2015 Comp Thread

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SP said..
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.

Yallingup longboarders run their club round yesterday in fun sized waves.

if ya on facie have a look , Indian Ocean longboarders

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

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laceys lane said..
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

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laceys lane said..

Macaha said..

laceys lane said..
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

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AndyrooMac said..
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

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Macaha said..

laceys lane said..

Macaha said..

laceys lane said..
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

Whats he look like these days.
Has he aged well!!!




Ps lets have a look at this Taiwan comp

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AndyrooMac said..

Macaha said..

laceys lane said..

Macaha said..

laceys lane said..

Macaha said..

laceys lane said..
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.

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chrispy said..
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

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AndyrooMac said..

chrispy said..
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

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

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AndyrooMac said..
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/