Gator Blasting Huge in 95 -

(andy_nintzel)

I was diggin through a box of junk that I had hanging on my wall in Highschool and found this picture.

Gator was BLASTING in the 90s. Sorry its a crash photo, but I remeber seeing that in 95 being like 13 years old and thinking How in the Hell did he get that High Up. True that is the norm now, but we are talking pre-tall pylons and big wakes here. Nuts. Had to scan it and post it.

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(dave23) · (dave23) **Join Date: Nov 2006** 10-07-2009, 7:14 AM

Is that in the ocean? Sick regardless. I love his part his Retrospect.

(ryan_shima1)

Andy,
I remember that pic. Didn't he get launched off a wave in the ocean for that shot?

I remember Gator's hoochie krypt from the LA Open back in the day. It had a sequence shot in Wakeboarding Mag and was in the video Switch. Also very huge!!!

(somebuddy) · (somebuddy) **Join Date: Jun 2009** 10-07-2009, 7:23 AM

Thanks for posting, I remember this as well. Another of my favorites was in Mayday when he blew out his knee. I thing he was doing a huge front to switch.

justinh 10-07-2009, 7:46 AM

I've been looking for that photo forever!!!

It is off an ocean wave.

Thanks.

(Message edited by Justinh. on October 07, 2009)

(andy_nintzel)

Ryan,

I am pretty sure that he was blasting off of Ocean waves, regardless it blew my mind in 95. Still blows my mind today!

(ryan_shima1)

Oh yeah Andy, not taking anything away from Gator just because it's off of waves. Still huge!

Russell, Gator's section in Mayday is also one of my favorites. I love the huge double up Pete & HS 5 with the sun in the background.

(twakess) · (twakess) **Join Date: Mar 2002** 10-07-2009, 9:27 AM

Ryan, I was at the LA OPEN back in the day. When he hit that it was crazy big for back then. I still have that mag because I rode in that comp. I think I have a pic of you messing with your rope on the dock. haha.

(fullonsalesgrp)

I have some personal video of Gator when he was 15 back in the wake tech days when he was here visiting it has him and Jobe an Goforth. It is crazy. I have all the old mags from the begining it is funny to think were we came from.

(wakemikey) · (wakemikey) **Join Date: Mar 2008** 10-07-2009, 2:36 PM

His short set from MayDay shows you how nuts he was. His and Murrays part are so good.

(andy_nintzel)

ITCH you should post up those videos man, that kinda thing is great to see!

(ryan_shima1)

Squid,
I wasn't at the LA Open, that was my older brother Reid. He was the one who first told me about the Hoochie Krypt.

I would love to see the pic though

) - Post it up or email it to me if you can. Thanks

(spearing) · (spearing) **Join Date: Sep 2005** 10-08-2009, 7:29 AM

Gator - Mayday - Huge and smooth section. I saw Byerly and Gator in Gravity Sucks and i haven't touched my Kneeboard since.... Thank you both.

(czap) · (czap) **Join Date: Oct 2007** 10-08-2009, 8:09 AM

I agree, Gators section in Mayday is sick!! And yea the front to fakie he blew his knee out on was just as big as he is off that ocean wave.. NUTS.

(czap) · (czap) **Join Date: Oct 2007** 10-08-2009, 8:13 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpkhwTQfYMA

yea

(waterdork88) · (waterdork88) **Join Date: Aug 2005** 10-08-2009, 8:53 AM

that last 540 was sooooo big

(roy_munson) · (roy_munson) **Join Date: Aug 2009** 10-08-2009, 9:18 AM

exceptional!