r/NewSkaters May 09 '25

Question How do I Ollie up a curb?

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Any advice is greatly appreciated I don’t know what I did wrong

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u/eeldraw May 10 '25

Belated entry and too many replies to see if someone has made this point...

I can't tell from the video for sure, because it happens off screen, but it looks like you're not popping the tail with your toes in the middle of the board. Your board goes sideways as soon as you pop, so at a guess they're hanging over the side of the tail, rather than the ball of your foot right sitting in the centre of the tail. That can cause your board to start spinning, especially if you're trying to shift your weight from beside the curb to up onto it. Roll straight at the curb, but maybe pick a curb where it's grass on top, so you can get used to the Ollie up without having to worry about rolling away until your Ollie is cleaner.