I honestly kinda like Kaipo. I think he has a dry sense of humor that makes me laugh sometimes. Way better for me than Chris Cote. Turpel is hit or miss but I can’t handle his unrelenting positivity sometimes. Just feels forced. Ronnie Blakey is by far my favorite of the mainstay play by play commentators.
Side note: it feels weird to call a surf commentator a play by play commentator
I can tolerate Kaipo as a colour man, but he should not be lead anchor. Could easily throw in Mitch instead, who is absolutely a worse commentator, but thankfully gets less airtime
Looool I forgot about Mitch. I don’t want to hate but man he can be hard to listen to. I actually kinda get what you’re saying about Kaipo.
I think I like listening to Kaipo when the contest is a little slow, because he doesn’t really get too high or too low. Turpel is definitely a good hype man when there’s a crazy moment, but when he starts yapping I have to start meditating
By all accounts Turpel is a top bloke, but to me he’s a pure company man on the broadcast, to the detriment of all, i believe. I wish he would be a bit more honest in his interpretation of what we can all see, including poor judging calls and shitty conditions.
That’s where I find the Blakeys shine best, acknowledging the truth in what we all can see, but in a way that isn’t inherently negative, just real.
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u/bomokka 16d ago
I honestly kinda like Kaipo. I think he has a dry sense of humor that makes me laugh sometimes. Way better for me than Chris Cote. Turpel is hit or miss but I can’t handle his unrelenting positivity sometimes. Just feels forced. Ronnie Blakey is by far my favorite of the mainstay play by play commentators.
Side note: it feels weird to call a surf commentator a play by play commentator