Yea, I was being an idiot. I was interpreting some people's claims as the bouncing of the board being enough to propel the skater upwards. I guess nobody is say

Yea, I was being an idiot. I was interpreting some people's claims as the bouncing of the board being enough to propel the skater upwards. I guess nobody is saying that. I really should know better since I can ollie. I think my mental model of the ollie put too much emphasis on the sliding. Anyway, sorry.