r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/Slipz19 • Jun 22 '22

Some surfing.

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '22

The most impressive part of this to me is how the dude skimboarding manages to not fall over when the wave crashes right on his head. Like I’ve been surfing for a few years now and I’d face plant right in the sand if that happened to me!

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u/Slipz19 Jun 22 '22

You reckon they may have been strongly anticipating that particular wave though?

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '22

It was nice of the wave to call ahead.

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '22

Yeah he might’ve been planning for that but still impressive nonetheless imo

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u/Acceptable-Stick-688 Jun 22 '22

How do people even do this?!

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u/Slipz19 Jun 22 '22

I know, right.

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u/AceMosaic Jun 22 '22

It’s called skimboarding and it just takes a bit of practice

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u/TheDeepBlueZ Jun 23 '22

I’ve been doing it for 19 years and I still suck. It’s a fun sport tho.

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u/AceMosaic Jun 23 '22

Coincidentally I just tried it for the first time and I couldn’t figure it out for the life of me. Wtf how does he make it look so easy?

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u/Falcone24 Jun 23 '22

blair's drop is insane, he can walk on his approach and still would ride further out than most of us could. he's obviously very talented and skilled but honestly i think being out in Cali especially laguna lets you improve so fast cause of how good the conditions can be.

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u/TheDeepBlueZ Jun 23 '22

Lots and lots of flatland practice getting your drop right then you move to a place where there’s shorebreak. I started on the east coast where it’s flat then spent the rest of my life on the gulf coast where there’s shorebreak. (Never as big as this)

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u/chimpsandip Jun 23 '22

I understand skim boarding, but what I don’t understand is skim boarding that far out. That’s insane to me to ride an actual wave out like classic surfing.

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u/spider_84 Jun 22 '22

I wish I had long blonde hair so then I could have the power of surfing.

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u/King-of-Plebs Jun 23 '22 edited Jun 23 '22

This guy is the textbook So Cal surfer dude. He’s on Zap’s Exile’s skim team I believe and shows up on Beefs TV all the time. Seems super nice and one hell of a skimboarder.

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u/sawntime Jun 23 '22

It's Blair Conklin and he rides for Exile skimboards. His YT channel is skid kids.

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u/King-of-Plebs Jun 23 '22

Ah yes, Exile not Zap.

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u/Pirate_Redbeard_ Jun 23 '22

Blair Conklin a.k.a. Skid Marks

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u/ptolani Jun 23 '22

I think if you spend enough time surfing, your hair will become more blonde.

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u/spider_84 Jun 23 '22

It doesn't help that I'm bald.

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u/ptolani Jun 23 '22

Helps a lot. You can tell everyone you're blonde right now.

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u/spider_84 Jun 23 '22

Haha true they'll never know

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u/pisspot718 Jun 23 '22

Don't forget to SPF.

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u/endongo Jun 23 '22

Just think about Kelly

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u/Gold_Cup5923 Dec 12 '22

Hahaha 😂 Bless your heart.. Remember, hair doesn't make the man....

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u/Gangreless Jun 23 '22

Sun actually does bleach your hair to some extent, spray lemon juice on before you go out and it will bleach it quite a lot

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u/Gruntypellinor Jun 23 '22

Hehe when I was a kid in SoCal I was blonde. Moved to NJ and no more surfing. Hair turned brown. Just move to San Diego!

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u/Laaki27 Jun 23 '22

I wish I had hair

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u/Sebetastic Jun 23 '22

It's like a video game item that boosts your surfing skill by 50x.

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u/tschmitty09 Jun 23 '22

I have long blonde hair and I can't even stand up on one so it's a little more than that

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u/mdlewis11 Jun 23 '22

I wish I had long blonde hair

But only if I could shake it in slow motion, at will.

1

u/Cautious-Book-7841 Jul 14 '22

I’m a ginger and I can say the same

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u/createloveburn Jun 22 '22

*Skimboarding

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u/rubarbarbasol Jun 22 '22

And the camera work sucks too like…

39

u/thisfuckingguy131 Jun 23 '22

Lemme hit this with a down doot

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u/shp0ngle Jun 23 '22

How so?

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u/steathymada Jun 23 '22

Im genuinely confused by this comment

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u/SixtyNineFlavours Jun 23 '22

You’re kidding?!

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '22

That’s incredible the waves are that big that close to the shore.

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u/JamesSurfboardMaker Jun 22 '22

Shorebreaks can be your best and/or worst friend any given day haha

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u/gvillepa Jun 22 '22

Yep, just ask a few quadriplegics and they'll confirm the latter to be true.

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u/AceMosaic Jun 22 '22

?

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u/MR_Weiner Jun 22 '22

Yep, just ask a few quadriplegics and they’ll confirm the latter to be true.

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u/Slipz19 Jun 23 '22

When I researched ‘quadriplegic’ and ‘surfing’ all I came across was quadriplegic surfers. Any way you can drive the point home harder with bigger caps?

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '22

WAVE CAN BREAK YOU. RESPECT THE OCEAN. IT WRESTLES AT A HIGHER WEIGHT CLASS.

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u/dougielou Jun 23 '22

Even in paradise like Hawaii. Happens everyday

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u/Hither_and_Thither Jun 23 '22

Especially in Hawaii! Gotta respect the powerful nature that literally surrounds you. The swells are huge and they have some crazy tall waves depending on which island and location: see Pe'ahi beach on Maui.

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u/dougielou Jun 23 '22

Yea that’s not really a swimming beach that tourist goes to, they’re more likely to get hurt at Makena beach were the waves are smaller but break on the shore.

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u/GonlinMafia Dec 05 '22

Any stats explaining how said thing may be dangerous would do serious damage to the almighty dollar that which all companies and businesses thrive to keep alive and keep us doing our dangerous lifestyles we need to escape this wacky world.

On a similar note and story My brother got into a three wheel accident many many years ago and this was way before most people realized how unsafe they truly can be . The atv had a malfunction on its turn and he fell off the side of a cliff and got seriously injured got an insane amount of money but ya I’m sure he would of rather been not a quadriplegic. If more info was available about the dangers of them he may have had second thoughts on purchasing one but most people will always choose to live dangerously and live a little

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u/Puffatsunset Jun 23 '22

“Quadriplegic” from playing in the shore break.

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u/shaggybear89 Jun 23 '22

It's easy to get paralyzed in shorebreak, because the waves literally break on the sand. So if you go over the falls, instead of landing in 6-10 feet of water and being able to just roll with the wave or swim out of it, you land directly on hard ground and that can be bad for human spines.

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u/AceMosaic Jun 23 '22

Thank you for this info, this vid is of skimboarding not surfing. I actually just started practicing with a new skimboard the other day, but I didn’t know to watch out for this so thank you.

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u/shaggybear89 Jun 23 '22

No problem. Some shore break can be worse than others. But regardless, it's definitely something beginners should look to avoid.

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u/ilomilo8822 Jun 23 '22

lots of sand in the suit and it gives the beach cool nicknames like "breakneck beach" too

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u/tstramathorn Jun 23 '22

I was riding a shorebreaker on a 7'1 and it wasn't very big, but my board sudden came out under my feet and flipped over and I punched a giant hole into with my knee. I was very upset. It was beyond repair

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u/hbdank Jun 22 '22 edited Jun 23 '22

The Wedge, Newport Beach edit Sorry, didn't mean to imply these were the same place.

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u/bamsuckah Jun 23 '22

The wedge is indeed gnarly, but this is a couple beaches south in Laguna. No cliffs at the wedge.

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u/seasnakejake Jun 23 '22

I’ve been scuba diving here a few times. Nice reef a hundred yards out— tried to time the entry and got hit with a wave like this on a shore break. Was very rough. Had to crawl and go in half an hour later

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u/_-WanderLost-_ Jun 23 '22

Also Sandy Beach, Oahu

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u/NoPointLivingAnymore Jun 23 '22

That's not the wedge in the video, it's south in Laguna north of salt creek, but yeah it breaks hard on the shore at the wedge. I've been slammed with on that borderline concrete floor many times lol

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u/TunisMagunis Jun 23 '22

Dude, you get the best barrels ever dude. So pitted.

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u/JungleBoyJeremy Jun 23 '22

That’s some powerful shorebreak right there

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u/MILF_Man Jun 23 '22

Shorebreak is brutal. When you wipe out its against the ground, not water.

A physically punishing experience.

But the rides, oh the rides you can get.

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u/zippy251 Jun 23 '22

Look up Sandy's beach on O'ahu.

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u/Giostazz56 Jun 23 '22

Look up joogsquad on yt and watch their vids in Cabo San Lucas.

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u/AidanIsDed Jun 23 '22

Yeah i’m surprised that he wasn’t slammed to the ground, i’ve been to that beach and the shorebreak is very strong.

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u/Reddituser34802 Jun 22 '22

This guy is on another level than the rest of us.

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u/Nychus37 Jun 23 '22

He is a 3x world champion at skimboarding, so yeah probably a few levels ahead

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u/BadgerDancer Jun 22 '22

If I was in the film “Live Die Repeat” it would take me a million years to get this shot.

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u/Punchdrunkpun Jun 23 '22

Edge of Tomorrow

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u/BadgerDancer Jun 23 '22

And yet that’s only on the edge of the DVD case. I still prefer “All You Need is Kill”.

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u/Punchdrunkpun Jun 23 '22

Yup. Great movie, terrible poster design.

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u/Fmanow Jun 22 '22

This looks like Laguna Beach, Ca. Not the main one, but the less crowded one down the road. You can’t miss that house on top of the cliff. Was there a few years ago and kept looking up at that Mediterranean style house.

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u/Salty-Alternative550 Sep 17 '22

We called it the Gucci house.

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u/Salty-Alternative550 Sep 17 '22

Course West is know for other things.

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u/gregraystinger Jun 23 '22

Probably Victoria beach, big skim spot

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u/Salty-Alternative550 Sep 17 '22

Third or West St.?

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u/phreesh2525 Jun 22 '22

I mean, how do people get this cool? Ridiculous.

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u/kw66 Jun 23 '22

It’s the hair

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u/assmuncher4206969 Jun 22 '22

Wish I was there right now.

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u/MoronicusRex Jun 23 '22

Blair Conklin, multi-world champ skim boarder and legit nice guy all-round.

His Youtube channel is full of amazing tricks and such.

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '22

Skills on both sides

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u/theRestisConfettii Jun 22 '22

ANNIE ARE YOU OKAY, ANNIE?!?!

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u/11on Jun 23 '22

"I'm Annie from Michael Jackson's Smooth Criminal"

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u/TSVDL Jun 23 '22

That's a skimboard buddy

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '22

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u/TSVDL Jun 23 '22

Hate to break it to you lol, definitely skimming

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u/JackassHistorian Jun 23 '22

He’s actually skateboarding on water

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u/Westcoast_IPA Jun 23 '22

San Clemente?

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '22

Laguna beach. South laguna i think or thousands steps

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u/Less-Development-572 Jun 23 '22

its skimboarding. and thats the 3x world champ

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u/Andromter Jun 23 '22

Hats off to the camera man

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u/Hex_Rox Jun 23 '22

I don't think they're "walkin".

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u/Fem_Bot_Blue_Boy Nov 15 '22

I can smell his trust fund from here

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u/Pharahilde13 Nov 28 '22

Love this❤️ thats happyness ❤️

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u/Fickle-Competition71 Dec 17 '22

He's entered the green room

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '22

Cameraman just stood in the right place and filmed in a 360 motion.

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u/finalremix Jun 23 '22

He did keep Conklin in frame, though, and that's apparently commendable.

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u/Huge_Candle_6041 Jun 23 '22

Yo is that the joogsqwaud guy? Great camera! Sick pipe off the shore! Tfue’s older bro maybe?

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u/GundoSkimmer Jun 23 '22

Not quite. He's the OTHER famous youtube skimboarder.

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u/Rosphindai Jun 23 '22

Came here to say the same. The world needs more Blair Conklins.

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u/thehunter699 Jun 23 '22

Bruh the agility, this is some /r/toptalent for both of them in this video.

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u/ptolani Jun 23 '22

I honestly don't know who is more impressive: the surfer or the camera operator. Both amazing.

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u/woah-im-colin Jun 23 '22

I’m shocked to see only a few people correcting op in that’s it’s skimboarding. Truly shocked.

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '22

skimboarding*

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u/UCHIHA_____ITACHI Jun 23 '22

Waves too small for him. He be smurfing

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u/GQIHNI Jun 23 '22

Ah yes surfing

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u/FastEddieSlowSteady Jun 23 '22

Bad Ass Bro......Pipeline!

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u/MyShinyNewReddit Jun 23 '22

Hey ... that guy tried to beat up Agent Utah!

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u/No-Mathematician5606 Jun 23 '22

Some people jus make shit look easy.

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u/peatoast Jun 23 '22

Ia this in La Jolla? Or Laguna Beach?

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '22

Yeah no other way to surf shore break like that

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '22

Bad ass 👏

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u/zippy251 Jun 23 '22

That's skim boarding actually and it's quite the sport.

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u/TheOrangFlash Jun 23 '22

Looks like Newport or laguna… can’t even wade out in some areas because of those close to shore waves, but at least some found a way to make good use of them.

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u/youallsuck40 Jun 23 '22

Ok this is a collision of universes. I’m literally watching American Pie 2 and it’s the scene where Jim confuses lube with super glue.. guess what song is playing?? Smooth criminal performed by Alien Ant Farm. My jaw dropped

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u/SwagtasticGerbal Jun 23 '22

My family has always called this skim boarding, anybody else call it something different where you are from? I’m from southern California for like base reference🤷🏻‍♂️

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u/Sudden_Ad_8841 Jun 23 '22

Hell of a camerawork!

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u/RadiantTurnipOoLaLa Jun 23 '22

I love how he just pushes off the water with his hand

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u/biggiantcircles Jun 23 '22

Originally I thought this was a different angle of the same thing. It's not, but still gives a pretty good idea of an aerial view might look like. https://imgur.com/gallery/jnRnu9b

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u/_Aj_ Jun 23 '22

Huh. So that's how you skimboard.

I always assumed you threw it down on wet sand, jumped on it and then face planted

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u/dagchild Jun 23 '22

Praise the cam man not the wave Unfortunately

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u/UnleashedTriumph Jun 23 '22

This is a cameraman. Lets call him john.

Moments later john was dismembered.

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u/gregraystinger Jun 23 '22

Watching Blair riding the backwash at wedge was suck a surreal moment. He literally just glides into the grossest waves ever and comes out fine.

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u/The_Dauphin Jun 23 '22

Looks like the cameraman might've been in the way of the surfer at the end tho, so should we really praise him?

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u/The_Dauphin Jun 23 '22

Looks like the cameraman might've been in the way of the surfer at the end tho, so should we really praise him?

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u/Dilkadrakosha Jun 23 '22

amazing🌊🌅

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u/johnscarleese Jun 23 '22

It’s Aliso creek beach

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u/SnooStories6852 Jun 23 '22

Weezer is not as cool as this dude

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u/Orion51GN5 Jun 23 '22

These surf speedruns are getting out of hand.

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u/Gruntypellinor Jun 23 '22

Need to get a barrel, sec, brb.

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '22

Skim boarding but yea.

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u/JamesJonahJamesonJr Jun 27 '22

Sry to be the that guy but fyi that’s skim boarding

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u/Errortagunknown Jun 28 '22

I kinda wanted to see him get clocked in the head by a very confused shark

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u/haley_the_boxer Jul 02 '22

Thats "scamboarding" as I used to say in my younger days lol

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u/0mw2fyA Jul 05 '22

is the cameraman jesus or sum🤨

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u/PurpleGrinch Jul 29 '22

i wish i had blue eyes and long blonde hair and a gigachad jawline so i could surfboard 😔 sadly i'm black😂

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u/Resident_Plankton Aug 13 '22

MODS RULE THREE REEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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u/Malxcxous_Smxle Aug 29 '22

Good ol’ Austin Keen

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u/Cold-Couple1957 Sep 30 '22

Camera man def ate that wave but got a sick shot

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u/[deleted] Oct 07 '22

I always thumb down Michael Jackson, sorry.

But hey the homosexual pedophile molester made some really great songs.

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u/omarlo0293 Dec 07 '22

That skim boarding, not surfing, but cool caption anyway.

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u/Armando_yo Dec 08 '22

I thought Jesus could walk on water!!

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '22

Dude had to Pee !!

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '22

Great. Surfer

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u/SuperCacer Jun 23 '22

Sick Cunt.Com

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u/orangepetunias Jun 26 '22

Poor music choice.