1.) You know the drill. Give us a quick run down....When did you start and why freestyle?
I started freestyle around late 2014 or early 2015 when my dad showed me an old Vision skate film called Psycho Skate. It featured skaters like Primo Desidario and Rodney Mullen. I guess I just loved the uniqueness to freestyle and how different it was to street. I told myself I'd learn to skate like Primo!
2.) You have an amazing list of pogo and 50/50 variations. How hard is it for you to achieve these tricks? Would you say that you are gifted in this area or is it all hard work? How often do you skate these days?
50/50 tricks are by far my favorite. They're so addicting when you land a slick, clean combo. I'd say it was alot of hard work getting to the point I am now, but they come very natural now. I've learned I accel the most in 50/50 tricks. I try to skate everyday but that doesn't always happen. Usually my sessions are about an hour or two, it really depends on how good im feeling.
3.) I dont think I recall alot of freestylers from Salt Lake City. Do you skate with anyone there or alone like most freestylers? Also, explain the shipping container battleground. Very curious about this.
There aren't any freestyle skaters local to me, so most of my sessions are on my own. I do enjoy street/park skating every once and a while to hang out with the skate scene. It's a fun break from freestyle and good social fun. The shipping container was my dad's idea actually. The weather out here in Cedar City is very unpredictable, and almost always windy with long lasting winters. So we decided to get a shipping container so I could practice no matter the weather!
4.) Talk us through the process of the design of your deck and also the story behind the graphics.
Ultimately with my board I wanted a wider board that would react slower and flow better with my style. I wanted it to look flowy under my feet. So I went with a 7.6 with a wider tail and narrow nose to give it kind of a cruiser look. And thanks to Tony Gale helping me out alot, it turned out great. With the graphic I chose art nouveau inspired art because it was calming and nice to look at while I skate.
5.) You're relatively young compared to the 80s skaters. With how technical freestyle is getting these days, how is your body holding up? Any injuries or nagging pain?
I've thankfully haven't had any serious injuries, but I do feel like my body is taking a toll. My back is constantly very stiff and I have constant hip problems. But nothing too bad, im sure with proper stretching and body maintenance I'll avoid anything serious.
