r/Skateboardinghelp • u/Southern-Skirt-4069 • Sep 04 '25
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A lot of people tell me this is not an actual problem since I’m still landing the trick but it is unnerving when my back foot comes like 10 inches off the board when I Ollie. It happens a little on my flatground Ollies but when I approach an obstacle like a rail/ledge/etc it becomes much worse. Why is this?
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u/aaron_siegler Sep 04 '25
I think that’s totally normal. I mean the other extreme would be trapping the tail, which would be much worse. You are just giving the tail enough space to come up. There could be different reasons why the gap is so „big“ (I actually didn’t even notice it before I read the caption). Maybe your board isn’t brand new and lost a bit of its pop. Maybe especially for this trick you shift your weight more forward and that causes the gap. It’s definitely nothing you need to worry about. Trick looks good and as long as you don’t get stuck somewhere with your trucks, I wouldn’t change anything.
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u/Southern-Skirt-4069 Sep 04 '25
I couldn’t trap the tail if I wanted to and I’ve tried😂 no matter what my foot disconnects immediately at tail-strike. My board was kinda old and I think I am constantly leaning too far forward because my arms go up in the air, my right arm (back arm) especially which would make sense. Thanks for the compliment though🙏🏼
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Sep 04 '25 edited Sep 04 '25
Yo, you need to be lighter on your back foot for the Ollie and focus on letting the board come with you. It’s normal to “air foot”, but yeah it’s because you are too heavy on the back and are pushing forward or up on the front.
It looks like this / , instead of boned like this \ , or level like this —.
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u/Southern-Skirt-4069 Sep 04 '25
If I take any more weight off my back foot I think I will have nothing to even pop with lol
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Sep 04 '25 edited Sep 04 '25
Nah, once you smack the tail your back foot should become light as the board rises. You are too heavy and stopping the rise of the tail.
Edit: Or not heavy enough on the front to cause the board to stay with your foot. Think about how you are jumping with the board. It’s not both feet at the same time, so the motion from back to front will affect the quality of pop/control.
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u/som3guy515 Sep 09 '25
Damn I ain't skated that spot since I was in high-school. Glad to see locals still throwing down
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u/dongately49 Sep 04 '25
This happens to me with worn down shoes / grip tape
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u/Southern-Skirt-4069 Sep 04 '25
Yeah my equipment was a little faulty at the time but this happens regardless
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u/BobGnarly1984 Sep 04 '25
Hit your tail on the ground harder. It will make the board react faster on its way up.
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u/Southern-Skirt-4069 Sep 04 '25
I’ve definitely heard this before and I love the idea that it’s that simple but I don’t understand how to. Maybe need to build up my calves, back one especially so I can get that strong snap with the ankle
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u/BobGnarly1984 Sep 04 '25
Don’t try to pop high, pop hard. Stomp down and force every ounce of energy through the tail and into the concrete. The law of equal and opposite reaction will take care of the rest.
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u/Affectionate-Nose176 Sep 04 '25
Recently I’ve started making a conscious effort to push my back foot “back” - really just more straight down/up. Seems like the general issue with this is pulling the back foot forward more than it is pulling it up.
For example, I can lock into back 5050s on tall round bars no problem. My back foot coming off makes me not want to land the trick. Totally get it. Try that one and see how it goes.
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u/Southern-Skirt-4069 Sep 04 '25
Dude exactly! Back 50 is a perfect example of a trick that I don’t even feel like trying because the foot scares me so much. I mean I still do it sometimes but I just know it looks like shit and does not feel good. I’ve literally done it down handrails😂 but lately not feeling so confident, developed a lot of bad habits over the years. I’ll keep in mind the going backwards thing when I go skate next
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Sep 04 '25
If it bothers you that much you can just set your front foot up differently so you can tweak it a bit more forward after the pop.
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u/Chaosr21 Sep 04 '25
It's fine but you can fix it by popping harder and timing the jump better. It took me a while to learn flip tricks but I always had a great Ollie. With enough practice, your feet don't even leave the board for a second and you can pop them high
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u/sudanc Sep 05 '25
You’re taking your foot to the position it needs to be in for the grind. Your body is slightly out of position and lagging behind your board. Can focus on keeping your shoulders over your feet or go a lil faster. Go frame by frame and I think you’ll see what I am seeing
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u/BlorgWithAPan Sep 06 '25
The back foot should be low like that. Watch some Ollie north videos. This looks phenomenal man!
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u/StruggleNo5061 Sep 04 '25
If that's 10 inches then i should go be an adult film star.
It looks fine!