The Cutback

[wanto]

one of the Fitzgeralds casually arching into a bottom turn at pipe.

kye, and pretty sure he said it was a closeout

[moreorless]

In the 1970s Mike Purpus used to be known as Mr Cutback. I think some of his work is on display in 'Five Summer Stories'. For flowing, full rail cutbacks on a single fin he could not be beat.

[Beanpole]

Ray Gleave on a mal.
I also remember reading somewhere Billy Tolhurst questioning how come people get away with grabbing the rail during cutbacks when they're in a contest. I reckon its cheating.

[daryl]

they don't come much better, world champ material:

And what's with the caption, why might surfing just "... disappear up its own *rse"? a) cracked me up at first as absurd, then b)had a foul vision of the old hawaii missionaries This next picture could become a flashback for the future in "Activities of the Early Millenias, when they still had The Ocean: see Jack Surf", it is from the front cover of 'a course to learn English' a New Z-land schoolbook, Hodder and Stoughton pub. 1978 that didn't help me cutback

[daryl]

Will have to either edit post or change name after this.

Quoting from Lowdon & Lowdon, Competitive Surfing A Dedicated Approach (please don't laugh, like I said gonna change name - it has a Basics section), Mouvement Pubs 1988. Lucked out and just got this book it says,
'only the heel of your front foot may be in contact with your board'.

How true is this, as in always, do they mean the only or the better best cutback? Duh waah

[rightbrainpositive]

I've run it before but it's worthy of a repeat - Col Smith at Narra on a single fin.

With a channel bottom...

This sequence inspired me to resurrect this thread. Thanks 2nd Reef!

[rightbrainpositive]

[g_u_m_b_y]

Will a video do?

http://youtube.com/watch?v=OyqRyfobkyI

no landings.
anyone can do a barrel roll.
the music made it even gayer that it would have been in the first place.
sorry

i havent done a good cutty in so long.
havent seen a wave that warrants one.

[Carpark King]

Will a video do?

http://youtube.com/watch?v=OyqRyfobkyI

no landings.
anyone can do a barrel roll.
the music made it even gayer that it would have been in the first place.
sorry

i havent done a good cutty in so long.
havent seen a wave that warrants one.

I agree...

[cambo]

What's he wearing on his legs? Looks like knee-high booties

[ric_vidal]

Looks like knee-high booties

Ssshhhh, the next big thing.

Hope they aren’t stilettos

[spongeInside]

What's he wearing on his legs? Looks like knee-high booties

hehe.. please don't talk about boogers and tight shirts when you guys are wearing f@#k me boots in the surf

[WANDERER]

[Beanpole]

Nat, MP, Wayne Lynch?

First surfers to consistantly pull off roundhouse cutbacks into the barrel?

[pridmore]

My cutback stoke is a 6 shot sequence of Col Smith at North Narra in NC's old rag.

First shot of the sequence he's in the pit, then going through the sequence he flys out on the face and jams it all the way around in one large fluid arc. As he finishes the cutty the wave is still barrelling so he spins it around back in the pocket. The amazing thing is that in the last shot he is in almost exactly the same position as the first shot.

Two barrels bookending a bloody good, full face cutty.


Oh, and it was on a single fin too!

Dug it out last night and it was a nine shot sequence!

Col Smith on a Jim Pollard channel bottom singly at North Narra.

Photo by Aitonn.

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great sequence and great era...Some debate who did channells first , Col Smith gets alot of the cred but I hear that Jim Pollard from Sunny Coast was the first. He also taught a few good shapers that also are great channell men...Mick Grace and Stumpy Wallace...Cowleys also did some channells back then . They go great and should be more of them but glassers and sanders hate em ' MP did unbelievable cutbacks considering the equipment back then and Kong could really carve a seriously powerful cuttie too....they feel great when you dont hold back at all and really push thru the turn then belt the wash and end up coming out of it with more speed .....

[rightbrainpositive]

Classic Buttons

[DucksNuts]

who is it in morning of the earth in the angourie section, with the 'simple ben' song, who does a similar thing to col smith: cutback in the bowl on the inside, and turns around literally in the barrel, before coming out?

[2nd Reef]

It's Dave Treloar surfing in that section. Can't remember the move you say but you've given me another opportunity to watch the movie again. Cheers!