How do you slide your foot up in a Ollie?

Why cant i properly ollie?

• i ride goofy footed on a skateboard so my left foot is always on the tail. should i be pushing up on both of my feet when ollieing? or should i be solely pushing up on my foot that is on the tail so i get a good pop then slide my foot forward? also can you provide very simplistic 1 by 1 steps on how to properly ollie cause i cant really slide my foot on my board and when i do a little i end up just moving the board and dont land properly.

• Answer:

  - Pop your back foot on the very tip of the tail. Even hang off your pinky toe to get a quicker pop. Popping on the side just a bit will also get you a faster pop. Another tip is, jump at the same time as the pop. To do this, bend your ankle down to get your foot and leg straight. Faster pop, faster jump, higher ollie. Don't stomp on the tail, bend your foot to pop. It's about speed, not strength. - To slide your foot, just relax your ankle. It will automatically angle inward for the slide. And slide up. Not out. Don't push the board up or something, just bring it up, maybe at like an 80 degree angle or so. If you slide out, the board will NOT go up in the air. The higher you jump and suck in your feet, the higher the board will go. - Don't slide your front foot until you pop. You can angle your foot to get ready for the slide, but don't do it until the pop. - In my opinion, the hardest part is bringing the back foot up. I just couldn't do it. It's kind of an unnatural thing to do. Just try to make the motion fluid as best as you can. A way to tell if you actually did an ollie, no matter how low, is if the board got leveled out in the air. When you catch the board in the air, push down with your legs and bend the knees to absord impact. If you hear just one quieter smack on the ground, it's an ollie. If it's louder and the back wheels hit first, then no. - Videotape your ollies. It'll help you improve. ANOTHER THING: - When you say pushing up with your feet, that doesn't make sense. You either push down, or pull up. Push your back foot down, and raise your front foot. Then raise your back foot in a smooth motion.