Breaking down Mark Suciu’s “Verso”

While the skate world waited impatiently, Mark Suciu finally released his part “Verso.” The part, in itself, was perhaps weirdly dissatisfying albeit awe-inspiring, which is very much like the man himself.

Mark Suciu

Suciu isn’t as heavily regarded as his counterparts, Shane O’Neill or Paul Rodriguez, who make their due with flip-in, flip-out types of tricks. Methodically, both O’Neill and Rodriguez attack their prey with a slow roll, but tenacity nonetheless. Suciu, I’d argue, looks not nearly as technical as these two, but upon closer look and review actually uses his quick feet to attempt and complete tricks that are unlike other skateboarders.

Quick Footed Attack

Suciu has some gravity-defying tricks up his sleeves in “Verso.” But, there are a few that quickly points out his approach to precision in his tricks.

After a quick 50–50 to 50–50 on a two-set box, Suciu approaches a strange obstacle and backside nosegrinds to the top, then does a quick ollie remaining on top, then lastly finagles a backside flip over the end.

The whole line, including the 50–50 to 50–50, isn’t as heavily regarded as a combination of immensely difficult tricks. Yet, given the obstacles, points out the difficulty of the feat. Each subsequent trick has to be landed perfectly in order to get off the last trick flawlessly, which Suciu does emphatically.

Again, this line shows Suciu’s ability to pull off tricks with speed and precision. He ollies over a chain onto a metal bank, lands a hardflip on the bank, then quickly launches a backside bigspin over the second chain. The whole sequence plays out over…