Has shortboarding deskilled the surfing world in some ways? How would some of those guys in the top 44 on the WCT fair on Alaias, longboards, big waves and tow boards etc.
Last time I checked there was more than one type of surfboard design not just one. How many of them have the skill to ride more than one type of board well in more than one type of wave?
Funny you bring this up?
Well let me tell you when you put a hot shortboarder on a fish or a longboard they hang ten, trim without effort. Put them on a tow board and they laugh on how easy it is. You have a life vest and a ski tows you in. I know a lot of pro's who laugh at all these posers. Give them a wooden plank or a door for that matter. Have you seen Rob Macado on a longboard? He's a shortboarder or what you put under his feet. The bottom line is they are the best surfers period regardless of what they ride. Please don't try and discount these true fit surfers who take the sport more serious than some retro queens on 2 foot surf posing looking pretty?
You must be kidding?
"Has shortboarding deskilled the surfing world in some ways?"
What are you talking about????????????? .... Deskilled.......???????
Dean has the most points...you win Dean
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I've been deskilled for several years...Fish , eggs , longboards......Stay away from So Cal......We're DESKILLED.....
The local guys rip on any board in any wave big or small........... Dean...Dean...Dean.....................................................
I once posted on this forum a suggestion for surf contests: have every surfer ride the same board, adjusted for their weight.
I was kicked out of the thread like a kook at a crowded Jerzy lineup.
Don’t have them. They are worthless, and subjective and no longer contribute to the sport in general. Go surf and enjoy it and who cares what the pros ride or don’t ride.
BTW: The pros I know, rip on longboards,singles and anything else you put under their feet. The natural ability of most of these guys is not fake.
The natural ability of most of these guys is not fake.
Well said!
or- have each contestant surf the same 4-5 different type of boards....eg, fish, egg, longboard, something finless, bonzer and a standard tri-fin, etc.
Have you not ever heard of rob machado. He’s one of the best shortboarders, hes sick on a longboard, He surfs an alaia, a 5’2 biscuit, a 14’0 paddleboard, he uses boogyboards as well as single fins, twin fins, twin finners, fishes etc. Rob machado surfs every type of board and is sick on all of them. Rastovich too, He’s sick on alaias as well as shortboards.