Finger Skate at the X-Games

July 24, 2010

IRL Finger SkateIt’s been eons since I last tuned in to watch the X-Games. It’s not as though I don’t enjoy the extreme summer and winter competitions, but without a cable subscription, ESPN and many other channels are but a dream.  Thankfully YouTube has me covered.  At the recent Summer X-Games, someone dressed up in a hand costume and launched themselves all over the skate park. I’m guessing this is an advert for the touchgrind iPhone App, where your fingers serve as the skateboarder’s legs. It’s pretty cool to see the oversized hand land a basic jump, but sadly that’s about as technical as the tricks get. Sorry folks, no 720′s or darkside grinds here. Check out this video for more.