Including the two of the best airs you've seen in ages!
Not two hours ago, noted surf writer Chris Smith penned these very words:
Former has been live, now, for almost a week and have you watched Craig Anderson’s Luxury29.99? Is it not the surf edit of the year? It totally is! Near perfect!
Little did Chris Smith know, Julian Wilson was about to drop the true edit of the year (below)! An absolute masterclass in technically sound, totally radical waveriding. Craig’s clip can’t hold a candle to Jules’ blitzkrieg attack.
In fact, Wilson felt so confident in his ability to dissect the praying mantis that he brought Craig on a surf trip to Cloudbreak, a left, and completely embarrassed the goofyfoot! Talk about cruel and unusual.
Anyways, Chris Smith kinda saved his ass with a piece from just yesterday, where he wrote:
I have called Julian Wilson to win the title for three years running, I think. Oh he has it all… Fearless in bigger waves, still above average air game, experience, the last threads of youth, style, etc. All the markings of a potential champion and yet the grand prize has eluded him. Could this be the year?
And does the clip below, Wayward, not prove Chris’ stance to a T? The scene begins at pumping Cloudy, where Julian fearlessly charges bigger waves. It then heads to Bali and the Goldy, where Julian flaunts his still (very) above average air game. The experience, youth and style bleed through the entire clip.
However the answer to Smith’s concluding query is no. Julian will not win the title this year. I think…
It was smart to put Ando in the film because most people prefer watching someone surf a wave rather than attack it like reps in a crossfit workout. I went to crossfit once. There is a maneuver called a squat thruster. Julian, Gabriel, Nat, etc. have squat thrusted themselves into a professional surfing career. That style they have with their ass sticking out is a result of too much muscle mass. I don’t care that their turns are stronger and airs are bigger. That aggressiveness is a buzz kill. Chill the fuck out with the workouts boyz. You’re turning surfing super gay.
Atleast this edit didn’t make me want to slit my wrists. We are in an age of weirdo that I can’t quite put my finger on, but it seems like the “pros” are trying their best to out weird each other.
the ando edit was still way better in my opinion. or in internet lingo, IMO
JW is smart. Put Ando in the edit so that surfers under 20 would bother watching.
The perfection of that Sly Stone track is almost ruined my Jules’ surf-capris. ALMOST!
Yea, not much needs to be said. Poor slater…Not
Kelly talks sharks cull causes meltdown, deflects that heat to his pool perfection!! Julian bests Craig in video antics – Kelly will next drop vid of his wave pool at 6ft perfection all shot from the sled angle looking into barrel, to usurp them both!!! As is the natural order of things!!
who is chris smith?
noted surf writer? author of “welcome to the library, now shut the fuck up”? co-founder of beach shit? c’mon Lemmy.
kids these days… no respect
getting hung out to dry on the Slater and Maddison things has done wonders for your writing Mike.
You know what they say about backing an animal into a corner…
Chris Smith truly is the biggest burn I’ve been dealt in years. Congrats! You’re learning!
never heard of him