Ollie Why is my board not rising? / How can I pop higher?

Jump faster, not stronger

Mechanism / Why It Happens

You can't lift your body higher not because you're weak, but because your movement is too slow.

This applies not only to your body but to any object. If you lift something slowly, it will immediately begin to fall back down. To make an object continue rising even after you've stopped applying force, what matters is how quickly you can move it. The same principle applies to the ollie. If you lift your body slowly, you simply won't be able to raise it very high.

What to Do

Before jumping confidently, stabilize your footing.

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