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Brooko
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28 May 2010 9:26pm
Legion I think Robdog might get to see the odd back hand bottom turn by a pro surfer a fair bit more than you as his son Adam is one, recently picked up by the Billabong team And Whites which is Adams local is a Gnarly MoFo of a wave like Norths at 8 ft but a left

Legion
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28 May 2010 10:07pm
Then I'm surprised at his call of one of the best backhand bottom turns he's seen, especially since he said on a shortboard as well as SUP.
laceys lane
laceys lane
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29 May 2010 12:27am
Legion said...

Then I'm surprised at his call of one of the best backhand bottom turns he's seen, especially since he said on a shortboard as well as SUP.


i 've been on the receiving of a occy drop in(hasn't everyone)he had a haircut, didn't know who he was and i'm thinking who's this guy and geez that a bulls### bottom turn. left me standing there for dead

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Brooko
Brooko
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29 May 2010 9:09am
Legion said...

Then I'm surprised at his call of one of the best backhand bottom turns he's seen, especially since he said on a shortboard as well as SUP.


Yeah Well i think he meant the whole body torsion movement and what not for a big fella, Robdog is normally a very understated mellow guy who does not say too much
Im sure he posted pics here somewhere of Adam on a bigger more critical wave doing a similar turn, anyway when I see him next I will ask him about it
camo hosk
camo hosk
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29 May 2010 5:32pm
Legion said...

camo hosk said...

Legion said...

robdog said...

This photo from Ulu posted last yr on www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=53386

One of the best backhand bottom turns I've seen on a shortboard or sup.

You need to get out more .




Nice work Legion,
new you'd put your "foot in your mouth" sooner or later .

Huh? Have a look at almost any pro shortboarder who surfs well in big waves. All will have a bottom turn that puts that to shame. Have a look at Occy, both TCs, Dane, AI, etc, etc, etc. Or, have a look at this:



Crappy squashed image, but you get the gist. How am I putting my foot in my mouth? The SUP guy's bottom turn is good, but it's not great. And yeah, loco4olas' avatar is just as good.


Wasn't replying about the surfing, more on how quick you are to judge someone that you've never even met and tell them they don't know what there talking about,
but its fine to disagree,have your own opinion on a good bottom turn and post a pic like you've done on what you reckon is great prone surfing,good luck with that.
I and probably most here are more interested in seeing PaddleSurfing and Big Dave looks to be charging at the moment but this is a Sup forum after all.

Legion
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29 May 2010 4:18pm
The comment was:
robdog said...

One of the best backhand bottom turns I've seen on a shortboard or sup.

If he'd left out the shortboard part I wouldn't have commented at all. My "judgement" was based on that part of his comment. I can't comment on the SUP side of things because I don't know what a good turn looks like on those but as far as shortboards go it's a pretty vanilla turn.
62mac
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29 May 2010 5:13pm
Funny thing is this bottom turn debate was a talking point at the Roar comp today
Legion
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29 May 2010 6:23pm
That is funny.
62mac
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29 May 2010 6:29pm
Of course all in good fun
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