Even at smallish Teahupoo, studs rain nines!
Maybe you woke up this morning, took one whiff of the opening heat in the Tahiti Pro, and went about your biz, convinced of the contest’s predicted dreariness: Jordy, a five and a three, beating Ryan Callinan’s three and a zero-point-seven. Ugly numbers.
But the thing about Teahupoo, even at a slightly misshapen three foot, is, if you know the joint, what can look like an impossible-to-make west bowl, can turn into an overhead dream boat. But you gotta know the wave. You gotta know how to squeeze the lemons.
And, so, when Gabriel Medina, when John John Florence and when Kelly Slater appeared for their round one heats, day one took on a better shape.
You can examine Gabriel’s eight-pointer here.
And then John John rained nines, an 18.40 total. You like the distance between hand and rail?
And, Kelly, threads his Webber banana through this video game-like tunnel…
Want to know how to ride Teahupoo? Watch Peter King’s excellent #TourNotes here!
A little contest wrap, with full results, at the close of play…
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I was so sloppy in my reply! To reinforce your excellent point, let’s re-examine this wonderful episode of world history.
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who is the coked up Aussie half way through tournotes?
Does the WCT stand for Womens Camel Toe? if i don’t then thats fucked!
Beachgrit stands for Not Stab.
Which is how we’d like to keep it.
Kelly at his best….. Pissed at Michelle’s priority tantrum, digs deep and shows him how to get the fucking score. Why can’t it just get bigger and better for the next three days?
To me, John was overscored. Melling’s waves, which were far superior, demonstrated that. Always love Medina’s tube weaving; throw back to Shaun & Cheyne in the 70’s. Bourez was also overscored. Judges pushing the John title & Bourez homeboy story.
I think JJF got the scores because he was hands free on those two 9’s. I didn’t see Melling’s waves so I’m not sure if he was hands free also.
You forgot to mention the cabal in Hollywood…
And the Jews! Don’t forget those Zionist sons-a-bitches!
The Jooooooozzzzz!!!
John wins that heat with 7s so it’s kinda moot, no?
I think we are dreaming to think the scores between other heats will all be inline. If they just get each heat right, isn’t that the goal?
I agree 100%!