Considering some of the surf we get for club comps, check out the perfect 10 that Joel Parkinson just got in round 5 of the Quicksilver Pro at Snapper.
Crappy, onshore conditions, yet he still ripped it to bits. Not the best wave you'd ever get at Snapper, didn't even get barrelled.
Prefect example of judging to the conditions of the day.
Absolutely spot on Jedi!!
The judging has been great the whole way through. I still think there should be a time limit on priority so that it is not used tactically. It's about the best surfer not tactician even if it is a comp.
wilko got ripped off in his heat. owen did one big turn and a couple of cutties and scored a high 6 while wilko threw down two big turns on a better wave and got a 6 which lost him the heat. on the whole it's been good but that was crap.
The judging has been great the whole way through..
My apologies to all
. I must have been sitting on the crapper for that heat! Remember only god gets it 100% right, though with all the video replays they can watch?????
In general though the judging has been a lot better than I can remember given the conditions and the need for personal interpretation. I still can't agree that KS has some how fluked his way through to 11 world championships. I'm sure that the artistic element must count for something and maybe thats what happened there?
The essence is not to overpower the wave to gain maximum point potential, but to flow with the wave for the same result. JP said about his 10 that he could have chucked some airs in there, but the wave seemed to be a better carving wave than a launch pad. Given that there are five judges and the top and bottom scores get dropped off, I can only think that maybe they didn't think Wilko flowed with the wave and tried to overpower it??? Otherwise it's got me buggered!!!
Surf-bums... Oh, I mean some surf and some bums !! Hot surfing, and some hot Goldie bums ! Parko's 10 at the end.
So after all the discussion, I went back through every heat in every round (bugger all else to do but watch reruns of "I love Lucy"). I really reckon the judges got it right in this case purely from an aesthetic point of view. 
Technically very similar rides.
If you then go back to the first day though, I reckon Damian Hobgood was ripped off bigtime because he was on his backhand. It all comes down to personal interpretation in the end and Hometown support. In my opinion they are all incredible athletes and excellent surfers
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Kelly is actually $2.750 for the win.
$1.30 for his next heat against Kerrzy, that will be a good heat.
And Jedi, I agree with you!!. The force is strong in you young one.
*What a Bummer, another lay day. I hope there's some swell on the way? Looks like Sunday Arvy/Monday before they fire up again.
Qudos to Kelly. He has questioned judges scores when he believes he has been over scored. Not too many out there do that in any sport.
). $21 in a 8 horse race, beat the fav and he is away. I reckon Kerrzy is in the same boat.
I don't normally bet, I can't stand losing money.
I just had $10 in the account from a souvenir bet on Black Caviar the other week to keep as a momento when she is more famous than Pharlap.
Joel looks relaxed, he's ripping as well. Just hope he hasn't peaked too early.
Event will prob be at D'Bah on Sat and he has been on that bank all year. I hope he does well.
Joel has to get through Jordy in his next heat and that should be a ripper. It looks like a bit of a thing going on between those two at the moment.
