There's no way that was a 20 heat. Way overscored.

Legion said..
There's no way that was a 20 heat. Way overscored.

Did he do an air?

doggie, that air was something where you just can't quite believe he pulled it off. Whereas a deep barrel if the wave is perfect is more dependent on the wave not the surfer. Guys were getting barrelled like that all day long. Parko's was same-same. No-one else was getting 10s.

Be ready to cringe. The first one he does this dumbarse look-back soul-arch thing as he comes out, with a big tongue poke-out. On the second one, even worse, at the end he looks to the judges and holds up both hands to signal 10. WTF? Do that and you should get 0.

I love Parko's surfing but hate claims (by anyone). You'd better have just done something mind-blowing to deserve a self-claim. If it's one where you're just stoked within and can't help a private claim that's OK (still prefer the poker face). If it's one where you're directing it to the crowd and puffing up your chest, GTFO. That's Brazilian-style.

Legion said..

Indodreaming said..



Legion do think the result was right ?

No. And in fact Kelly had some commentary on it later on after the day finished, where he said the judges screwed up by awarding Parko's first 10 and when his second was better they had no choice. The first one was nothing special and he did a stupid Parko claim so should have been docked anyway.

Also, earlier in the heat JJF had a better wave than Parko but was scored lower (in the first exchange). That's my opinion anyway.

Haha, thats rich from Ke11y. He gets 10s for chop hops!!

Legion

agree not a 20.

Second yes not the first but I think Parko did win unless you deduct for claims

First wave, barrel to blown roundhouse - 10?

Second wave was good, but the claim?

Ctngoodvibes said..It's called stoke bro....parkos claims very different to brazzo's in my opinion

Holding up 10 fingers to the judges is presumptuous and exactly what the Brazilians do. In another heat Adriana needed some piddly score and did an air reverse and then a big "stoke" claim. Judges didn't give it to him. Every time Brazilian claiming comes up everyone explains it as stoke and part of their culture.

I'm not the biggest Kelly fan, but at least he rarely claims.

I don't mind Mick's claims, because you can see they are stoke and only for him, not for the crowd.

The Brazilians direct theirs to the beach.

Joel's just seem like they're for the benefit of spectators and (even worse) judges, rather than personal stoke.

bakesy said..
... a tennis player's "c'mon" ...

One of the ugliest, most cringeworthy claims in sport IMO.

It's all personal taste. I just prefer the poker face. Do something awesome and just keep going, like it's no big thing.

The tennis analogy - I way prefer Federer's stoneface to Lleyton's repetitive dumbarse stolen Swedish salute and "C'mon".

agreed Legion, what really annoyed me about Leyton was that he wore his hat backwards.

I know that its a different heat so different scale etc but take a look at round 4 Kerr, Slater Florence heat

mutiple waves better than parko's

so to say that was a perfect heat doesnt make sense

Tbh the highlight for me was CJ beating Slater

Ctngoodvibes said..

Legion said...

And again, Kerrzy with a better, cleaner barrel, completes a roundhouse and 8.17. Yes, different heats but when there are only a few perfect 20 heats ever and Joel gets his name up there, it diminishes the meaning.



If you look around on the Oakley site or youtube Kelly talks about why it happened.

I reckon josh Kerr is ripping at the moment. Deserves a comp

Win. Be good to have someone win on a rusty as well.

He is on JRs atm, with a R. sticker.

When you think about it, when you're surfing sick conditions with your mates you always carry on when you get awesome waves no different in my opinion. Same thing when guys pull of sick freestyle motocross tricks they go nuts, as you would with all the adrenaline,all the training and hardwork that goes on behind the scenes it's all part of the show makes for good watching who gives a ****.

Legion said..
I distinctly remember this one time as a 17 year old grom with a mate. Pulled a sick roundhouse, full vert on the rebound at 4' Mrs Porridge's. He was hooting and going on saying it was my best one ever. I acted super cool - "Really? Nah, don't think so. Do those all the time" with the full poker face, despite surfing with him weekly for years so he was fully aware.

I guess I just don't like Parko's personality display, which is a shame because he's a sick surfer.

I think Parko is just a happy surfer, where as the Brazzos claim for the win/crowd. I must admit the TEN claim was a bit wanky tho, but that wave was a ten imo.

Did I mention Slater got beaten?