Hmm, not too sure about that comparison, Tony Hawk is really good, but to me a Carmack of skateboarding would be some one more like Rodney Mullen or Daewon Song

Hmm, not too sure about that comparison, Tony Hawk is really good, but to me a Carmack of skateboarding would be some one more like Rodney Mullen or Daewon Song. See e.g how Mullen explains his fundamental approach to skateboarding in "Pop a ollie and innovate". https://youtu.be/3GVO-MfIl1Q https://youtu.be/3GVO-MfIl1Q