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O’MAHONEY MONDAYS: GORILLA GRIP

Before the kicktail, the only way to launch was to grab the board with your toes and take it with you. Thus “gorilla grip” was the name for air travel. In this picture circa 1975, Steve Shipp, one of the premiere flyers of the time hops my melon while I get the low down shot.
Words by James O’Mahoney. Photo A. Maldonado
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