Real dogtown z-boys biography
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Z-Boys
Group of American skateboarders
The Zephyr Competition Team (or Z-Boys) were a group of American skateboarders in the mids from Santa Monica and Venice, California.
Real dogtown z-boys biography
Originally consisting of 12 members, the Z-boys were originally sponsored by the Jeff Ho Surfboards and Zephyr Productions surf and skate shop.[1] Their innovative surfing-based style and aerial moves formed the foundations of contemporary vert and transition skateboarding.[2] The story of the Z-Boys and the Zephyr shop have been popularized in feature films such as Lords of Dogtown and Dogtown and Z-Boys.[3]
History
Initial beginnings
The Z-boys began as a surf team for the Zephyr surfboard shop at Santa Monica.
Jeff Ho, Skip Engblom, and Craig Stecyk opened the shop, titled Jeff Ho Surfboards and Zephyr Production Team, in , and they soon begin recruiting young locals to represent them in surfing competitions. 14 year old Nathan Pratt was the first member of the