It's like playing the us masters at a pitch and putt. It misses a lot of the bits that make a surf comp interesting. We were told it was going to be progressive and high performance. It wasnt.
It's like when they ran the founders cup, even Brazil looked great after it..
I would love to surf it. It looks like heaps if fun. Just found the comp boring. Which may be a bit to do with the WSL scoring criteria rewarding safe surfing.
Jordy south's comment is. Intereting
jordysmith88@shanebeschenabsolutely. I think size equals depth in the barrel and honest my dad can get a barrel in the pool. A barrel in the ocean is highly rewarded because it's hard to predict and hard to come by. But the ranch is predictable and really not that exciting to the viewers after watching the 10th surfer go back into the barrel for another 10 seconds .. ?????? anyways my 2cents
As for the Olympics, nah. Never been a fan of it.
I actually enjoyed the pool event... yeah the format needs work but that wave is mesmerizing and I felt there was a lot of tension to get the scores... there were so many mistakes which shows those guys were under a ton of pressure...
I would add that yeah, it wasn't as good as as Jbay or Bells, Snapper, Ulu or Pipe but way better than the sh1tty european leg we are about to snore through... Yeah, the surfing was not as progressive as we were hoping but progression comes with practice. the pool is quite hard to surf from what I have read and heard and will take time to master but I think seeing whats to come is pretty bloody exciting...
I reckon pool surfing will end up like half pipe in snowboarding or supercross in biking, almost a separate sport with a different set of pro athletes and I think over the next 10 years we are going to see some super radical stuff...
And I think what it will do for the "pure" surfers is it will actually thin out the lineups. I think it will get those "weekend warriors" that rock up and drop in and snake as many waves as they can in an hour and then p1ss off, those dudes that are in it just to catch waves will head to the pool and get their fix leaving the ocean for those that truly immerse themselves in it, for those that surfing is about more than just catching waves.
RD. 1 STATE LONGBOARD / SUP SURFING TITLES. Bicheno Sat/Sun Nov. 24/25. Event details on STAS website this weekend. STAS has combined the two disciplines into the one event to encourage more participation. Bicheno is always a great weekend in and off the water. Don't miss this.
Yallingup longboarders run their club round yesterday in fun sized waves.
if ya on facie have a look , Indian Ocean longboarders
RD. 1 STATE LONGBOARD / SUP SURFING TITLES. Bicheno Sat/Sun Nov. 24/25. Event details on STAS website this weekend. STAS has combined the two disciplines into the one event to encourage more participation. Bicheno is always a great weekend in and off the water. Don't miss this.
That pic would be our own TeaCake...
What a day for comp surfing, Sunset is PUMPING for the QS event, Jaws starting soon and Longboard Event is on later in Tiawan... And the Girls look like they'll run at Honalua tomorrow, few better surfers to watch than Steph on a RH Point break.... Fkn Siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiick!!! Yeew!
#gosteph
Question. Why does this post, in a longboard forum, be mainly about shortboarding
Whats the matter with longboard comps on a longboard forum.
I dont understand especially when a person, whom i will not name, bags out on shortboarding all the time.
How can mac do that!
Lacey it takes greater skill to ride pipe on a longboard there that should do it,oh Vanders wants to take his 12 footer out at Pipe,I'll shout you the trip should be awesome watching him drop inoh but he is good at dropping in dose it all the time
Question. Why does this post, in a longboard forum, be mainly about shortboarding
Whats the matter with longboard comps on a longboard forum.
I dont understand especially when a person, whom i will not name, bags out on shortboarding all the time.
How can mac do that!
Lacey it takes greater skill to ride pipe on a longboard there that should do it,oh Vanders wants to take his 12 footer out at Pipe,I'll shout you the trip should be awesome watching him drop inoh but he is good at dropping in dose it all the time
What!!!
Question. Why does this post, in a longboard forum, be mainly about shortboarding
Whats the matter with longboard comps on a longboard forum.
I dont understand especially when a person, whom i will not name, bags out on shortboarding all the time.
How can mac do that!
Lacey it takes greater skill to ride pipe on a longboard there that should do it,oh Vanders wants to take his 12 footer out at Pipe,I'll shout you the trip should be awesome watching him drop inoh but he is good at dropping in dose it all the time
What!!!
Oh come on Lacey you've seen him do it you know DROP IN
Taiwan is looking very solid!!!
Not really great lb waves, would be super fun on a middy/fish though...
Taiwan is looking very solid!!!
Put some links up Andy I dont know how to from instagram but yes very solid, did you see the water safety ski get washed up on the rocks
Question. Why does this post, in a longboard forum, be mainly about shortboarding
Whats the matter with longboard comps on a longboard forum.
I dont understand especially when a person, whom i will not name, bags out on shortboarding all the time.
How can mac do that!
Lacey it takes greater skill to ride pipe on a longboard there that should do it,oh Vanders wants to take his 12 footer out at Pipe,I'll shout you the trip should be awesome watching him drop inoh but he is good at dropping in dose it all the time
What!!!
Oh come on Lacey you've seen him do it you know DROP IN
This is double dutch mate.
How did vanders get into the picture
You really want a piece of him dont you
Classic case of long poppy syndrome
Question. Why does this post, in a longboard forum, be mainly about shortboarding
Whats the matter with longboard comps on a longboard forum.
I dont understand especially when a person, whom i will not name, bags out on shortboarding all the time.
How can mac do that!
Lacey it takes greater skill to ride pipe on a longboard there that should do it,oh Vanders wants to take his 12 footer out at Pipe,I'll shout you the trip should be awesome watching him drop inoh but he is good at dropping in dose it all the time
What!!!
Oh come on Lacey you've seen him do it you know DROP IN
This is double dutch mate.
How did vanders get into the picture
You really want a piece of him dont you
Classic case of long poppy syndrome
Somebody has got to drag him out of retirement may as well be me
Question. Why does this post, in a longboard forum, be mainly about shortboarding
Whats the matter with longboard comps on a longboard forum.
I dont understand especially when a person, whom i will not name, bags out on shortboarding all the time.
How can mac do that!
Lacey it takes greater skill to ride pipe on a longboard there that should do it,oh Vanders wants to take his 12 footer out at Pipe,I'll shout you the trip should be awesome watching him drop inoh but he is good at dropping in dose it all the time
What!!!
Oh come on Lacey you've seen him do it you know DROP IN
This is double dutch mate.
How did vanders get into the picture
You really want a piece of him dont you
Classic case of long poppy syndrome
Somebody has got to drag him out of retirement may as well be me
Encourage him to retire so we can buy those Goddards of him cheap...
Question. Why does this post, in a longboard forum, be mainly about shortboarding
Whats the matter with longboard comps on a longboard forum.
I dont understand especially when a person, whom i will not name, bags out on shortboarding all the time.
How can mac do that!
Lacey it takes greater skill to ride pipe on a longboard there that should do it,oh Vanders wants to take his 12 footer out at Pipe,I'll shout you the trip should be awesome watching him drop inoh but he is good at dropping in dose it all the time
What!!!
Oh come on Lacey you've seen him do it you know DROP IN
This is double dutch mate.
How did vanders get into the picture
You really want a piece of him dont you
Classic case of long poppy syndrome
Somebody has got to drag him out of retirement may as well be me
Encourage him to retire so we can buy those Goddards of him cheap...
No need for encouragement he only surfs once a year,he may as well rent a foamie.
I thought sunset was ****......was so happy to see all the pipe clips
Looks like the Eddie might be on as well this week
The home of surfing is certainly putting it on this week
Need to watch some of the longboarding highlights as well ..I'm tired
I thought sunset was ****......was so happy to see all the pipe clips
Looks like the Eddie might be on as well this week
The home of surfing is certainly putting it on this week
Need to watch some of the longboarding highlights as well ..I'm tired
Pipe... how'd he make it out ..
www.instagram.com/p/BqoMS88F4DE/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=bax9w2r3nouz
I would not surf sunset but I know most of the Hawaiians say that mastery of Sunset is the ultimate in Hawaii as its not as clean or precise, it's crazy and unpredictable... The qs guys say it's the hardest comp of the year...
Knowing that I have a deaper appreciation of the beast... But yeah, it's rather watch pipe or honalua bay
I loved watching kong and co back in the days surfing big sunset,it is where I first fell in love with the beast .
yesterday it just looked like a bad beachie . Nick Carroll gives a good explanation about the machinations of sunset ,
. Plus I'm spoilt now with all the amazing footage from around the world at my fingertips,it makes ugly comps like that look really bad
Girls are surfing some fun waves right now
I thought sunset was ****......was so happy to see all the pipe clips
Looks like the Eddie might be on as well this week
The home of surfing is certainly putting it on this week
Need to watch some of the longboarding highlights as well ..I'm tired
Pipe... how'd he make it out ..
www.instagram.com/p/BqoMS88F4DE/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=bax9w2r3nouz
I would not surf sunset but I know most of the Hawaiians say that mastery of Sunset is the ultimate in Hawaii as its not as clean or precise, it's crazy and unpredictable... The qs guys say it's the hardest comp of the year...
Knowing that I have a deaper appreciation of the beast... But yeah, it's rather watch pipe or honalua bay
Yes thats the wave I saw unbelievable
Honalua looks unreal for the ladies #gosteph
Heard they put Peahi on hold as its gotten too big to paddle, about to stream a tow session
Honalua looks unreal for the ladies #gosteph
Heard they put Peahi on hold as its gotten too big to paddle, about to stream a tow session
Only one guy made a wave in the fist heat other guys nearly made it but all got hammered it's off for day tomorrow back on
Holy crappola, Kai Lenny hitting the lip and free falling on a massive wave... That was off the charts
Been watching the pipe cam from here www.youtube.com/Explore%20Oceans
for weeks, they just switched on one for here
Holy crappola, Kai Lenny hitting the lip and free falling on a massive wave... That was off the charts
www.facebook.com/WSL/videos/295399197746355/