How to Ollie Higher: The Ultimate Skateboard Ollie Tutorial

Mastering the Skateboard Ollie

• 🛹 Learning to ride your skateboard is the crucial first step before attempting an ollie, providing a vital foundation for balance and board control.
• 💡 The fundamental foot position involves placing your front foot just below the front bolts and your back foot on the ball of your foot, maintaining bent knees and hips for optimal control.

The Ollie Motion Explained

• ⚡ The ollie begins with a jump off the board, using the board as a platform.
• ⚠️ A common mistake is pressing down with the back foot instead of popping the tail; the back foot's motion is akin to dribbling a basketball, striking the tail on the ground.
• ⬆️ The initial lift of the front foot, even without the drag, can get the board into the air, demonstrating the importance of simply lifting your knee.

Developing the Ollie Technique

• 🚀 The full ollie motion involves a pop of the tail with the back foot and a forward drag of the front foot up the board, causing it to rise.
• 📐 The front foot's movement transitions from flat to a 90-degree angle and then up the board, while the knee moves straight up and out.
• 🎥 Filming yourself can help identify if all four wheels have left the ground, confirming a successful ollie.

Achieving a Higher Ollie

• 📈 To ollie higher, reposition your front foot further down the board, increasing the available space for the drag motion.
• 🪜 This increased real estate on the board allows for a more effective drag, leading to greater ollie height.
• 📚 Skateboarding tricks should be learned in order, starting with fundamentals like the white and yellow belt techniques before progressing to the ollie.

Practice and Progression

• 📍 Learning to ollie stationary, perhaps with the back wheels in a crack, is recommended for beginners before attempting it while moving.
• 🌟 Consistent practice is key, as mastering the ollie takes time and repetition.
• 🌍 The Braille Skateboarding Academy offers structured learning to help skateboarders progress and enjoy the journey.