In the eighties I was strictly a Tom Carroll / Mark Occhilupo fan due to being a goofy-footer too (LOL) ... I used to bag Curren and not appreciate his absolute mastery of wave riding... for one, the waves they surfed in those days were often crap, but mainly because his style is so perfect that he makes it look easy and effortless which can be misinterpreted as powerless and nothing special... I can now appreciate Tom as one of a handful of "special" surfers of my generation... PS Dane rocks!
comparing Ozzy Wright to Tom curren is like comparing apples and oranges man... you MUST be on crack. The new school of surfing is a joke, these guys need a skate park not waves. I'm not even old and I know that Tom Curren has the most elegant style of any surfer, still to this day. He could do a round house for you but that would mean blowing the rest of the wave. sandspit pumps like a point break so there's not much room for powerful turns your more concerned with the next tube section.
ok i know curren rips, way harder than me, but the more i watch him surf, the less power i see. He is very touchy on his turns, and does not always seem to fully lay into them when he can. Its just crazy to watch guys like Dane and Wright. They surf completely different. Sign of the times I guess.
In the eighties I was strictly a Tom Carroll / Mark Occhilupo fan due to being a goofy-footer too (LOL) ... I used to bag Curren and not appreciate his absolute mastery of wave riding... for one, the waves they surfed in those days were often crap, but mainly because his style is so perfect that he makes it look easy and effortless which can be misinterpreted as powerless and nothing special... I can now appreciate Tom as one of a handful of "special" surfers of my generation... PS Dane rocks!
albarlousta 5 months ago
comparing Ozzy Wright to Tom curren is like comparing apples and oranges man... you MUST be on crack. The new school of surfing is a joke, these guys need a skate park not waves. I'm not even old and I know that Tom Curren has the most elegant style of any surfer, still to this day. He could do a round house for you but that would mean blowing the rest of the wave. sandspit pumps like a point break so there's not much room for powerful turns your more concerned with the next tube section.
Raevenswood 1 year ago
Dude no disrespect to the young guys but your on crack son!
Why would you do any thing else other than tube ride this wave?
Curren in the tube showin us and the young guys how its done! Im sure all the young guns would be doing the same on this wave.
Less power you say?The wave has plenty of power and Curren is man handling!
TheTuberider10 1 year ago
ok i know curren rips, way harder than me, but the more i watch him surf, the less power i see. He is very touchy on his turns, and does not always seem to fully lay into them when he can. Its just crazy to watch guys like Dane and Wright. They surf completely different. Sign of the times I guess.
venbrone 1 year ago
siick!
MAORIBOY1983 1 year ago
BOMB!!!
BibleJohn 2 years ago
cool video!
KennyandtheSkull 2 years ago
k wapooooooooo
surfguille 2 years ago
amazing!
ludurigan 2 years ago