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Brad Watson

Brad Watson Pudslide

Name: Brad Watson
Age: 25
Born: Geelong
Lives: South Yarra, Melbourne
Style of skating: all rounder
Skating since: 1994

Brad Watson Soul

How did you get into Skating: After seeing some random guy rolling down the street the idea of it struck me as really cool, I got some cheap boots and started rolling the streets, bombing hills and stuff. In 95 I found the waurnponds vert ramp (a 15min skate from were I lived) and started riding that every day. In 96 the SME crew took me to my first comp in Sydney the 96 Aus titles and it all got going from there.

What is so good about skating and what inspires you to keep going: I like the flow of it, It’s like when I’ve got me boots on I’m in the Matrix and anything is possible.

Skate set-up: USD Allstar - able TT flat with divise wheels or xsjado with mooks and divise wheels

Brad Watson Crossrocket

Who do you skate with: My MP3 player or Golda, Yost, Bancroft, Dodos - anyone one who's around.

Fave skaters: Dominic Sagona, Dustin Latimer, Bruno Lowe

Fave places to skate: bowls banksany skate parks with transition!!!

What is it like being on the team: I think the bayside team is the best skate team in Aus right now!

Brad Watson Topside Acid

Competitions: equal 1st HYGS 2, 1st Aus titles vert 2001, 3rd 2001 ASA world amateur vert finals, 8th 2002 ASA Pro tour vert world finals, 4th NISS street NYC 2002, 1st SDA vert Sydney 2004, 2nd 03,04,05 Aust titles vert, 5th place vert NZ XAir 2005

Work: I work for Telstra, it’s a good job and I can get time off for skating kind of easily which is good.

Music/Style: music is great but it doesn’t define the kind of skater I am. I mostly like old rock and progressive rock, but I listen to a lot of different stuff as well, all depends on what mood I’m in.

Other interests and what you get up to when not skating: Poker is fun right now, chess, movies, video games, just hanging with my friends and my girl.

Brad