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| OSSS #2 at the Kona Summer Nationals June 13, 14, 15 2003
Some killer skating going down at the Kona Summer Nationals. Standing room only crowd. The hot weather was only outdone by the hot skating. Lots of superstars in the house. If you were there you know who. If you weren't then show up to the next one. Grand Masters, 38 and up division: Duane Peters. If you haven't seen Duane skate in years it's mandatory that you find a way to do so, live and in person. He truly is the Master of Disaster, there's no better term for him. Skated the Kona bowl like it was his backyard, while all others had a tough time with the place. Invert Reverts! Chris Baucom too had some serious runs in. He started off with a Smith Grind fully standing up, front truck deep inside the bowl, that must have gone 9 feet. Hackett pushes hard in every situation. Every grind, every turn is done with total conviction, aggression, and style. Just goes to show how important those things are, it put him in 3rd. Layback in the shallow end, nice! Kurt Bodenshatz pulled some great tricks and looked almost at home in the bowl. If he had ridden the thing prior to the contest I think we would have seen some real good shit. Masters 30-37 year old division: Buck Smith rides this pool better than anyone, period. I suppose he should, it's his hometown park. Buck made it all look so easy. Inverts, Smith Grinds, everything, everywhere, with ease. Todd Johnson: another Kona home-boy. Always looks smooth as silk. Brad Edwards is a truly unique master of his long skateboard. I really enjoyed watching him flow everywhere throughout the park. STYLE.
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