Who’s going to believe that a skateboarder in baggy jeans can sink a basket from 60 feet away, one-handed, over the shoulder with his back turned? That’s just one of the shots in this insane 60 second video highlighting seven of DC’s pro skaters who can alley-pop as well as ollie.
So outrageous are the shots, most viewers assume they’re fake or staged. “It’s 100 percent real” says Colin Mckay, one of the ballin’ boarders. In one scene, Colin skates up to the edge of a 13-foot pipe at the indoor skate park at DC Shoes in Vista, Calif., and tosses a ball into a basket 30 feet away while his miniature pinscher, Reggie looks on. “We took about ten tries.”
The riders shoot hoops to warm up before they skate or when they get bored. In one shot Rob Dyrdrek, now of MTV Show fame, bounces a ball between his legs to Ryan Gallant who swats the ball into the basketball with his skateboard like a bat. This legendary video is credited to inspiring a new generation of trick shot artistry platforms like Dude Perfect.
Video was shown by a variety of sports and pop culture media channels and press outlets including ESPN, Sports Illustrated, FOX Sports, MTV, Discovery Channel and was broadcast during March Madness and NBA Playoffs & Finals broadcasts on network TV.
Credits: DC Skate Team & Team Managers, SVP Marketing and Executive Producer Mark Woolsey.
