Following on from Olivers 10 favourite breezers here's my top three surfers. There's only three because I'm new to all this but here goes . A surfing buddy of mine sent me a vid of Joel Tudor. Wow, liquid surfing, grace, stillness and more, it's like watching a ballet dancer. he doesn't command the wave he seems to be in a constant conversation with it, working together with the wave to get the best possible ride . Joel Parkinson, saw this guy on the telly up against slater . To me Parkinson is the opposite of Tudor , all power, incredible bottom turns with his head skimming the surface . Parkinson is a chess player, he looks like he can see his next turn before he has completed the one he's doing. A chess player with the grunt of Mike Tyson. My third favorite , Charles Barnett. A local Anglesea longboarder and good melbourne freind who got me surfing a couple of years ago. Thanks Charles!!
Yeah gotta agree with you Logman on the first one.....Joel Tudor is simply amazing. Second goes to Kelly Slater...nothing this guy can't do. Third but not last to say the least would have to be...wait for it...Miki Dora, so cool and with attitude upto the wazoo...a real cool surfer
kelly slater for sure as first as he can do it all and has done it all best sportmans ever! then rob machardo as hes smooth as silk between turns and is super light on his feet then taylor knox he is just raw power and drive he never breaks a rail
Kelly slater of course.... Robdogs son Adam is right up there in the same leauge as Parko & crew, Tom Curran, Shane Dorain , Tamayo Perry at pipe and heaps of mate back home in Margies
Joel Tudor is a pleasure to watch, great footage of him & Pat Oconnel sharing waves.
Absolutely amazed no one has added Wayne Lynch he simply changed surfing as we all no it.As good as Joel is ,he would and does say he modelled much of his surfing on Lynchie. Love to watch anything with Tom Curren,just beautiful, and ditto for Dave Rasta.
George Greenough - ground breaking tube riding before anyone else. Created shortboard revolution Michael Peterson - tube riding Parko - current Laird - all round ability Mike Stewart - rode Teauphoo back in 80s
dazzler, I was waiting for George Greenough. I got a great book about the history of surfboard design, and there was the Greenough spoon, wow! looks like some kind of reverse engineered UFO debris crossed with Ikea playground equipment. watched a youtube vid of Greenough on the spoon. UNBE****INBELIEVABLE!!!
he simply changed surfing as we all no it.As good as Joel is ,he would and does say he modelled much of his surfing on Lynchie. Love to watch anything with Tom Curren,just beautiful, and ditto for Dave Rasta.
