We are blessed that Jeff Tatum did the JT Air. I think that we are supremely lucky that Gunnar Haugo did the Gunnair. I think it is amazing that these things were invented and passed on at all. It might be a shame, it might be untrue but its the way things are. I think that they’ve become ingrained into the collective skateboarding consciousness as what they are. Will we ever know? Will the Indy Air become the Gunnair? Will the BS Ollie become the JT Air? I don’t know. They say that history is written by the victors and that half the world believes what the other half invents. In Jeff Grosso’s Love Letters, Jeff Tatum posed the question perfectly: “Who really invents anything?” I have to agree with him. Some people have knocked back that bitter pill. Sadness. Maybe there was a guy somewhere in Nebraska hucking frontside airs before others! Who really knows!? Does it all really matter? Credit has gone to others. To my thinking, there was a huge period of discovery and possibly even these facts are not all together factual. Gunnar Haugo did the Gunnair which is Duane Peter’s Indy air a few years before the fact. Was it done by Alan Losi or Pat Ngoho or Mike Smith first? There are photographs and accounts that support all three. It is also rumored that Chris Strople–the inventer of the Alley-oop air–did Rock-n-Rolls at this early stage. Hence, people think Steve Olson was the first to do them. Who was first? Hmmm… Rock-n-Rolls were first done by Tim Marting but Steve Olson supposedly received the first photograph in the magazine. Frontside airs were done in different places and in a totally different fashion : TA & George Orton. Jeff Tatum: JT Air (BS Ollie), Alan Gelfand: FS Ollie. BS and FS Ollies were done at different places in history and were called different things. You can select from multiple find configuration options, although most will choose to emulate John John’s thruster setup.For those of you completely in the dark and new, here you go. The beauty of the Ghost is that it is versatile enough to glide through flat sections without compromising performance on steep – or hollow – walls. However, it doesn’t impede performance – just watch JJF in action below. The added volume upfront makes for stronger paddling – invaluable when waves start to get more serious. The single middle concave becomes a double concave through the tail. The board features a medium rail shape with a low nose and medium tail rocker. If you’re unable to get to those places and you’re surfing your local beachbreak most of the time you might consider the Phantom – a step-down version of the Ghost, designed for performance in smaller waves. If you’re a good surfer, the Ghost will reward you in optimal conditions. The rest of us need some volume to keep us afloat when we’re not in the pocket of the wave. Pro surfers ride wafer-thin boards because they are at the top of their game, both in terms of skill and fitness. All we can suggest to the majority of surfers out there is: think carefully about volume. Ironically these are the people most likely to purchase it for everyday use. The board is probably not going to be easy or intuitive for intermediate surfers who are looking to improve their game (i.e. The Ghost was made famous by John John Florence, who used it in a range of conditions en route to winning his second world title. If you’re looking for a high-performance surfboard that will enable you to fully realise your potential in excellent waves then you should consider the Ghost – a shortboard designed by Hawaiian shaper Jon Pyzel.
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