Ollie Impossible

also known as: Impossible · Back-Foot Impossible

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Shown for a regular-footed rider. Teal ring + arrow = the rider's facing direction; teal band = the tail; a dot is where a hand holds the board - bright yellow for the front hand, amber for the back one, which is the whole difference between a mute and an indy. Board and rider rotate independently - each follows its own component. Drag to orbit.

How it works

The board wraps one full end-over-end rotation around the back foot: the tail is scooped down and back so the board pitches tail-under, nose-over-the-top backward around its lateral axis, staying in contact with the wrapping foot through most of the rotation like a ball rolling around a hand. A clean impossible is distinguished from a steep 360 shove precisely by that vertical, foot-hugging wrap. The front foot stays out of the way until the board completes the loop and is caught level.

Step by step

  1. Place the back foot with the tail's edge in the arch/instep, toes wrapped slightly around the toe side; front foot light near the middle.
  2. Crouch and jump while scooping the tail sharply down and backward.
  3. Let the board wrap vertically around the back foot - tail under, nose over the top.
  4. Keep the front foot lifted forward, clear of the rotating nose.
  5. As the wrap completes, guide the board level with the back foot and set the front foot on the bolts.
  6. Land and roll away.

Body mechanics

Front footLifts up and forward immediately, re-entering only for the catch on the front bolts.
Back footThe axis and engine: scoops, then stays in contact as the board wraps around it, finally flattening the board out.
ShouldersSquare with a slight rearward set to make room for the over-the-top nose.
ArmsRise for the jump and hold a quiet frame around the vertical wrap.
GazeOn the wrapping board from scoop to catch.