# Trick landing rates

> How often skateboard tricks land: 920 filmed tries of 7 tricks, called by the Skate AI app. Kickflips landed 35% of the time, ollies 58%.

Canonical: https://getskateai.com/skateboard-trick-landing-rates
Last updated: 2026-11-09

## The short answer

Skate AI called 513 of 920 filmed tries landed (56%), from 181 skaters, between October 1, 2026 and November 8, 2026. Kickflip tries landed less often than ollie tries: 35% (51 of 146 kickflip tries) against 58% (135 of 232 ollie tries).

## Findings

- Skate AI called 513 of 920 filmed tries landed (56%), from 181 skaters, between October 1, 2026 and November 8, 2026. (https://getskateai.com/skateboard-trick-landing-rates#overall)
- Kickflip tries landed less often than ollie tries: 35% (51 of 146 kickflip tries) against 58% (135 of 232 ollie tries). (https://getskateai.com/skateboard-trick-landing-rates#kickflip-vs-ollie)
- Heelflip tries landed about as often as kickflip tries: 39% (18 of 46 heelflip tries) against 35% (51 of 146 kickflip tries). (https://getskateai.com/skateboard-trick-landing-rates#heelflip-vs-kickflip)
- 31 of the 63 skaters who filmed a kickflip (49%) got at least one landed. (https://getskateai.com/skateboard-trick-landing-rates#kickflip-skaters)
- Of the 7 tricks with enough tries, the ollie over something landed most often, 73% (29 of 40 ollie over something tries), and the kickflip least often, 35% (51 of 146 kickflip tries). (https://getskateai.com/skateboard-trick-landing-rates#range)
- Landed tries had a median overall score of 75 to 87 out of 100 across these tricks; missed tries, 25 to 32. (https://getskateai.com/skateboard-trick-landing-rates#scores)

## By trick

| Trick | Tries | Skaters | Landed | Share landed | Skaters with a landed try | Median score, landed / missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Ollie](https://getskateai.com/tricks/ollie) | 232 | 94 | 135 | 58% | 63 (67%) | 76 / 30 |
| [Ollie on the Spot](https://getskateai.com/tricks/ollie-stationary) | 177 | 55 | 112 | 63% | 50 (91%) | 75 / 25 |
| [Kickflip](https://getskateai.com/tricks/kickflip) | 146 | 63 | 51 | 35% | 31 (49%) | 82 / 28 |
| [Pop Shove-It](https://getskateai.com/tricks/pop-shove-it) | 67 | 34 | 41 | 61% | 26 (76%) | 78 / 28 |
| [Heelflip](https://getskateai.com/tricks/heelflip) | 46 | 24 | 18 | 39% | 16 (67%) | 77 / 32 |
| [Ollie Over Something](https://getskateai.com/tricks/ollie-over-object) | 40 | 23 | 29 | 73% | 20 (87%) | 83 / 25 |
| [360 Flip](https://getskateai.com/tricks/360-flip) | 33 | 19 | 12 | 36% | 10 (53%) | 87 / 30 |

## How we counted

- Each try is one clip a skater filmed or picked in the Skate AI iPhone app (App Store version) between October 1, 2026 and November 8, 2026, grouped by the trick the skater chose before filming.
- "Landed" is the app’s own call, made by its AI from still frames of the clip, by the game-of-S.K.A.T.E. standard: both feet land on the board and stay on. It is not a human review, and it can be wrong on dark, distant or low-angle clips.
- Left out: TestFlight builds, our own test devices, and 19 clips the app couldn't read. A trick is shown only with at least 30 tries from at least 10 different skaters.
- These are tries skaters chose to film, often tricks they are still learning, so a share is how often a filmed try lands, not how many skaters can do the trick. Skaters who try an ollie over something usually ollie already, which is part of why it lands most often.
- No video, names, accounts or locations are in this data: only counts per trick. Shares are rounded to whole percent; scores are the app’s overall score out of 100.

## Cite this page

Skate AI, "Skateboard trick landing rates: 920 filmed tries", https://getskateai.com/skateboard-trick-landing-rates, November 2026.

## FAQ

### How often do kickflip attempts land?

In Skate AI's data, 35% of filmed kickflip tries landed (51 of 146). 31 of the 63 skaters who filmed a kickflip (49%) got at least one landed.

### Is a kickflip harder than an ollie?

Kickflip tries landed less often than ollie tries: 35% (51 of 146 kickflip tries) against 58% (135 of 232 ollie tries). A kickflip is an ollie plus a flick and a catch, so the ollie comes first.

### Is a heelflip easier than a kickflip?

Heelflip tries landed about as often as kickflip tries: 39% (18 of 46 heelflip tries) against 35% (51 of 146 kickflip tries).

### How does Skate AI decide whether a trick landed?

"Landed" is the app’s own call, made by its AI from still frames of the clip, by the game-of-S.K.A.T.E. standard: both feet land on the board and stay on. It is not a human review, and it can be wrong on dark, distant or low-angle clips.

App: [Skate AI: Kickflip Ollie Coach on the App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/id6814983538)

## Related

- [Kickflip vs heelflip, side by side](https://getskateai.com/kickflip-vs-heelflip)
- [Every trick guide, easiest first](https://getskateai.com/tricks)
- [How to skateboard, before your first trick](https://getskateai.com/how-to-skateboard)