Brofile #2: Jordan McStay

Jor­dan McStay » 5–0 Fakie

June’s Grom Of the Month is our comp reg­u­lar (and reg­u­lar board snap­per) Jor­dan McStay. We got him up early last Sat­ur­day for a shoot down at Thom­son Park, made him bail hard on his arse cause it was still wet, and hounded him on Face­book until he got his answers back! Cheers Jor­dan, you’ve got all the per­sis­tence and deter­mi­na­tion any good skater needs — below is an insight to Jor­dan, and a few pics from the ses­sion. Pho­tos by Andy Brown.

Name: Jor­dan McStay
Age? 15
Years skat­ing? 2–3
Reg­u­lar or goofy? Reg­u­lar
Fav local spot/skatepark: The Bean Hive
Fav trick? Salmon (360 flip)
Street/Park/Bowl? — Why? Street, because it’s bet­ter for film­ing
Who hooks you up? Don’t have any spon­sors
Fav all time skate­boarder? Shane O’neill
Fav skate vid/ last one you watched? Favourite’s Real since day one. That’s the last one I watched too
Lis­ten­ing to music while skat­ing? — What tunes? Wu tang or Big­gie
Tight or loose trucks? Medium
Worst skat­ing injury? Uh, I’ve had four con­cus­sions — that’s about all
Cur­rent setup? Nel­son Creek. Inde­pen­dents. Bone Reds. Spit­fires
A good skateboarder’s diet should always include? Sub­way
What are you going to be doing in 5 years? Skat­ing
Any final words? Nah

5–0 Fakie

Var­ial Heelflip

Vin­cent, Jor­dan, and Tane