“I Stopped Trying”: Tony Hawk Names the Most Challenging Skateboard Move

In terms of GOAT in skateboarding, Tony Hawk is the greatest of all time. Ever since he took to skateboarding, Hawk performed ridiculous tricks, defying gravity and logic. He is the first person to land a documented “900” trick, back in 1999. But tricks are not easy. Even the GOAT of skateboarding took some time to perfect many skills. So when asked the most challenging trick he did, he spoke about the trick that gave him headaches in a recent interview.

Tony Hawk opens up on his challenging trick

Hawk opened up during the interview and talked about that trick, which challenged him the most.

“The trick that I never could do that I really wanted to make on a vert ramp at some point was an Ollie 720 which means you come up backwards, spin around twice on a vertical axis without grabbing the board and landing it. I just could never get that last half a turn so that was the trick that had challenged me the most, I stopped trying it ever since, so wah,” said Hawk.

The degree of difficulty to do a 720 Ollie is right up there at the top. Despite those troubles, Hawk landed it nine months ago as being 52 doesn’t slow him down. Nonetheless, he created the X-Games and paved the way for young skateboarders to express their talents. A legend of the sport.

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The hardest tricks in skateboarding

In terms of difficulty, many tricks are hard to land. The “900” landed by Hawk takes years of practice. It requires a vertical ramp or a “big air” ramp to perform. To land the trick, the skateboarder must spin a full two and a half rotations in the air while landing back on the skateboard. Only a few skateboarders landed this trick. Hawk introduced it to the open world.

Another famous skateboarding trick is the Heelflip 720. Hawk dubbed this trick to be completed only with a certain amount of luck. It comprises two full turns, a 720-degree turn, then doing a heelflip. Sounds complicated enough! Other tricks like Gazelle Flip, Hard Flip, and Laser Flip are some of the other incredible tricks that skateboarders take years to perfect.

By accomplishing most of the hard tricks, Hawk has done it all. His era in skateboarding is quite incredible as he is an important part of the skateboarding scenario.

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