” His exact quote to me was I am deaf, not silence.”.
While Hawk thinks that it will be “challenging to break the practice of saying the old name,” he believes that Weddle should have the recognition.
Hawk wrote that while Weddle has actually been “really thoughtful in his reaction” when inquired about the technique, it was apparent that a “different name would have honored his tradition.”
” I asked him last year as I was diving into technique origins, and he stated he would have rather called it the deaf or Weddle grab if provided the option,” Hawk stated.
The mute grab, which involves a rider utilizing their front hand to grab the toe side of the skateboard in between the riders feet as they turn behind, is being altered to the “Weddle Grab” in the upcoming remaster of Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1 and 2. The modification is being made in honor of Chris Weddle, a deaf skater who Hawk said was the first to do the technique.
He stated that around 1981, quickly after the Indy air trick had been produced, somebody proposed that a comparable relocation grabbing with the front hand needs to be called the “tracker air.” Nevertheless, others mentioned that Weddle was the very first to pull off the move, so it should be called after him.
” They referred to him as the quiet, mute person.” Hawk composed. “So, it ended up being called the mute air, and we all accompanied it in our ignorant youth.”
