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

Thank you so much. Glad you think so! 😃

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).

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 💪

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

Wow, thank you so much 😃 I'm so glad that I can share it, especially when it's helpful haha

Thank you! I'll keep doing my best 💪

Thank you so much! I'm so glad to hear that 💪 Hope they're all helpful!

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 💪

Woo! They're such a struggle, but you've got it. 💪

That's awesome 💪 Glad I could help!

Thank you! 😃🙏

Thank you! I'm glad you noticed! I try to speak at a comfortable speed so that anyone, including non-native speakers, can watch 😃

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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! 💪

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💪💪🙏😃😃

Thank you! :D Glad to hear that.

Thank you so much! I'm glad you think so 😃 I always try to make it as clear as I can.

Haha thank you Arian 😃 I love making them, so I definitely will!

Thank you 😃🙏

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 😂)

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

Thank you! Hope it helps 💪 and good luck with the thesis too!

No problem 👍 Thank you! 😃

Thank you! I'm glad to hear it!😃

Thanks! I hope it helps 😃

Hi! I'm really happy to hear that. Thank you :D

Glad to hear it 😃😃 that was a big key for me too 💪

Thank you! 🙏

Glad to hear that! Greetings to you in Austria! :D

Thank you 😃

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.

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

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

Yeah! don't give up! It takes a really long time, but you got it 💪

Thank you so much🙏

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!

Well, commitment and fear are two major barriers that you already have passed, so you definitely got it with practice 💪

ah thanks Shawn! :D

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 🙌

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 💪

Thank you 💪 And hope it helps!

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. 😃

That's awesome! I'm glad to hear it. Hope it helps in your next session! That angled pop is my enemy 😂

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 🤦‍♀️

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!!

haha thanks Paul 😂 I really enjoy making them!

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! 💪

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 !)

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

Great share! I struggle a lot ollie-ing on inclines, so it never occurred to me. But, that's really interesting. Way to go 💪

I do too! 😃

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It takes a while to be comfortable landing. You got it though 💪

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

It's on my list ☺️

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.

gotta use whatever method works for you 💪💯

@@SarahParkMatott true true

hmm...I have never heard of using a foot binding to help with ollies. I'm not sure what that would entail...

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!

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.

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

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! 💪

if you send a video to my instagram, I am happy to look. It's hard to give tips without seeing it!

@@SarahParkMatott Thanks 💖

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

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 🙌

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 💪

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

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 💪

Are you comfortable doing any other tricks on concrete?

Thank you so much 😃

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.

haha ghost pop is a re-occuring problem I have too. Sometimes I level the board out without having popped at all 😂

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 🙌

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 😃

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 💪

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. 🙌

Ugh yes. Ollie-ing over stuff is such a different game. A frustrating one 🤦‍♀️ I feel your pain

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 💪

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! 💪

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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.

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 cat? She snuck into the video again ☺️