And you thought he was a frail little sleeper?
The miracle I’ve hankered for, visual proof of Filipe Toledo’s magic in Hawaii, was delivered today by his filmer pal Bruno Baroni.
Did you think Filipe, who is twenty two years and the world number ten, was a frail little sleeper? A man whom, if conditions were right, could dominate a contest but who would always be stymied by Polynesian power, his lips forever parted in a slightly foolish smile?
In this four-minute short, Filipe scratches stutter-free lines at Haleiwa and Pipe, even mid-sized Waimea Bay.
It isn’t just the blood rush of his monster airs, although we see those, but stripes of down carves and geometrically perfect bottom turns. The Club Sandwiches do look a little dated, and such complicated exclamation points, but this is only a criticism for the sake of criticism.
Watch Filipe raise his shoulders here.
You’re fucking kidding right?! Don’t get me wrong, Felipe’s twitchy little bottom turns, oops, rotors and overdone club sandwiches on small Hawaiian juice is a fine, if not mild, distraction: but there is NOTHING there that supports your proposition, nothing! One meager bottom turn on a good sized Bay wave, does not a stunner make! He’s just not there, yet.
“but this is only a criticism for the sake of criticism.”….as opposed to?
The start was beautiful and cinematic… excitement was brimming and then it was just another surf clip with dated punk rock
I think it’s Filipe’s father, reason being, I can’t hear any annoying whistling in the background.
I see him at Creek all the time. Nicest dude in the world, but guaranteed your wave count turns negative when he shows up.
please don’t mention PIPE with a regular foot if it doesn’t involve a big tube, buttdrag takeoff and pig dog on a proper left bomb. I saw two medium backdoor (could’ve been OTW even) waves and a bunch of Aint’s or Gums. Bottom line is Filipe can’t surf a left over 6ft. He’s thanking his lucky stars that they cancelled Fiji this year and replaced it with a 2ft wave pool.
I think that music gave me autism.
Surfing 5 years ahead….music choice 15 years behind.
Why does every aussie hate on him? Guys incredible. As tech as chippa with the now near torque of fanning in his turns.
mate, do you now the name of the band?
k.kardashian has a spin doctor…errr I mean personal photog follow her around too
Are you totally sure that’s not Michael Ho?
Forty per cent sure it ain’t…
Way, way more Interesting surfer than Jules Wilson, Jordy Smith and JJF!
I’m so surprised! You of all people? Saying this?
haaaaah! of all the gin joints in all the towns..
“Way, way more Interesting” in that despite having at least equivalent talent, if not demonstrably more, than the 4 Js, he still hasn’t managed to come anywhere near a world title.
You are such a funny little man.
He rips, but can we stop selling this clip as Felipe suddenly being a life changing charger. Between you and stab you’d think Felipe was charging XL pipe in this clip.