http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/post/Jordy-Smith-pulls-arguably-the-best-surfing-move?urn=top,171898
He was even surfing backside,impressive.
This has been up on Surfermag Forums for days
http://forum.surfermag.com/forum/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=1615604&an=0&page=1#Post1615604
ive seen it done by other guys...just because his name is jordy smith doesnt mean its the greatest move...ive seen photos of a kickflip (maybe)...now get that on video and were talking
That is sick
i dunno. seems like it’s surfing being used as a platform or medium to perform gymnastics.
I’ll argue. Pfffffft…guys (and girls) on boogie boards have been pulling better shit than that at Pipeline for years.
yeah doesnt he even mention something like “its what body boarders call a such and such trick?”
again…need video footage of someone riding it out…but this would be the sickest trick to date
http://surf.transworld.net/2009/05/28/cotes-cube-did-josh-sleigh-pull-a-kickflip/
Probably just another sad image of a performance-enhanced athlete whom Red Bull regularly sponsors.
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yea spongers have been pulling these for years, but believe me as a former hardcore sponger, a rodeo is a shit ton harder. This is by far the cleanest rodeo I have ever seen pulled too. and jesus I don’t think I have ever seen one pulled front side and it would be considerably more difficult frontside. I still think this is a way cooler trick than a kickflip. the only reason a kickflip on a surfboard is so difficult is cuz our boards are so wide and so light that the wind can catch them.
I doubt that kickflips on a surfboard will ever be mainstream and judging by the way that most surfers (the ones who don’t skate) do basic airs, I hope that the mainstream doesn’t succeed at doing them. Most of the airs done on surfboards are gay looking at it is - especially queer looking two handed spinning grabs. If you don’t skate, please don’t try to do airs. Josh Sleigh does skate and he looks half decent on a surfboard.
Also, I don’t think that you could ever compare bodyboarding to Surfing. That’s like comparing a tricycle to a dirtbike.
Leave that stuff to the boogie-woogies.
Will take nice rail turn off the top or tube over that any day.
Signed,
Crusty & Resistant to change
for a young man eh??? He was stoked! probably still grinnin.
Just what is your definition of surfing?
Just straight up surfing standing up on a regular shortboard or longboard. None of this SUP or laying down like a lazyass BS.
Tommy Carrol doing a big snap in decent pipe many years ago. Haven’t seen too many of those since.
On boogers, we all ride waves and have fun. It’s just a bit more difficult to catch a wave and stand up, and then do some of this stuff.
Well, I’ll chalk it up to internet tough guy trolling but if you are serious, you’ve never seen Mike Stewart at Pipeline or Teahupoo. With that narrow a worldview, you might get run over someday.
So you can compare the sport of Surfing to Bodyboarding by what one professional bodyboarder does a pipeline?
Walk to the end of kapahulu and check out what the kids do there every day on a sponge then call them lazy asses whom cant surf, dont forget to tell them they aren’t pros too.
or just post a pic of your sic trik.