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J-Bay Pro 2017

Post by foamy » Sat Jul 15, 2017 5:43 pm

It's on, ay.

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Re: J-Bay Pro 2017

Post by Rustt » Sat Jul 15, 2017 6:01 pm

Is it :)

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Re: J-Bay Pro 2017

Post by Davros » Sat Jul 15, 2017 7:39 pm

Some of those waves. Imagine getting a few.

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Re: J-Bay Pro 2017

Post by Davros » Sat Jul 15, 2017 7:46 pm

John John. Fk me.

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Re: J-Bay Pro 2017

Post by buddy » Sat Jul 15, 2017 7:55 pm

Would have done better on a McCoy.

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Re: J-Bay Pro 2017

Post by julioadler » Sat Jul 15, 2017 10:15 pm

buddy wrote:
Sat Jul 15, 2017 7:55 pm
Would have done better on a McCoy.
They would not be pumping and bumping the boards with a good ol' 5'8'' Lazor Zap...

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Re: J-Bay Pro 2017

Post by tootr » Sun Jul 16, 2017 7:21 am

saltman wrote:
Sun Jul 16, 2017 6:44 am
Wiggolly blowing his heat with Parko by claiming early and falling off
Gold

Hahhahha excellent.

It's about 8.30 in the vid.
http://www.worldsurfleague.com/posts/26 ... erBy=e1900

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Re: J-Bay Pro 2017

Post by Nick Carroll » Sun Jul 16, 2017 11:13 am

watching replays in a hotel room in Jo-burg, waiting for a plane to Pt Elizabeth

Like it's just round one but how the skills gap in the seedings is being demonstrated. Johnny with what looks like a cut down version of that Margarets board, just embarrassing half the field again.

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Re: J-Bay Pro 2017

Post by alakaboo » Sun Jul 16, 2017 11:37 am

Didn't they say it was 2" longer?

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Re: J-Bay Pro 2017

Post by steve shearer » Sun Jul 16, 2017 11:53 am

Shorter
I want Nightclub Dwight dead in his grave I want the nice-nice up in blazes

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Re: J-Bay Pro 2017

Post by OddaP » Sun Jul 16, 2017 12:38 pm

Very impressive from JJ. Connor Coffin also looked good. Was disappointed in Wiggoly - I thought his backhand would light it up but he blew what would've huge.Of the other goofies only funky looked on the pace. Slater's 9 odd was good and his jive at the end was pretty cool. Early days but on that performance from JJ everyone else might be surfing for 2nd place.

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Re: J-Bay Pro 2017

Post by channels » Sun Jul 16, 2017 12:47 pm

The layback snaps seem to score highly. JJF, Flores and Coffin seem to be the only guys who nail them regularly.

Gabbys 9 for a floater and three turns seemed way over scored.

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Re: J-Bay Pro 2017

Post by BA » Sun Jul 16, 2017 2:07 pm

It's great to watch proper on rail surfing. Deep gouges, layback snaps and barrels. No whippy crap and no airs. Sorts the field out.

What's the travel time for you to JBay Nick? Slater tweeted it took him 36 hours door to door. Worth it for those waves I guess.

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Re: J-Bay Pro 2017

Post by channels » Sun Jul 16, 2017 5:42 pm

Heat 1 round 2. 10 minutes in, no waves ridden.

This is why pro surfing will struggle for a tv audience.

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Re: J-Bay Pro 2017

Post by channels » Sun Jul 16, 2017 5:48 pm

Make that 15 minutes for the 1st wave

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Re: J-Bay Pro 2017

Post by BA » Sun Jul 16, 2017 6:41 pm

Yep, what a letdown.

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Re: J-Bay Pro 2017

Post by BA » Sun Jul 16, 2017 6:42 pm

And it's on hold.

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Re: J-Bay Pro 2017

Post by Lucky Al » Sun Jul 16, 2017 7:01 pm

don't be too eager to condemn and give up on pro surfing, realsurfers! much joy and more excitement await us yet.

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