Pudwill is another one of those guys who has just about everything in his repertoire of tricks, and his ability to do them down big obstacles is what really sets him apart. The kid can just go huge, and he takes his technical bag of tricks with him. He just joined the program over at Plan B, which completed hands down the best team in competitive skateboarding: Pudwill, Paul Rodriguez and Ryan Sheckler. As Rodriguez told me in an interview a few months back; Pudwill's addition to the team is a "slam dunk." There is a pretty good chance the winner of the Maloof Money Cup will be a Plan B rider.
Hailing from "The Valley" this Los Angeles based skateboarder has been able to walk the fine line between doing the contest thing, but at the same time staying true to his core skateboarding roots, and never losing the respect of "real skateboarders." He consistently gets shots in the mags and will be featured in two of the biggest soon-to-be-released videos; Transworld's Hallelujah and The Plan B Video.
The city feel of the New York course should fit Pudwill's style well, he's one of the best on ledges and hubbas. After watching the early rounds of last year's Maloof Money Cup, he was one of my picks to win. Hell, up to until the end he was still in my top 2, he somehow finished forth. Nothing against second place finisher, Tommy Sandoval, and third place finisher, Najah Huston, but I had Pudwill in a Zero sandwich, Zero rider, Chris Cole, in first and Zero rider, Sandoval, taking third. That was last year, and as they say, "history." This is 2010, there's two Maloof Money Cups, Pudwill has personally told me he's doing both, and he's only gotten better. Don't be surprised if you see his name at the top of the standings of a Maloof...or two.
Photo courtesy of Matix clothing.
Here's a video from last year's Maloof, check out Pudwill's switch kickflip at the beginning (he's wearing an orange DVS shirt).
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