How To: OLLIE | Ollie Tutorial

Ready to learn how to ollie on a skateboard? In this ollie tutorial, I break down every step of what it takes to ollie, and how to ollie higher. Hold onto these trick tips! Most of them are foundational for skateboarding, and can be applied to almost every trick.
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00:00 - Intro
00:30 - Front Foot
01:13 - Back Foot
01:58 - Bending Down
02:27 - Popping
04:00 - Shoulders
04:26 - Ollies
04:43 - Key Takeaways
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[@toms_tutorials]

Name a trick that you wanna see a future tutorial for! 👇

[@saintcal]

I have a question, how do you stay on the center of you board when you ollie without leaning to back or forward?

[@toms_tutorials]

@@saintcal hmm, I think it really helps to keep your shoulders parallel with your board and to not let them turn at all before you pop. Also, it may help to put as much as weight as possible on your back foot before you pop like I explained in the video, because that will stop you from using so much energy to jump with your front foot, which may cause you to lean forward. It usually isn’t your back foot that causes you to jump forward or backward, so by popping as hard as you can with it, it helps your front foot work more lightly. Hope that makes sense!

[@saintcal]

@@toms_tutorials thanks so much!

[@toms_tutorials]

@@saintcal of course!

[@user-dw7tk7zu3w]

Varial flip, half cab, impossibles 😁

[@OfCourseICan]

So grateful for this Tom and your Channel, I'm a 70 year old Aussie beginner and this will help me immensely.

[@toryfry7636]

Starting at 70?! You sir are an inspiration to those of us that hope to still skating/walking at sixty. Welcome aboard and good to have you🙌

[@kenshinXskates92]

whqt the fuck bro thats gnarly. you are truly a goat sir

[@OfCourseICan]

Thanks so much for the kind comments and support to All. The Skating community really is a great place to be part of. I have the odd basic video myself: still learning though!❤

[@protestthisyouloser1093]

Wow I love this!!!!

[@OfCourseICan]

@@protestthisyouloser1093 : Respect from a grateful old Aussie.

[@DuesPaid]

Hey Tom I’ll admit I don’t always comment or give credit where it’s due on KZbin videos especially when someone puts their time and effort in to them. However you deserve it and I HAVE to give you your flowers. New skater and I’ve been watching video after video and could never get my brain and body to understand the mechanics of the Ollie. Watched your video and it all clicked instantly in my head and 2 attempts later I popped and landed a decent Ollie that breathed even more motivation and determination into my skating journey. Thanks brother all love and appreciation.

[@codymunoz3901]

I can ollie okay and consistently but i think in order to have a good ollie, i needa bring my backfoot up like you said. I honestly didnt think id learn anything from this but i sure did. Thank you ol son

[@MoveShapes]

I recently started skateboarding... Amazing Tutorial! Thank you bro!

[@toms_tutorials]

Thanks so much! So awesome to hear that! I'm a fellow graphic designer as well 🥂

[@SillyWillyVFX]

OMG I DID IT!!!! Dude I’ve watched so many tuts on this and YOU are the only one that I learned something from!!!! Thank you so much bro. Amazing tutorial in this

[@toms_tutorials]

So happy to hear this!! What tips were the most helpful for you?!

[@SillyWillyVFX]

@@toms_tutorials I would definitely say the foot position, and bending down really far. Those two tips helped alot with my Ollie’s.

[@TomiBorchert]

and i always thought to place popping toe on the edge. gotta try this.

[@MaxTheCC]

Amazing video! I hope I can learn it with this tips

[@ioanismail7967]

thank you, Tom! imma go do some ollies todaye

[@hommuside]

Watched 100 Ollie tuts. No one covered foot position like you. 🙏

[@rohitburra3337]

Thanks my dude

[@yahiryanez3883]

Super useful 💯

[@tuliotocha]

Good job Tom! So happy to see this! Happy Skateboarding day!!!

[@toms_tutorials]

Thanks Tulio and same to you!

[@rccollin7699]

Also one thing that I should point out is if you move slow when you Ollie it's really unstable. I prefer to do moving Ollie with some good speed. That speed will really help you keep you board steady. It kind of like manuals. They are unstable moving super slow, but if you get some good speed, they are easier to control. It also helps you build that confidence of Ollieing over something. You need the speed to clear it and keep rolling away.

[@SadMach1n3]

I never knew about bending down all the way cause I heard a messed up tip that advised otherwise lol.. I can’t wait to try your tips out hopefully to combine into learning higher and more leveled ollie 180s again as I’m getting back into it. Happy I found your channel!

[@toms_tutorials]

It's always wise to listen to different tips and to figure out what works best for you, especially considering skateboarding is so unique to each of us. I'm glad to hear that tip spoke to you and I hope it helps you with your ollies! Thanks for being here and for taking the time to say this!

[@anjinsanx44]

Cool! Thx

[@coryromeiser]

So stoked to see the CW Grip! I’m honored bro!

[@toms_tutorials]

I was very stoked to rep it in this! Thanks again for looking out! 👊

[@obourberchie1072]

I was your 8k sub😭🔥🔥🔥

[@SuppyBro]

the best explanation of the "center of the tail" and why not to use the tip of the tail. best trick tip for me, and I noticed on your other videos. I only recently have been noticing the tip of the tail causing my tricks to be unstable, and center of the tail being much better. Can't wait to consistently use it and land more tricks! Thanks Tom!

[@toms_tutorials]

This gets me so stoked to hear! I'm so glad it's been helpful for you! Like you said some of these tips are foundational for so many tricks. Thanks for letting me know!

[@GUUCCY]

Love your vids, do you have any tips on how to properly bail? A full tutorial maybe?

[@toms_tutorials]

Thank you! Hmm 🤔 a bail tutorial would actually be awesome. Personally though I really feel it's something you naturally develop as you progress in skateboarding. But I suppose a safe precaution would be staying lower to the ground or having your hands ready to catch you if you land and slip back. If you lean more forward too it will be safer than leaning back in most cases.

[@sk8nz-sp3tr]

Thx u bro✊🏻 i do thia

[@LevelUpDaily434]

Seen tons of how to ollie vids, this is the best one yet. I'm doing rolling ollies decently just lacking height. Am only getting 4-6 inches but have only been skating for 2 months. I bet I'll be nailing them next time i practice

[@marymoo5108]

Any updates? hope u reached ur goal!

[@LevelUpDaily434]

@@marymoo5108 check my channel out, doing much better at everything really. I'm going to post an update on all 4 ollie stances and all 4 Pop shuv stances then I'll be doing all 4 stances for 360 shuvs lol landing things much nicer (:

[@LevelUpDaily434]

@@marymoo5108 i appreciate you checking in too lol

[@creeddjyt5333]

thx in advance

[@fanbulma8879]

Dude, its work! I can do ollie after this. Why? Toes set up! Thanks

[@toms_tutorials]

YES so stoked to hear this! What an honor!

[@GabeSom-cx9mp]

Most detailed Ollie tutorial….👍🏻🛹🚀🤩definitely recommending to all my friends . You deserve a sub❤❤❤

[@michaelowens2501]

I’m going to have to try changing my back foot, first time I’ve heard dropping it down and not having my foot in line with the tail. Thanks for the tips 🤙🏼

[@homesickNovalis]

Crazy I've never heard this either, but makes so much sense.. with your back toes a bit closer to the trucks, the nose is gonna pop up much faster, with the same amount of effort..

[@gaogaenssb5737]

It’s bs, look at his back foot placement @2:57

[@MeloTheHuman]

still struggling but figuring it out slowly...the sliding my foot is what's getting me now. it was my backfoot at first, kinda getting the hang of it

[@Pokemongoskate]

MN legend

[@toms_tutorials]

❤️✊ it means a lot to hear that

[@cyraxvisuals6203]

when you ollie, do you lift your front foot up, pop and jump or put pressure on the backfoot, pop and then jump with the front foot?

[@mardoqueoalvaradoherdoiza1302]

🔥🔥🔥🛹 Gracias

[@toms_tutorials]

👊 de nada

[@NathanLin]

Thanks for the video. So when you crouching down(not when you jump), what is the weight distribution? most of the weight on the front foot?

[@toms_tutorials]

You want most of your weight on your back foot! Even when you're crouching down, and especially before you pop.

[@danielalvarez5763]

Hi Tom, it’s me again.

How to jump when doing an ollie is the most confusing part for me, and all you said was "that's when you finally snap" :) There seems to be a lot of arm movement going on when doing an "ollie jump" for example. In my experiments, the timing also seems to be very important during the jump. Should you try to keep both feet on the board as long as possible as you're jumping up for example, or when should you start lifting the front foot? And when should you "do something" with the back foot to actually pop?

[@homesickNovalis]

One little thing that has helped me is realizing that I often try to pop the tail too soon, and need to wait just a bit longer as I'm jumping up.. but so much of it is just feeling it out for yourself. Hopefully you're still skating and have gotten the hang of it already🙏

[@warhammer2639]

so I have to jump forward or straight up?

[@loveandlove8804]

🤩🤩🤩🤩💯💯💯💯

[@01suku77]

hello i have an issue basically every time i try to squat down my board lean back which causes me to lose balance and then my pop isn’t straight etc do you have any advice?

[@rccollin7699]

Make sure to have equal weight on both feet. Like 50/50. It's going to take some effort but try to use your calf muscles to keep the board parallel so you are not leaning on one edge. It could also be how you are squatting. Make sure that your back is not totally straight. You still want to squat down and be centered but if you are keeping your back super straight it will throw you off.

[@oscaroof4551]

I have a question does your front foot goes straight

[@charlotteturner8456]

I’ve been ollieing a little while and can get a pretty decent thigh-high ollie stationary but as soon as I try a rolling ollie I just can’t get the height and always land back foot first and the front of the board tips up - any tips?

[@codymunoz3901]

I could be wrong cause I'm no professional but it sounds like your possibly not dragging your foot up the board enough?

[@ericbresnahan5910]

I can ollie a mile high now!

[@toms_tutorials]

Verified! It works everyone!! 👆

[@rfaell7001]

I used to be able to ollie over a 60 cm obstacle. And then i didnt skate for months because of school. (School sucks). and now i cant even ollie higher than my waist without falling. I hate school

[@toms_tutorials]

School isn't fun especially when you're younger, but you'll be so thankful later in life if you take it seriously. Trust me, I've learned that the hard way and wish I would've done more schooling than I did. And be patient with yourself, you did it once and I know you know you can do it again. It's still in there.

[@wiansbajebeh]

Hey, I recently learned Ollie’s but one problem I had is when I drag my front foot across and up the grip tape to the nose it comes off the grip and doesn’t actually slide. Basically when I slide my foot and I just catch the board at the nose with my foot that slides offf the griptape. Any help?

[@toms_tutorials]

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[@rccollin7699]

It could be improper sliding. You are almost sliding up at an angle. What helps me is to slide almost forward. Not just straight up but think about the angle your board is at when you pop. You want to slide at that angle.

[@wiansbajebeh]

@@rccollin7699 Thanks

[@fofx]

Do you pop straight down? or slightly backward? and do you jump straight up? or jump slightly forward? These two always confuse me

[@toms_tutorials]

Sorry for the delay! You can pop straight down into the ground, and I would jump up and slightly forward. That’s what helps your front foot slide up, which causes the back of your board to rise and level out.

[@fofx]

@@toms_tutorials Thank you very much for your reply! I will try that tomorrow after work :D

[@toms_tutorials]

@@fofx of course! Let me know if that helps!

[@fofx]

@@toms_tutorials Sorry for my late reply. Its monsoon season here in Korea so I didn’t get to practice much. But popping straight down and jumping slightly forward definitely made my ollie more stable! And I noticed I need to shift my weight a few times when I Ollie. When crouching down I put my weight on the front foot 7 and back foot 3 I do this so that I can lift my front foot higher when jumping up And right before I pop my weight is all in the back foot. (Spring off of back foot) Then I need to level out my weight in the air via galloping part. Hence jumping slightly forward helps to have balance in the air(well at least for me) I don’t know if I understand the mechanism correctly but just want to thank you for making these tutorials. I picked up skateboarding 2 yrs ago when I was 34. And the place I reside is country side so almost no skaters around me. So these tutorials and your comments helped a lot. Thank you again! I had so much fun during today’s sesh!

[@toms_tutorials]

@@fofx I'm so honored to have helped you perfect your ollies! It makes my day hearing this. Very glad that the tips we discussed are working! It really does help to jump forward, and definitely to put ALL that weight on your back foot before you pop. Thanks for sharing all this!

[@christopherdurant5892]

I'm 42 I just started skating again after 17 years my knees and ankles are not the same any advice?

[@toms_tutorials]

That's awesome and inspiring that you're getting back into it. Since it's so hard on your body you'll of course need to ease into it. I would recommend doing a lot of squat exercises to build those specific muscles back and strengthen your body to be able to handle skating. Or, just take it slow at first and let your body re-adapt to using those muscles.

[@danielalvarez5763]

My weakness is my twisty jumps. I can’t even completely shake them in basketball.

[@danielalvarez5763]

Oh hello lol

[@hommuside]

Subbed. In a million vids, no one has covered toe position like you. 🙏

[@toms_tutorials]

Thanks so much for the support! ❤ So happy to help!