"My dad can get a barrel in the pool!"
We are doing the Lord’s work here and you are too. It’s our shared burden, our sacred duty, to examine every last angle on the Surf Ranch and eponymous Surf Ranch Pro before we move on. Oh it would have been easy, yesterday, to put Lemoore behind us and thrill over the next shiny thing but then we’d be no better than black crows. And we are better than black crows. Better than any and all solo projects associated with black crows too from Magpie Salute to Chris Robinson’s Brotherhood.
And so, brothers + sisters, let us peer into Jordy Smith’s Instagram where the current world number 6 asked for his friends and followers to weigh in on the Surf Ranch.
What was your thoughts on the @wsl #surfranch event? 👍🏼👎🏼 also thanks @slaterdesigns for the board. Had fun riding something different 🤙🏼 now back to the #ocean 🌊
A quick scroll through the feed reveals more thumbs downs than thumbs ups but it is certainly a mixed bag. Many people loved. Many more hated. And many many more fell somewhere in between extremes.
Jordy entered the fray himself midway though the feed in response to the great Shane Beschen.
jordysmith88@shanebeschen absolutely. I think size equals depth in the barrel and honest my dad can get a barrel in the pool. A barrel in the ocean is highly rewarded because it’s hard to predict and hard to come by. But the ranch is predictable and really not that exciting to the viewers after watching the 10th surfer go back into the barrel for another 10 seconds .. 😂😂😂 anyways my 2cents
A valuable 2 cents, don’t you think? And an accurate assessment. Funny enough, when Derek and I finished our day at Surf Ranch and were driving home, Derek newly invigorated from chasing a hangover away, me with busted wing, there was much discussion of the barrel and what a waste of the wave it is.
Oh it is fine and fine enough but in myopically focusing on it the rest of the ride is sacrificed. Sacrificed for a crouchy little thing that Jordy’s dad can also enjoy. Of course there is much difference between the top 32 and Jordy’s dad and Derek and me but I think the sentiment might be the same. That consequence-free barrels, when there is a glut, are not as fun to watch, or do, as airs or turns.
If ever invited back, I’m going to race ahead and right when that barrel starts to bend pull my Birdwells down and moon it from out on the shoulder.
8.5 for me!
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dwight yokum on the local radio sittin in my truck with a wsl ho…..
There were so many repetitive commercials, even the commercials took a commercial break. Obnoxious. I’ll catch the YouTube highlights next year.
Imagine how Jordy feels.. Groomed and fluffed and ego puffed into believing he was due at least 3 world titles, publicly announces he’s going for it how many years…
he is still the most pure power surfer around when on
Thanks Jordy!
I’m no fan of the pool. But it’s pretty easy to see that he’s just saying that because he LOST. He’s won in Brazil before and as scripted, only had good things to say about the people and how frothy they are and how fun the waves are. When he loses, he’s like every other non-brazilian – “They need to get rid of Brazil. The waves suck, the crowds are aggressive, I can’t leave my hotel at night for fear of getting murdered blah blah.” Facts – If Jordy won the Ranch, he’d be saying “This is the future of surfing.”
Should be an event, on the QS.
And good morning to you too sir.
Corvids are an impress family of birds, and crows are one of the few non-human animals to use tools in a deliberate and intelligent manner.
Dis not ye, the crows.
They are also one of the only non-human animals that fashion their own tools.
there ya go.
Bad-asses.
He kind of said the same thing all weekend: https://www.theinertia.com/…
Hey Beachgrit, thanks for keeping the doors of free speech open. In an article written at another surf website on Sunday the author at the end had this to say to the surf world. “So honestly, surf fans (and I include myself in this group), maybe we all just need to shut the f*** up and get used to it. Because competitive surfing and wave pools are here to stay. At least for the foreseeable future”.– In other words, he wants his readers to just shut up, stop complaining about the Wsl, and then let the WSL walk all over you, cause the Wsl and he know what’s best for you. No thanks Joe.
I’m up voting now you, but please, in the future just write the word ‘fuck’, Dru.
We have standards to maintain here.
EDIT: I realise that perhaps Dru was (potentially) directly quoting the OP, and thus may not be responsible for the lack of courtesy when using our beautiful language.
I once made myself a pint of negroni and a fellow negroni drinker said I had destroyed the point of a negroni. I blacked out in agreement.
Yes yes yes yes yes
Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Yes yes yes yes yeah
or there is a Mat riding bloke looking for something to do , doing surf tours , as he is now waveless , he could introduce you to the locals?
I was trying my hand at Haiku. I’ll stop and return to other forms of shit comment posting.
Has anyone gotten a comment out of Tomo regarding the matter?
Yea he could get a job with Nat Young
I am not sure I want to know how you know that.
So Jordy unimpressed even tho world team won before!!! Love to hear also who was a hater possibly chloe after his rant, wilko?
Clearly! Chloe saw that the tube was a Walk in the Park…pushed it and the rookie judges were looking for something… that is simply and standard at this pond.
Naaa he’s not truth speaking
Jordy is just entitled and butthurt that he isn’t the poster boy for progressive surfing any more.
Nobody wants to read another “I’m going to win a World title this year” article by Jordy
From the horses mouth…. thanks Jordy now get ready for what happens when you opening your mouth. Go along to get along or they will whip you to your knees… unless you can get the whole tour to back you, not likely.
based on some of scoring it depends heavily on who the shitter is.
New beachgrit article[about the Surf Ranch].
predictable, and not that exciting…..
Jordan would win a title if he could just channel the kinetic energy between his closely-spaced nipples.
No if he woke to the understanding that the sport is a corporate cow selling crap and he’d best kiss ass.
Counterpoint: There’s a real possibility that the WSL is onto something here. Saying nothing for the BeachGrit audiences’ level of interest, this might be a WSL saving moment. Most sports generate much of their revenue from TV contracts. Despite all of the talk of baseball dying, they’ve been signing big tv contracts because they fill long hours dead tv time. Networks struggle to fill big blocks of time. We can all agree baseball is boring as shit and so are wavepool events, but they fill time and are therefore valuable. And networks will pay for that. It’s perfect for having on in the background, like golf or baseball. You don’t have to watch every second, just the occasional critical moment. Now that the event window is predictable and the waves are guaranteed all they need to do is clean up their terrible commentary team and they can start selling to the highest bidder.
As much as I found it impossible to watch/follow online, I’m all for the pool.
Keep the WSL the fuck away from our ocean waves.
I’m glad they lost Fiji.
Don’t let them near the NW
It’s pretty awesome that you can walk into a small restaurant in San Clemente and see Mark Fuckin Ford playing guitar with a local. Just sayin.