Logic so good. Back in the day when the internet was new. Millennials had a term for 1v1 messaging with a another person. It was called "private message." Now Gen Z decided to call it something else, now it's "direct message." So that means Gen Z invented Direct Messages? No They didn't. They just call it something else now. Just like Rodney did invent the kickflip it's just called something else now.
rodney is a very humble guy. but the ollie on flat ground is entirely different mechanically. in transition you can rely on the coping or ramp to move your board against your feet or into the air (in the 80s early grab and hope for the best) . on flat ground you have to create that energy with precise motions. that’s why it was such a big deal when tony hawk started grabbing after popping his tail in transition. it’s way harder and different trick than an early grab.
Technically a kickflip was done in the 70s and Rodney didnt invent it. Yeah, Gelfand invented the ollie on transition but Rodney invented the flat ground ollie and subsequently the ollie kickflip. Few people do the old school kickflip anymore...so now the ollie kickflip that everyone does now that Rodney invented is known as just a kickflip.
Long story short, he did invent the kickflip
Actually he didn’t because the kickflip was already a trick where you would hook your board to flip it
Logic so good. Back in the day when the internet was new. Millennials had a term for 1v1 messaging with a another person. It was called "private message." Now Gen Z decided to call it something else, now it's "direct message." So that means Gen Z invented Direct Messages? No They didn't. They just call it something else now. Just like Rodney did invent the kickflip it's just called something else now.
Your logic is flawed
rodney is a very humble guy. but the ollie on flat ground is entirely different mechanically. in transition you can rely on the coping or ramp to move your board against your feet or into the air (in the 80s early grab and hope for the best) . on flat ground you have to create that energy with precise motions. that’s why it was such a big deal when tony hawk started grabbing after popping his tail in transition. it’s way harder and different trick than an early grab.
Wasn't trying to flip the board, he simply kicked away and the board flipped, then he started trying to flip it
Rodney is everyones Father.
terrible logic, boooo
Technically a kickflip was done in the 70s and Rodney didnt invent it. Yeah, Gelfand invented the ollie on transition but Rodney invented the flat ground ollie and subsequently the ollie kickflip. Few people do the old school kickflip anymore...so now the ollie kickflip that everyone does now that Rodney invented is known as just a kickflip.
You didn’t specify that the kickflip was already a trick
Had no clue that’s why it’s called a Ollie lol
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nope .
His pops didnt want him skating for a career… thought it was a waste of time