Ollie
Why does my board turn?Have Your Shoulders Fixed at An Angle
Mechanism / Why It Happens
If your shoulders rotate during the ollie, the board will rotate too.
Normally, when people jump, they jump facing forward, but in an ollie, you jump sideways. Because of this, when you reach the highest point of the ollie, your body naturally tends to face forward. The problem is that if your body is closed when you crouch, but your shoulders open at the peak of the ollie, then if your shoulder rotation changes during the ollie, the board will rotate.
What to Do
If you keep your shoulder angle constant, the ollie will not rotate even if your shoulders are somewhat open.
You often hear that your shoulders need to stay parallel with the board. However, in many cases, a r
