Powell-Peralta McGill Skull and Snake Skateboard Deck, McTwist 40th, Shape 160, 10.0"

History of Mike McGillIn the early 1980's professional skating and competitive skating was all about vertical; ramps and pools. No other form of skateboarding could compete with the allure of vertical and by 1983 many of today's vertical maneuvers had already been invented.But then something groundbreaking happened in early 1984. Bones Brigade skater Mike McGill started poking close attention to two vertical roller skaters who had successfully infiltrated the skateboard scene. Duke Rennie and Fred Blood, both huge talents who performed incredibly well on vertical. Fred Blood in particular started doing 540 aerial spins out of the pool at Marina Del Rey. It was a super advanced maneuver but it was invented by a roller skater so few skateboarders thought much of it, except Mike McGill.Mike saw in this new roller skate trick the possibility and the potential of how it could impact skateboarding. It was then that he began formulating how he could go about performing this same 540 spin mane