Mike Murphy... 75 flips for his 75th birthday!

[Echo Lodge]

Still killing it at 75! If you ever get a chance to ride with Mike on the Strip he is full of many funny stories about his decades on Parker Strip.

Mike Murphy on Instagram: "75 flips to celebrate my 75’th birthday! #hydrofoils #skyski #nextfoils #mikemurphy #armstrongfoils #canyonlake"

104 likes, 24 comments - theofficialmikemurphy on August 7, 2023: "75 flips to celebrate my 75’th birthday! #hydrofoils #skyski #nextfoils #mikemurphy #armstron..."

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[Kachina26]

Unreal.

 

[Badchoices03]

I saw him out there doing this, didn’t realize he was doing 75 flips..that’s awesome

 

[zhandfull]

Mike had a cool ski shop in Parker at Windmill in the late 80’s.

After that if I remember right it moved to Eliminator in Mira Loma for a bit.

 

[Jonas Grumby]

Mike was my salesman at Eliminator when I bought my 1st eliminator , a jet powered ski open. His ski shop was the small building in front of eliminator.

 

[cofooter]

@Echo Lodge , you can do 60 for 60! Or has that ship sailed, haha!!

 

[TCHB]

Normal for Mike.

 

[Badchoices03]

Normal for Mike.

Actually pretty true...I don't know him but I see him on the lake doing flips all the time....thats why when I saw him doing this I just thought it was another day on the lake for him...

 

[Echo Lodge]

@Echo Lodge , you can do 60 for 60! Or has that ship sailed, haha!!

55 this weekend. Not sure my back will allow an attempt! In the past our group would do the same challenge on our birthdays. The goal was to knock out the number in one run without falling.

 

[cofooter]

55 this weekend. Not sure my back will allow an attempt! In the past our group would do the same challenge on our birthdays. The goal was to knock out the number in one run without falling.

You're a youngster!!! Happy Birthday!!

 

[rivermobster]

That really Is amazing. Normal, or not.

 

[TCHB]

Actually pretty true...I don't know him but I see him on the lake doing flips all the time....thats why when I saw him doing this I just thought it was another day on the lake for him...

I have know Mike since he taught Mike Mack the ropes.

 

[X-rated]

I rode with Mike 25 years ago, super chill guy!! He got me through my first second and third flip in one lesson.

 

[LazyLavey]

Tough job... but somebody's got to do it.......

 

[RichL]

Unreal!

 

[n2otoofast4u]

I wadded up my Ski Sky this past week (Wednesday afternoon) harder than I have in years! Foot strap broke after a rough landing from a flip and it was over! I'm still hurting!

 

[Shlbyntro]

I wadded up my Ski Sky this past week (Wednesday afternoon) harder than I have in years! Foot strap broke after a rough landing from a flip and it was over! I'm still hurting!

time to switch back to the dancer!

 

[Echo Lodge]

I wadded up my Ski Sky this past week (Wednesday afternoon) harder than I have in years! Foot strap broke after a rough landing from a flip and it was over! I'm still hurting!

Time to upgrade to Malibu Mark Bindings...

Malibu Mark - WS Outdoors

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[Mandelon]

Wow. Awesome shape. Keep moving...use it or lose it! He's proof.

 

[gmnhra]

video from Canyon Lake CA???

 

[n2otoofast4u]

Time to upgrade to Malibu Mark Bindings...

Malibu Mark - WS Outdoors

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I was going to call Cinch tomorrow. I’m going this route! Thank you!!!

 

[BoatCop]

I was out on the water (working), talking to Mike, when he asked me if he could use me and the boat in an ad for Sky-Ski. He wanted to take a shot of him airborne, higher than the Patrol Boat, with the caption: "Any Higher Would Be Illegal."

Unfortunately, we couldn't use it for commercial purposes.