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2009-05-03T06:55:00.000-07:00

Hi and thankyou for visiting Ollie Higher this site has been created to provide you with the tools to improve your skateboarding and to help you to achieve your goals.

All of the skate videos attached to this site have been previewed to ensure you get the best information to help you achieve your skateboarding trick goals.

"How can I ollie higher"? Is one of the most common questions any good skater gets asked. Here we attempt to answer this important question.

There are five things that will help you ollie higher when skateboarding. The first thing to understand if you want to ollie high is you can only ollie as high as you can jump (the skateboard doesnt push you up you push it up!). So measure your jump and there is your "ollie high" goal.

Second is your back foot postion is critical (look at all the high olliers). Have your back foot half on and half off the tail of the skateboard, this will give you more pop for your ollie.

Third your front foot should be around the halfway point on your skateboard(or just in front), where you still have good balance.

Fourth if you were on the ground and you wanted to jump high you would bend your knees and perhaps even bounce a little beforehand (check out the last vid on this page the winner of the 44.5 inch high ollie). If you were jumping high you would also pull your knees up into your chest, this is the same with learning to ollie higher on your skateboard.

Last if you are serious about ollying high practice your movement without a skateboard say for a minute or two then get on your board. One guy I knew increased the height of his ollie by six inches in 30 minutes just from getting a flow happening.

Jake Eames is a guru when it comes to ollying check this vid out and in particular notice the position of his back foot on the skateboard. This back foot position along with his nice fluid action makes for a high ollie. Also take note of how he uses the term "Ninja Kick" and watch his front foot action mid flight on his high ollies (just like a ninja).

44.5 Inch High Ollie Watch the little warm up bounce

Very Big Air on a skateboard

Some Skateboarding Funny Tricks

How to Forward Flip

2009-05-03T06:53:00.000-07:00

How to Backside Flip

2009-05-03T06:50:00.000-07:00

How to Noseslide

2009-05-03T06:34:00.000-07:00

How to 5-0 Grind

2009-05-03T06:33:00.000-07:00

Tony Hawk explains how to 5-0 grind so well checkout below for some great trick tips. The 5-0 is another simple skateboarding progression from the ollie.

Just got to love this vid of the 5-0 grind, great explanation and great accent.

The Kick Flip 5-0 is just beautiful check this how to vid out.

How to Boardslide

2009-05-03T06:32:00.002-07:00

How to 50-50 Grind

2009-05-03T06:32:00.001-07:00

The 50 50 grind is one of the simplist skateboarding tricks after learning the ollie. This skate trick simply involves having 2 wheels on and 2 wheels off an edge, relying on your skateboard trucks for your stability. See below.

How to Varial Flip

2009-05-03T06:31:00.002-07:00

How to 180 Ollie

2009-05-03T06:31:00.001-07:00

The 180 ollie is probably one of the first tricks you should attempt after getting the ollie mastered. It is very simple to learn and helps you to feel like you are progressing as a new skater. In the following videos instructions are given on how to 180 ollie. Watch these videos and get out there and do em.

How to 360 Flip

2009-05-03T06:27:00.002-07:00

The 360 Flip is one of those skateboarding tricks that looks great and impresses many. The videos to follow give some easy to follow instructions on how to 360 flip. However before you attempt this trick you need to be able to ollie and also knowing how to kick flip helps.

How to Hard Flip

2009-05-03T06:27:00.001-07:00

How to Pop Shove it

2009-05-03T06:26:00.000-07:00

How to Heel Flip

2009-04-30T05:48:00.000-07:00

The following instructional videos of the Heel Flip are easy to understand and also offer troubleshooting for the common mistakes made by skaters. The heel flip is similar to the kick flip however instead of using the outside ball of your foot you use your heel.

I think this young fella has got it down and his explanation is very good, particularly his explanation of the front foot action.

Skateboarding Accidents

2009-04-30T05:43:00.000-07:00

WARNING: All of this footage is disturbing. After watching all this there's only 3 words "wear a helmet". Skateboarding Accidents are one of the unavoidable parts of this great sport, all we can do is try to get better at performing the tricks we love. We can also try to minimise the injuries through safety gear, however that is a personal choice we all have to make.

In watching the following skate accident videos, the hope is that you learn what not do, and to know what your own limits are.

How to Kick Flip

2009-04-30T05:18:00.000-07:00

The kick flip is one of the more common tricks seen nowadays. The kick flip is very similar to the ollie, however using a flick off the front side of the board near the bolts. The below videos of "how to kick flip" are straight forward and easy to follow instructions.

How to Ollie

2009-04-29T21:57:00.000-07:00

The following "how to ollie" vids are easy to understand and highly Rated with many views. Not only that their ollie action is very fluid and relaxed. There are also tips regarding the common mistakes people make when performing the ollie, check em out.

Chad makes it sound so easy in this "how to ollie" video but he is right on! Its simple "Pop (Kick), Slide and Jump" NOTE:"all at the same time".

As Tony Hawk is one of the pioneers of this great sport I couldnt resist adding his video. Besides he has some great points to make.

How to Ollie Impossible

2009-04-28T04:13:00.000-07:00

The ollie impossible is one of those tricks that looks so hard but actually isn't. In the following videos there are very straight forward instructions about how to ollie impossible. This ollie impossible trick can also be performed by having one foot on the ground, however it does not look as good. Check out the below videos.

How to Ollie Higher

2009-04-27T22:08:00.000-07:00

"How can I ollie higher"? Is one of the most common questions any good skater gets asked. Here we attempt to answer this question.

There are five things that will help you ollie higher. The first thing to understand if you want to ollie high is you can only ollie as high as you can jump (the board doesnt push you up you push it up!). So measure your jump and there is your goal.

Second is your back foot postion is critical (look at all the high olliers). Have your back foot half on and half off the tail, this will give you more pop.

Third your front foot should be around the halfway point on your board, where you still have good balance.

Fourth if you were on the ground and you wanted to jump high you would bend your knees and perhaps even bounce a little beforehand (check out the last vid on this page the winner of the 44.5 inch ollie). If you were jumping high you would also pull your knees up into your chest, this is the same with ollying high.

Last if you are serious about ollying high practice your movement without a board say for a minute or two then get on your board. One guy I knew increased the height of his ollie by six inches in 30 minutes just from getting a flow happening.

Jake Eames is a guru when it comes to ollying check this vid out and in particular notice the position of his back foot. This back foot position along with his nice fluid action makes for a high ollie. Also take note of how he uses the term "Ninja Kick" and watch his front foot action mid flight (just like a ninja).

44.5 Inch Ollie Watch the little warm up bounce

Highest Ollie Competitions

2008-08-10T22:48:00.000-07:00

The following Skateboarding Video's are footage of World Record highest ollie attempts, incredible get inspired! The current world record for the highest ollie is 44.5 inches.

2008 Highest Ollie Competition

This is the highest "off the ground" kick flip I can find. If you've seen a better one please let me know through a comment just post (cut & paste) the web address.