How to do an Ollie on a Snowboard | The One Simple Secret to the Perfect Ollie

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Focus Snowboards

Күн бұрын

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@neilbower123 14 күн бұрын

Excellent, clear & simple explanation, cheers

@FocusSnowboards 13 күн бұрын

Thanks a lot Neil, glad to hear this helped!

@piotrbrouwer3732 16 күн бұрын

Nice vid. Really helpfull. Hope there is more content on the way this season!

@FocusSnowboards 13 күн бұрын

Thank you for your comment. We've got more videos in the plans for riders of all levels so stay tuned and let us know if there's something you'd like to see more of.

@roadtrip6075 23 күн бұрын

I think you are right about the timing with other videos. I could never figure out when to release the tail. I will try ollie next time I'm out. Thanks!

@FocusSnowboards 13 күн бұрын

Glad you found the timing info helpful, hopefully this will lead to some good ollies!

@dpj9421 8 ай бұрын

OMG! This is the MOST UNDERRATED CHANNEL for snowboarding education. I mean seriously! The way you elaborate the movements, the reasonings and logic behind it. The keywords you used. And more importantly, the way to bring forth certain explanation allows people to have those "lightbulb" relating moments. Amazing! Subscribed and liked! P.s. I have emailed and IG DM you regarding your snowboard. Hope to hear from you soon!

@FocusSnowboards 8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, stoked to hear that you have enjoyed the video so much! There's more videos ready to go and we'll be sharing more of these as we start to move out of our summer season here in Canada.

@ijelic1604 7 ай бұрын

Tnx mate, very nice vid, will definitely try to learn to ollie next season! 😊

@FocusSnowboards 7 ай бұрын

Stoked to hear you found it useful...let me know how you get on!

@goodridevibes 9 ай бұрын

Good stuff my dude - keep killing it

@FocusSnowboards 9 ай бұрын

Thank you, appreciate it!

@dootdoot1867 Ай бұрын

Good content

@FocusSnowboards Ай бұрын

Thank you!

@timgoldson1930 9 ай бұрын

Great explanation!

@FocusSnowboards 9 ай бұрын

Thank you, appreciate you taking the time to comment.

@MoreRice514 Ай бұрын

Hi, my snowboard season just recently started, i was wondering if you would make some videos about beginner tricks in jumps such as small spins and easy grabs.

@FocusSnowboards 13 күн бұрын

Thanks for the suggestions! We'll for sure be making some freestyle videos, definitely stay tuned.

@doyouevennaturebro4593 10 ай бұрын

Great video man. Thanks. I’ll have to try the lift and bounce back to improve my Ollie. For me tail presses helped a lot in learning the flex of the board. I’m also working on letting my lower body do the work. I’ve found that sometimes I try really hard to load the board with my upper body and sometimes that throws me off balance. Gonna try the little bounce back move for sure. Edit: Sub number 50!

@FocusSnowboards 10 ай бұрын

Appreciate the feedback @doyouevennaturebro4593 and hopefully this will help you keep your balance throughout the trick!

@MrSweeeeeee 7 ай бұрын

Hi there, are you using the insta360 camera in this video? thanks, I really enjoy your content.

@FocusSnowboards 7 ай бұрын

Yes, filmed on Insta360, thanks!

@shillers1978 9 ай бұрын

Solid intermediate snowboarder here. Been trying to learn to Ollie recently (and not being able to get a lot of air) and can’t wait to get back out on the snow to try this technique. My main board is a really stiff Lib, so had wondered whether that was the issue? I have a couple of other (much less stiff) boards (that I’ve progressed out of), so might be better to learn to Ollie on one of those instead?

@FocusSnowboards 9 ай бұрын

@shillers1978 great comment, thanks for getting involved. Such a good topic as this is exactly what this video can directly address - why an ollie can feel good on one board and not another! Ideally, you can progress your skills on both boards, being knowledgable of the differences. For example, on the softer board, you may find it easier to create some spring and bounce back from the board, helping with higher ollies, especially at slower speeds. That said, with a stiffer board, if you feel like your bounce back timing and the ollie itself are pretty clean, then you can start being more intentional with where you do your tricks on the mountain, and the speed you are riding at - for example, on the stiffer Lib, you may choose natural terrain bumps, rolls or drops to help create more air time, and further to that, adding more speed to those same terrain features to get even more air time. Otherwise, if you find you are having a hard time creating any flex in the tail of the Lib at all, then yes, you will be limited somewhat by the board. Definitely enjoy getting to know the different behaviours in your boards...it will be well worth the time!

@DickWalz 10 ай бұрын

im an old skater. i ollie pretty much how i ollie a skateboard. a lot of my loading comes from lifting my leading leg while pressing the back leg loading for the jump. this timing is probably hard for someone that never ollied a skateboard

@FocusSnowboards 10 ай бұрын

@DickWalz an ollie on a snowboard is definitely harder to time well for those that haven't skated before 👌

@DrVannacut 4 ай бұрын

I am yet pretty good in doing ollies on flat ground or flat surfaces while riding, what I defo struggle with is on a tilted surface like slope or side hit cause as soon as I load up my tail I do a turn, I do think because I am too much on an edge when trying to ollie on a tilted surface, but I struggle to flat my board. any tips beside trying and trying? :-D

@FocusSnowboards Ай бұрын

Ollies are definitely easier over a flat board, but, they are still possible to do when taking off an edge. It sounds like you are creating a little too much edge and likely leaning/moving your upper body over the edge too. If it is not possible to take off a flat board becuase of the slope, practise with small ollies first and focus on keeping your upper body (shoulders and head) upright and stacked over your hips as you ollie. When this becomes eaasier you can increase the amount you move to create higher ollies. If you feel like you are still struggling, feel free to reach out and send a video so we can take a closer look!