I heard a couple people say I was going to turn pro but I didn't hear that it was when my part was coming out, but I kind of hoped it was, and then it was! I was so stoked! I couldn't be happier to turn pro for this team. Plus we have a really cool team manager!ĭid you have any idea that you were turning pro, or was it a total surprise? I wasn't sure and kind of knew at the same time, haha. Everybody on the team is really cool and there are a lot people that work for Element that are having fun and being themselves when they come to work. Lots of the guys live in Long Beach which isn't too far away. I don't know exactly how it happened but, I feel like Element fits me better. It comes off just as easily with grip tape but with more control.Ĭan you talk a little bit about the transition from riding for Flip to riding to Element and how that all went down? I got on Flip a few years back because Arto was helping me a lot back then. Have you ever thought about riding a board with no grip tape on the front half, just to help the front foot slide right off?People have told me that one before, haha. Many people before have done them before me and many people will do them after I'm done as well. I started doing them when I was little because of the Tony Hawk video game I think. Are you stoked to see so many people doing them?I think it's cool to see people doing them! I've been doing them forever. The frontside Ollie one-foot has kind of become a hot move lately and it seemed to happen after you had a few come out. I don't think that many people are trying to do frontside Ollies on those things though because they are so small, landing on them can be quite scary, to say the least. Do you think you hold the world record for highest frontside Ollie on a Banana Board?Hmm, I guess it's a possibility that it could be the world record, I guess? Haha. The first thing I ever saw of you was a massive frontside Ollie on a Banana Board at Artos. He and my dad would always hang out when they were little. I heard a rumor that Jason Jesse is your God Father. My grandpa taught me how to surf when I was a little kid, but then I stopped because I just loved skating and wanted to skate all the time. There are photos of me on a board rollin’ around on my knees before I could stand up. Were you skating and surfing before you could walk? I was always been on a skateboard growing up. Growing up I always felt like the black sheep until I started doing more things with skating recently. He was one of the first people to skate a pool as well. My grandpa invented the tail pad (grip tape) for a surfboard. My grandma knows more about the surf industry than anybody I know and runs our family business, Astrodeck. Haha my great grandpa, aunt, grandpa, dad, and uncle are all surfers. You probably get this a lot, but for any of the people who don't know would you be down to explain a little bit about the family you come from and about what it's like to grow up with professional surfer as a father? Yeah, of course. Haha, when I'm not on a skate trip, I love to listen to metal and play videogames! Usually ones that are player vs player online. Haha, Steak Diablo burrito from Baja Fresh, rare beef soup from a pho restaurant, frozen pasta with cheese in it from wherever, rice beans and meat, and lots of cereal. I eat lots of red meat! It's good for you. I ride for Element, RVCA, Nike, OJ Wheels, Layback beer, Independent, Astrodeck, Hardluck, and Stance. Age, sponsors, where you live, what you eat, boxers or briefs, and anything else that's important to know about you.My name is Greyson Fletcher and I'm 24.
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