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Best surfer in the world...
Gotta be Dane Reynolds... watched Dear Suburbia last week... Danes surfing in the movie is next level, nobodies drawing lines like him. great footage of him down South.
Best part in the Vid is Dane and John John going wave for wave in EPIC barrels in Japan.
Danes "turn" at Haleiwa last week.. the judges didnt know what to think! they gave him a 7
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKNMxUYqvpM&feature=player_embedded [youtube.com]
You are correct sir! [youtube.com]
I watched the first 30sec of this and picked up about 5 things he did that made me think "his technique is down I should try and incorporate some of this into my surfing".
the next 30 sec another 5 and so on until by the end I just got real confused and came to the conclusion I'd have to quit work and full time surf to have the same talent he has in his little toe
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Local at nowhere, eternal blow in.
that was like paul roach ^
Best small wave surfer goes to Dane for sure. I haven't seen to much of him charging though?
^haha this guy "surfs" better than me too! [youtube.com]
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Local at nowhere, eternal blow in.
Originally posted by: Turtle.
Best small wave surfer goes to Dane for sure. I haven't seen to much of him charging though?
Did you watch the video Batts posted?
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Local at nowhere, eternal blow in.
Originally posted by: Turtle.
Best small wave surfer goes to Dane for sure. I haven't seen to much of him charging though?
That Dear Suburbia flick has him and John John charging 8-10 ft heavy freight train death pits...
Not yet, mostly talking about all the footage I have seen on his site. Will watch it now though.
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http://s1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee507/mattress73/?action=view¤t=VID_20121126_192528.mp4 [s1231.photobucket.com]
John John and Dane Japan...
^^video buffering to slow... 
heres a photo from said session... 
thats just every day in kaikoura isnt it?
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Chairman of the sub 1000
I think you'd have to say John John is the best surfer in the world. Dane & kelly tied for 2nd with Gabriel Medina 3rd (He's a year or so younger than JJ) when he get some more power in his turns around his mid twenties he may just be untouchable.
Yes when JJ gets some meat on his bones he will be unstoppable
Kelly is still the best surfer but Dane is really exciting to watch.
That turn in the Haleiwa contest...boom tail.
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I was meaning when Medina gets some power in his turns but yeah JJ's still need a few years too. Those two will be winning everything soon.
Medina needs to stop the crying and drop the soccer mom entourage.
JJ has my vote, just seems to read the wave so well. His timing looks unforced but aggressive, classic but progressive, power but technical, young with nads of Gonad man.
Medina has some backside work and nads to stretch.
Dane is the prince of Darkness.
The King is one attention seeking focker, inspirational and lead the evolution of performance. In a way he has single handedly rewritten surfing manuals
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Nuttin beta than sinking your teeth into a fat juicy rump
I'm happy none of the pillow biters have come up with the one having the most fun.
I still reckon Kelly is it at 40 doing aerials that shame some half his age new crop got to be jj not a big fan of dane suppose he surfs ok though
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Chairman of the sub 1000
Don't forget JJ gets to handle his mum's teets at night too. Have you seen his mum? Wow. And her self promotion on instagram is off the hook! Nude Stabmag shoot possibly coming soon.
Originally posted by: Batteryi said that to nuku nash years ago,he said the person with the biggest smile after a surf kinder true that,
Gotta be Dane Reynolds... watched Dear Suburbia last week... Danes surfing in the movie is next level, nobodies drawing lines like him. great footage of him down South.
Best part in the Vid is Dane and John John going wave for wave in EPIC barrels in Japan.
jj for sure.
dane surfs epic but in the big stuff hes nowhere near as good as jj
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I like John John's double handed layback cutty. Gotta give that one a crack.
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Former surf.co rark judge
Originally posted by: Battery
Medina needs to stop the crying and drop the soccer mom entourage.
I hated his big look for approval after his second non signature flip.
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Former surf.co rark judge
medina is an awesome surfer that a lot of people including myself will struggle to not hate
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kelly is.
no debate...unless flat battery meant your favourite surfer in the world. plumb your brain batts.
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Those are people who die die. They were all my friends, and they died.
So many humans, so little time. I can relate to the poor beggar.
Originally posted by: Battery
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http://s1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee507/mattress73/?action=view¤t=VID_20121126_192528.mp4 [s1231.photobucket.com]
John John and Dane Japan...
that 22 second slab was the pits
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Those are people who die die. They were all my friends, and they died.
Your text to link here... [youtu.be]
he is a mean pit rider , not sure if he is the best surfer thoe .
Originally posted by: bionic chronic
So many humans, so little time. I can relate to the poor beggar.
You could lead by example and start with yourself.
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Local at nowhere, eternal blow in.
I can not self terminate.
jj has the airs to
JOHN FLORENCE WINS SEPTEMBER PUNT OF THE MONTH [youtube.com]
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Joel "Mr Smooth" Parkinson. [youtube.com]
Or kelly but these young guys still lack that free flowing style. Maybe not so much Dane but Jon Jon and Gabriel sorta.
the flavour of the month changes as quickly as pop music. imo sean thompson is up there...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ayY4aSIJP8U [youtube.com]
one of the few videos where I cant stop watching the surfer. usually its the wave
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Negative thinking, positive doing
I spend alot of time in the chair judging at surf comps and alot of the time you can almost preempt what the guys are about to do... Dane and others with an innovative approach to how they attack waves are just so exciting to watch and score...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwP430XZbbg [youtube.com]
How would you rate Medina's barrel and 2 solid turns vs Adam Mellings 3 reasonable turns (wouldn't call them all power turns)...
Sucks to be Medina is all I have to say! He might think twice about turning on the waterworks next time.
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Former surf.co rark judge
Personally the easy option is going straight in the barrel... flagging the barrel and attacking the lip on a barreling wave is 10 times harder. But depends on the day and conditions... I actually didnt watch all the final just the highlights. but saw Melling killing it in a few earlier heats.
The problem with surf comps are too subjective and rliant on wave selection, prefer skate comps everyone does the same run more fair
Originally posted by: Pena
The problem with surf comps are too subjective and rliant on wave selection, prefer skate comps everyone does the same run more fair
So true... but there are waves out there that are like that... Chopes, Lakey's...
sweet, problem solved, lets just every comp on the planet at chopes or lakeys.
not long before its all virtual reality because the stars dont want injuries
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Negative thinking, positive doing
Originally posted by: marko sharko
How would you rate Medina's barrel and 2 solid turns vs Adam Mellings 3 reasonable turns (wouldn't call them all power turns)...
Sucks to be Medina is all I have to say! He might think twice about turning on the waterworks next time.
Just watched and judged the heat... Medina's barrel was nice but he got alittle caught up on his turns... Melling's 3 turn wave, look at the speed he gained coming out of the second into the third... hard to pull a gouge like that and come out with more speed, right in the critical section too... but I had it Melling 14.7, Medina 14.6, S-Bass 12.8 and Ace 10.7 close...