We are the jury! We decide who does professional surfing best!
Today (I think) the Volcom Pipe Pro begins and the surf forecast is very promising. Big and tubes. I think. Etc. The event itself is a Qualifying Series 3000 meaning it is slightly better than Maroubra’s Carve Pro (a 1000) and slightly worse than Merewether’s Maitland and Port Steven’s Toyota Pro (a 6000) but you would not know of its middling placement if you only looked at the participating surfers. It’s a sparkling who’s who feat. Kelly Slater, Joel Parkinson (?), Taj Burrow (?) etc.
To watch this brilliance we shall all go here, to Red Bull TV not the World Surf League, because this is a Red Bull production. Red Bull’s cameras, Red Bull’s announcer team, Red Bull’s roving reporters, Red Bull’s graphics packages, Red Bull’s dance. Of course Volcom, as presenting sponsor, had their say but, for the most part, what we will see over the next few days, is the first clearly distinct vision of professional surfing* since the ASP became the WSL and put everything under one roof.
Which will be fun for us, the viewer, don’t you think? Fun but also a great responsibility. Let us be an impartial jury, deliberate in our assessment. Let us watch soberly, jotting notes on what we like about Red Bull’s production, seeing if there are any nice surprises like call-in guests etc. Let us be open minded and fair and let us, at the end, declare a winner.
Who is better and producing professional surfing, Red Bull or the WSL?
*Red Bull’s production of the Cape Fear event does not count since it was a novelty.
My money is on Ziff scheming how he can dump the WSL on Red Bull at this very moment.
So a really good chance that Giggs isn’t commentating, Red Bull win.
Wonder is Kelly knows that he (and all the other surfers) is supporting kids world wide getting their wings?
I won’t watch anything on Red Bull so I guess I have to sit this one out.
I can’t even tell if it’s running from their site so WSL is up one for me. I am kinda old and technically challenged though.
Yes, at least the WSL had commentators in the booth every morning when the broadcast was due to air to inform you if it was on or off… these idiots have a static pic with some gibberish like “shoots , waiting for da swell” VERY. Professional … tuned out immediately and will stay there
hahaha is this a joke comment? you really miss tuning in to the WSL to hear the commentators tell you its on or off???? hahaha funniest shit I’ve heard all day.
Is there a handy to print Redbull v WSL critics scorecard we can use to get an accurate assessment or is it abuse as usual?
Oh. Great idea. I’m going to make one. Until then… abuse as usual.
What was interesting was a complete lack of ANY energy drinks at surf expo, No red bull girls ,no booth, no heart defects. I wonder if it was intentional
like the expo wouldn’t take their money? doubt it. bet they finally figured out that there’s no ROI. surfing has officially taken the yoga side of the action sports fork in the road.
I think I speak for everyone here when I state that we, the Beachgrit commentors, are the most impartial, the most intelligent, the most beautiful and the most coordinated commentors of all of the text based, literature inspired surf industry gossip websites.
Whoa whoa whoa! Beautiful? I’m ugly as sin.
Me too some chick wanted to bang me after shaping until I took off my respirator and she saw my face and was like ” fuck that”. I’m, uh not gonna lie, ouch.
Yeah! We rule!
high fives all round!
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