A higher ollie is a better ollie, especially if it’s used to go over things or lead into another move.
I boarded as a kid and never mastered or even achieved half of the stuff some other kids did.
I’m confused about “bringing the torso down” in a move that is intended to move the body vertically, such as a jump. You might not be describing it the way you intend?
Skateboarders very often lower their COG because it improves balance and control, like when they squat carving a turn or doing speed runs.
A lower COG in pretty much anything makes it more stable. From a human body, to a race car, to a speaker on a speaker stand, to the electric can opener in your kitchen, or the patio umbrella with the 75lb base on your deck.
But I don’t expect you to just believe me. Here’s a page that gives the scientific explanation:
https://www.physio-pedia.com/home
As to why I call bullshit on his ollie/COG theory: I’m a self-admitted skeptic. If I hear something that sounds like BS from jump street, I tend to disbelieve right away, and then verify. I’m not a fan of voodoo, magic, pseudo-science, or other nonsense like it.
I learned about COG in gradeschool, and put it to good use building model rockets and airplanes, then later putting lowering springs on street and track cars, being involved in martial arts, reducing the sprung weight on such cars, loading trailers so the weight was low and over or toward of the axles, etc.
To have someone say a high COG makes one perform better in a sport rang the bullshit bell right away.
