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Bodyboarding’s influence on surfing

admin — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:58:39 +0000

Surfing magazine’s Jeff Flindt says,
“Most surfers don’t surf shorebreaks and crazy slabs. Shooting bodyboarding is way harder because the waves are heavier. When I shoot with surfers they want to look for good waves that are surfable, not death. When I used to shoot with bodyboarders they were looking for death slabs and the craziest wedges.”

Nearly every heavy-water discovery in Australia over the past decade — including jaw-dropping, new-age slabs like Cyclops and Shipsterns Bluff — was first sniffed out by a bodyboarder.

Read the full article.

Image: Zak Noyle/A-Frame

That left.

admin — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:53:47 +0000

Taj + Heli + 16mm

admin — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:27:07 +0000

What do you get when you cross Taj Burrow, helicopter angles, 16mm film and a nice little reef patch? Please see below…

Rick Rifici High Speed Super 16mm Film Helicopter Footage:Taj Burrow from Rick Rifici on Vimeo.

The 2009’s

admin — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:26:46 +0000

Alex Ormerod http://blog.aophoto.com.au

Morgan Maassen http://bogustard.blogspot.com/

Nick Bannehr http://nyneball.blogspot.com

Mickey Smith http://thedeadaredyingofthirst.blogspot.com

Rodeo Clown or ARS?

admin — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:04:13 +0000

Saffa, Jordy Smith pulls a radical manoeuvring in the Mentawi islands and it seems everyone is quite baffled! Calling it the “Rodeo Clown”, “cross between acrobatics, snowboarding, skating, surfing” and “the gnarliest flip I’ve ever seen before!”, it is quite the achievement and I can deffinatley appreciate the talent involved… But come on guys, it’s called an A.R.S and has been for years.

Jordy Smith rodeo flips surfboard from Red Bull on Vimeo.