How high do i have to be able to ollie before i can kickflip?

Question

My skateboarding ollie is in my opinion pretty high but yesterday this guy who's pretty good told me i should really get a high ollie before i kickflip so i want to know how high/good should my ollie before i kickflip?

Answer 1

It doesn't have to be that high

as long as your comfortable ollie-ing and constant with them

Its a different trick

You can even land them barely ollie-ing but it wouldent be advised

but the higher it is the better as you can catch the flip higher

Answer 2

you have to be able to ollie up ledge not tht high bu you have to spin fast

Answer 3

Way high, like higher than Dave Chapel in Half-Baked

Answer 4

Well i just learned how to kickflip =) and my neibor skateboarded alot and he can do any trick i can name. and he told me that you should at least be able to ollie as high as a curb. I hope my advice helped you.

Answer 5

dude you don't have to Ollie that high to do a kick flip.

Answer 6

He was giving you good advice even though he didn't explain it. A high ollie will help you a lot when you get better and start trying hard grinds (back lips, tailslides, noseblunts). I never practiced my ollie cause flip tricks were more fun and my ollie still isn't too great. But you can learn the kick flip before a ollie if you practiced it since they are different tricks it takes different motions with the feet. Start practicing your kickflip but never the stop ollie.