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Pop Higher Ollies With Science - Spencer Nuzzi & Paul Schmitt

RIDE Channel21 skaters recommend it · 26 mentions, 2016 to 2024
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851K views · 10 years ago · Trick science

RIDE Channel episode where Spencer Nuzzi visits Professor Paul Schmitt of Create A Skate to test how truck height, wheel size and board setup change ollie pop. Physics explained with demos.

Why skaters like it

Gets linked in setup threads when beginners ask about truck height, risers or wheel size and whether taller setups give more pop.

“a taller board will always get more pop due to the extra momentum and higher wheelie angle. Here's a good explanation from Ride channel”

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What skaters said on Reddit

u/r3volved2017 · 5 points

Lower trucks would probably help facilitate the muscle memory and make practicing the pop easier, but a taller board will always get more pop due to the extra momentum and higher wheelie angle. Here's a good explanation from Ride channel [VIDEO]

u/DiamondsteinBP2024 · 5 points

Professor Schmidtt would like a word with you... [VIDEO]

u/thecitymen2017 · 4 points

um,,,kind of funny but IDK [VIDEO] this is kind of a double bird killer for those who think there is no big difference between hi/lo trucks or big small wheels, I'm not advocating for anything just saying that 6mm makes a huge difference no matter where you put it ;)

u/psychocitysk82020 · 2 points

Just get 1/4 risers but remember you will have to get 1 1/4 hardware also. Most deck brands are all the same steepness unless you know of a brand that has really steep kicks. But the risers should do the trick and it’s a cheap way to start out to try. Back in the day we rode decks that had extremely steep tails they were called tri-tails or V shaped because they were concaved and bent like a V and extremely steep. We

u/neurospex2016 · 2 points

"Hi" is the standard now. Just get "hi" trucks, and if it's not labelled it's most likely a "hi." You do not get more pop from "low" trucks. "Low" trucks were popular in the 90s because you could flip faster due to the lower rotational inertia. But starting out you won't notice a difference and it really doesn't matter. It's actually "hi" trucks that give more pop thanks to holding the tail higher off the ground: [VI

u/Poxeh2018 · 2 points

Yes it should, this video tries to accomplish the same thing using riser pads to increase leverage. [VIDEO] Just know the difference will be minimal, unless you've been skating for a decade like these guys and KNOW how high your ollie goes; you prolly won't be able to tell.

u/PaleDistribution2020 · 2 points

according to science, risers should theoretically give you some extra pop [VIDEO]

u/the5uperu5er2020 · 2 points

The Science of Popping Higher [VIDEO]

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