It was like they were playing catch up in that last semi.

Final about to start - I hope Slater wins

Kelly for the win

And the droooooop

How epic would it be to be in that channel right now. Party on !

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chrispy said..
And the droooooop

I don't think anyone will be knocking Greg Webber's boards after today

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Ted the Kiwi said...

chrispy said..
And the droooooop

I don't think anyone will be knocking Greg Webber's boards after today

He is nit riding them. They showed and said it was a standard thruster shape

The Boss - gave JJF a good old fashioned lesson then. He will enjoy that

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The Boss - gave JJF a good old fashioned lesson then. He will enjoy that

did i sense a tear in the kings eye

Damn it, had to go to work just as the final started.

Will watch the replay when i get home.

Shame you missed it live SP - but still worth a watch. JJF got a good old fashioned thrashing. I think it will be good for him. He seems a lot more on point this season and wanting to win the thing. I backed him last year and he let me down. This year he is looking more convincing. He will be force come the end of the year if he is there or there abouts at his home break.

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Shame you missed it live SP - but still worth a watch. JJF got a good old fashioned thrashing. I think it will be good for him. He seems a lot more on point this season and wanting to win the thing. I backed him last year and he let me down. This year he is looking more convincing. He will be force come the end of the year if he is there or there abouts at his home break.

Ted I admit your man crush was on fire and that drop was

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Shame you missed it live SP - but still worth a watch. JJF got a good old fashioned thrashing. I think it will be good for him. He seems a lot more on point this season and wanting to win the thing. I backed him last year and he let me down. This year he is looking more convincing. He will be force come the end of the year if he is there or there abouts at his home break.

I would but there is no replay on the WSL website...

www.worldsurfleague.com/events/2016/mct/1484/billabong-pro-tahiti/heatanalyzer

Just watched some highlights looked like Slater was on fire...

I usually just Chromecast to the Tv but...

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Macaha said..

Ted the Kiwi said..
Shame you missed it live SP - but still worth a watch. JJF got a good old fashioned thrashing. I think it will be good for him. He seems a lot more on point this season and wanting to win the thing. I backed him last year and he let me down. This year he is looking more convincing. He will be force come the end of the year if he is there or there abouts at his home break.

Ted I admit your man crush was on fire and that drop was

There is no shame in a man crush on either Kelly Slater or Shane Dorian

Yeah... "that" drop is at about the 3.12 mark. I find the Chopes comp can look a bit repetitive (but very brave) when the swell is too mechanical, but its inconsistency this year ended up bringing out some real variety in the performances. JJF did a snap off the lip earlier in comp that blew my tiny mind.

The punters have been saying it for so long... i agree with wilko and co
stabmag.com/news/julian-wilson-matt-wilkinson-called-out-wsl-social-media/

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The punters have been saying it for so long... i agree with wilko and co
stabmag.com/news/julian-wilson-matt-wilkinson-called-out-wsl-social-media/

Tanners turns were more vertical and critcal....Stinkbug Medina did more turns but they all looked very similar and average except the second one where he got a bit loose

That was pretty funny

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That was pretty funny

I thought it was flat and boring just like the surf today

Quicksilver Pro France is underway and the water patrol have their work cut out for them..
Surfers picking out a good one, looks even more difficult

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Quicksilver Pro France is underway and the water patrol have their work cut out for them..
Surfers picking out a good one, looks even more difficult

Well that didn't last long,two heats only I'd be filthy if I lost in either one of them.

IMO an increasing number of events being held at wave farms as they are built is inevitable. Not just for wave consistency but judging/scoring that is currently often all over the place could be far more prescribed and therefore fairer.Sounds dull I know but the current set up is so often a lottery.

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pete53 said..
Sounds dull I know but the current set up is so often a lottery.

It looked tough out there thats for sure.


The WQS though is the biggest lottery I have ever seen - one good result can set you up really nicely - Just one. So one nice piece of luck in a heat can make a whole world of difference. Just ask Jesse Mendes. Who? Exactly. But I can tell you right now he is counting his blessings like no one else. But on the CT its a whole different story.

It might be a lottery in some situations but on the whole its a lottery for everyone in a strange kinda way - you get to drop your two poorest events over the year (plus you get to loose at least one heat a comp (sometimes two) and it costs you nothing except an extra heat in sometimes perfect waves in unreal locations) - so across the law of averages its nicely balanced almost. Its like the law of large numbers - which argues that if a random experiment is repeated a large number of times, the variance around the mean of the random variable of interest, or the coefficient of variation, decreases as the number of trials increases. So in a surfing term - the more heats we have then the number of absurd results impacting a surfers standing will converge proportionally to the number of heats they have participated in. Therefore the more heats you have the closer it will resemble your true level. Take Slater for example. He has won 11 titles. If a couple of other heats had gone his way he might have had 14 or if not 9. Does 11 sound about right? Probably if you ask me. Most times since I have been following it closely the best / most consistent surfer has finished at the top of the tree after the year is done. Yeah there was a short year there when Mr Hobgood cleaned up. And others might think he did not deserve it. JJF - might be the best surfer out there at the moment but he has never done enough in a 12 month period to deserve to be champ. Neither has Jordy or Dane before that or Cheyne before them all. But Adriano has. MR did it 4 times. Its subjective - thats for sure. But the competitors have time to adjust and make changes accordingly most of the time. Sometimes they get the short end of the stick - other times they benefit. On the whole though over a long period of time it balances out I reckon. A part of me really felt for Ricardo Christie last year - he surfed well all year and in several events you could argue that he would have won any other heat in that round but he didn't. Why? Because the other person was better in that heat. He was also pretty lucky to even make the CT when you think about it. He got in by the skin of his teeth and it proved to be a step too far when you added it all up. A shame for him - but its a pretty simple game of math. He was the last qualifier (bottom of the barrel) and had to then play the guys at the top to earn his stripes. So although he might have beaten a few others along the way if he had been a different seed - the reality was he wasn't and didn't deserve to be. He had to earn his stripes first.

Yeah there were a few big blow ups after that last event - but I reckon if you look at the reasons behind those big results at the end of the year or over a two or three year period it really doesn't have that much impact. Look at the blokes who consistently do well year in and year out. Are you saying they have never had any luck go against them or for them? Look at someone like Bede - consistently up there - he never sets the world on fire when he surfs compared to a few others - but he never lets you down either. He is super consistent. So over time he is rewarded with consistently high ratings - if not by his sponsorship arrangements. People love to remember the times they got done by a bad result but are quick to forget when it benefits them.

Anyway its just sport and it really doesn't matter too much at the end of the day. Much more important things to worry about. Where shall we start - Trump in power? SA, QLD and Tassie have all had power issues in recent months. Nuclear Power - ummmmm, Political power - ahhh lets not touch that one. Solar power - nice idea but super expensive. And thats just a few power issues that have been swarming round this week. Lots of bigger problems out there to keep you up at night


Like how on earth does he escape from this so easily

www.theinertia.com/surf/laurie-towners-magical-escape-from-the-impact-zone/

I would like to see Matty W win just to stick it to the establishment - but the judging is biased so he has no hope

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jbshack said..
Quicksilver Pro France is underway and the water patrol have their work cut out for them..
Surfers picking out a good one, looks even more difficult

Well that didn't last long,two heats only I'd be filthy if I lost in either one of them.

Did you see the clean up sets that pushed them all the way to the beach. It was nice to see them struggle, even if it was genuinely massive..

Kelly's wave he just went mental..Parko drifted out of the comp area into the free surfers..

Anyway its just sport and it really doesn't matter too much at the end of the day. Much more important things to worry about. Where shall we start - Trump in power? SA, QLD and Tassie have all had power issues in recent months. Nuclear Power - ummmmm, Political power - ahhh lets not touch that one. Solar power - nice idea but super expensive. And thats just a few power issues that have been swarming round this week. Lots of bigger problems out there to keep you up at night

** Ted that's nightmare stuff ....I'll never sleep

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Macaha said..

jbshack said..
Quicksilver Pro France is underway and the water patrol have their work cut out for them..
Surfers picking out a good one, looks even more difficult

Well that didn't last long,two heats only I'd be filthy if I lost in either one of them.

Did you see the clean up sets that pushed them all the way to the beach. It was nice to see them struggle, even if it was genuinely massive..

Kelly's wave he just went mental..Parko drifted out of the comp area into the free surfers..

Those two heats were rediculous as was Conner Coffins barrel in the warm...conditions like that make me wake up sweating...nothing more horrifying than an XL beach break detonating on your head

Dear WSL,please sack the South African commentater whoever he is.

Do you mean pottz or the other numbnuts doing the beach interviews they should just get Rosie doing the lot - in a bikini of course

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Macaha said..
Dear WSL,please sack the South African commentater whoever he is.

You mean Gigs Cilliers (also known as inside Eddie)
Guess what, he's even more of a pain in the ass in the water
A knee boarder with a sense of entitlement everytime he paddles out
Local Saffa boys can't stand him as well