How to Ollie While Rolling - 4 Common Problems + 3 Practice Methods
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Learning how to ollie while rolling is tough. Here are four common mistakes that beginners make and three practice methods to go about learning how to get your ollie rolling.
0:00 intro
0:36 problem 1
2:57 problem 2
3:51 problem 3
4:40 problem 4
5:21 method 1A (my experience)
7:19 method 1B
7:56 method 2B
9:00 summary and review
10:16 outro
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My problem is I feel comfortable on board and can do in crack or carpet but then when I try stationary or rolling on concrete I can’t jump straight so it rolls behind or gets no pop. Like all of a sudden I forget what balanced is I guess. Sigh. Must practice more.
Thanks for all your tip videos!
Yeah, my rolling ollie fell apart in the beginning. And I still struggle a lot with getting my Switch Ollie to pop straight down. For me, my issues always end up back to pop for some reason 🤦♀️ haha You got it though. Have fun while practicing, and you can't help but progress 💪 Skating is a slow burn kind of drama 😂 I'm glad you're enjoying the tips though! Thank you.
Yeah I'm having the same issue. I started skating a month ago though. I've been focusing on getting more comfortable on concrete so I'm trying to do cavemans and pivots
@@Piddypng progression status?
@@Nukroo I did a stationary caveman, I haven't tried them while running yet. The biggest pivot I can do is around 100°
I've been working on ollies and getting more used to popping right while rolling. I can do a really rocketed one stationary but it's tricky to get the confidence to jump properly when you're on a moving platform.
This is an issue with general familiarity; to stabilize it, practice squatting up and down while rolling until you can do so without losing speed or overbalancing, and practice just hopping both feet off of your deck while rolling and landing back on it. By the time you can do both of the above with both feet on the hardware (above the trucks), one foot at a time on the tails, and both feet on the tails, you should be ready to pop rolling tricks
This came at the most perfect time omg I’m trying to get my rolling ones on lock
Woo! I'm glad 😃 Just like the ollie, getting it on lock rolling can be really tough. But you got it 💪
I wouldn't say I the best but I'm pretty good on cracks so it's really frustrating when the deck shoots out in front of me
you literally are one of the best skating youtubers and THE best skater youtuber for tutorials, thank you
Thank you so much. Glad you think so! 😃
You have such unique tips that I don’t see elsewhere! So true that trying a 50-50 helps with leveling out the board! Never really made that connection before.
Thank you! 😃🙏 Yeah, I was trying to think about exercises that work well specifically with leveling out, and ollie to 50-50 stall on a curb came to me immediately (probably because I struggled to ollie a ledge last fall, and I knew it was a leveling out issue).
This entire channel is the absolute best, and the only channel that has actually led to me improving my skateboarding. I watched "8 Common Ollie Mistakes" and finally got my stationary ollie after following that video's advice closely. Then I wanted to work on rolling ollies and found this video. This is the best mistake and solution analysis I've seen. Going out to work on it now. Thank you!
ah, thank you Eileen! I'm really glad to hear that the channel has been so helpful for you. I know that ollie will keep coming along even if it takes time 💪
Thanks for the video, Sarah!!! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Thank you! 😃🙏
Doing the ollie while jumping over things made it easier for me. Anyways, very good video!
Yes, finally a video I’ve been waiting for the most is here. Thank you for making this video. My main problem is no.4. I’ve nailed the stationary ollie for awhile now but whenever I rolling ollie, it never looks good enough. I could clear one board height obstacle but its pretty sketchy. So, I got really obsessed and try pretty hard to perfect the front foot motion. I watched so many video, tried so many methods, even changing my entire ollie getup but in the end I ended up confusing myself and lose progress in my ollie, I can’t even ollie over board height anymore. It’s frustrating as hell.
As it’s turned out, I was getting too hard on myself and going out skating becomes a stressful session.
To anyone who start to feel like me. Remember that skating is all about having fun. You can focus on training intensively but never forget that you’re out there to have fun. Once I’ve relaxed a bit more, my ollie has been coming back and getting better.
Thank you 🙏 I totally agree. Skating can get very obsessive and lead to a lot of frustration if we aren't careful. But, there is no faster killer of progress than frustration. If you're having fun, the progress can't help but follow.
Thank you for this comment. Because I think it's important. I'm glad that you're having more fun and the ollie is coming back 💪 That's awesome!
If you haven’t already tried, try just lifting your front foot and flicking it. Don’t even care about the back foot. Got my Ollie higher and better
Your videos are everything and more! I recommend you to everyone I know and I’m so thankful that you share your journey with us ❤️
Wow, thank you so much 😃 I'm so glad that I can share it, especially when it's helpful haha
Thank you so much for your amazing content! I almost cried when I found your channel because your videos were the first to really click for me!! You are so inspirational :)
wow, thank you so much 😭 I'm seriously so touched to hear that 🙏 I love being able to make videos that are helpful and make things click. That's my big goal 💪
Omg I love all your break downs and tips! I just learned why my board goes in ways that I didn't understand! Thanks!!!!
Thank you so much! I'm so glad to hear that 💪 Hope they're all helpful!
Omg this is exactly what I needed right now, I’ve been working on this all week
Woo! They're such a struggle, but you've got it. 💪
Something that is really helping me is squatting for reps while moving fast aswell as just popping my board up and letting it fly across the concrete, it gets you super comfortable squatting down and doing the motion
I’ve never heard of the ratio method before but it makes a lot of sense! Can’t wait to try that!! Normally I try things stationary a lot and then slowly add rolling and go back to stationary occasionally for a confidence boost or for tweaks. But this ratio approach sounds like it could be a much more efficient and effective way of progressing at doing tricks while rolling.
Thank you! 😃 I actually came up with the method this winter while working on a few things. So, I shared it in my stationary vs rolling video a while ago because it helped me a ton. My tricks tend to fall apart rolling, so I wanted to find a nice balanced way to work on both the mechanics and rolling! 💪 (Plus, we know I love methods 😂)
you literally helped me with leveling out my ollie’s, thank you and thank you for this video
That's awesome 💪 Glad I could help!
Sarah, best skateboarding teacher on CZcams 👏 Plenty of useful tips.
love your videos they have been a big help thank you
Amazing video, thanks a lot! It really helps!
Thank you! :D Glad to hear that.
You're making sooo good content, it seems you're very attuned to what helps you, and manage to explain it greatly !
Thank you, it's really helping ! Keep it up please !
Thank you! I'll keep doing my best 💪
Awesome practice tips too! Ready for my next session soon. Thanks :)
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Great video! Love the overlay illustrations showing the distribution of weight.
Thank you! I'm glad you like them. I think they're worth the extra effort too for extra emphasis and (hopefully) clarity 😃
Thank you very2 much for your unique video.. it helps a lot of beginner just like me and i am really appreaciate it.. ❤️
Great video! Thanks for speak so slowly and clear for who arent native!
Thank you! I'm glad you noticed! I try to speak at a comfortable speed so that anyone, including non-native speakers, can watch 😃
One thing that really helped me commit to ollieing while rolling at a realistic speed (might even help in slow rolling) was tightening my trucks. I typically skate with looser trucks even as a noob, and training your leg muscles to balance on top of practicing rolling ollies can be a rough time.
Def! Don't recommend tightening the wheels too much, even when I tried the wheels would still get loose and roll under you/the change in motion is different when tighten as well.
THANKS ! Your tutorial and tips are diamonds for beginners 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌
Thank you💪💪🙏😃😃
These are so helpful
Thank you! I'm glad to hear it!😃
Great advise! I will try this as soon as I have handed in my Master Thesis tomorrow afternoon! 😀
Thank you! Hope it helps 💪 and good luck with the thesis too!
hi sarah,
i appreciate the way you break things down for the average joe .. keep rolling 🛹 as always great content and analysis 👌
Thank you so much! I'm glad you think so 😃 I always try to make it as clear as I can.
very helpfull! danke! greetings from austria
Glad to hear that! Greetings to you in Austria! :D
you are my favorite skateboarding teacher
ah thanks Shawn! :D
here's a bucket of thanks for your contents, please do keep making them
Haha thank you Arian 😃 I love making them, so I definitely will!
Love the ollie unto a curb method
And there is another nice vid. 😊
I'm always proud of you
Thank you 😃🙏
good analysis. I will try to jump upward next time i roll my ollie thanks sarah
Thanks! I hope it helps 😃
Well I guess I’ll stick to stationary ollies for a while. I managed to get better ones today, but I still struggle with the pop angle most of the time. Thanks for your great videos Sarah! ❤
I am only seeing this now but the day you posted this was probably the same day I decided to try a rolling ollie. I heard people say learning a rolling ollie is like learning to ollie all over again so you might as well learn it rolling.
So I went for it real slow on a dirt road since it was softer and more grippy. Every time I tried it was so bad and it felt like I was losing my mind. I guess I'll go back to a few thousand more practice ollies!
haha learning to ollie in general is a lot like losing your mind 😂 It can really feel like quite the impossible hurdle.
That's also why I like the ratio method though. I'm not a big fan of "do one or the other" in most cases. I think that learning stationary and rolling have different pros and cons, so might as well take advantage of both?
I wish you tons of luck on your next few thousand ollies though. When you get through them, you'll definitely have it 💪
Another great video!! This is the first ever ollie video tutorial that clearly demonstrated the shoulder problems. Im trying to be consistent with my shoulders parallel to the board.
Thanks and keep it up 👌🏻😀
Thank you! I always try to bring the receipts for what I'm taking about 😂 And those shoulders can be pretty pesky in skateboarding, but you got that consistency! 💪
Good tip about pushing forward hard helped me
Glad to hear it 😃😃 that was a big key for me too 💪
Thanks i will get back to practice the ollie . push down and the shoulder thanks for the trick tip 👍👍👍
No problem 👍 Thank you! 😃
Hi Sara. Your content is very good and the way you explain it.
Hi! I'm really happy to hear that. Thank you :D
Very good job 👍
Thank you so much🙏
Your videos are insanely good. I’m at this point of my Ollie, my stationary one is decent but definitely needs more practice. This video helps! However what I’d really like a video on is how to learn to ollie up onto something.
Thank you! 😃It's awesome that your ollie is getting good! Ollie-ing up onto something is definitely in my list of videos. But the list has gotten pretty long 😂 It will happen though! 💪
@@SarahParkMatott well just keep on going! i'll probably enjoy everything you upload :)
@@whoisappie aw thank you! 😃 I hope so!
Great video Sarah ,I’m a boomer and I’ve been skating for 30+ years only U ramps growing up ,then half pipes and finally with the concrete park explosion bowls and pools ,never learn to Ollie until a few weeks ago ,tons of CZcams videos helped me out and also filming myself.
I’m nailing good Ollies now ,both stationary and rolling.
And I think you’re spot on with being comfy on the board first .
Plus like you say repetition/muscle memory is key.
My skateboarding has really open up learning the Ollie
And I’ve had good use of your video ,even now
Thanks sarah
Really stoked to hear that 😃 Hope that I'll be skating for 30+ years myself 🙌
@@SarahParkMatott thanks Sarah ,of course you will ,it's in our DNA
I stopped doing a ollie straight up while rolling and it has really helped. I started to lean forward before the pop and I started going over cracks. For some reason doing a ollie straight up while moving never clicked for me. My friends dont understand it. Good videos keep going!
That's the funny thing about skating, the same thing simply doesn't work for everyone. Gotta take every tip with a grain a salt and experiment to find what works for you. But, it's awesome when you do find what works 💪Thank you! :D
My new favorite channel ❤
Thank you! 🙏
Hi. You have a lovely calm and soft voice
Good job Sarah.
Thank you 😃
thank you, as others have said this came at the perfect time!! I got into skating this spring at 28 because of my gf and i'm obsessed with it. I practice a lot but so much of what holds me back is mental and not physical so I'm ALWAYS looking for ways to ease myself into tricks. Part of it is being 6'1" and feeling like I have a long way to fall lol. I love your way of teaching so much because 95% of youtube is just people teaching techniques they learned 10-15 years prior so they don't remember all the things beginners get stuck on, and also how to break down each technique like you do. Anyway, enough rambling. I subbed to you on Patreon and hope many more do so as well!
I'm so glad to hear all this! And welcome to skateboarding. Can 💯 relate to the obsession and love for it! But also, the mental blocks. Because for me, despite being close to the ground, the mental block is also my biggest hurdle, which is why I always try to find ways to almost trick myself into doing the trick, ease my way in, or find an alternative method to learning something. And with that said I'm so excited and honored that my videos and methods have been so well received and helpful! And I can't thank you enough! I really want to be able to make as many videos as possible and grow as a skater together with everyone 💪
@@SarahParkMatott Absolutely! The way you put it, "trick myself into doing the trick" is the perfect way to put it in my experience so far haha.
I also wanted to say, I love that you have an emphasis on freestyle skateboarding. I hadn't even heard of freestyle until getting into skating myself but I think it's fascinating and should be incorporated in people's styles way more. I was also surprised at how scarce the results are when you search for freestyle-specific skate decks and such compared to "traditional" popsicle decks etc. Working on freestyle feels cool, like you're discovering a lost art lol
Thank you! Yes, I really enjoy working on all kinds of skating. And particularly in the case of freestyle, you're right. It's way less known despite being the original way people used to skate and do skate competitions. And there aren't nearly as many freestyle companies as street/vert/transition/cruiser/longboard--you name it. There are so many cool ways to incorporate it into other styles though. That's what I love about it. 😃
i can fully commit plus i have no fear of falling but i just couldnt get it right thank u so much
Well, commitment and fear are two major barriers that you already have passed, so you definitely got it with practice 💪
Thank you soo much I have been struggling with learning an ollie with love from 🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭
Thank you! Hope the video was helpful! Greetings back to you in 🇬🇭🙋♀️
@@SarahParkMatott it really is still having trouble with but with time and practice I will be 👍and yes thanks so much for replying my comment did not think you would see it
@@Baababaadu ollies are super hard and take a long time. But you’ll get there with effort 💪💪 happy to reply when I can! Good luck 🙌
Seeing this video helped a lot. I noticed i pop at an angle and not straight down. Can't wait to finally skate tomorrow. Been raining these past few days /:
That's awesome! I'm glad to hear it. Hope it helps in your next session! That angled pop is my enemy 😂
Right on point. That's were I'm having trouble. Thanks thumbs up. Noice griptape by the way.
Thank you 💪 And hope it helps!
Thanks that helps I sick it up I was doing it wrong but I won’t give up on Ollie
Yeah! don't give up! It takes a really long time, but you got it 💪
0:28 cat spotted!!! 👀 As someone who's new to ollies, I will keep all these tips in mind once I start to try them rolling. 👍 But I can already tell I do not have all the specific muscle strength yet to land perfectly leveled out ollies yet haha.
Yes! She made another appearance this week 😂 And really, that's such an advantage to have an idea about what you're ready to try. You'll be getting rolling ollies before you know it! 💪
Came for the cat, stayed for the tricks :) Great video Sarah. ❤
This is awesome. This is gonna be helpful for me in this time. Yesterday I finally land a rolling Ollie. But it was a kind of sketchy at first but hopefully this vid will guide me... Also I tried stationary kickflip and... I don't get it that much XD. Also.. I broke some bearings... Which pretty much sucks. T o T. Imma probably buy some later. Woof. Love the vid.... Also.. I love how my progression and your vids kinda go synch sometimes mwahhahaha. Stay safe and ride safe always
Thanks! 😃 I hope it helps a lot! And sorry about the bearings. That's too bad. Hopefully you can pick some up easily! Hope you're also safe always 💪
Thank you as well!!
Thank youu ! I was just thinking on trying to ollie while rolling, but I'll follow your advise and go on working on levelling it properly. One difficulty I have with stationary ollie is that the board always seems to move back/front when I prepare to pop and jump, so I still need to place the back wheels in a crack to stabilize the whole thing.. watching videos of my ollie I notice that the board rolls
Slightly backwards when I pop.. any advide here ? Thanks for your videos anyway, I just subscribed ;)
Well, a little bit of movement is okay. The board rolls when adjusting to jump because it reacts to the shift in weight and such. In fact, I tend to move it on purpose to get the board under my weight well. So, that's not too much of an issue unless it's stopping you from the ollie.
However, if the board is sliding back when you pop, I recommend to re-watch the part of this video or my 8 common mistakes on ollie-ing video for the "pop angle" sections. The more angled you pop, the more the board will travel in that direction. So, I would check to see if the pop is really angled first. And one way to counter that angled pop is to 1. work on the pop to caveman I always recommend. And 2. you can put a little extra weight on your back leg. That helps me pop straight down. :) I hope this helps.
Edit: And welcome to the channel 🙋♀️
@@SarahParkMatott Thanks for the advice ! I had not watched your 8 common ollie mistakes vid yet. I'll try to pop as vertical as possible. Last issue with my stationary ollie : I always pivot my board during the ollie, like 20 degrees front. I try to keep my shoulders straight, but it doesn't seem to resolve the problem.. Any clue ? Thanks for your answer anyway and for your channel : Keep going, it's really awesome ! (I started SB 5 months ago ... at age 36 _ wish I had started younger, but eh... It feels great anyway !)
thank you. had the curiosity about that, my front leg just cant grasp the board, my brain doesnt know how to. even if i can get a pretty decent ollie stationary, rolling i just forget how to grasp the board while moving. ty, guess have to practice more.
I felt that way too in the beginning. My stationary ollie was just sooo much better. The rolling ollie can feel like an entirely new trick. But, you definitely will get it! It just takes way too much practice 🤦♀️
Great tutorial as always! Putting any tutorial or mine to shame lol
haha thanks Paul 😂 I really enjoy making them!
My problem was that I wasn't jumping forwards enough and didn't push the nose enough... What actually helped me was to train on an incline (going up) ! Because I would naturally lean more forwards it comes easier and faster that way. Just wanted to share, thanks a lot for the video !
Great share! I struggle a lot ollie-ing on inclines, so it never occurred to me. But, that's really interesting. Way to go 💪
Thank you Sarah! Still struggling to get straight ollies (boards turn 45° backwards😩) but I think this video might help!
ah, I hope it does! I do have one for the board rotating too if there is anything in that that might help 😃
@@SarahParkMatott I saw it today, it's really helpful :)
@@deieneartiagoitia5530 ahh happy to hear that! :D
Safety gear? Complete turn off. Go hard or go home. Yeah right, I’m just kidding. I just unboxed my safety gear. I am taking no chances. 😂😂😊 thanks for the tips!
Came at the right time I just got my stand still ones down
Hi Sarah!!! 😉
I love Cats!!
I do too! 😃
Yes, finally, haha. 🙋♂️
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Hey! Do you have any tips to get better do push the nose forward ? I tried to use more strength but when I do that, hmm I really don’t know how to explain this, but the board just goes straight without me, it’s like I kicked the board… And I don’t know how to fix that…
I would recommend taking a video and trying to see if your front foot is actually pushing the nose or not. Slow it down and look frame by frame. If your front foot is pushing forward near the bolts, it typically throws the board forward without leveling out. If that's the case, I know exactly what you're talking about 😂 And you can typically fix it by working on bringing your knees up higher so that your foot can actually make contact with the nose when it pushes forward. If that's not the case, feel free to send me an instagram dm. We can look at it together :D
Make a video about how to Ollie over a thing thank you ❤️
It's on my list ☺️
i always land switch fakie or just on the front of the board any tips?
I can’t be sure because I can’t see it, but it sounds like a pop angle problem. You could be pushing the popping foot back instead of down. Or, you could be getting ghost pop(where the tail doesn’t touch the ground at all). Both of those can result in landing on the nose. Happens to me all the time when practicing switch ollies.
beginer skater here (can't quite ollie yet). i recently saw people using foot bindings to help with their first ollies. would it help / should i try?
hmm...I have never heard of using a foot binding to help with ollies. I'm not sure what that would entail...
I'm mostly not comfortable with the landing. I can get them level but not high enough to hit a curb or ledge.
It takes a while to be comfortable landing. You got it though 💪
This may be a silly question, but how do you ollie the board into 50-50 position? How can I get the ollie to move forward like that onto the curb?
Definitely not a silly question. I did not explain it in this video after all (it was already 10 minutes long😂) It's actually a "simple" answer too. In most cases, all you have to do is lean slightly forward over your toes and think about a tiny jump forward. Test it out a bit. You don't have to lean forward a lot. It's really subtle. But it should help! 💪
I would really like to point out one fact: the frontside turning isn't necessarily due to shoulder turning. I realized this because I was dealing with this problem and during one practice session, I literally grabbed my shoulder until it was still, ollied and still made a frontside turn, so I decided to record myself but instead of doing so from the back or the front, I did it from both sides and I noticed something really interesting that I haven't really seen in any ollie video: I was doing a 45º board turn in the heelflip direction when leveling out and when I brought my front foot down, it turned the board in the frontside direction. I do not have the solution, but I least I found the problem and maybe someone else is struggling with this. I also find that weight distribution affects this.
That's true. That's why I make it a point to call the problem "turned shoulders" and not "turned board." A lot of things can turn your board, so I was always frustrated with videos that said if the board turned, it's "your shoulders." My board turns when I kickflip, and when I tried to address that everyone just said it was the shoulders. I figured it out though, and it was my popping foot. I was popping in a way that ended up with the board doing a shove it. Or my toe caught the middle of the bolts that pushed the board forward to spin. It can be a lot of things, and not just shoulders. And in fact, I think I did (and sometimes still do) the same thing you do. Next time, look to see if your front foot is accidentally angled at all. I found that when my front foot was too angled (probably from the kick flip practice) it did the same thing. It kind of started to spin like a heelflip and then when I pushed the board back to the ground I ended up turning front side. It's worth a look. That helped me! The only other thing I can think of affecting it right now, is the direction I am pushing the nose. I try to push the nose to the side as much as possible, and not accidentally forward a little bit (I found when my foot slipped forward, it would correct and pull the board back when I landed to the front side). Maybe one of those things is affecting you too!
I think this is partially my problem as well, and the way I found out was holding onto something, both of my arms. My ollies were still landing angled, so it was impossible for me to "accidentally turn my shoulders" in that scenario. It's been tough to overcome, and sometimes I feel it's either my pop or my sliding of the foot going angled.
@@nextlvlroy yeah, and that’s exactly why being able to analyze your videos and look for these problems is really important. It’s not always the “common problem” that’s affecting you. Ollies are a super unnatural movement in the first place😂it’s no wonder they are so hard haha
@@SarahParkMatott I've been improving on them little by little, but my "remedy" is swinging back my "tail" arm to kind of lessen the frontside turn. It can be a little uncomfortable when rolling, but it helps me a little bit. Eventually, I'll get it
I think it's easier starting off with rolling ollies. Bc I started with stationary ollies and my mind set got too used to doing it wrong which is jumping straight up instead of forward with the board .
gotta use whatever method works for you 💪💯
@@SarahParkMatott true true
another problem with weak pop is crouch down before setting foot position. setting foot potision while relax then crouch down and pop. to hold tension on the muscle will draining the potential energy to pop.
i do this bad habits all the time when learning a new trick. by the time i finish setting up foot position my muscles are already cramped 😅
Really? I've never seen someone do that before. But that's a good point. You definitely don't want to move your feet around too much after crouching...now that I think about, I think I do it a little. But I definitely do 90% or more before the crouch. That's really interesting! 🤔
@@SarahParkMatott some people do it when learning new tricks i myself do it to and someone pointed out when i was a newbie that i was crouching too long while adjusting my position, its like when you crouch and u feel uncomfortable in that position and try to commit 😅
@@panaroyal that’s really interesting. The more I think about it, I think I have seen it🤔 If I start to re-adjust, I tend to stand back up. I’m still developing that lower body strength 😂 I’ll have to look for this more though!
Hey Sara, I know how to do the rockets, but whenever I do them I jump off my board and then Rocket Ollie can u give me tips on how to fix this.
I need help pls
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if you send a video to my instagram, I am happy to look. It's hard to give tips without seeing it!
@@SarahParkMatott Thanks 💖
Excuse me sarah, do i have to jump forward or jump up when doing ollie
I jump up to ollie on flat. A little forward to ollie into 5050. Best thing is trial and error. If you're slipping forward off the board, it's a good sign to lean back more!
@@SarahParkMatott thanks
Great advice even for an old dog like me. By the way you have a beautiful name I wanted to name my daughter Sarah.
Thank you so much 😃
My issue is that I try to ollie while moving and my weight shifts back to my back foot when I try to pop and I fall backwards. I feel like if I lean more on my front foot then I cant pop and it will push the skateboard behind me.
that's tough. I struggled with that exact problem more for kickflips than ollies, but I know what you mean. It took quite some time to be able to jump up from a more even weight distribution and still pop correctly (down and not throwing the board behind me). You got it though 💪 Keep pushing 🙌
Sara i just started learn olie while rolling n its hard to find the right balance
You'll get there. It's been about a year for me doing rolling ollie, and I finally am starting to feel very comfortable with them. It can take a lot of time 💪
Yes sara.. im starting to land.. need more trainning
Thanks so much for spending time on sharing your experience with us. I've trying the rolling Ollie for the last 3 months and my back trucks can't get of the ground for more than an inch. I' m trying pushing my nose harder, but see no difference. I'm sure it's a matter of timing (and fear of falling) but can't sort it out yet😢
Thank you! 😃 Strangely enough, sometimes taking a break from a trick helps a lot. Especially when it comes to ollies. Learning to ollie takes a long time and uses muscles that most of us don't use. Whenever I really struggle with a trick, I like to take a month off or so and work on other tricks. So far, it's helped me a lot. If you're not in a huge rush to get the ollie down, I definitely recommend it! Working on similar tricks in the meantime like rolling bonelesses etc also help with getting more comfortable and feeling less afraid.
Record yourself it will help you analyze what you are doing wrong.
I am curious… do you feel that your rolling Ollie’s are done without thinking about it? Maybe that seems like a weird question. I feel that I can Ollie consistently now, but it still feels stressful, that is, I still have to think through all the steps before I do it. I can’t seem to get past that and thus I’m always going slow when I Ollie.
I still think about it even now. Depending on how "properly" I am trying to ollie haha The gap between "my mind knows what to do" and "my body listening" is huge, and then even after that it takes so long for anything to be more automatic. Some people can "yeet" it and it helps. But, I'm not one of those skaters 😂 I always mess up the foundational stuff when I go faster, so I am just doing my best to work up slowly to higher speeds. Even now.
Do you jump forward when you pop the tail
I jump forward slightly towards my toes out of habit. But, I am working to lessen that--or at least be able to do it or not intentionally. I don't jump towards the nose though. I try to jump up straight as much as I can.
@@SarahParkMatott awesome Thanks. I'm fairly confident amd comfortable riding and have a pretty decent ollie. Yet I'm still have issues connecting the two. Also.. thanks for the speedy reply I really appreciate it
@@tylerdesper9226 if that’s the case, it’s really just a matter of time on the board 💪 you’ll figure it out for sure 🙌
Please help. I can ollie on grass but when it comes to concrete idk I'm kinda scared
Are you comfortable doing any other tricks on concrete?
my biggest problems are definitely shoulder turning and sometimes not lifting my back foot up high enough :/
Yeah, it's really easy to turn shoulders. You want to face that way, but also...I think it happens when we jump sometimes. Jumping from closed shoulders to open ones.
As for the back foot though, I always do one knee tuck jump and then hover a hand over my back leg and tell myself I need to touch my knee to my hand while doing the ollie. And it's surprisingly helpful 😂 But, knowing that is the bigger half of the battle in my opinion. Once you know, you can address it right away. So, you'll definitely be getting it 💪
Im eaiting till incan ollie and it feels like slow motion, because im doing all of the motions.😅
Yesterday I did an ollie down a 3 stair and I was dissapointed that I didn't level the ollie out. Thanks for these super usefu tips! I'm going to start working on it today! You are a blessing Sarah and hudge inspiration for me
ahh thanks awesome! You even ollied a 3 stair! I'm sure you'll be leveling it out on 3 stairs soon 😃 That's sick 💪
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I've been trying for 8 months. I still haven't learned Ollie. Am I going to keep trying?
It takes a lot of skaters over a year to start to learn the ollie. Sometimes two years. It's a very difficult skill and takes a lot of time to develop. If you enjoy skating, just keep skating and having fun. Lots of time to learn the ollie 💪
I can Ollie sorta. The board levels out but I land on my heels and slip off.
oof that happened to me a ton too. Landing heel-heavy. Have you tried leaning forward a little more? or trying to intentionally land on the balls of your feet? You can definitely workshop it 💪
the hardest thing about it for me is not lifting my back foot, i dont know how i can get the front so high and still land without falling, feel like if i can commit with the back i should be able to get almost as high as when stationary
Sometimes fighting with that back foot is all it takes. I love doing knee tuck jumps when my back leg doesn't want to come up. And then I like to hold my hands out and try to touch my knees to them when I do the ollie as well. Just as a visual reminder to my brain to lift the leg up 💪 It's worth trying!
@@SarahParkMatott today i made some serious progress, little bit surprised tbh.
@@cheviot2988 that’s awesome💪💪 a few more sessions with a little bit of progress will build up 😃
I literally forget how to pop sometimes. Like my board will come up and all but the tail won’t even hit the ground.
haha ghost pop is a re-occuring problem I have too. Sometimes I level the board out without having popped at all 😂
My problem is, first levelling out with my running ollie is not that consistent. Second is that my rolling ollies are not consistent, unless there were obstacles to ollie over and curbs
I think my rolling ollie is better with an obstacle too. The added pressure somehow helps 😂
@@SarahParkMatott thanksss. Last is, do you just "slide with your front foot", or do you really need to "kick" it?
@@jerichosantiago3897 it’s hard to describe…its sliding up to the nose and pushing the nose forward really. But if framing it as a kick helps, I’d think of it that way. Sometimes just reframing your understanding can help your mind make the body move! But the push forward is important. 🙌
How do you ollie to a 50-50? :(
Leaning a little forward over your toes is often enough to make the ollie go slightly forward. But, you still need to get the front foot to push the nose while doing it! 💪
I have good stationary and moving ollies but when trying to Ollie over things I trip myself up. Frustrating!
Ugh yes. Ollie-ing over stuff is such a different game. A frustrating one 🤦♀️ I feel your pain
if I'm starting to learn Ollies should I learn them stationary or directly while rolling at first
Learn the mechanics of the ollie stationary then practice how to do it while riding more often then you do stationary because you need the muscle memory while riding
Everyone feels a little different about this. I learned them stationary. But, I tend to recommend beginners try both. Try it stationary and then try it rolling. If rolling is really scary or uncomfortable, I think it’s okay to practice stationary for a while. And then try rolling again. I have a video on stationary vs rolling that goes more into detail on this 💪I think the last method of this video is good when you can’t decide.
She's so cute 😍
My cat? She snuck into the video again ☺️
Skateboarding is like golf you don’t have to be competitive to enjoy the game.
Interesting how your arms go out then come in and cross just before popping.
I actually did that on purpose. Kind of to center my balance and also remember to keep my arms straight. Think I need to start doing that again 🤔
My humour seems jinxed; sorry about that.