SHREDDER OF THE WEEK: MAX HANSON
There’s more to this little goofball than meets the eye. At only 6 years old Max is already an experienced little skater with a bunch of tricks in his bag - and you can find him ripping all the SEQ skateparks with his brother and skateboard partner in crime, Jacob. His instagram name might suggest otherwise, but this kid is not sketchy at all - Max is shredder of the week!
Name: Max Hansen
City: Brisbane
Age: 6
Started skating at: 4 years old
Stance: Goofy
Favourite skatepark: Underwood
Skatepark
Instagram: @_sketchyskater_
What’s your favourite thing about skating?
Fly outs
Who are your favourite skateboarders?
What do you do when you're not skateboarding?
Goof around
What has been the hardest trick to learn?
Carving frontside around the bowl.
What is your favourite skateboarding spot?
Brisbane CBD
What was the first trick you learned?
Ollie
What tricks are you practicing at the moment?
Blunt to fakie [yeah max, that is one sick trick!]
Evie and her coach, Nick Law
What do you dream about achieving with skateboarding?
Landing a 900.
What’s the worst slam you’ve ever done?
I sprained my wrist recently in the Elanora Bowl.
What’s your best skateboarding memory?
Doing a feeble to fakie.
Your favourite song?
‘Lamb of God’ by Memento Mori
Burger or pizza?
Pizza!
Tell us a joke
Why did the student eat his homework? Because the teacher said it was a piece of cake!
Advice to other kids starting to skate
Learn how to push properly [solid advice, Max]
“Learn how to push properly”
— Max, 6
We loved getting to know Max a bit better. Hope you did too? Promise us to be a legend and give him some high fives next time you see him around the Brissy skateparks practicing his blunt to fakies - and give him a follow on his instagram.
