some waimea shorbreak action for your viewing pleasure, sorry dont' know how to embed this shit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUwVUNyFDmo
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some waimea shorbreak action for your viewing pleasure, sorry dont' know how to embed this shit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUwVUNyFDmo
for the lazy
tada!
I don't get it... did anyone make any of those waves? They'd like Guatemala; just one big closeout drop with nowhere to go but crush.
Those fucks are crazy. Thats some wicked shit
what don't you get? of course they aren't gonna make it, it's just having fun. We have some pretty heavy beach breaks around these parts, that are alot of fun, and you can get seriously pitted.Quote:
Originally Posted by hop
Ok, that's what I don't get. While I completely enjoy all of my time in the water, I have yet to drop into a wave (except for in Guatemala and that was for one wave only) that I knew I had no chance of making. Part of what makes it a complete ride for me (and therefore such a challenge) is actually making the wave or section.
To me, that's sort of like skiing and expecting to eat shit on every huck.
If I were bodyboarding/surfing/bodysurfing those waves (which I wouldn't) I would consider not getting tossed off the lip, not getting bucked off the face, not getting drilled by the lip or not suffering in some other way, making it. Some of the people pulling into the closeout barrels probably just rode/dove out the back, no sweat, thus avoiding the crush. Same thing is possiblle with a surfboard, on some waves even staying on your feet up to the surface is do-able.
That's how I look at it as well. The difference is that it is harmless on small waves and a lot of times the wave will crash on you and you can remain standing.Quote:
Originally Posted by hop
A friend of mine cared for a guy who became a quad pulling into closeouts at Blacks and I know a guy who broke his neck pulling into closeouts at DMJs. It's fun but, to my mind, it doesn't survive the cost benefit analysis.
An open secret of surf photography is that a lot of the "dream destination" and "secret spot" barrel shots that you see in the magazines are closeouts.
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Originally Posted by Brocktoon
surf photography = outed!
Kinda like most close-up ski shots are one-turn wonders? :FIREdevilQuote:
Originally Posted by tuffy109
and just about every huck isn't stuck.Quote:
Originally Posted by hop
except mine, of course ;)
Skateboard tricks in the mags are most often landed. Another reason why skateboarding is so hella cool.
(Course, they usually tried it eleventy billion times before landing it.)
spongers are some silly motherflappers.
Never thought of it like that. Some of the best and biggest waves of the day are closeouts. I guess I can't really say best, but they're fun for a few seconds at least.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brocktoon
As long as the lips are nice and clean, as long as the lips are nice and cleanQuote:
Originally Posted by Brocktoon
Ask Brock Little about surfing the shorebreak. I saw video of him getting some bombs there. Bruce Irons also pulled in to the shorebreak and got a close out barrel after his winning ride at the Eddie. Heavy.
I don't see what the big deal is. Teabaggers are used to eating it.
Some more "teabaggers" at Newport Beach WedgeQuote:
Originally Posted by SkiTopanga
That ride was fucking tits.Quote:
Originally Posted by DocChronic
I do both, surfing and sponging. But, when the really big souths start hitting, it's so much fun to hit the beach breaks from from SC to NB, and just get facking slotted beyond belief. If you really want to see something fun, is watching the skimmers at the old Aliso Pier beach, or surfers (Fletcher) out at 10th street in Laguna. As to whoever made the teabaagger comment? go suck a fart out of my ass!!! fuckface!! :fuckyou:Quote:
Originally Posted by dblatto
Haha, settle down, ya teabagger :D :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Joey Bag O' Donuts
So, do the sponges count in the lineup? I've always had the opinion that you're free to drop in on them.... what's the call on that one?
the wedge can only be fully appreciated in person.
"joey bags" lets go surfing soon, i suck but oh well.......
-aaron
nice post. bodywhomping=fun. for those that haven't done it, you're missing out.
armchair quarterback: didn't notice any sand getting kicked-up in that waimea shorebreak vid, which often means that it ain't extremely shallow, if the bottom is sandy. i've seen the wedge on big and medium-sized days like that, too, but not very often.
kneedropper, does the teleskier count in the lineup, what about the snowboarder? i usually leave my snowboard friends in my dust when the gate drops for chair 10. pretty disrespectful, especially when they drove my sorry ass up at 4am, but they're my friend and understand that sometimes i'm a selfish jerk. respect is a nice thing. getting smacked by a gaper falling off his surfboard sucks. getting dropped in on usually sucks. so does being respectful and missing out on a great wave. would you drop in on a sponger if they were already slotted and you were shoulder hoping? how about that longboarder who sits way outside, rips, and catches every wave that he paddles for? of course, this is generally a moot issue when bodywhomping :D
What bodywhomper said, but if you like to get punched in the face, please drop in on me!!!:FIREdevilQuote:
Originally Posted by kneedropper
SFB, where have you been man??????????????
GH, I'm seriously getting back into spongin big time, let's get together when the next big south hits!!
but look how wide and heavy the pits are before they close out. i get heaps stoked just getting a big wide barrel vision whether i make it or not.Quote:
Originally Posted by hop