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Help my ollie?
I cannot ollie, for shit. I need help on it

Positive feedback/tips please.

My Ollie, derp.




Link to video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PP2rP7H1I6A
Once I had a board, but never really got into it too much.

It could be you're not sliding your foot enough.
2nd attempt was more like you didn't push down well enough.
Watch this and keep practising.
Explaining it is not an easy task, but I will try to give a few tips.
Try using your back foot literally jump, and when you do, contract your legs while in the air.
Swinging your arms up can build a little momentum and may help a little.
Try sliding your front foot up the board either immediately after you pop. You have your foot ever so slightly to do this. Usually, the concave on the board will catch your foot, so you can press down then.
Also, try popping hard, but don't over do it.
Try standing on the balls of your feet.
Having the back foot on the edge of the tail tends to help for pop.
Positioning your front foot about 2 thirds of the way up the board tends to help as well. You can even try putting your front foot on the front bolts.
In addition, some say it is easier to ollie while in motion.
It takes practice, so don't give up if it does not come to you immediately. After learning the ollie, other tricks will come easier to you. After you learn it, work on raising your ollie height and perfecting it. I did not even move on to my next trick until after I could pop an ollie with ease.
I hope I helped.
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