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2015 Comp Thread

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Created by Macaha > 9 months ago, 27 Feb 2015
McGuane
484 posts
6 May 2018 5:41AM
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Bit of wave pool action...
www.worldsurfleague.com/posts/321467/wsl-founders-cup-day-1

McGuane
484 posts
6 May 2018 12:01PM
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Not bad for an old fart...

MickPC
8266 posts
6 May 2018 12:39PM
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Wow the backhand barrel of that first wave was sick

...I think your still a grom on this forum if your 46 though ......I just finished editing a video with me surfing in Taiwan, I don't feel comfortable posting it now considering I'm the same age

McGuane
484 posts
6 May 2018 1:59PM
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MickPC said..
Wow the backhand barrel of that first wave was sick

...I think your still a grom on this forum if your 46 though ......I just finished editing a video with me surfing in Taiwan, I don't feel comfortable posting it now considering I'm the same age


Post away Mick, you are a grom compared to most of us.
And you are Kelly Slater compared to some of us.

I always enjoy your Bali blog and have been looking forward to your Taiwan stuff... Cheers.

McGuane
484 posts
6 May 2018 2:53PM
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I still prefer a comp in real waves with all the tactics and timing and good old mother nature .... but...

MickPC
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6 May 2018 10:37PM
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McGuane said..


I always enjoy your Bali blog and have been looking forward to your Taiwan stuff... Cheers.





Thanks mate, I enjoy writing them too. This trip was not as chill as Bali & not as surf focussed. We drove around Taiwan & I didn't even have a beer until 3 or 4 PM some days ...just gotta get through 7 afternoon shifts (4 to go) & I'll start writing. Already edited a video & selected some pics. Should be up next weekend....cheers

Macaha
QLD, 21949 posts
27 May 2018 8:58AM
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The place of Parko's last win,I bumped into him the morning after his win at around 10 with a Bloody Marry in his hand haha
Good conditions

McGuane
484 posts
28 May 2018 3:10PM
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Kelly pulls out of Indo and appears in Fiji for this swell...

www.mysurf.tv/video/5790196814001

Ctngoodvibes
WA, 1404 posts
29 May 2018 6:45PM
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Anyone else finding the Keramas comp a bit meh?
looks super fun to surf but unless it's big I reckon it's boring for a comp. Bring back cloud break!

McGuane
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30 May 2018 4:28PM
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Ctngoodvibes said..
Anyone else finding the Keramas comp a bit meh?
looks super fun to surf but unless it's big I reckon it's boring for a comp. Bring back cloud break!


I'm with you, Captain.

jbshack
WA, 6913 posts
1 Jun 2018 10:07AM
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RD 4 Heat 1 and The Spartan is on fire.. Thats what i call surfing..

Macaha
QLD, 21949 posts
1 Jun 2018 12:13PM
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jbshack said..
RD 4 Heat 1 and The Spartan is on fire.. Thats what i call surfing..


Thanks JB,I was about to drift off back to work mode

I'll say hi the ROY if he is still around.

jbshack
WA, 6913 posts
1 Jun 2018 11:27AM
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Macaha said..

jbshack said..
RD 4 Heat 1 and The Spartan is on fire.. Thats what i call surfing..



Thanks JB,I was about to drift off back to work mode

I'll say hi the ROY if he is still around.


Haha that would be unreal.. He is a great fella..

Another great round surfed by Jordy..

Macaha
QLD, 21949 posts
1 Jun 2018 1:44PM
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How was that paddle battle, Jody says he pulled my leg rope accidentally then he pulls it again, now thats deliberate, game on Medina haha

SP
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1 Jun 2018 11:55AM
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Macaha said..
How was that paddle battle, Jody says he pulled my leg rope accidentally then he pulls it again, now thats deliberate, game on Medina haha



Jordy should have elbowed him in the face.

Great looking waves. Bourez has been ripping and the Wilko / griffin heat yesterday was the best heat all year. Worth having a look for those that didn't see it

McGuane
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1 Jun 2018 5:51PM
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Good to see the WSL top 20 are all lurkers here in the Greenroom. As soon as we ripped in to them for being boring they got out there and had a crack.
I do like the way Mikey Wright surfs. Something about his stance reminds me of MP or maybe Drouyn.

Macaha
QLD, 21949 posts
1 Jun 2018 7:55PM
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McGuane said..
Good to see the WSL top 20 are all lurkers here in the Greenroom. As soon as we ripped in to them for being boring they got out there and had a crack.



haha

Macaha
QLD, 21949 posts
2 Jun 2018 11:23AM
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Some nice waves coming in today

chrispy
WA, 9675 posts
5 Jun 2018 5:36AM
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Gabgina is a grub

Macaha
QLD, 21949 posts
7 Sep 2018 7:00AM
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If your into POOLS its ON!

SP
10980 posts
7 Sep 2018 11:51AM
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beachgrit.com/2018/09/surf-ranch-day-one-they-need-to-take-napalm-to-this-then-bulldozers-meat-cleavers-machetes-and-hack-this-bloated-thing-down-to-about-two-hours-max/




Didn't and couldn't watch.. Just relied on the best comp reporter around.

What did you think.

chrispy
WA, 9675 posts
7 Sep 2018 12:12PM
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It was bad ...it was really bad

Surfing died a bit today,it did not move forward if their plan is to win viewers...unless they have another plan?

Macaha
QLD, 21949 posts
8 Sep 2018 9:25AM
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Agree

I heard they are sending drones up at Kelly's wave pool to check for sharks.

chrispy
WA, 9675 posts
8 Sep 2018 7:33AM
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Macaha said..
Agree

I heard they are sending drones up at Kelly's wave pool to check for sharks.


Yep put sharks in there and finish the comp at padang

SP
10980 posts
8 Sep 2018 7:59AM
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chrispy said..
It was bad ...it was really bad

Surfing died a bit today,it did not move forward if their plan is to win viewers...unless they have another plan?


The plan is to win viewers in middle America. They couldn't give a **** about the surfing audience.

I tried but couldn't watch. 3 scores above 8. Safety Surfing, few top turns then barrell. Everyone Surfing the same plan on waves that look the same.

So much for progression. It's repetitive.

TimKay
752 posts
9 Sep 2018 6:25PM
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I think the second day was definitely better. The top seeds showed why they are the top seeds. Went for the big airs on the outside, air drop to the barrel. Made for good viewing
Third day the scores didn't really make sense.
Kelly grossly over scored.
Mystery why Kolohe and Jordy didn't progress to the top 8
Another big cross would be no chance to warm up
Julians had to sit for two days for a chance to ride his first wave and the stakes were high.
I know it's what they get paid for but they could do it better.

Cobra
9106 posts
11 Sep 2018 4:52PM
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I think a few in here better suck it up big time.
sadly surf popularity is getting bigger and bigger, and wave parks are a bi product.

chrispy and SP you blokes were all for surfing being an Olympic sport?

SP
10980 posts
12 Sep 2018 6:05AM
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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.

Tassiedevel
TAS, 2249 posts
12 Sep 2018 1:21PM
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Agree SP , I normally live stream all the comps and try and watch as much s I can . This one I watched 3 surfers all perform exactly the same moves on exactly the same waves - found it very boring and turned it off . Must be a bastard for the judges to score I would be giving them all very similar scores



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