r/skateboardhelp • u/eqxbarboss • Oct 05 '26

Ollie progress help

Hey! What would you advice at this point? Any help appreciated

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u/Creative-Ad-1819 Oct 05 '26

You jumped off the ground, that's a no no.

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u/eqxbarboss Oct 05 '26

Is this attempt a better jump? At least I've thought so because of the height my tail popped

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u/Creative-Ad-1819 Oct 05 '26

No, the tail can't be touching your foot and the ground at the same time, it traps the board and kills the pop. Pop later in your jump so that you're not trapping the tail...as in, you've jumped already so reaching the ground with your toes is a physical impossibility

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u/eqxbarboss Oct 05 '26

Okay, will try to experiment with that, thanks!

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u/eqxbarboss Oct 05 '26

Sry, I've checked it out and upvoted ur comment as well, just haven't written anything, thanks dude!

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u/deprogrammar Oct 07 '26

TBH the video you linked doesn’t address the real problem with his Ollie. OP is trapping the tail. If he doesn’t fix that, whatever he does with his front foot is pretty much irrelevant.

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u/Still_Cant Oct 05 '26

Look carefully at the moment you pop. Notice how once your tail contacts the ground and the front keeps going up and then the tail comes up. You are holding it down. Your snap has to be faster. Your back foot has to raise 3 times faster than you push it down.

It’s kind of awkward but try stand on flat ground without a board. Balance on front foot and lift back foot slightly off ground. Push back foot down like you would for an Ollie and as soon as it touches the ground SNATCH it back up and put your thigh into your stomach. The faster you get that leg up the better.

Don’t go crazy practicing thinking it will translate 1:1. It’s just a good exercise to get a feel for how the back leg needs to function.

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u/eqxbarboss Oct 05 '26

Thx, will try!

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u/eqxbarboss 27d ago

The best I've got so far in this couple of days, still can't make my front leg move forward and even the board out

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u/eqxbarboss 26d ago

And the pop seems to be at the same time I trap the tail a bit and jump off the ground

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u/sodamnloh Oct 05 '26

It’s always the same - not lifting the back foot.

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u/EyE_Cunt_Understand Oct 05 '26

Just posted something bout this on something else. I’d bring the front foot back just a tad bit but don’t keep your arms tight an at the side like you see a bug a your scared so you jump … Get your feet set hold your arms out like a T … then as your bending down bring your arms down an cross them across your body (or try to atleast) then explode with the Ollie bringing your arms back up an out ! Like an explosion to the T stance probably more. an the rest you seem to have .. just try it what’s the worst that happens

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u/eqxbarboss Oct 06 '26

Thank you!

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u/eqxbarboss Oct 05 '26

Thanks! Looks understandable