Christ Air possible?

FunkmaztafoX · Outlaw Joined: 14 Mar 2004 Posts: 238 City: Charlotte

anyone that remembers Tony Hawk's pro Skater for nintendo 64 remembers the infamous "Christ Air" by rune glifberg. it was imo one of the sickest trick's in skateboarding when fully extended.

do you think that in the near future this trick would be possible perhaps off a doubleup?

here's a pic i found, even though it's a weird angle.

Nick Taylor · Posted: Jun 27, 2005 6:17 am Post subject:

Anything's possible, never question that...

Elevation · Posted: Jun 27, 2005 12:01 pm Post subject:

FunkmaztafoX, thats an awesome picture, so laid out. i bet it will be done one day if somebody likes it enough haha

colefooter · Posted: Jun 27, 2005 12:33 pm Post subject:

I can almost guarantee that soneone will be able to do that, off of a big kicker or something I don't know about off of a wake. You would really have to launch off of the wake hah.

Elevation · Posted: Jun 27, 2005 2:30 pm Post subject:

christ air raley/hoochie Laughing

HatzicMotive140 · Soul Rider Joined: 18 Jul 2004 Posts: 261 City: abbotsford

Elevation · Posted: Jun 27, 2005 3:49 pm Post subject:

HatzicMotive140, its never been done who says it would be sideways to the boat there is more than one way to think of the trick since it has not been tried on water. If somebody does it we will see which way they do it. think how hard it would be to go sideways like you are saying. the only difference would be which way your lead hand is pointing.

FunkmaztafoX · Outlaw Joined: 14 Mar 2004 Posts: 238 City: Charlotte

at work tomorrow when i get bored i will try to compile a few microsoft paint drawings and get someone (or myself if i find a prog) to convert them into a .gif to show the thoughts of how one of these would be pulled off (no i'm not a good wakeskater, i just do it for fun when my feet hurt from bindings, but like i said i imagine it would go like)

Jester · Posted: Jun 27, 2005 5:25 pm Post subject:

I'm having a hard time believing someone is gonna be able to pull a Christ Air on a wakeskate. You're basically having to catch the board with one hand, extend it out, then throw it back under you. It's not only difficult to time properly, with a wakeskate you're gonna hafta be pretty ripped to muscle that thing around like that.

FunkmaztafoX · Outlaw Joined: 14 Mar 2004 Posts: 238 City: Charlotte

I know..as far fetched as it seems though, i think that someone might come close to landing it, if not land it. I think i might try wakeskating and go w2w then just start practicing this trick..if i dont win tourneys with it, at least i'll win best trick Laughing

(dreaming)

K-wood Kid · Posted: Jun 27, 2005 5:37 pm Post subject:

There was a group of guys shooting video at TSR sometime ago and they would do a trick similar to a Christ air or Raley where they would pop off the kciker and pop the board into their hand and extend into a raley and then do like an acid drop when they were coming down.

lake weir rider fl · Newbie Joined: 05 Jun 2005 Posts: 39 City: Ocala

i loved the christ air and you just gave me an idea...hehe Cool

Elevation · Posted: Jun 27, 2005 7:12 pm Post subject:

K-wood Kid, ive seen something like that except the board was down in front of the like an indy not extended

FunkmaztafoX · Outlaw Joined: 14 Mar 2004 Posts: 238 City: Charlotte

rofl.

the last hour or so i compiled a picture and here's exactly how i imagine it to go

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FunkmaztafoX · Outlaw Joined: 14 Mar 2004 Posts: 238 City: Charlotte

yeah you should definately hit me up with some stars for that one..

Colorful

chipsevila · Posted: Jun 28, 2005 3:50 am Post subject:

Begging for stars = poopy. However, I imagine the boobies will be flying out after that.

pooser · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 4738

it doesnt seem that bad to me. nose(maybe a lame melan) grab it hs, pull it up and then throw it under your feet. the wind should help a little in getting it from in front of you to under you.

Vance · Addict Joined: 25 Sep 2004 Posts: 994

$5 says wonder phenom Nick Taylor will do it.

Kento911 · Addict Joined: 07 Dec 2004 Posts: 958 City: Devore

anything is possible, and Rune Glifberg doesnt get credit for the Christ air. . Christian Hosoi does

FunkmaztafoX · Outlaw Joined: 14 Mar 2004 Posts: 238 City: Charlotte

Enzoborder230 · Posted: Jun 28, 2005 8:46 am Post subject:

i thunk it could be possible, itd be easiest with like a byerly, cause its really light
it might be harder on a wood, like a bi level

Kampus-slide · Addict Joined: 15 Jun 2005 Posts: 527 City: Tucson

dude, totally possiabl

Elevation · Posted: Jun 28, 2005 11:17 am Post subject:

FunkmaztafoX, haha sick gif, i love the background animation haha. that would be a pretty tough motion to stick though

Entrust Clothing · Soul Rider Joined: 19 May 2005 Posts: 279 City: Portland

i can do them on a skateboard, i don't see why it can't be done on a wakeskate, just practice

AlexXx · Criminal Joined: 10 Jun 2003 Posts: 80

ill will be dun, i bet it will be dun off a kicker first.

Elevation · Posted: Jun 28, 2005 8:35 pm Post subject:

since i am not as talented and cant make GIFs i made this haha. this is what i invision it will be like.

With that third frame being laid out like a raley and board in hand

K-wood Kid · Posted: Jun 28, 2005 9:39 pm Post subject:

Nick is goign to come on here with some crazy vid of him like hardflipping to christ air to backside nollie heelflip. in all seriousness gotta love him and did anyone else see his name in the last wb mag. 1st place in advanced wakeskate

Kento911 · Addict Joined: 07 Dec 2004 Posts: 958 City: Devore

oh Im sorry I thought "By" implied "credit for" like for example if you wrote a book called "How to be an uptight net-tard. . . "by" FunkmaztafoX" one might assume you were reciveing credit for such work pull the bug out your butt and realize I wasnt calling your lame ass out, but I was making sure a skateboard legend got his due credit. . . . . . .since you failed that one

FunkmaztafoX · Outlaw Joined: 14 Mar 2004 Posts: 238 City: Charlotte

in the game, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (which was my reference) the trick is "by" Rune Glifberg. you dont see anyone else in the game perform it. i'm sure that if the original inventor of the christ air was in that game it would've been him doing the trick. i dont care to know his name if you haven't figured out by now otherwise i would've done more research on it too, and maybe looked on a website, maybe one along the lines of "act like i knew every detail about the christ air and the skater that invented it" "by" Kento911. It's called using a point of reference and I did so unmistakably. you stand corrected.

TXJBB · Newbie Joined: 20 Aug 2003 Posts: 23 City: Fort Worth

i've seen a video of mike vallelly (sp?) throwing a christ air off a small kicker on a skateboard. he only holds it out for a split second and it is really quick on a small jump, similar to a wake jump on a wakeskate. i don't see why it couldn't happen, even in the next few months/year.

Kento911 · Addict Joined: 07 Dec 2004 Posts: 958 City: Devore

FunkmaztafoX, video games are never a point of reference I rest on your face I mean I rest my case. . .oh and its not a minutia sort of thing knowing about Christian Hosoi all it really shows is your a PS2 paddle skater

Kisses XOXOXOX

Elevation · Posted: Jun 29, 2005 11:27 am Post subject:

1 point Kento911

wkbrdr · Posted: Jun 29, 2005 11:31 am Post subject:

here it is Smile

Elevation · Posted: Jun 29, 2005 11:32 am Post subject:

aside from being a video game skater, he probably rides this deck too....

Elevation · Posted: Jun 29, 2005 11:36 am Post subject:

wkbrdr, hahaha that looks retarded it was better in a sequence. how do u make those?