My favorite Skateboarding trick from Tony Hawk Pro Skater. Can anybody do this? The old president of our snowkiting club (flyboy) was trying to learn board off tricks and he said they are super tough.

I think if I can mount a grab handle I should be able to figure it out. As for the Christ Air, It might be tough to continue redirecting and keeping a good float if I take my front hand off the bar. Any suggestions? I'm thinking maybe just get out into the pose for just long enough for a pic to be snapped, then get right back on the redirect.

That's very tough. You'd need to go board off and completely hands-free, or one hand on board, one hand on bar... then stay in the air long enough to put it back on your feet. Not to mention the fact that an ATB is quite a bit bigger and heavier than a skateboard. To start with, try doing it with the board on your feet, and one hand on the bar. Maybe the redirect would be easier if you were unhooked?

Just need good float time . I'm working on that too

Adam, I thought you were working on the Extra Point

Haha yeah I'm working on that too but it's hard to get the right conditions for that one. Hopefully by the end of the year

You don't mean the Jesus Walk, do you?

No it's different. Google Christ air/ skateboarding

I can just summarize it. It's a board-off trick where you put your body in a cross shape (legs together pointed down, arms outstretched) and hold your board in one hand.

Lewis wilby does one in one of his videos from frinton I will try and find the link :bigok:

Lewis is crazy good. Those push kiting guys go so high it makes me jealous. Seem like fun dudes

They are my favorite atb videos but I bet they paid dearly to progress that far pain if you get my drift:bouncing::shocked2:

Just checked the video this is frinton and he just does a hands off feet down no board off but I thinlk it is deffinatly possible :karate:

sorry hack: Fly jump... fieldgoal, as in through 2 real uprights? That would be ridiculous.

He wants to grind on it. Well boardslide to be specific.

by football i meant soccer.......i orginally sent that too trampa which is in the UK. so just to clarify I want to boardslide the top of a soccer goal that is in a perfect field in central Illinois

(Edit) If you've ever been to the UK and said soccer instead of football, then you would know that they would give you so much crap. and then they would ask you if you wanted a cheeseburger and would ask you to please not cause a lawsuit, because thats all they think we do in America lol

That grind sounds sick nasty. I bet it would hurt like crazy if you came up short though... I'm more into snowboarding, but If I get the opportunity I'll try to do the same. How do you practice or work on the trick to make sure your shins aren't going to get bloody?

and once I figure out the Christ Air, you better believe we're adding the Tony Hawk noise for when you do a special into the video. I don't care at all if half the viewers don't get it

PS: I like snowkiting the best because failing is less painful. Any tips from you flyjump (or other well experienced ATB'ers who like going BIG) to minimize risk of injury when throwing HUGE tricks? My back is still sore from landing on the buckle of my climbing harness just over a week ago

The best advice I could give you is kick the board off so you land on your feet, and keep the kite powered up so you don't just drop. But, that's with an ATB, seeing as you can't kick off a snowboard :P

Found it sortof
The Christ air without letting go of the bar but board off and extended

At about 240
In the ride hard fly low I phone optimized video on YouTube
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