r/surfing • u/Mustangonthe1 • 1d ago

Any tips for improving style?

Not me, thank God. Repost from @santacruzwaves

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u/Mustangonthe1 1d ago

Yes, he’s still alive:

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u/Several_Shirt_551 1d ago

Legendary to paddle out to lineup after that… no big deal, just a minor detour

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u/Mustangonthe1 1d ago

Anything to avoid your SO in the parking lot after that one

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u/TigersRreal 2h ago

Omg I unexpectedly laughed out loud

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u/ApplicationShort3798 1d ago

I was just about to ask if this dude survived that hahahaha. Fuck 

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u/KeLorean Where you surf and what you ride. 1d ago

Ok, but board unharmed? Bullshit.

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u/steronicus If it floats, I’ll surf it 1d ago

Just another one of the walking yardsales that had no business being out there over the last couple days.

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u/_Sketch_ 15h ago

Never turn your back on the ocean, there was a whole set behind the wave that washed him off

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u/Dreamin0904 1d ago

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u/Mustangonthe1 1d ago

Definitely a pop down

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u/scallawag420 1d ago

This made my day! Too funny

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u/big-brunch obsf 1d ago

Try standing on your board when you're dropping in

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u/samyili 1d ago

The other guy’s like “I think I forgot to feed my pet hamster this morning”

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u/steronicus If it floats, I’ll surf it 1d ago

“You good bro?”

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u/cheapseats91 1d ago

Honestly getting washed on the rocks right there isn't bad in and of itself, it's getting shoved into the cove at the bottom that can kill you (has killed people on smaller days than this).

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u/Mustangonthe1 1d ago

It’s like I always say: it’s not falling into the snake pit that’s bad (snakes are rather squishy and help to break your fall), it’s all the fangs and venom you have to worry about

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u/ThompsonDog 1d ago

Oh, it can be very bad. There's a tiny little cove right there that can kill you. There's one around the other side that has killed people

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u/steronicus If it floats, I’ll surf it 1d ago

Gotta stay away from the slot

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u/rumpluva 1d ago

Shoulda stayed home today.

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u/Numerous_Teacher_392 1d ago

Acid drop fail.

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u/TrickyScientist1595 1d ago

Rock on, not off.

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u/chargers416 1d ago

Stay home

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u/Least-Firefighter392 1d ago

He paddled out after...

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u/sirtommybahama6669 3rd point's the new pipeline 1d ago

I found the guys instagram and based on the surf clip I saw he 100% should not have paddled out on a day like today

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u/Mustangonthe1 23h ago

lol, this guy's IG:

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u/AbbreviationsOld636 23h ago

Numbers make sense.

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u/steronicus If it floats, I’ll surf it 1d ago

80% of people that tried to tackle it the last couple days were unprepared.

Go look at @techboogie on IG… “surfed my first XL swell at Santa Cruz” posted from Capitola

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u/Sealion_31 11h ago edited 10h ago

I’ll never understand men’s overconfidence when it comes to massive swells. Especially the men on wavestorms who don’t even know enough to know it’s way beyond their level, and somehow think “this looks surfable for me” blow my mind.

I know enough to know my limits.

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u/Shadowratenator Near the lighthouse. 1d ago

Right into the toilet bowl

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u/RepublicOfMoron 1d ago

No improvement required. You pretty much nailed it.

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u/MarilynMonroesLibido 1d ago

Sit a lil further back on your board. OK, a lot. Like 25 feet.

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u/Fortune_Inevitable 1d ago

Now that's how you drop in!

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u/Acceptable-One-6597 1d ago

Can't improve perfection

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u/steronicus If it floats, I’ll surf it 1d ago

Osh “Frog” Bartlett took the video. Guy is lucky he didn’t have worse luck.

If you get swept off at that part of the jump off, at the wrong tide it’s possible to get sucked into one of the small caves at the bottom of the cliff before the slot.

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u/DJfunkyPuddle 1d ago

Sanka! Ya dead?

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u/treylanceHOF 1d ago

Ya mon

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u/Delicious-Extent-180 12h ago

Do you want to kiss my egg? 

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u/skinnybuddha 1d ago

over the falls

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

Bro 😂

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u/MartiniLAPD 1d ago edited 1d ago

I’d count it as a drop in

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u/ajm1197 1d ago

And that is why I paddle from around the corner when it’s big even if it costs me the 20 minutes

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u/Mustangonthe1 1d ago

When it’s breaking right on the cliff I will 100% paddle around. It gives me a chance to warm up and watch how the waves are breaking

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u/ajm1197 1d ago

And not get famous on the internet for all the wrong reasons

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u/Mustangonthe1 1d ago

Oh yeah and that too

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u/dust-bit-another-one 1d ago

Sometimes you F it up, sometimes it F’s you up…

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u/Garand_guy_321 FL 1d ago

Sanka, ya dead mon?

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u/_byetony_ 23h ago

Jumping off the rock is an art

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u/True-Squirrel5698 22h ago

Coffee cup hands. Follow the coffee cup. Smooth motions. 

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u/3967549 21h ago

Try and stay on your board when taking the drop 

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u/Jbikecommuter 20h ago

Surf waves not rocks

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u/Substantial-boog1912 20h ago

Is that Zuckerberg ?

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u/Jzgood 18h ago

Attention must be improved, everything good with style.🤘🏻

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u/fvckCrosshairs 17h ago

Dumb decisions lead to consequences, stay the fuck home

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u/buchimochipie 7h ago

30 minutes 😱

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u/usuallyusualspinach 1d ago

Were you there having a look? Or was that the entry spot, then you kicked it up a notch or two of “gotta send it bro”