“Leap Forward” is the key all other ollie tuts miss. It’s a game changing tip. Right on JB.

This channel is criminally underrated

It’s refreshing to see someone teach Ollie’s that’s actually good at them too. Style is so important. You break it down very well too. Good job.

i’ve seen a lot of ollie tutorials and this is one of the best

Josh pays close attention to detail which not only aids in accelerating the learning curve, it also equates to overall smoothness & style. This guy’s the real deal !!! Pay close attention to his detailed instruction and skate with style. Thanks Josh for your true and genuine dedication to superior instruction. Respectfully, Dan

this was a really good tutorial and the holding the fence part is a huge must try

What a great channel! I’m a 47 year old finding my way back to skating. This channel is a blessing.. So thankful!!

Josh Balogh (this dude, i think) is the best teacher. He takes a progressive approach to teaching and improving - and if you listen to him, you WILL GET BETTER. Best teacher ive seen. Thank you Josh. If I know for sure how to get you funding, I will for sure. Whoever you are, if not Josh, thank you for making all of better and understand our skating (yes, all of us - even those better than him, he understands how you do it better than you probably) AWESOME VIDEOS. Love all the positivity too!

I'm 51 and just got my first board 5 days ago. I've dreamt of doing an ollie for decades! Still really sketchy pushing off but when I get going I can balance well and I've carved down a few steep slopes haha baby steps for me. I'm about to binge watch all of your vids. I like the cut of your jib, sir. Respect. I really hope in 6 months time, I can edit this comment with, 'I can fuckin' ollie!!'

85% of all new skaters since 1992 have learned to skate under the "ollie before kick turn" premise......it chumped skateboarding down badly and opened the door to crazy gimmicks being the norm....skateboarding was slowed down to make it safer and allow people who would have never actually been skaters to be able to become skaters......my book with what really happened to radical skateboarding and the truth is in the works......another great video....thanks

I’ve seen dozens of tutorials on the ollie and this is by far the best one. Great work JB, you taught me how to ollie, thanks! 😊

Just turned 29 and I’ve bought my first skateboard, your videos are the best I’ve found. Great detail. Thank you!

I watched so many Ollie videos but it only finally clicked with this one

Who else searched up his tutorial because they remember him having it on “ On Demand” when you were little

I’m picturing a bunch of old skaters hanging off that fence working on their Ollie’s. Well done Josh 🤘 Keep Ruling!

Sweet, this is exactly what I've been needing!

Hi Josh- I cannot express in sentences free of obscenities how fuckin' helpful this video has been in understanding where I've been going wrong...thanks an absolute shit-ton, I'll definitely watching more & subscribing!

Wish i could like this more than once, after watching every other ollie and skate tutorials that are on here, you my man spoke to me the most.

That fence trick is awesome! Love the 831 representation!

So true . Honestly its just taking your time with your self always and no pressure or rush

I’ve been skating two years and my ollie is a rocket. After watching I realized my front foot was back too far and I wasn’t jumping forward to level out. Thanks for the help.

Thanks dude I got my board around 3 weeks ago and after watching this video, I realized I shouldn't go straight into doing tricks. I just ride around and balance, carve, and get the feel of it. Hopefully in the up and coming weeks I will be able to ollie. My problem is I can't get the back wheels up and the sliding your foot part, i just cant get the feel of it. I will edit this comment when I can ollie. Thanks, you're a huge inspiration. -Ben

love the guy in the bayern munich jersey at 4:04 👏🏼👏🏼

Holy crap dude, I'm a kid of the 80s and have been skating since, but never learned or felt comfortable to try an Ollie. But dang, that fence idea is brilliant. I've used walls and stuff like that, but never even thought of trying that. I sure hope 2024 is the year of my Ollie.

lmao how is his pop alone higher than my ollie

I'm so happy I found this channel, can't wait for tomorrow to practice now (it rained today)

Top notch Sir, that hand rail tip is scintillating.

Best ollie tutorial ever!

these tutorials are priceless yo! EXACTLY the information I have been searching for. I am so grateful. I feel more confident as a skater understanding the clearly explained techniques with a unique delivery. Thanks for the knowledge bro! Appreciate your professionalism and positive vibe. peace

There’s small little details you mention in these videos that every other video misses, but they make all the difference in progression. Been wondering why I can’t seem to Ollie much when I’ve rolling with decent speed. Never heard the tip about leaning forward, among some other pointers. Giving it a go at the park Cant get enough of these videos. 🙏🏻

This video is so chill, love it!

This was such a vibe

Great video for all levels of experience! Thank you!!

Thanks, the amount of detail you describe it in is amazing

This was the most useful tutorial for me, and I’ve watched a bunch.

dude the fence thing helped me so much, i'm finally starting to pop off the ground, thank you so much!

Lmao ive never seen any other channel get so much positive messages and ill be the next one because wow you really have helped me learn to ollie and came back to the video just to say this also anyone reading this should sub because this guy is so thorough in his explanation and does great explanations that its impossible to not learn something from his videos

This is going to help a lot of people! Keep it up JB

First video I’ve seen by him/this channel. This guy is so cool. I wanna be as chill as this guy one day.

Only finding your channel recently but it’s really good for this old time skater coming back to it

Just got my first skateboard after being absent from the skate scene for 15 years ( 30 yr old male ) Finally got to take it out today for the first time and really practiced my ollie with a low fence at my local skatepark and had an absolute blast just cruising around and getting some practice in where I could. My ollie is still a bit sketchy but hopefully a few more weeks and it'll be as good as it was back in the day Thanks for the videos JB got a lot of respect for you as a teacher and a skater and i mean that. Lots of the tips you provided and the broken down mechanics of skateboarding really helped me to try give it another go. Without you I wouldn't have this huge smile on my face so thank you from the bottom of my heart

This helped so much! after a ton of tutorials, this was what got me my first ollie. i didnt know you had to pop, and once i figured that out i used the back of a bench ( in place of the fence ) to spot me and started getting the technique down. thanks man this is a great tutorial

love the tip about marking the board and holding on the fence!

Fantastic as always

Just what I needed for moving ollie. Thanks

I live in Korea and am a beginner who recently started skateboarding. I saw your channel while searching to practice ollie There is a language barrier, but it really helps a lot. thank you Let's practice hard and have fun! (I am using a translator. Please understand the error. Thank you.)

We need more people like you

Awesome video! This is the exact lesson I needed!

I'm going to practice this technique over and over, I'm 43 just got back in the game, this is the one thing I wanted to conquer, never was taught right as a kid. All my friends could do it but never broke the steps down proper, such a minimal window of time. Damn I hope I can land this simple trick.

Excellent service. Thank you

Actually so helpful thanks man

Wow, you deserve all the views! I wish I would have watched you sooner, I can tell you’ve been doing this forever, love your passion to your craft! Thanks for sharing!

Best Ollie tutorial on KZfaq

I’m 46, bought a dinghy 5 days ago and want to learn, this is the channel i go to for advice.

I started skating in the early 70's to the late 80's. Now I'm 58 & want to take up Skateboarding again. Always wanted to learn to do an ollie and hopefully I can with your videos. Seriously thinking about buying a Skateboard soon😊

Thank you so much for this! This really helped me improve my ollies!!!

Thank you "Sully" from "Dr. Quinn" ;D Just earned another subscriber! Great channel!

Omg I wasnt able to find a channel who could teach the correct tips until I found this channel, thank u so much for ur support and time

I really appreciate your suggestion using a fence for support. I will try this suggestion. I am 58 and just started taking up skateboarding this week. As a kid, I only could roll forward, that's it. Looking forward to learning tricks!

daaamn that advice with leaning forward if you riding faster might be so usefull coz as fast as i go as bad my ollies are, have to check it tommorow

Also good tips on getting comfortable riding before trying to learn the ollie. I think it's strange when I hear about these newcomers to skating who try to ollie as soon as they get their new board. It's the very first thing they try before anything else. When I first started skating in the mid 80s, I wasn't even aware of the ollie. I didn't know about this trick until much, much later. I was probably skating for a year or two before I started learning ollies.

this is hands down the the best oille video ive seen good job explaining t

This video is great, man! Keep up the good work! 😊

I think the main thing most sk8 teachers miss, is that really high, fast ollies need a more back & fourth motion to bring the board up. When you’re in motion, it looks like you’re “leaping forward” but it’s FEELS like it’s popping back (not down), then using the front foot’s sliding action to push the nose forward as a fulcrum and kinda “lever” the tail up level. It’s a serious tip that I wish someone would’ve explained to me when I was learning how to get real “jump-height” ollies. There’s a real finesse to a good ollie. Bc you should also feel like you’re facing forward even though your feet are, naturally, side by side. They’re doing a R to L or L to R kinda thing, technically. Idk maybe some ppl do feel it that way, but for me it’s a real back & fourth sorta seesaw motion, and it takes a lot more practice than just ollie-ing up, say, knee-height or less. It took me years to figure it out on my own. 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The tip on rolling ollies when going faster... first time I heard that advice. I still get cold feet when trying to ollie at faster speeds and when trying to go over obstacles. I know I need more practice, work on that pop, my timing and proper landing... but this advice helps. Thanks man.

Dude, your channel is rad! Good video quality, nice structure, easy to follow and entertaining! I dig it!

i love this guy

Got Ollie like a wheel off the ground, just gotta get the height, consistency is key

Dude your awesome. Im commiting myself to master the ollie. I can Bailey jump over one skateboard but I'm hoping by the end of the year to jump over 2 skateboards

Amazing you actually go through it properly 🤙🤙 Ima be Ollie on skateboard in no time

Thanks, this video helped so much It takes an easy yet informative approach

Heel flip tutorial please, that would be really good 😌

one thing i would like to suggest to anyone learning as someone who is currently struggling with this very thing, focus on your upper body, for alot of people they are going to throw back their arm thats in front because your body naturally wants you to turn towards your front as a safety thing, and it has caused all my ollies to look jank and turn. that is my only other piece of advice. thank you.

Moon gravity!, love it 🤘🛹🤙

This was a great instructional video! So clear, concise and straight to the point. As someone getting back into skating these tips will be super helpful! Gratitude for this! Keep em coming! New subscriber. 🙂🙏❤

one thing i struggle with when i try the ollie is my balance i feel like my wheels are always moving and when i go to squat down to jump i lose my balance and end up jumping off my board, any tips?

After all this tiring 2 weeks straight up learning how to do ollie every day, i finally land them stationary consistently (2/4 tries) on a concrete and my ollies is not rocketed anymore 😎 Thanks coach JB for the tutorial, i really appreciate this video because it really helped me alot in this past 2 weeks trying to do an ollie 🙌💙 next goal is : learn ollies while rolling 😁👍

Best tutorial i found in my opinion. Than you very much!

Thx for your lessons! ✌🏻

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🤗

can u help me with my heelflips I would like to get them higher

JB, you and these videos are awesome! I'm learning to skate in my 30s (and super addicted to the fun) and this channel has helped tremendously. Thanks for the great content.

I like the low fence idea. Never thought of that.

I still have trouble getting my front foot to slide into the concave of the board

Hi I’ve been struggling with dragging my foot it just won’t drag up instead it will push my board away any tips?

This guy is an amazing teacher

I just found this channel and I can already tell it deserves way more subs.

This is my fav channel from now on

Best skateboarder and teacher very inspiring

Absolutely brilliant videos man , keep it going please !

LOVE THEM SHOES

I love your channel so much

JB, I've watched all your vids man and today I finally managed to Ollie onto a 1 foot box and Ollie off. You make so much sense to me when you teach and I really appreciate all your advice bro. Keep up the great work legend!

this is the best tutorial for anything sports related i've ever watched

Yo JB, love your channel. Really appreciate the tutorials. As a surfer starting skating I really like your flow. Everything you say makes sense!

Thanks so much for these videos! I’m getting into skating at 21 and really shy about being at the skatepark, but these videos help make me feel better about it and learn quickly!! Because of you, I was able to standing ollie consistently after about 3 days! Learning how to do it while moving now, and I feel way more confident about everything I’m doing! 💕

Found the channel again! Excellent video and more importantly it made me realize I need me some slip ons. Those slip ons you’re wearing have been on my mind ever since I saw this vid the first time. Liking the style!

I love Braille skateboarding for the tutorials they make and they helped me learn a lot. But now I’ve discovered your channel and it’s great to watch the your videos on the same tricks to get a different perspective. Since discovering you I’ve improved my Ollie flat and started to work on ollies in transition I have also improved my carve turns and got my first ever 50/50 carve grind thanks to your tips. I have also felt more confident to go full send full speed while skating parks now realising with some tricks it’s easier to perform with more speed and it’s safer to bail with the extra hang time to kick the board away if I’m getting air. Keep up the amazing content bro, love watching your shred while I learn at the same time❤️

Best teacher ever 👍

the marking your board so you don't have to struggle to set your feet is so simple yet so useful. eventually your feet will naturally fall into those places and it will because muscle memory GENIUS!