5 Reasons Your Ollie's Suck | A Skateboarder's Guide 

My eyes: ok I understand My feat: ok I have no idea what to do

I was at the skatepark yesterday and there was a rather heavy guy, likely 200-230 LBS in his late 30s or early 40s who was in a flat area practising ollies and kickflips repeatedly for two hours. When I left to go to work, he was *still* there, and now jumping onto ledges. I am 215 and lean, and only wish I was as good as this guy! Work at it folks... if someone who is over 200 LBS with a beer belly can do this so well, anyone can learn!!

It's all about mental barriers, once you got the idea its easy, like a click in your mind. You have to unify mind and body

Landed my first pop shove today. SOOOOOO happy!!!!!!!!!

I landed my first KICKFLIP TODAY!!!

5 Secrets to learn skate board tricks. 1.Practice 2.Practice 3.Practice 4.Practice 5.More Practice @ @

It's really kind of scary while rolling.

I persisted for an hour and I actually successfully did an ollie today! Gonna take these tips to hone it :D

Just bought my first skateboard today. My ollie learning journey starts today! thanks for this video :)

What he says is true guys, I hurt my ankle and knee many times, trust me it's worth it, skate everywhere and don't give up, you'll get it.

I want to add one more rule! BE CONFIDENT Alot of people cant ollie because theyre scared to fall. I had to overcome this fear and once i stopped worrying about falling my confidence in trying to ollie is better. I can get the board more up there and i cant wait to get my ollie mastered!

I had my ”click” today. When things just locked in place for me. Started trying to skateboard now 10 months ago after only trying it as a kid. Been trying to do ollies on and off for 7 months or so but not really intensely. But for about the last two months I’ve been doing it a bit more intensely. But have been a bit terrified since I’ve managed to injure the same wrist twice in a week so been afraid to commit fully and slip out and land with the same wrist again. Today though I landed 18 rolling ollies in a row. Some a bit sketchy for sure but some that were probably the best I’ve ever done. Overall the pop sounded so crisp today. The slightly delayed slide felt so good and on point. I really felt the board level out. The difference between my old ollies is that now I felt and percieved the entire motion from start to end almost in slow motion in comparison to just landing before with no clear idea of how I ended up there.

I'm a beginner and knew I was onto something when I started sliding my front foot up a lot faster. It leveled the board out everytime

These tips actually got me going man, finally leveling out my board and can Ollie on and over things, feel much more confident and comfortable in my board now, just need to practice abit more

I needed this

I lost 50 pounds of fat, I feel like im flying on my board #olliefam

Is anyone else feel like it is easier moving than staying still?

Your advice about working on perfecting smaller ollies is working wonders for me. It's helping me really get down the form and movements required that I've been weak on. Also really focusing on kicking forward with my front foot to level it out. Thanks! Im a mom and sometimes feel like I should give it up because it's weird for a mom to skate but that feeling of popping a solid ollie is just too good to give up. Any tips on working up to ollies up and off curbs? I've never been able to overcome my fear of ollies anywhere other than flat ground.

0:00 aynyunghassiey welcome to a new video.

The "tackle small Ollies" tip really helped me out -- For some reason, in my head, the science of performing an Ollie while moving doesn't quite compute at this moment, but with that tip in mind I am able to consistently Ollie (small ones so far), and now, I can pop the board while moving without compeletely losing it the moment I pick up my knees. I am now more confident than ever that I can finally learn to get over curbs at speed. Even the good how-to videos don't stress the importance of the little Ollie. I don't comment on RU-vid Videos but you, sir, deserve the credit where it's due. You rock! 🤘🏽

One day John Hill was brushing his teeth Legend says he is still brushing

I learned to Ollie over something and I’m so happy and if your having a hard time Ollieing keep practicing it takes time to achieve what your trying to do and I believe you can do it

THANKYOU I needed this haha! I've uploaded 2 skate progress vlogs on youtube and ollies are my #1 obstacle right now

Legit your channel is awesome. You’ve inspired me to start skating again and also got me trying to learn the kickflip. Over he past two days I’ve been skating tons and I finally landed a few of them. Just a bit more of practice on landing timing and Im sure I’ll be able to do it 90% of the time. So thanks a ton for your great content. I lie to watch all of your videos and just wanted you to know that your high key fuegonesss.

this video is actually so helpful. ill keep this video in mind tomorrow when im practicing my ollies :)

Landing an Ollie for me felt better then me breaking up with my crap ex

I watch a lot of your vids. You’re mega awesome. I don’t skate much, but you’re an inspiration for me to be a better person. 🔥🔥🔥

Super great video and very helpful in getting back into skating

I literally just landed an Ollie for the first time this past Thursday, I think I have it for the most part I just have to practice a bit more before I can go higher just like john said.

Dude yes! I was just hoping for some tutorial type videos!! More more more please my guy! 👍

Super appreciated! Just landed my first Ollie without SkaterTrainers this weekend, starting skating at 26 years old when you only know how to ride is quite challenging. Thanks a lot for putting out awesome tips every now and then, love the channel and the motivation you put in every single thins you do. Cheers!

I learned how to Ollie from your videos, thanks a lot. Keep up the great content dawg

I'm the king of rocket ollies... something I'm not proud of.

If I don't specifically work on my Ollie, I'll lose them. ☹️ Ollieing up stuff is easier than a good flat ground Ollie for me sometimes.

Thanks for the great tip about doing low ollies. I’m still learning and now having tried low ones I feel like I have more control and a better understanding of what my feet are doing.

Didn't know that vid would end up being so helpful after 1000+ videos i've watched on ollies :). Thanks man!

When I pop my board my front foot doesn’t have the time to slide :( I’m frustrated

OMG! Thanks so much! Do more!

I loved this so much!! Please do more, maybe for Frontside 180 or Kickflip?

OMG I am so glad, that first tip is what I've been looking for thank you so much for that

My issue is commitment. I'm so tense when I try to Ollie on concrete that I can't commit. If I could just get passed that I would be able to Ollie great. But again I just started skating 1 week ago. So I got some skater trainers and I'm going to just practice riding getting comfortable on my board and pushing. Try Ollie's later.

today my best mate dropped the big bowl and ive never been more proud of him

Hey John thanks for the tips on the Ollie! These tips help a lot.

Very good, clear, and enthusiastic when explaining the steps, awesome video

Hiiiii love your channel!!!!

ur vids are awesome

THANK YOU SO MUCH, after u gave the tip to start with small ollies then get bigger, I finally got my first one down, I realized i put way too much energy into it but i got it!!!

YES!!!!! Some John Hill skate service.

Please please please do one on 360 flips

Me - *starts trying to Ollie on concrete while rolling* Also me 3 attempts later - *breaks shin*

yo i had the same problem as #3 and u were spot on correct lol but it actually helped thanks

love this series

My problem with an ollie is definitely leveling out the board, sometimes ill be able to level out other times I can't level out to save my life

So I learned to skate when I was 8, just pushing goofy for 2 years, and got very comfortable. When I was 10 I started to learn tricks, and I have absolutely no idea how I made this mistake but I learned my ollies regular, and never did them rolling. When I saw the problem, I started to learn pushing regular but over the years I never fully got comfortable, most likely to me skating on and off for 6 years. All I learned in 6 years was better board control and higher ollies riding regular. Now 16, I finally decided to just say fuck it and I’m just relearning ollies goofy instead of regular and it’s a real damn struggle

You are so sick John hill and thanks for making videos and helping me with my skateboarding

#1 video to help your ollies god damn i really love john

I just can’t lean forward when trying to Ollie. Any idea on how to fix this?

Should add drawings onto your freeze frames to emphasize your points

Just started doing ollie's today. I'll try to practice the little ollie's. Thanks for the tips.

안녕하세요 This clip is so helpful to me to start ollie. Thanks!

I can't do my Ollies without moving lmao

Lmao that face after saying "push it in there" 1:44

I just left New New York City went to LES skateboard park cool ramps. Love the sound of training over head.

I've been trying to ollie for 7 months and you literally just called out all my mistakes, i never really took the time to search up mistakes in ollieng(idk if this is a real word) because i thought it was all about just sliding my foot. Thank you so much now i finally can be corrected !!

When you move the front foot forward to “level it out” but it dosnt work

finally 안녕하세요~ㅋㅋ love your vids dude im korean! i'v been watching since... jam invasion 😂

Took me a year.. But it was easier after that learning more stuff keep at it and keep killin it with the dope edits John

Omg thank u so muc john!!!!! You just helped me do my first ollie!!!!!!!!!

1:46 "That's what she said"-Michael Scott

i just need to memorise to level the board, and faster

Super helpful man I never even thought of these tips

I have a major tip for anyone still struggling. I used to not be able to get my back wheel off the ground at all and it was mainly all because I didn't pop hard enough (due to me being scared to pop hard for some reason and that could of gone alot easier if I was already comfortable on my board) and I also did the foot drag motion somewhat but I only dragged it up a little or bearly at all. I also had the timing all wrong because I kind of took it like steps (pop, drag, land) but really its just supposed to be all at one motion. I finally got my ollies off the ground after getting educated about them and really understanding the proper way to do them. It wasn't just that but it took me a lot of practice and I mean alot like 3 hours a day straight. PRACTICE IS VERY IMPORTANT TRUST ME IT PAYS OFF AND I LEARNED THAT. but annyways here is a list of things you should know for your ollies: 1. Bend your knees and use them as a spring when you jump 2. Actually jump while doing the motion 4. Think of the pop as a flick of your foot 5. Think of dragging first, because the pop is really quick and it will happen if you know how to do this correctly. (This works for me when I think about it because it helps me always get the timing right but it doesn't work for everybody) 6. When all 4 wheels are in the air push down the foot that you dragged down to the ground, while lifting the other foot that you popped. 7. Alot of vids or ppl dont mention this but the drag foot placement before you ollie is super important. If you are a bit taller put the foot you drag with closer to the foot you pop with. If you are shorter like me put the foot you drag with further away from the foot you pop with. (BUT MAKE SURE THAT YOUR FOOT YOU USE TO DRAG IS STILL CLOSE TO THE MIDDLE) 8. Land each foot on the bolts 9. If this still doesn't work go back to the simple motions of pop, drag, and land and keep on doing them over and over. The best advice I can give to you is to practice you will get it eventually and be consistent like do it everyday even if you just try 10 a day you will see some improvement in a week. If you have any questions feel free to reply!! Have a good day/night YALL CAN DO THIS I BELEIVE IN YOU🤗🙃

My problem is i can get four wheels off the ground but not the tail

1:45 That's what she said

This helped a lot! Thank you!

thank you John!!!! my name is John too and i've been having a hard time practicing my ollie. i thank you because before i watched this video i was hurrying my ollie and i almost gave up tbh.i followed step 3 and i practiced low ollies and i perfected it!!!! now my ollie is like 2 feet high and i thank you for that!!! im thanking you from the south east asia Phillipines!!!!

Might wanna remove that apostrophe from "Ollie's" in the title.

John u should do kick flips next

also i have a little tip. when you are pushing your front foot forward to balance the board dont think of it as a slide. try to do the pop and front foot forward together in 1 motion. and sometimes it doesnt work because your back foot is on the board so it cant go higher. so try to jump as high as you can (try to jump and bringing your knees to your chest)

Sick vid 💪

"Trying to just push it in there" "John hill"

me : does ollie perfectly while standing my skateboard when i start moving 0.005mp/h: i'm about to end this man's whole career

Bro u just showed me all my mistakes! #3 and #5 Thank u G 🤘🏼 Hope I’m gonna see a difference soon🙏🏽

If you keep doing these tutorial videos, for sure your channel will grow thsy much more. really appreciate this video

I could do an olie while moving, but not when I’m still

Been skating for a week and I can do Ollie’s most of the time

Perfect tips man! Thanks!

I did my first ever ollie today and it wasn’t very good but I’m gonna get back to it tomorrow with these tips in mind. Good vid!

John Hill: stroll around the City Me: Check! John Hill: and do 100 so Ollies a day Me: umm......

I think John just watched one of my videos and is indirectly making fun of me.

Keep your shoulders parallel to the trucks/bolts, soon as you *hear* the pop, start sliding your foot up towards the nose as far as you can, and while landing focus on landing your feet evenly on the bolts. Hope this helps

Really helpful video, I subscribed. I'm 36 years old and just started skate boarding for a new hobby.

How to heel flip better?

Whenever I ollie I wreck my shoes because I slide one the upper eyelet instead of towards the bottom of the shoe. What am I doing wrong

This helped me so much thank you !

i swear u made me smile and feel more confident about skating

*sees title* Me: *gasp* how did u know!?

I cant even do the small Ollie's lol

Thank you finally found something to help me with my back foot problems lol

I think what really helps when learning how to ollie while moving is to do what number 3 says. Try to do smaller ollies first to get control, and then when you do have the control, practice getting them higher.