The guy's a freak.

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DavidJohn
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11 Oct 2008 11:48pm
New Bonga Perkins YouTube vid.

DJ

Casso
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12 Oct 2008 7:57pm
The guy rips and he rips on just about any board - SUP, mal, shortboard, tow board.

His paddle looks very short, hey?
Scotty Mac
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12 Oct 2008 7:52pm
Notice the minimal use of the paddle to make turns.

champcrow
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12 Oct 2008 8:02pm
Nice one
robdog
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12 Oct 2008 9:02pm
Unreal!! As a rough estimate I reckon the paddle is no longer than 72". What do you reckon Casso? It obviously works for Bonga, but what doesn't? Any mere mortal tried a paddle this short in surf?
DavidJohn
DavidJohn
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12 Oct 2008 9:24pm
Imagine how good he'd be if he was on a 9'6" Naish quad..

DJ
Scotty Mac
Scotty Mac
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12 Oct 2008 10:20pm
Interesting isnt it DJ....
I posted a while back about surfing with minimal use of the paddle and got pretty much shot down. People were saying "its paddle surfing" meaning you must use the paddle. Everyone has there own style and I wish I had his. I figured the paddle is to get on the wave and the good riders let there surfing to the talking eg "Bonga". I guess the power of the waves a pipe mean he has plenty of speed also. Over using the paddle to make turns just looks a bit manufactured to me IMO. Its easy being fussy from the couch.
GregW
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13 Oct 2008 9:02am
It's good to see he pulls out of his waves by falling on his bum just like I do. He must be a expert like me.
boardbumps
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14 Oct 2008 10:57am
Yeah Scotty he is surfing traditionally, not progressively with a paddle

Rod
Casso
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15 Oct 2008 12:00pm
robdog said...
As a rough estimate I reckon the paddle is no longer than 72". What do you reckon Casso?

Might be about that, Rob. Bonga is 6'1" (or 73") so that'd mean his paddle is smaller than him - pretty extreme.
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