This is going to be the greatest Ollie tutorial on RU-vid hands down. Calling it now. The hippie jump/ nose lift hippie, as a foundation for the Ollie is a genius innovation in teaching. Couple tips I would add to this tutorial: 1. When you're practicing your hippie jumps, its a great time to learn to use your arms to stabilize. If you look at Paul Rodriguez he does it perfectly- starts with hands in center of body and throws them up. If you do this with the hippie jump you get a feel for how arms stabilize you. 2. If you are having trouble with the pop make sure the heel of your back foot is the highest point of the board meaning you're really on the ball of your foot. 3. He mentions it in the video but its worth saying it from a different perspective, you're not jumping as high as you can, you're bringing your knees up. Another way of looking at it is keeping your butt in roughly the same spot, or you can see it in this video how his head stayed in roughly the same position even as he ollies up. In fact it helps to fold your upper body down a little at the top of your ollie. This concept of lifting the knees and keeping upper body in place in versus trying to jump like in a basketball game is pretty important.
that's so great to hear. I really love it too and i'm so thankful that we came up with it when we were preparing for our long form videos. It really has helped me improve my own flip tricks too
Started training my switch, so it was back to youtube for tutorial like it was day 1 all over again. however this tutorial is literally 10 thousand hours of pain and learning wrapped into a moment. great instruction.
What kills me is the thought process of the person who performed the very first ollie. Does that mean that the new skater really needs to practice is the idea of getting the board off the ground with their feet. Tips help get on the right track, but are they really necessary? The first person that did it had no tips to rely on.
I started riding in late 2020, having grown up adoring the Tony hawk games and finally being old enough to get in the mix without my mom’s wrath. I’m very comfortable cruising and kick turning, but every year I get that itch. Each passing year, I go through a phase of wanting to dump hours and hours into the craft, only for it to fade away due to fear, pain or both. A skateboard is my primary mode of transportation and people look at me like a skater… I’ve even been challenged in games of skate, just being out and about, but every time I have to let them down and say “I don’t know any tricks”. It ends today. The journey truly begins today, and I owe much of it to this video. I’ve seen quite a few Ollie tutorials over the years, and none of them break it down like this one. Thank you for your patient approach and giving me that encouragement!
We've got a world class athlete who's, somehow, an even better teacher/coach and he shares his knowledge with all of us for free. Amazing. Mitchie is the man.
The jumping off the tail line is THE BEST IVE EVER HEARD. Too many of these tutorials give the impression you have to slam the tail down hard with your foot while raising the front leg. GENIUS WORDING to just characterize it as jumping off the tail.
@@SKATEiQfor real man. I’m 38 I’ve been skating since I was a teenager and I’ve always thought you had to push the tail down as hard as you can to get pop and a high Ollie but immediately as I heard your explanation I knew I was doing it wrong all this time what you said makes complete sense and I feel like a fool for not knowing this. I can’t wait to start putting this video to action only 30 years too late haha.
I've been able to Ollie for over 20 years, and for 10 of them I was going over picnic tables, but I still learned something from this! That's how great of a teacher Mitchie is!
@@SKATEiQ Mitchie, you actually sent me a a couple voice messages on Instagram after I asked you for some advice on skating vert for the first time as a street skater. Your authenticity and love for skating shines through, and because of that you have captivated a whole new generation of skateboarders. Many blessings, Mitchie. You're a good egg.
@@itmightgetdark same! Except for the huge ones! I’m just into consistent curb hoppers lately…and backside Ollies in the bowl, over hips. My friend pointed out to me that even though I use the coping to “bonk” backside over hips…that when I get more air I am still doing the “Ollie” with the exception of popping the tail…so that’s the difference between ones I just “ride off” of and the ones where I actually suck my back foot up and hold onto the nose with my front foot…funny I never paid attention to that. A lot of the skate IQ vids that’s what I notice…kind of a way to articulate the difference between tricks I land kinda lackluster and ones I actually get stoked on
Literal 45 min masterclass on the Ollie. Something you could only get from skateIQ, this is insanely good work you’re doing for opening up skateboarding for beginners. Bravo sir 👏 👏
I went to school for music and it's no stretch to say you teach with the technical specificity and clarity of some of the very best music teachers I've studied with or watched online. LOVE your teaching style 🔥
thank you big time. I love great teachers, the people i look up to the most are my mentors and teachers in skydiving and in golf. It's very cool to be able to be that for someone in skating
19:17 back foot position and feeling 23:20 land soft when hippie jump 25:36 throw the tail to the ground by jumping off 32:26 pressure from board all the way 34:53 get floaty Ollie. Pick legs up and land softly (absorb impact with knee and hip in my opinion) 39:57 drills to do Thanks for giving detail instructions, Mitchie.
I haven't really skated in years. Your videos randomly started popping up on my feed a few days ago. Now, here I am, in my garage on a random Monday morning, relearning how to ollie.
This is exactly how i realised that i wanted to start skating. Found myself interacting with the shorts a bunch and it made skating videos start filling my feed.
2 months later I can actually Ollie now, I ditched all the bad advice I’d heard and followed everything from this video. Just keep having fun skating & doing other small tricks, incorporate and practice the pre Ollie things mentioned in the video, especially hippy jumps. Then put it all together and you’ll realize you can Ollie
Kids are lucky to have a 45 minute tutorial video on just the ollie now days. Back in the day all we had was the old tony hawk learn to skate video and that was 45 mins in itself lol
Damn all I had was the kids from school saying “just do it”, that was my tutorial. Followed by countless smashing my back on the ground and quitting lol.
dude you're a genious at teaching, please do more beginner tutorials like this one. I've been skating for a year, started at 29...Able to do ollies, or I should say I can go up sidewalks sometimes.. I can do it, but I don't even know how, as most times I cant even do a standing ollie. Just little tips that I have never ever seen anyone use, ex 60%-40% weight distribution, completely changed how I look at it and how I feel my board, and today I just started landing standing ollies on command only with that tip alone. Also the floatiness and the pushing your board down when your in the air, never heard nobody talk about that, and now that I know about it it makes so much sense, and I feel myself doing exactly that. Good shit man, perfect name for your channel.
🤩 MAN! Been skating for almost 40 years now…and at 51 years old…I’m grateful to get consistent curb-high to small ledge high Ollies. This video would have saved me a couple decades of heartache lol. If you ARE ALMOST getting your Ollie going? Please listen to what he is saying…this is the best explanation I’ve seen. “I came for the vert/pool skating, stayed for the street/pop”
i appreciate that even though this is an ollie specific video it addresses beginners and let’s them know: if you don’t have these building blocks yet, go ahead and work on these drills, get comfortable and then come back. it’s nice to not just be like “beginners can’t do this”
Hey man just wanted to say I’ve picked up skating again and haven’t been on a board since I was 13, I’m 30 now and I’m so glad I found your videos. you’re an absolute stellar teacher, the way you explain is so insightful and easy to understand, you’ve changed my perspective completely. Thank you for doing this.
Im happy there's so many of us here. I stopped at around 15 and am almost 30. I'm learning with my 5 year old son! He saw my old board and immediately tried to hop on. Glad I moved it with me all those times lol. Just built us each new boards to learn on.
just got my first board two days ago after being interested in skating for awhile and having your shorts pop up in my recommendations over the past week. i'm definitely not ready to ollie as i'm just trying to get comfortable on the board first, so i really appreciate how you broke the ollie down into steps that i feel like i can begin to be aware of and practice as a beginner, like the balancing to lift up the nose, tic tacs, and hippie jumps. will definitely be returning to this vid multiple times as i progress up the steps and build up my foundation until i'm ready to get into the harder steps of working on the actual ollie! i love all the nuance and detail you put into your explanations. i'm grateful to have found a teacher like you as i start out!
That’s what we’re here for. It’s great to have you from the beginnning of your skating journey. I hope we can work together to get a lot of progression done
That´s the most comprehensinve ollie tutorial ever. Period! I´m a 45 yo skateboarder and as far as I know some of the tips showed, some I´ve never imagined. Thank you for this one.
Cool bro. I'm 58, been sk8ing intermittently since the 70s, your tutorials are improving my ollies. I haven't been bouncing my tail properly, now I realise it's more in my front foot. Never too old too learn - thanks brother, from Australia
Speechless. Everyone just likes to say “just practice”, but no those ppl are just rude, and don’t want to actually help. these things can be taught and u just did it wonderfully. Tysm sir 🔥🔥🔥
Yeah, they're just being dicks. They had to learn it the hard way so you do too mentality. And they might be able to ollie great, but guaranteed they don't know exactly how they're doing it and couldn't break it down in to an easy to understand way like this. Along with tips to practise to make it easier. Mitchie's a legend in more ways than one. 👍👍🙂
Knowing how to teach is a different skill. If you think you can teach your native language to someone who's learning your language, you are mistaken. Mitchie knows how to teach. You need to know how to skate and how to teach to be like this guy.
Wait until you get into the science of knowing which pop angle works best for you…. Then you’ll get into the physics of the Ollie and learn how to use riser pads and different mm wheel sizes in conjunction with different decks/trucks to achieve your ideal pop angle 📐 Everyone has different preferences, and every time you use a new deck, new trucks, or new wheels you’ll have to figure out where your ideal pop angle is yet again….. that’s only if you get super into skateboarding where you’ll truly care about this though, but it’s ultimately how you take the sport to the next level. You’ll also discover your ideal wheelbase and board widths along your journey. Unfortunately a lot of this stuff isn’t easy to teach because it’s stuff you only really discover over the course of trying out a lot of equipment and different settings with that equipment. Since everyone has different preferences, everyone needs to discover these things independently. You also might find that riding street you have totally different preferences than you do for riding pools and vert, and that’s not even uncommon at all. For instance in street you’re probably going to prefer smaller wheels anywhere from 44-56mm(average range), and in pools and vert you’re likely to prefer 55-60mm wheels and you’re also almost certain to prefer a wider board than you ride for street style skating(but not necessarily). Learning the physics to the Ollie is just the beginning of all this other stuff you’re gonna learn. The majority of skaters probably aren’t trying to be dicks to you, it’s just hard to put a lot of this stuff into words because experienced skaters have likely already moved on mentally to all the other stuff that I just described above and they know you’re gonna need to feel some stuff out for yourself to truly understand it. This particular guy has made a career out of training youth skaters, and so he’s definitely found a way to break things down into elementary basics. Your average skater hasn’t ever broken things down like that even for themselves, they just know the way their muscle memory has adapted into making their internal thoughts into the actions that take place when they skate. I hope that makes sense 😉👍🏼
Your content is so incredible man. I've never in my life seen someone take such a passionate, patient, and scientific approach to skateboarding before. If only we could have had someone like you in the 90s
Some excellent pointers in this extended tutorial. I think the only thing I thought he'd cover that wasn't included was arm movement during the pop to help with balance, weight distribution and achieving that weightless feeling.
this is genuinely something I have never though of until about a week ago when one of the online student made a great post in the message board. I just dont think about my arms much, which seems like an oversite. what are they doing/not doing is a great topic i should develop my understanding on
Mr. Brusco, Having expert level experience is 1 thing, but being able to put into words and demonstrate the nuances of a complex movement is rare gift. Thank you for sharing it. This is a lovely volume for the library of skate knowledge!🙏🏽❤❤🙏🏽
I’m 33 years old and I decided recently to realise one of my biggest dream - to skateboarding. I found your videos - they are great, Your way to transfer knowledge is very simple and understandable. I know that with your videos it will be much easier for me to learn and get better. I am from Poland 🇵🇱, also I send my best regards from my country!😊
I've been skating for 2 years and couldn't figure out how to jump on the objects although I can do quite a decent Ollie while moving. After watching the video I went into the local skatepark and finally started being able to jump on the manual box and different other things. My issue was that I didn't rise my knees high enough to my chest and I didn't let the board fly into the air by stomping my feet. Definitely one and (in my opinion) the only best Ollie tutorial! Thank you a lot!
Mitch, your content is great! Not only informative, but a great format! From the FB / Insta style shorts to catch one's eye, to these long-form videos! This is INSANELY informative! Can't wait for more long-form content such as this!
Literally the best ollie advices out there. I went from rocket ollies to landing some leveled out beautiful chef-kiss ollies using your tips. Everything started to click after I applied lifting my front foot as fast as possible as I jump. Thank you!! Hope you’ll continue to make this kind of instructional videos in the future ❤
You are legitamately the best skateboard teacher online, ever. So simple, so direct, uses ample illustrations, examples and debunks bad instruction. I have bookmarked this and I will keep coming back until I can get a consistent ollie. Thank you. Sincerely.
Not just one of the best skateboard tutorials but one of the best of any tutorial I've seen. Mitchie is a fantastic coach: dude not only shreds on the board but also shreds at explaining and teaching things to others.
I’ve watched pretty much every Ollie tutorial and this explained things so clearly! UPDATE: 2 weeks of these tips being implemented & I FINALLY Ollied up a curb 🙏🎉
I couldn’t learn to ollie on my own when I was a kid. Now in my thirties Im confident I will ollie for the first time thanks to this video 🙌 Amazing analysis, drills, tips, steps, wording. Thank you very much!!!! 🙏
Thank you so much for posting this. I've dropped skateboarding because i was not confident when ollying. I always fall off when doing rolling ollies. All your videos make me want to skateboard again but this one just made me get up and get my board. Thank you again skateiq, keep doing what you're doing.
Just tried to focus thinking about lifting the front foot and it helped my Ollie’s feel much more consistent. I’ve watched lots of Ollie tutorials and this has the best tips. Thanks!
Thank you so much for this. Im a new skateboarder at 34. I just started being able to stationary ollie with a little consistency after watching you, whythetrick, and others while recording myself occasionally and breaking down my movements. I like videos that go into more of the physics of why the tricks works because it helps me understand what's actually happening, instead of following some arbitrary (seemingly) set of steps to do a trick (cause if something does go wrong with the latter and the set of steps isnt working, its going to take a longer time to figure out what's wrong) Specifically, lifting the knee as a form of nose elevation control. For manuals, tic tacs, w/e, Ive previously been thinking about applying pressure to the tail, and not much about lifting the knee. I think this applies to many aspects of skating. Also, just the discussion around where you want your center of gravity to be and its relation to the positioning of either foot on the length of the board helped my understand a ton. Previously I would just take foot positioning as some kind of magic place on the board I had to follow and didnt really think about how and why they are chosen. You, and people like you, who put so much effort in to educate people on the aspects/metrics of skateboarding that actually contribute to consistent and controlled riding/tricks are really helping the skate community. Firstly just for cutting down on the misinformation, but allowing people to enjoy more aspects of skateboarding they may have not thought they were capable of.
I used to skate around 10 years ago, between the ages 11 to 13 or so. I eventually stopped but recently I'm getting back into it. This video perfectly explained everything I did wrong as a kid and helped me realize why I wasn't able to ollie. Thanks so much for making these videos Mitchie.
incredible the amount of information you've given us for free. thank you for such an in-depth breakdown - it really feels like unlocking pieces of the puzzle for me. hopefully with this i can get the ollie down finally!
Please keep making these videos ! Getting back into skating after 10 years has been a challenge, but your videos put things into a perspective that’s thought provoking, thus I can self diagnose and fix the deficiencies on the spot. Good work man!!
Ive been skating for a few weeks without a good ollie attempt solely because I was sliding my foot and not just straight up. I watched this vid last night and tried to ollie today, my best attempts yet. I am getting the board up to my knees and landing it. My next move is going to be moving ollies. Lets see how I do.
5:09 OMG I came to this 60/40 weight distribution on my own but i thought i was crazy because no tutorial ever said it. I opened this video trusting you'll point this out and there it is - one of the first things said! I tried so many different approaches and hated myself for gravitating to 60/40. I feel so much more certain about where i need to go with my ollies now. Thank you!
This helped me get back into skating haven’t been skating in 22 years I’m 38 6 ft 4 250 now an gravity is not my friend but his instructions have me popping Ollie’s an riding strong at 38 thank u for ur work my guy
I've been skating off and on for 20 years and this solved why I couldnt hippy jump. Did not expect to get much from this video, nice ollies are about the only thing i have anymore. Just shows how valuable a good teacher really is
That's what I'm talking about, a clear tutorial that adresses every single aspect of the trick, the skate community needs more of these, it is helpful in so many ways, thank you so much for that
Just know that someone out there can sympathize with you. I started as a 46 year old during Covid. I got the Ollie pretty quickly but they turned frontside FOREVER. I think the jumping straight up and keeping the feet parallel with the ground is key. Actually, every single thing in this video will probably help. I hope these tips save you any future frustration and you get flying straight.
It has helped a bit. My struggle with keeping them straight is a subtle shoulder issue that I just don’t think you needed to address because of the techniques you outlined. If someone starts from scratch with these techniques, I think many of the other problems that people encounter won’t arise. I do have one critique. You don’t spend much time on timing. I think skateboarding and music have a bunch in common and the absolute necessity to have good rhythm are crucial for success in both. In your defense, I think that’s a really nuanced part of the Ollie that might have taken away from the fundamentals focus of this tutorial. Unbelievable work here and in all of your other content. THANK YOU!!!!
This is most comprehensive video I've ever seen. Not just for an ollie, but for everything leading to it. As a beginner, I didn't even know what tic tacs are and none of the other ollie tutorials covered them. Definitely coming back to this video multiple times.
Thank you for this. I am 44 and just got my first board. I found i was trying to force the ollie rather than use technique. I think the hippie jump approach will be really useful for me. I used to ride bmx, so having extra wheels and no handle bars is weird lol. Thank you for you time. 👍
No knock on others who have done turtorials on ollies but this is the best one I've seen. Been practicing ollies since last fall and it feels like its starting to come together. With this tutorial, I feel like I will be kick flipping soon. Thank you.
I've been skating for years but I think this video has changed the way I skate forever. This video also helped me with my switch ollies and even my kickflips. I can't thank you enough. Keep at it 💪
most helpful ollie tutorial yet in my opinion. why? i could do ollies but they look so bad and so curvy from start to end, theyre not even consistent too. also sometimes i land primo in my board. the tips: "parallel feet to the ground", "60% weight on front foot distributed", "front foot is glued together the whole time, raise it up", "float mid air" REALLY HELPED ME. and of course i practiced for 2 days with these tips for 1 hour skate sessions and yea i saw an improvement. i used to ollie with my body tight and hard feeling (like youre gonna sweat easily) but after this tutorial, my ollies are loose and less exercise-feeling (like a bit effortless and second nature) so i thank u a lot for this video. i really do random thought: ollies or just tricks in general is like the human anatomy we only see the outside of our bodies (which doesnt look too complex) but not the organs and all that lol (which is pretty complex) same goes with ollies, so much science behind it its not just popping and jumping, u gotta have to make a few tweaks and whatever anyways i appreciate this video
2 minutes and 27 seconds in and you already get more than any other tutorial ive seen, man i didnt realise i was jumping of the ground. Cant wait to practise after this!
This one changed my perspective a lot when I first noticed it, you can look at any video of any skate trick done by a pro and you'll notice it's consistent
I'm subbed on the patreon but I'm so very grateful you finally made a full length RU-vid version! This will always be my go to looking back for helpful tips and tricks about ollies
I watched half this video last night and the other half this morning, then I went to the skatepark and practiced what you said in this video and it was an ABSOLUTE GAME CHANGER!!! I’ve been doing ollies for years but slightly wrong and your help really cleaned them up. I finally can ollie high up banks.
I’ve been struggling to get consistent pop and after watching the video my board instantly starting gluing to my feet bro was made to teach the way he broke down the rights/wrongs about the Ollie so perfect that you literally can’t NOT learn how to Ollie😂
Man, this just hits all the right teaching notes. I've just started skating at 34 and your videos are so approachable and easy to follow. Thanks so much for this one! I've gotten so comfortable riding around the neighbourhood, to the pub, you know! The next step is frickin' learning how to ollie up and over them curbs and down a stair or two (or maybe a few) instead of having to pick up the board.
bro. love your style of teaching. 38, getting back on the board, and never really learned any tricks, or at least anything past an accidental ollie lol. this made me excited to skate again. Thank you sir
what i find interesting in here is learning how to ollie with brute forcing tail pop with "slide your front foot up the nose" method never brought me up to the idea of how similar the whole mechanism of it is with doing a bunny hop with a bmx. lift your nose, jump, and bring up that tail. since i've started to pick up the both again recently i'll def think about it more when i'm practicing it, great tutorial!!
The goat teacher man. Lovely to see the progression steps and how you can build up confidence and muscle memory towards an actual ollie, that has been my approach all together so far with skateboarding.
Ive been trying to ollie off and on for years. Im 25yrs old. Just ollied multiple times within seconds of hearing "dont smack your tail then jump. Just jump and lift your front leg" Freaking genuis.
I could kick flip at 15-16 but haven't skated since. Trying to get back into it now at almost 30 and while I was doing an "ollie" I wasn't jumping off the trucks, I was trying to propel myself upwards with the tail hitting the ground. That one line clicked for me and now I'm ollieing fairly smoothly!
Been skating for 2 years I’ve never heard someone explain the way you describe the physics behind the Ollie in such a coherent manner. Also confirms a lot of things I felt were right and wrong about my Ollie’s can’t wait to try them out again
Today I landed my first Ollie! Thanks for this great Video! I started skateboarding in mid of August, did all the drill of this video and just tried to pop the board a little bit and it just worked. That was so amazing! Thanks allot!
I'm 25 and about a month and a half into skating, having stepped on a board for the first time in August, and I shit thee not, the first half of this video has been like, my board control bible. The information contained in the first 15 minutes singlehandedly unlocked skateboarding for me and has made progressing so much easier, more fun and way safer.
@@sortelba yes, popping with consistency now. It was the breakdown of what each foot should be doing….specifically raising the front foot instead of sliding, that was the key info and everything else fell into place.
been battling this one a while, and I mean a while. This is great even for the times I got out and specifically breakdown and rebuild good habits that I have learned over the years of being a complete beginner coming back to the hobby every so often. If there is something I learn from these videos it's 2 things. 1) that learning is forever and how much practicing perfectly relates to skill and commitment. and 2) when people say somebody is an educator, they mean somebody exactly like SKATEiQ. There are very few actual subject matter experts that are out there who can actually effectively teach in ways that are understandable to all learners simultaneously.
I just started skating at age 30. I watched at least 10 videos on the ollie, but this was by far the most helpful. My passion was stronger than my knees so I need a week or two off, but I am really excited to try these steps. I think the soft landing idea and the picking up the foot versus moving weight around is genius. Genius level video overall. I was way too hard on my joints so far and I really like the tips around floating and having control and softness of landing. I have to heal before I get back out there but i am really excited to see what happens to my ollie with these steps. I will be back for more videos for sure! In the video you mention more long form tutorials, I think you have a gift and will raise to the top on RU-vid if you do so. Knowing the value of this video I would pay money for a full skate series no question. Epic.
I really hope this video helps me. For the last 3 years my ollies have turned up to 90 degrees fs; In that time I have tried everything to fix it, from adjusting foot positions, weight, keeping my shoulders straight, keeping a straight line going into the ollie, timing, you name it I've tried it. And whenever someone sees me ollie, they always chime in with their words of wisdom/advice, but if anything the ollies just get worse. Its so unbearable frustrating; I have a fair number of tricks under my belt, but it's the humble straight ollie that is forever a massive struggle. Anyway, i hope there's something new in this video that I haven't tried, as the struggle is driving me crazy. There are 6 year olds who have hardly any help, but can ollie straight in just a matter of days 😢
By far the best ollie breakdown I've ever seen, been teaching for years and this will help me to coach just as much as It'll help my students progress. Thank you.
I figured out my problem within the first 2 minutes of this video. You’re seriously the best skate teacher I’ve ever found. I think many others would concur Keep at it, the success you deserve is close
This has to be best ollie tutorial out there. I think I found my main problem, I'm not floating, I'm pushing my legs down once I get in the air. Going to practice tomorrow with your tips in mind, thanks a lot. Subscribed.
I started skateboarding last year (im 27) and your Videos in general helps me allot. I am able to olli but this video will help me bringing them to the next level. Thx u very much for the effort you put in your videos you have a really good way of explaining thinks
I've been skateboarding for 23+ years now and I'm pretty decent. But never did I know (or even think about) that I'm actually jumping of the truck instead of the ground. But it makes sense. That lowkey blew my mind right now.
this is gold advice for all beginners! such a good video! skateboards have such a awarness of space, motion and weight distribution much love mitchi peace from germany
is a good vid! have to add something to the popping that significantly affects the learning curve. people think the board pivots in the middle of the board between the trucks, and this is 100% not true. it looks like it does, because of the rubber pencil optical illusion, but physics dictates that objects want to rotate at the area of highest mass. since the board/trucks/wheels are balanced at rest, then the area of the board with the most momentum (inertia) becomes the physically heaviest and the new rotation point. best demonstration is to press the tail down until it touches, then put you hand under the front truck, then press the nose with the hand used to press on the tail. it's a mid air seesaw effect that looks like it rotates in the middle, because the front tuck is still raising as the board rotates on the inertia in the front truck. this is why flips are caught with the opposite foot used to flip. you should aways get that return on the opposite foot. even with FS Flips and Backside flips. the pocket isn't the pocket just because of the shape of the nose, it is because it is in front of and to the side of the point of highest mass i.e. the baseplate. really high ollies should be adding so much inertia that, as your foot lifts straight up, the board actually latches onto your foot as the curve of the nose goes over vert against your foot. which allows it to be flung 5 feet. with enough inertia left to leverage the board on an axis point. as long as you keep it level by using the area of the pocket in line with the bolts, you can leverage the back end higher than the front truck, because the front truck actually does dictate the lowest point of the ollie, because it is the rotation/axis point of highest mass
This video just fixed my switch ollies. I only did two exercises. Hippy jumps on switch stance with gradually increasing the speed and tic tac. Thanks Mitch
This is the best Ollie tutorial I've ever seen. Very useful tips and the most important and key things are in the minor details! You're a really good teacher. It's definately true even if somebody's good at skateboard, it doesn't mean being good at teaching too. There're a lot of tutorials with skilled people who can't teach like you, very well done! Subscribed! Could you tell me how to solve if my Tictac goes only backwards?
I tried ollieing awhile and it didn't pan out with what I was watching then. Your breakdown seems super logical and I want to defintiely give it a go again! Thank you from a 32 year old Indian want to be skater here haha :)))
