トニー・ホークのインスタグラム(tonyhawk) - 10月10日 09時21分
In the last week, I’ve spent most of my skate time trying heelflip Indy’s. It’s a trick I learned in 1993, and could do somewhat regularly until about ten years ago. Struggling to do something that would be insignificant to an accomplished vert skater has been a cathartic process. Am I fighting Father Time and holding onto an impossible notion that I’ll always be able to skate at this high level? Yes and no; skating defines me and learning new tricks has been my driving force all of these years, but I know I’ll reach a point where doing difficult tricks is no longer possible simply because of biology. I’m 52. It’s absurd that I still get to do this for a living or that my style of skating is considered relevant. I no longer do certain tricks because of the risk / reward ratio and I fully accept that as a part of getting older. But then a trick like this one creeps into my psyche and I can’t let it go until it’s completed. This video is the culmination of at least five different sessions where I fixated on making just one. last. heelflip. Indy. Today I felt that I was finally in sync; my flick timing was consistent and I was in a good rhythm on most attempts. I even rode one partway down the wall only to tear up my shins on my griptape in the process. And then it all came together on one try when I was ready to commit. There was no fanfare or big accolades; just a few friends on the ramp cheering for me as I rode away. I still live for that feeling even though the opportunities to have it are fleeting as my years multiply. But this challenge gave me validation and closure on a chapter in my life, and that’s good enough for now. I hope you find - or have found - something in your life that gives you the same sense of purpose and contentment. Because it’s priceless.
🎥: @_aliminator
Fun fact: Steve Berra was the first to do this on vert in 1992. It’s the last trick of his part in “Feasters”
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