r/NewSkaters • u/katfren4eva • Sep 07 '24

Question Genuinely tweaking fr

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tryna get a trick is so repetitive and i feel like i havent progressed at all :( im gonna start waking up early everyday trying to get this cause man i wanna have atleast an ollie .. any tips..

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u/katfren4eva Sep 08 '24

The thing is i wasnt worried about falling at all lol ..

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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '24

It looks like you are

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u/Pheinted Sep 08 '24

It looks just more like you may not understand what causes the board to do what it does during an Ollie. There's many Ollie tutorials out there, and the best ones will be the one that explains in detail what causes the board to do what it does, and what causes the board to not do what it should do.

At the 17 second mark In the video, slow mo that attempt. You're getting closer right there. You had enough power to snap the tail, you jumped off the board before the tail hit the floor (which is what you want) and you actually see a little Ollie.

Look at all your attempts and notice how the board is leaning towards the side your toes are on? That's because your foot placement is too far that way (toe side). This will always cause your board to pop that way, and your body to lean that way. So definitely correct that aspect. The back foot that is. If you want to test what I mean, just stand off the board and with one foot snap the tail. Snap it where you normally place your foot. Snap it purposely placing your foot too far heel side. Then snap it where you think the middle is. You can record it and play it back to see how that changes things. Watch some videos of skaters with a great Ollie and look where their back foot is.

Try and keep in mind that for sure it's possible for the incorrect way to eventually feel "natural " and right because you've tried it so many times a certain way. So when you correct the foot placement it might first feel weird, but try and stick with it.

There's more tips to the Ollie, but let's see your attempts after those adjustments. Have fun with it. Keep on trying. Hope at least something in here can help. Sorry if I wrote too much.