Top that! Wakeboarder nails Bottle Cap Challenge by spinning 360 mid-air to flick cap off glass bottle while surfing
- Steel Lafferty, from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, had a go at the latest internet craze
- #BottleCapChallenge requires participants to spin-kick the cap from a bottle
- But Steel, 27, took it a step further on Wednesday by spinning on his wakeboard
A professional wakeboarder who had seen various #BottleCapChallenge videos online has taken things to the next level.
The challenge – which requires participants to spin-kick the cap from a bottle – is the latest viral craze to hit the internet, and has been attempted by celebrities including actors Ryan Reynolds and Jason Statham.
But Steel Lafferty, from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, has achieved it using his particular set of skills – by leaping out of the water while wakeboarding and spinning 360 degrees to flick the cap off.
In footage filmed on Wednesday, Steel, 27, is seen surfing while gripping a handle attached to a speedboat.
Steel Lafferty, from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, decides to take on the Bottle Top Challenge – the latest internet craze which sees participants try to spin-kick the cap off a bottle – in his own unique style
The 27-year-old pro wakeboarder leaps out of the water during his take on the challenge
He begins to execute a 360 spin and stays fully focused on the bottle for the stunt on Wednesday
He then catches a wave and jumps, executing an impressive 360 spin during which he deliberately clips the bottle and pings the cap off.
Two friends watching him cheer ecstatically and go back to retrieve the cap in the water.
Steel said: ‘I knew I could do it a really cool and different way.
It’s the moment of truth as the wakeboard heads towards the all-important bottle cap…
He’s done it! Steel’s board makes contact and sends the cap flying off. ‘I thought there was a chance I could make it work but it was super difficult to connect perfectly,’ he said
‘The difficulties were timing of the 360 to hit the cap perfectly, filming from the correct angle, making sure I didn’t whack my buddy Cody instead of the bottle – and then going back and picking up the cap!’
‘I couldn’t believe we actually did it. I thought there was a chance I could make it work but it was super difficult to connect perfectly,’ he continued.
‘The reaction has been unreal… so many shares, likes and comments. I’m just having fun, and I’m glad people liked the video.’
Steel added: ‘The difficulties were timing of the 360 to hit the cap perfectly, filming from the correct angle, making sure I didn’t whack my buddy Cody instead of the bottle – and then going back and picking up the cap!’