Clay is from Simpsonville, South Carolina. He gravitated toward parks and was hooked up by Woodward early on. Some of his favorite skaters include Grant Taylor, Raven Tershy, Ishod Wair, Zion Wright, and Alex Perelson. Clay currently rides for Opera, Indy, and Nike. He basically flies around skateparks doing the wild transfers that don't seem possible without pads. Clay even did a backflip on vert, which might have been inspired by Rob "Sluggo" Boyce.
Madness did some unique shapes, cutaways, and printing jobs on their boards. I don't know if I'd necessarily want to ride one of the decks, but they do look neat.
The photos are by Bailey Schreiner and Chris Dangaard.
BW: Thrasher - September 2019 Volume 40 Number 9
Boards: Thrasher - August 2020 Volume 41 Number 8
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