08.19.2010
Doing it below the radar
In 2000, Danny Wainwright set the current high ollie record, at 44.5″ off flat. Monstrous pop can get you far in the skate game, just ask Mr. Hufnagel’s new shoe company, but you need more than height to be a stand out these days. That’s not a problem for Danny Wainwright, and one viewing of this video of him skating in Barcelona for Clan, filmed and edited by Rich Smith, should dispel any opinions to the contrary.
Dude skates fast, picks creative lines, and he’s kind of got a British Rob Welsh thing going on, so that’s obviously pretty sick too. In case you were still trying to figure out the math, that’s really all you need to be a great skater (trade Rob Welsh for your stylemaster of choice, it doesn’t particularly matter) — should be easy, right?