Ollie
Why can't I level out my board?Timing of Holding Down The Nose
Mechanism / Why It Happens
The tail rises from the velocity difference between the board and your front foot. The key is whether you can push down your front foot while the board is still rising.
In an ollie, the tail rises when you press the nose down while the board’s center of mass is still moving upward. If your timing is late and you press the nose after the entire board has already started falling, both the board and the nose will simply fall together, and the tail will no longer rise. Even if your timing is correct, if you keep lifting your front foot diagonally upward the entire time, the board’s center of mass and your front foot will rise and fall together, and the velocity difference needed to lift the tail will not be created.
What to Do
Lift your front foot, then immediately push it down diagonally
By lifting your front foot vertically, you maximize the force that lifts the board, which also maxim
