having your back straightened out the whole way. It isn't leaning in either direction but it tends to feel like leaning back because your weight is usually on your front foot.
@@stpedro-ht9ng awesome appreciate the tips man!
Hardest step for newbs like me is the crucial step of committing to getting mint that back foot on without fear of rolling out. After riding for years and taking my share of spills… I’m finally getting closer and closer. I’ve been “skating” for years, but I’m barely getting interested in tricks. I’m comfy cruising but I’m still getting over that fear of being in the air and gambling my ankles 😂 by the end of this year I’ll have em down
Now the hardest thing is for years all I have known is Ollie variations so my back foot is TOO trained to never come off the board completely. Good luck to me learning flip tricks as I can never commit 😭
Perfect explication
dont forget the position of your shoulders.. this took me soo long to understand why i cant do straight ollies while moving
Where should they be ?
@@mindgames50 parallel to the board
definitely this. When I started, I couldn't figure out why my ollies would end with the nose turning about 45 degrees making me unable to ride out of it. Turns out I had a bad habit of my shoulders facing more in the direction I was rolling instead of being square with the board/my feet
Crazy to think all the subtle movements that come into play to perform a trick. And to see the pros do it with such ease is wild
I wish these videos existed 10 years ago. I would have been pro by now if they did! (haha). Thanks for the beautiful footage Jonny!!!
Another thing I noticed that instantly helped my get my tail off the ground is to flick down with your back ankle while you jump
What if I cant do this because leg injury
Day 3 of coming back to skating after 12 year hiatus the first day I landed a shuv it, kick flip, back side some manual and some Ollie’s since then I have built a manual pad ,grind rail and a bank 😂😂😂 I’m hooked again bad I almost got a 3 flip today and damn are my hamstrings sore
Thank you bro, i legit did it in my fourth try and from then i can do it consistently
I just wanted to say thank you for all your hard work and dope videos! Congratulations on your success and not giving up on your skateboard dreams!
Ollie’ing by tapping the tip led me to bad habits that I later had to unlearn. I recommend against doing that. Learning to scoop the board when popping it, trying to get it as vertical as possible while keeping your back foot near the concave is better advice
because it gives better control (and later when you learn tricks, it’ll be that much more simple to control the board, especially on rotational tricks). The placement of my front foot determines how high, much spin, or rotation I get, but my back foot basically stays in the same spot around the concave. Also, be aware if youre making the board lean forward or backward, it should be as flat as possible when you pop it, think of it as if there were water on it and you wanted to keep it as level as possible to not let any of the water spill. Lots of beginners lean forward/backward because their balance is off, especially when they pop because they do not go straight up and down and tend to lean forward and distribute their weight over their toes which makes their board lean forward and causes flat as pops or the board to turn when they pop it.
It’s been a year and I still can’t do it
It took me a long time too. Now i can kickflip and pop shuv easily, and i can ollie over three boards stacked sideways. All i did was practice. You got this man.
you probably already have it , it probably is just not that high yet but it comes with practice just keep trying
Same I can’t do it but I keep trying it 😅
If something doesn't change, change something.
(For the record, neither can I)
Find a good coach. Somebody at the park who k ows what they are doing and can probably help you. Ask lots of people for help. Skate a lot. You'll figure it out. It's all technique. You need to pop and jump at the same time and stay over your skateboard. The sliding motion doesn't exactly make your board go "higher". Instead, the sliding motion actually levels your board out by bringing the tail in the air, so that you don't "rocket ship ollie". Stay over your board, and just pop hard and jump at the same time, and stay over your board. Do it a million times. Cheers mate. (Pop straight down, and keep the ball of your foot centered in the middle of the tail)
We got Jonny giger and Johnny ringer 😂 our fav skaters.
Thank you bro your the one man That make me do ollie and its easy now G
Thanks for your tips, I'm always learning something new
i remember someone telling me to hold a pole & it helped
This is very helpful. I just started
if u have trouble to pop, just pop sideways it helps
Thats one of the best tutorials I have found yet, thanx
Literally just landed my first clean ass Ollie with these tips bro, much love
I like the hand mention!
This is the beat video to watch when you are learning
The hand trick really helpled me grasp the timing better 🖤
practicing the jump without the board is something i tried before this video but is genuinely the most helpful thing for me to learn the form lol
This actually helped me a lot thank you
Its just that I can't get my front foot to slide at the same time as I pop it
It's the hardest part I only got like 2cm off the ground
Thank you so much!!! Thanks to you I got my first Ollie in only 2-3 days!!!!!
I keep my front foot toes an inch away from the edge of the board. Helps me pop straight out
perfect🎉❤
The biggest thing I had to learn was "your back foot doesn't touch the board when the tail pops off the ground"
This video helped me get a SMALL but first Ollie in a day
Thank you 🤍
This makes hella sense
Thanks for the helping Jonny G
U from akron
Doing your first ollie is like going super saiyan for the first time.
I have wachet 5 vidios of 10 min and this one helpt more becous i can olie now
U just helped me land my first Ollie ❤
This clip popped up in my feed. Couldn't see who the skater was, but then i saw the mountain in the background and was like "ah, it's Johnny Giger" xD.
thankyou u helped me do my first real ollie
Good solid landing trick
Tysm
Thank you so much
I’ve been practicing my Ollie’s for only 2 days now and I think I’ve failed like 57 times already, so maybe this video will help me do it the right way lol XD
Thanks😊
Holy shit tysm
Tip: you don't have to place you're foot in the middle in some cases this might make things harder to land. The more higher you want to olllie the more back you're front foot should be (I usually place my foot right on the second set of the front bolts.)
I skated for years as a kid and always thought the tail was the bigger end. It feels looks weird to me to see it's the other way around.
I did it thank you
Perfeito!!!!!!!
I tried to ollie today and landed it a couple of times
I keep both of my feet in the center, helps me level out more and not tear my laces
Instructions unclear in 1 minute i broke my leg
Muy buenas explicaciones.. aunque ni se sepa mucho de inglés....se entiende muy bien con los esquemas ..y cámara lenta
The important tip that Johnny didn't say, is that YOU SHOULD BEND YOUR BACK FOOT IN YOUR STOMACH AS MUCH AS YOU CAN, and then press your front foot down while flicking it forward.
Jump FIRST then pop. Not exactly the same time, if you watch there’s a slight delay between the jump and pop
I tried and I landed on my back!!
Works
I was practicing yesterday and hardly got the tiniest bit of air and landed super weird but my reaction was priceless😭😭 (I was recording)
Im going to break my ankle again while doing this lol
bro i’ve been trying this for like 2 days and i’m so fucking angry at myself for not being perfect at it, when I literally have been practicing for 2 days, i know it’s stupid and i know i’m just making my progress slower but i’m just PISSED I hate being a perfectionist
Wow second try and i got it in my kitchen on my sons board lol
Teach me how to 360 double flip
🔥
you should lift your front foot as you pop meaning your front foot will meet your nose only then should you slide
the slide is the equivalent of leveling your board out
Step 3- lift your back knee
The very first Ollie in the video is an O.G. Shifty !
Yay I did an ollie only got like 2cm off the ground but it's a start
I can watch this in one minute but i can ollie in one month
So do you pop, and slide, and jump together?
At first I thought this was gta
Bruh I was working on my Ollie today and just ate it ong 😭 pretty sure I broke my arm
Are revive board any good or are they ehhh?
Bro didn’t do an Ollie. He did a Kangaroo Ollie
i cant even get my board in the air
Wow seems hard
JUMP --> POP, not at the same time!
Pointer y’all when they say how to learn something I a minute it doesn’t mean your gonna be able to DO the trick or etc after a minute it’s just a minute or more of them teaching yall😂 just practice and have fun with it!❤
Bunanaa
I’m trying to figure out how the board gets in the air
Impossible when I slide my feet forward whenever I jump in my skateboard moves away from me. If I try to jump forward, my skateboard goes back so it’s impossible.
Are you able to Ollie on grass? Cuz I'm too scared to try on concrete
For some reason when i ollie my backfoot never stays on the back of the board and always moves up the board towards my front foot. Is this normal because when i watch videos of people ollie their backfoot stays in place
Kick down on back foot ankle kick on front foot
Timing is everything!!😢
I can pop but I can’t seem to level out the board
😼😼😼
I'm trying to get better after reporting this video helped me
0:31
Can i have some
I can't even do it with my hands
How do you jump and keep the board on your feet 💀
I cant land my Backfoot on the Board i always land it on the ground
My toxic trait is thinking I can easily do this
i feel like the ollie was just like learning to drop in on a half pipe. you just had to full on commit. any hestitaiton and you ate shit.
😮どうして、貴方は世界一の称号をつけないのですか？😅
I OLLIED IN 3 DAYS BRO AINT NO WAYYYYYYYYYY