looked to me like he didnt have enough volume/area or rocker under his front foot or enough rail...but what would i know..!!!
looked to me like he didnt have enough volume/area or rocker under his front foot or enough rail...but what would i know..!!!
INSTAGRAM .... corepersonaltraining
6ft..90ish kg..35+ years surfing
WHERE'S MY VANGUARD, WHERE'S MY VANGUARD, WHERE'S MY VANGUARD, WHERE'S MY VANGUARD,*WHERE'S MY VANGUARD.... ETC
IT'S GETTING SPRAYED, IT'S GETTING SPRAYED, IT'S GETTING SPRAYED, IT'S GETTING SPRAYED, IT'S GETTING SPRAYED, IT'S GETTING SPRAYED,
IT'S BEEN SPRAYED, IT'S BEEN SPRAYED, IT'S BEEN SPRAYED, IT'S BEEN SPRAYED, IT'S BEEN SPRAYED, IT'S BEEN SPRAYED, IT'S BEEN SPRAYED,
IT'S IN TRANSIT, IT'S IN TRANSIT, IT'S IN TRANSIT, IT'S IN TRANSIT, IT'S IN TRANSIT, IT'S IN TRANSIT, IT'S IN TRANSIT, IT'S IN TRANSIT,
IT'S HERE, IT'S HERE IT'S HERE, IT'S HERE, IT'S HERE, IT'S HERE, IT'S HERE, IT'S HERE, IT'S HERE, IT'S HERE, IT'S HERE, IT'S HERE, IT'S HERE,
IT'S HAD A BAPTISM OF FIRE, IT'S HAD A BAPTISM OF FIRE, IT'S HAD A BAPTISM OF FIRE, IT'S HAD A BAPTISM OF FIRE, IT'S HAD A BAPTISM OF FIRE
SWEET POTATO--- R/F -- 5'4 -------------------------- fins controllers
VANGUARD -------- WRF -- 5'6 ------------------------- fins futures ea blackstix..may test something a little bigger and stiffer
HELLFIRE ----------- R/F -- 5'10 ------------------------ fins futures SA3,SA4 honeycomb
FLEXFIRE ----------- R/F -- 6'2 x 18 3/4 x 2 1/2 ------ fins futures JC honeycomb
MICHEL BOUREZ------------6'2 --thick then thin ------- fins futures JC honeycomb, AM2 techflex heavy chop, ea b/stix at 84kg, now testing AM2 hex
ALTERNATOR ------ R/F -- 6'4--for bad back days---- fins futures JC honeycomb
and countless others (mostly nev's)
youngest grommet 45kgs throws my hellfire around with SA3's or in mush uses EA (techflex "cuz they look da bomb") and deviant
Taj looking solid but the inevitable happened... Busted board in the middle of the heat... Hopefully that will not cost him a heat in the future
Yeah he got some good scores in that last heat. Interested to see his post heat interview in a sec and see what happened there. Didn't look like anything was up with the board but after getting a 9 on it I don't see him switching unless he had to. Possibly once he established that lead he thought it was a good chance to test out another new one?
6'0" - 77kg - 170lbs
502R FPT - DL front DS rears
506D RVG - Soar Powerbase DL
600Q FTJ/CBD - Soar Powerbase DL
604R FFE - Soar Powerbase DL
He just said in the post heat interview that he snapped the board. Said he was running his hand down both rails and felt the glass cracked on both sides.
Yeah. Must be glassed so light to be buckling boards in these conditions. At least he dominated the heat I guess. He's on my FS team after all.
6'0" - 77kg - 170lbs
502R FPT - DL front DS rears
506D RVG - Soar Powerbase DL
600Q FTJ/CBD - Soar Powerbase DL
604R FFE - Soar Powerbase DL
Even if he likes the feel of a perfect magic pu board better the fact that he snapped it would make you think it would serve him better to stick to the FW. Now he has to find another good stick. I still think he looks better on the FW.
I think part of it is a lot of people commenting on how good he looks on those boards. If he figures the judges see it the same way it could mean an extra half point on a wave and potentially a heat win.
See what happens this year, but picking and choosing who's boards you ride depending on conditions is fair enough. AI used to, Julian does, Slater has in the past, Mick's doing it now. There's probably as many guys riding a bunch of different shaper's boards as there are guys who stick to the same shaper throughout the year. It'll be interesting to see how the year unfolds for him.
6'0" - 77kg - 170lbs
502R FPT - DL front DS rears
506D RVG - Soar Powerbase DL
600Q FTJ/CBD - Soar Powerbase DL
604R FFE - Soar Powerbase DL
I find it interesting that he isn't get his new shapes in FW tech, since I'm sure it is an option for him.Originally Posted by prjwebb
They keep saying how good of a job the production has been for the TV and web casts. i would have to disagree. I went through the heats and watched every ones best waves. This contest has suffered from poor production. I have seen a lot of missed shots as in not showing the drop in on barrels and not showing the finish of waves. Not showing the wave in regular speed and only showing the slow mo replay. One thing in particular was in one of JJFs heats he does a great finishing move and instead of showing it they faded out to show someone else getting a jet ski ride, seriously this is a surf contest not a jet ski ride contest. Who gives a f$%^ about someone riding the ski when we can see a super critical move by a top athlete.
i like it they're dong just fine imo.. taj is ripping regardless of board.. i'm sure he's got a ton of backups just in case.. jordy's looked great as well.. 3 of my guys in the quarters mr. slater included
5'11 160-165
long island ny
5'4 sweet potato
5'6 potatonator
5'10 unibrow
6'1 razor
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