HOW TO BODY VARIAL
HOW TO BODY VARIAL by SKATE HACKS is a skateboarding tutorial for the Body Varial. SKATE HACKS compares the body varial to late flips and late shove-its, because the trick starts late: you complete the ollie and only begin rotating around the high point.
What this video teaches
SKATE HACKS compares the body varial to late flips and late shove-its, because the trick starts late: you complete the ollie and only begin rotating around the high point. He is explicit that popping and immediately turning costs you air time, because the front foot needs to finish leveling and lifting the board before the rotation starts. His main drill is to practice the switcheroo on flat ground with no ollie at all, hopping from your regular stance to goofy and back repeatedly until that motion is natural, since you will not be comfortable doing it in the air otherwise. He also suggests taking it off a euro gap or kicker for extra hang time if flat ground is too tight, and notes that the board feeling like it is shoving is exactly why you separate the ollie from the rotation.
Key tips
- The trick starts late: finish the ollie and begin rotating around its high point, not at the pop
- Popping and turning at the same time robs you of air time, because the front foot has to level and lift the board first
- Drill the switcheroo on flat ground with no ollie, hopping regular to goofy and back over and over until the motion is automatic
- Rotate the shoulders while keeping the board still; the board feeling like it is shoving is the sign you are not separating the ollie from the rotation
- If flat ground is too hard at first, try it off a euro gap or kicker for more hang time
Summarized from the video transcript.
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Body Varial