Future champ for sure

Thanks Phil great shots - the little bloke was stoked

I think they called it Robbies Rocks.

Phill

Bnaccas said...

There are a few groms around starting to rip.

There was a kid, maybe 12y.o. on the peninsula the other day killing it.
A few times I thought he might be putting others in danger but when I saw
him from the front of the wave I realised he was in total control.

The next generation are going to rip but I hope they put time in on a shorty
as I think its a big help. Wish I did.

yeah, i personally think kids should be on shorties mostly with some sup ping for fun.

goatman said...

Yeah I used to stress with my other 3 when they wouldn't get off the lids as little kids. Eventually they took to the shorties though.

I used to think the same thing with Robbie with the SUP (although he does ride his shortie still) but he loves it. He never had the same stoke on the SB as was always too wrapped up in team sports. So now I'm just happy he is out in the water.

I reckon the it's the whole elitist SB thing with dad's and their kids that kills it for some. As long as they're in the water who cares, plus why is a SB a more valid craft anyways?

I don't think SB's are necessarily any more or less valid, I just think it really helps style,
weight distribution etc. Teach the kids how to really put it on rail!

kids should do what ever makes them happy........

love watching the little groms shred, just don't like it when there doing it better than me

Jarryd

Hey Phil, have you seen Dean Snow's 14 year old on a SUP? He pushes his old man to the limits. I reckon the kid could ride a Coolite better than some of the guys on the tour. Pity they're not into competitions, otherwise you would all be saying what the? It's funny that in QLD watersports are held in regard like contact sports football e.g AFL, Rugby League and Union etc. Down South, whilst still competitive ( a La Wayne Lynch) surfing is considered an artform/lifestyle that isn't sullied any where near as much by aggressive unnecessary competitive behaviour. Being 90 kg and 185 cm I was always a big bloke as a shortboarder. I was one of the first people to surf the shelf at PT. Cartwright. Kong looked up to me not for my surfing, but my aggro and AFL ability. The world is a funny place and in the end it matters diddly squat what a bunch of old has beens, on stand up Kayaks/bloated mals with taped up broomsticks (look out Voldemort) consider "The best". The best Supper, Shortboarder, Maladjusted longboarder, Booger or Kneegroveller in the world is the person that is having the most fun. Cheers to you all.
PS.don't drop in on me or snake me over 4 ft or I'll show you a few tricks that I learned playing Water Polo.

Hey Gumballs, exactly. Namaste!!!!