3 Reasons why YOU CAN'T OLLIE!!!!

Can't figure out the ollie? Here are 3 super common mistakes people make that stop them from being able to ollie.
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[@christopherpetts6599]

Nobody ever talks about how to jump. It's just assumed that everyone can. Cheers Ben!

[@Titus.21]

FACTSSSS

[@Kayden2valid]

True

[@fannys941]

Some even say it's not a jump 🙄

[@evaprebil4396]

Something Just wasnt right and today I decided to Search up on youtube how to ollie corectly and the first vid I saw a guy was finally talking about that you Have to jump So I guess my message to braile (araon kyro) for teaching me how to ollie incorectly

[@mobilegaming1056]

@@fannys941 it’s not really a jump, when you Ollie you have to get down like a jum but once you are 2/4 of the way into the jump you complete all steps to the Ollie and throw your body up

[@nufinkspliff]

I must of watched a hundred how to ollie video's, gaining a little bit of insight from each one. I think this was the final piece of the puzzle. Went to the park after watching this, got all up on dem balls and started getting clean, stuck to my feet ollies. This probably would have been easier at 12 instead of 44. And as there's no memory in theses muscles, every little helps. Cheers Ben.

[@justkeepskating8888]

Great to hear!

[@robotzombie9]

Cheers to that! I'm 42 and I'm skating to spend more time with my daughter; and having a lot of fun!

[@lordcorneliousiii7322]

@@robotzombie9 are you sure your 42

[@Puty0urlipstick0n]

Congrats man!!!!

[@hitmarkerwhattt6921]

Ayyyyyyy I’m so happy that you’re skateboarding again! Never too old to learn a new trick or get better at one! I hope the falls are not so and even if they are I hope you fall on clouds and break/hurt nothing brother. Have a good day!

[@natw1875]

took me 5 years to actually get an ollie off the ground. looking back i think the main reason i could never do it was because of everyone describing it as pop, then slide, then jump when in reality it's one motion. you slam on the tail as you jump and slide your front foot forward, you don't hit the tail then slide your foot then jump. i wish people would stop giving out that advice! no matter how you do fast you do each step, you'll never ollie if you're not doing everything at once. this caused middle school me endless frustration lol

[@AnttiBrax]

There def are three parts but the order is jump with both feet, pop and lift front foot up, lift back foot and slide front foot. You can't pop if you're still jumping because your front foot puts pressure on the board. Likewise you can't slide if you haven't finished popping. But it's true you can't do them separately. Each follows the other seamlessly. Knowing this mostly helps one figure out what is going wrong. There just isn't time to think during the ollie. I had a really good balance from longboarding when I started to practice ollies. Couple of times when I got frustrated I just did rockets for five minutes. Jump and pop, forget the front foot slide. A year later... now I only need more balls to ollie over a rigid obstacle. 😂 The "sleeping on it" part is really important. :) Your nervous system takes time to wire itself correctly.

[@jaacobain]

it took me one day, i feel bad for you

[@tomasgomez8613]

Did you try hard enough (?) it took me a week to do a very good ollie but I did 4 to 5 hours of trying each day (next to that my right foot had some problems because of that repeatedly motion).

[@khadeem56]

The pop is you kicking down/jumping off with the ball of your back foot, try with your feet on the ground is the same motion even most of the front motion as well cause you have to lift it of the ground. That's the best to explain, a lot of other youtubers tell you push down with your back but that makes no sense to say when the motion is much more intense.

[@eliriedle6561]

Yea see it took me a day of actually trying to get it and those 3 steps are what got me actually getting them up, watched this video to try to help my boy out with learning turns out it’s the leaning thing he was talking about

[@jordynd7547]

now i'm thinking about how stupid i looked with my ass sticking out while i practiced ollies last time lmaoooo learning by yourself is a struggle but at least there are videos like this to help us solo skaters out!

[@jiggy_j6741]

Lmaoooo Fr this my 4th day of skating I got my Ollie but i didn’t know why I couldn’t go higher but I just realized it’s cause I had my as sticking out while trying to jump

[@danitiwa]

Learning to skateboard is all about looking stupid so we can look cool later. Don’t beat yourself up about it haha

[@pizzashop314]

Film yourself and watch the footage. It feels weird to do but nobody will judge you. I've been doing that and combined with these videos I've learned so many bad habits I formed. (for reference, I'm 35 and got my first deck when I was like 10 or 12. I can ollie, but 9/10 times Im doing one of these things and not landing it. The mentality is so much better when you know why you arent completing the trick)

[@ryanstark5497]

I can already ollie, but tried it today with your #3 tip of the back posture: I can get so much higher off the ground now! Thank you so much Ben, without a mirror and just skating by myself I couldn't see what I was doing wrong to only get a couple inches off the ground! Have a great day.

[@justkeepskating8888]

Happy to help!

[@MrTripsJ]

Dude i was just about to say... I did the exact same. I struggled with clean fs180s and kickflips. It turns out i was leaning waaaaay too forward. Sick tip Ben, it's really overlooked

[@mikkomarkuskaariainen9023]

Happy gor you, Brother ❤Will try tomorrow myself these steps:)

[@david-kg2wq]

ollie on to things is just such a great feeling even if youve been doing it for a long time youll never loose this amzing feeling

[@stellamonika1132]

This gives me inspiration lol

[@tuplahaukat]

One important thing also is to remember that when you change boards, trucks or wheels the timing will change. Not a major thing but can make some bad skate days trying to adapt the new timing. It's all part of the process tho, just blame it on the board like rest of us!

[@dustinorgas6149]

Yes, it's always the board! It's true what you say though. However, I also think the more different boards/setups you try, the better you become at adapting and get an even better feel for skating overall.

[@tuplahaukat]

@@dustinorgas6149 Exactly!

[@kamaelea4060]

I’ve noticed that.

[@sasproductions701]

@@dustinorgas6149 defo, i went from 7.5 in early 2000s to 7.75 and then quit many years, then i tried an 8" setup and liked it, then i tried a 8.25 setup and liked it. i now have a flip 8.13 which ive landed some sick shit on so i feel thats the size i really like but i only see FLIP doing 8.13 where as the common size is 8.125 which is just under so if i change brand ill think about an 8.125 next maybe.

[@larkharbeson3443]

So no one is talking about how he had the whole park to himself on a clear day?

[@Orangecataura]

Probably early in the morning

[@tissuepaper9962]

Look at the angle of the light, the sun is maybe 30° off the horizon. Depending on the time of year and his exact latitude, it could be as early as 7-7:30am. Probably closer to 9-10 if I had to guess, which makes for a pretty empty park on a weekday.

[@kaseyfraser6491]

@@tissuepaper9962 thanks man for the detailed explanation. Do you study or just like some knowledge you’ve attained?

[@tissuepaper9962]

@@kaseyfraser6491 just accrued knowledge. Ancient/dead-reckoning-based methods of navigation and time-telling are very interesting.

[@purrpocalypse]

Oh man, and here I thought it was because I'm too fat to jump.

[@boltzmannbrain8698]

Yeah. I once looked up “fat guy Ollie” and sure enough fat guys can. There went that excuse and I got to work.

[@ilainmoe1921]

That doesnt mean you shouldnt go on a diet.

[@HowlingMad86]

I have 100 Kilos and i do ollies, heelflips, 180ies,fakie shuvits, miniramp skating. Don't worry about your weight. You can, if you train.

[@hannah7399]

@@ilainmoe1921 shut up

[@ilainmoe1921]

@@hannah7399 u noob

[@merrynnails5275]

after the third tip i literally ran outside, i realised that that was exactly what i had been doing and bam after months i did my first ollie! (i mean it still sucks and needs a lot of work but who cares)

[@mobilegaming1056]

I have been skating for about 9 months now, a big issue with ollies is the jump and the speed you complete all steps to an Ollie. I taught my little brother how to Ollie and his main issue was doing every step too fast

[@mobilegaming1056]

Also I highly recommend getting more comfortable with the board. I know everybody said this but it’s true. I tried to land an Ollie when I first started but I couldn’t I rode my board for a couple weeks and it was so much easier. The more comfortable you are with the board the easier everything is to do

[@jiggy_j6741]

Same

[@skatecentral2069]

Same lol, I'd been trying for about 3-4 months(the whole time I've been skating) and then I tried it, got 6 inches off the ground, and rolled away on the bolts first try

[@tomib8789]

I'm telling you guys I've been skating for 4 months trying to get good ollie's and I just now realized don't try to pop the board so hard and don't bend down too much trust me going to hard is what made my ollie's suck just do it light and jump high

[@dyzdrive2006]

I should try that bruh! thanks

[@-dfh-866]

Ppl that do it too hard tend to use their back leg more. When you realize that you go light with less leg and more of a sorta heel snap, the better you get from then on.

[@nathanraysandusky6572]

Half the time I was looking at his shadow

[@zyuki4337]

IMAO same

[@Ze_hits_180s]

Fr tho😂

[@fenderman1984]

I need to be able to ollie a hip or euro gap like that.

[@hugohugohugohugo4800]

same dude, looks so good

[@rickholzer708]

Who doesn't? Definitely, the skate practice, as it requires body consciousness, mind focus and emotion detachment, is a complex form of fakir meditation and the advanced skill on skating is able to make everybody stoned...I went to a vert competition and the fathers were vibing like their kids on each trick performed...skate is amazing...

[@AnryGuiltar]

3:00 hilarious and I've totally done this

[@Enz0Gtz]

omg I've been struggling for weeks I FINALLY GOT IT!!! turnout it was my Pasteur thankyou so much🤞💯🤧

[@DanielMagnolia]

Dude, you are ALSO the VANCOUVER CARPENTER! I've been watching that channel during the pandemic to fix up my house. Then I started looking for tips on skating for my daughter! And you're here too!

[@RIPToNateDoggIHadToRegulate]

I've learned Ollie's when I was like 16 years old. Now, 10 years later I can still do the trick. I've stopped skating at 17.

[@postmodernjoe]

It’s like biking once u learn then u never forget

[@NeoAemaeth]

Motor skill learning takes horrendously long to master, but it will be engrained for life.

[@eQuariuz]

Did you start cruising again at least?

[@jeffreylohr4460]

The hinge point was such a salient detail. I’ve been ollieing for about a month. After i saw this I went out, focused on my back position and ollied better. Thanks for the video

[@Bryan-kl5rr]

I lost it when you stood on the ground, hinged your back, and tried to jump lol. You skate with that proper Chris Cole / Tiago Lemos posture, looks good.

[@justkeepskating8888]

Why thank you:)

[@lZlSHINTANi]

The hinged back was definitely my problem. After straightening my back my ollies became much better. Thanks so much for this video!

[@Revv10K]

I got my first solid ollie today, I'm in my 2nd week of skateboarding, I've been practicing ollies since my 3rd day. Trust me guys. YOU got this

[@irmasil3]

"Up to a year..." Dudes, I am 43 and it took me 2 years to get solid flat ground ollie consequently. However, I still have trouble with my speed...it seems its just not enough to clear an obstacle all the way through yet, so by estimations my back wheels are still "almost clearing"...which means I can't try ollie over stuff yet. So, on to my third year and hopefully I will get there...The secret is to have a clear goal: And my only goal in skateboarding is to ollie properly while cruising...Everything else, every other trick is considered an extra...

[@boltzmannbrain8698]

That’s tenacity. I’m similar. Had a skateboard all my life and could never get it off the ground. I decided at 39 that I want to Ollie a curb and an obstacle. A kick flip would be nice as well. I used those skatertrainers while getting the mechanics down and have had good progression since then. After six months and at least 2hr/day I’m getting the hang of it.

[@mafra1396]

My suggestion is: focus on speed too (and maybe put tricks aside for a while). Try with sweet lopes or push more and more: if you get used to a faster pace the rest will sort out more easily.

[@-dfh-866]

Are your wheels too tight? Are your bearings clean?

[@yasmina7212]

Your videos make it so much more simple to understand, you get straight into the subject and show us litterally what we needed to see to understand, tysm!

[@committedsouls9404]

I love how straightforward you are and you explain it very well

[@neb1ros]

Thanks dude! I'm old and tore my acl skating, and just watching you helps me mentally reinforce the proper techniques for the time when I can get back on the board :)

[@levistepanian5341]

I appreciate you saying it takes a long time to figure it out, I like the honesty

[@necgist]

Thanks for this Ben. I started skating a few years ago just as a bucket list item but I fell in love with it and now have a mini-ramp in my yard. The ollie has been by nemesis for years! It is easy to get frustrated and then I just do what I know how to do on the ramp and neglect new skill development. I appreciate the brutal honesty that it can take a long time to get the ollie timing down. I’ve added some ollie practice to every session now and will take your advice with me when I skate today and in the future.

[@davidacosta193]

No one could've explain what I was doing wrong any better. Thank you

[@kevinmoy4001]

This might just be what I needed, thanks as always Ben. Keep up the good work please!

[@Aondeug]

Thanks for making this. I've been starting on trying to learn them and it's been proving really difficult. So like learning that I can stand on the board all flat footed...That's a big help. Will still take me a while to learn but at least I've learned a few more tips on them!

[@Narusasu98]

Very nice tips, thanks! And great montage of your ollies, I love the sound skateboards make so much

[@elpadre4202]

Straight back.. such a good tip. Works for kick flip too. Have just started focusing on keeping back straight and seen some progress.

[@Fountain_Angel]

I love the detail in this video. Amazing !

[@sofixiia]

This was definitely what I needed. This tutorial is amazing!! Thank you!

[@Kora_girl]

Thanks Ben for those wonderful insights.

[@wowjuswow]

This was so helpful and I put these tips together and it already helped a lot with my form. It also helped my confidence so thank you. Hopefully I'll have consistent ollies soon.

[@sarahc8493]

it took me three years to learn on my own what you just explained in 3 minutes. Specifically the hinging at the back / leaning forward issue.

[@salmabriz]

This was really helpful, and i’ve been watching many videos, this one really helps me to understand the techniques. Thank u!

[@Dutch0wnage99]

You have to love the science and reasoning behind the explanation Ben gives. Even if you can do or know what he's saying. It's still boggles your mind and makes you think about what your actually doing wen skateboarding. The moment your trying to learn a trick or movement. Your mind is empty and all you can think about is the fun and joy of progressing. That's why alot of people fall in love or fall back in love with this amazing sport. Can I get a " Keep shreddin!"?

[@travisfranz703]

Great tip with the back thing. I was definately doing that a lot without realizing it

[@MiamiMarkYT]

Omg I never even thought about my back. Sometimes I’ll stand on the ground and do little hops to try and get the feeling for the timing before I practice learning ollies, and naturally my back will be aligned right, but now that I think of it I’m probably folded like a chair when I’m on the board. I looked back at some of my vids to check but I’ve literally never even bothered to get anything above my waist in the camera frame. That’s gotta be a big part of why I feel like I can barely get off the ground. Thank you so much. Cant wait to try this out after work tomorrow!

[@ABSCrunchFit28]

Great video amongst SO many regarding this topic! Thanks for posting! Am just getting back into skating at 56! Ride Safe!

[@abumadina]

Great job Ben! I really need this kind of video.

[@richw.6296]

0:34 trying them, sleeping on it. I remember going to sleep after trying tricks, and physically going through the moves and waking myself up.

[@highcaliberexclusive9890]

God bless you dude. That hinged back thing really got me.

[@chriszichriszable]

Probably the best video on this topic. I especially liked the questioning of these "how to trick xyz in 8 hours" videos.. it is completely true what you say. I learned how to ollie in 1990, and it took me a year, because I couldn't figure out the timing, together with the shifting of the weight.. If I had youtube and your video at that time I probably would have learned it faster. I never forget or unlearned how to Ollie since, even if I haven't been on the board for years!

[@jackcraters1425]

I threw out my back twice and have been rehabbing for a year. I noticed I struggled with straight back on ollie's and kickflips and such and I'm not a beginner necessarily. glad you brought that up.

[@gamefacierglitches]

Ironically I was doing number 3 for the longest time and only yesterday I caught myself "not jumping". This video confirmed my problem. Thanks a lot! 🤘

[@jacobbrossart1472]

BRO THANK YOU SO MUCH, I’ve been trying to Ollie for a month now and ur last tip was exactly what I was doing wrong, I had instant success after.

[@bluelouise326]

I've skated for quite awhile and moved on to different tricks because little did i know, thank you for sharing your knowledge. 💕

[@GeorgBFH]

hey Ben! your new channel is actually a gift for New skaters. you Cover Things in your tutorials that every beginner really needs to think of, instead of all the other experienced skaters that sadly dont even know anymore what the Problems of first learning the ollie is. TY SO MUCH!

[@rloach067]

thank youuuu!! this is so incredibly helpful!!

[@NinjaaNet_]

Thanks for the tips! All these other skate videos never mention these. I finally found was i am doing wrong. I was arching my back and had my feet flat!

[@cyclimo6268]

This the first ollie video I have seen, that is actually helpful. Thank you!

[@Brandon-md1uk]

Man, I started skating back when I was 13 and could never get a solid Ollie and gave up. Fast forward to now where I'm 29 and picked back up skateboarding and still see videos with the same explanation and I couldn't get a great ollie. Your the only person I've seen emphasize about being on the balls of your feet(maybe common sense to most but not me) and my first attempt after watching your video I got a legit ollie . Thanks alot man!

[@kengee4365]

Great videos. This really is helping me teach my daughter how to skate. I have no idea how to skate so you are my daughter's personal tutor

[@TheReal_DeanD]

Man. Ben sure has great deadlift form. These tips are really helpful. Especially 2 and 3.

[@kimberlywisniewski7859]

Thank you so much seriously I realized the two things I’m doing wrong flat foot and back I’m sure in no time with practice I’ll get it. I just picked up skating I used to bmx and I’m super excited.

[@davidsskateboardworld3078]

Thank you great video, clear and educational

[@rabbitruler44]

I’ve been able to ollie for a few years now but they’ve never looked great. I’ve seen so many ollie videos before (took me a year to get an ollie lol) but I’ve never heard of these tips! Will definitely try these this summer thanks dude love you channel!

[@Ilias2805]

One of the best tutorials I saw in a while!

[@wolfgang5496]

Thanks mate. Besides Fidel’s Ollie tip, yours helped tremendously. Subbed

[@PhyzerGX]

Man I’m so glad this was made I’d been hinging my back the whole time

[@TheKeyWii]

Would love your take on tips for kickflips! You are the best Ben.

[@lunxgacha3844]

Dude thank you so much for this. I am currently still at the tennis courts trying to learn how to balance my foot up without the fence ( I’m 15 years old and have been practicing since 13) and this really helped me learn how to balance ironically, so cheers Ben!

[@NailLoverNr1]

Thank you so much! I will try this in the skatepark later today 💜 I have only been skating for a few weeks but i really want to learn to ollie!

[@zaiphu]

This is such a helpful channel thank you for putting in the effort to help newbies

[@justkeepskating8888]

You're very welcome!

[@nikkiboy9662]

I just started skating with a old board last week, i got no week and had to replace the bushings (i ordered grip) and i can ride pretty comftably ima use this video to learn how to Ollie the right way! Love from Melbourne, Australia

[@kennetharango1663]

Hey Man, Thanks so much on the the tip about hinging your back .. It has made me a better skater in just five minutes... THANK YOU...

[@DanielPangemanan]

This is such a golden tips yo! I’ll try it on my sesh tomorrow. I think that I have that flat footed problem. Thanks a bunch for this! Instant sub 😁

[@DanielPangemanan]

You're right! Once I correct my pose, and use both ball of my feet, I got it! I can now ollie while rolling. 🙌🙌

[@queeny5613]

Thanks so much for this, I was really struggling as I have practice in a tiny bare patch of sloped earthing my barn so there is not much space..even so i will keep going

[@jonahrobberts2909]

Thanks for the tips, I think tip 2 and 3 really apply to me, haven't tried them yet but thanks

[@tomjones5687]

I'm 34 and I've started skating again over lock down after a long break from it. While I can ollie stationary fine rolling is just not coming back to me. A lot of great tips on here that I'm going to put into practice this week!

[@Alan-is3jk]

Solid content! Adding to #2 and #3, what helped me with learning how to ollie was actually lifting my heels up shortly before bending my knees and doing the ollie (not only does it create a bit of momentum but it would also help with keeping my weight on the balls of my feet) and to do the jumping off the board (helped get that back posture right and notice which muscles I should engage).

[@santinomarino3457]

This video was very very helpful. I think the tip that help me the most was straightening my back. When I straightened it I was able to Ollie a lot higher than I have ever Ollied. Thank you so much!

[@traceaustin6445]

Thanks this is helping me improve so much can’t do them yet but practice makes perfect

[@Coryiodine]

I thought I couldn't ollie well but after watching you I'm almost as high as you get and after watching your montage it inspires me to go try to do some cool stuff with the ollie I have now, thanks man

[@pablovirus]

That montage was awesome. The ollie is such a beautiful trick. I can't wait to finally be able to do it consistently and use it to cruise more freely. I've been practicing a lot these past two months, still need to improve a lot but I hope I can get there. Wish I had started when I was a bit younger tho lol (I'm 33 and started skateboarding last year). Thanks for the tips

[@torionnasamarr543]

Realized I’m a back hinger and this has helped so much!!

[@SkatingwithAaron]

You beat me to the ollie video but I agree 100% that it’s not where people should start. I always find it interesting that it’s the ollie or kickflip that everyone immediately wants to do. Great video. Keep up the great content!

[@empanishproductions]

EXCELLENT tips, cheers!

[@SandlapperSam]

I had no idea you had another channel...glad I found it.

[@mortyelectro]

Very helpful! Thanks!

[@LimYangJunn]

Thanks for this! I will try these tomorrow

[@ZDzociety]

Very helpful thanks!

[@DanielRene]

This was beautiful done. Tha k for the tips.

[@jamiewilson1834]

Of all the videos I've watched, this is the only one that had mentioned the balls of the feet and posture, which whilst in hindsight are pretty obvious. As a beginner, the focus is moreso on the balance (and in turn remaining flat footed) and the watching my feet and losing the posture. Ollie's have definitely improved since focusing in these points. Thought it worth hunting down this video again to give it a well deserved like.

[@kam.grza11]

THIS HELPED SO MUCH I KEEP DOING THE FIRST ONE 🙇🏼‍♀️

[@losfromla1480]

Very nice tips, those last two I'd never heard anywhere. Good to learn that the Ollie is an advanced trick that was developed late in the evolution of skating.

[@hrtless666]

It’s really helpful and ty for making this video

[@riddienwolf580]

this right here just made my whole skating career! thank you so much!

[@scu-dub]

He absolutely tutors like no other🤙I loved his kickflip tutorial

[@robotzombie9]

I really like that tip of not leaning over. And for being so tall, he is so smooth and makes it look effortless. So don't try to wind up jump as high as you can, just be under control

[@jcamsxc]

guy deserves more subscribers! here’s one fam! gj!

[@ChristofferAndersson]

Noticed two things I kinda do tbh. So thanks! Saving the video so I remember to watch it a couple of times more.

[@kwintenkerckaert1825]

Wow, this channel is actually pretty good. Nice work g. ✊🏼

[@justkeepskating8888]

Appreciate it!

[@benjiejimenez8507]

Very helpful video

[@sirjustis]

I love your content! Ive been watching it faithfully for the last yr and half :). Is there anyway you can touch base w the upper body and how you use your arms etc?

[@NetanelColish]

Thank you

[@pauldunlopfarre7897]

I think the 3rd tip is the bes one for beginners. And I think that I've been doing it for years but now I found the video and I think I'll get them much better🔥🔥🔥