Spoke to Gerry Lopez yesterday and he confirmed LeeD was the real pioneer of pipe.
Select to expand quoteLeeD said..
Too bad you never saw vids of Rolf Arness surfing backside at Bells circa '70.
Your newbie ignorance shows clearly.
Turn that video upside down , and Rolf is totally upside down .... ? .... fark , we have learnt nothing in the last 40 years ,,,,, shame on you pwa world champions , go back to school and study the insane old skool ripping totally back to the future ahead of today ....
That is not nearly the '70's World Contest waves that I saw on film.
Nor is the surfing all that great in those weak waves.
