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Can't believe I am taking the bait, but it's a slow night.
I've been ollie'ing higher than you, faster than you, and over greater distances than you, longer than you've been alive.
Brute force ollies, zero finesse. My snap/pop is really, really fast. I can oliie higher/easier on steep kicks with no fingers of flat with less effort compared to long kicks more fingers. Why? Habit. I chalk it up to the 80s, skating H-Street tails with no nose to catch and lift/guide the ollie. I learned on Vision Gonz decks (mellow) and perfected my method on H-Street Ron Allen decks. Steeper than you've ever stepped on.
And as such, with steep kicks I can rocket and suck my back foot up wicked fast to clear shit (I'm also going fast to lessen the time it takes to clear the object). If you go fast you need to ollie fast or shit goes wrong fast. Quick snap, suck up the back leg, stay over your board and let speed guide you over.
With mellow kicks I have to take my time, can't rocket - I need to 'plan', I can't go as fast, I need to level out more: bone the ollies out with my front foot, dip down, hoist the back leg up in order to clear. This is slower for me. <--- for me, son.
This is why I said it's up to the person and what feels right. You are putting too much science into the gear and not accounting for the person at the wheel.
"Rotationally"? W T actual F are you talking about? I'm talking ollies here now you are covering your ass with bigspins. Stay focused kiddo.
I seemed to imply in my first post that Ben should be riding an effective wheelbase 3" longer than mine. Which seems insane now that I read it. Surprised no one called me on it. The real # can't be that big...
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I do agree with Degros regarding the right tool for the application....bowls vs. ledges, flat vs. gaps, etc. You do need to take into account the shit you do.
I actually agree with this, but I refused to acknowledge it yday because Xen is clearly one of those guys who acts like the smartest guy in the room until an actual smart guy shows up, then he gets all threatened and tries to reassert dominance rather than actually learn something
Pot, kettle, black. O.K, wait, hang on, you agree with it, but didn't want to acknowledge it because it would make you look less...smart? Are you saying we're both not...smart? Agreeing with someone you disagree with, who, in your mind is trying to reassert dominance implies that you've somehow beaten or surpassed me in some way, that I was proven wrong? When did that happen? Was this something you were going for?
Your [lack of] ability at trolling is something Tracer should come back for inorder to put you in your place.