South swell time here is also south swell time elsewhere in the world, such as southern Mex where swells borne in this hemi cross the equator and shift sand at otherwise dormant pointbreaks.
Unlike recent videos from Chapter 11, this is solely Dane and he's giving every turn its all.
"That board felt like the starting point for a new life."
The inner mechanics of Russell's mind.
Sniffing out the bounty on land and at sea.
From a day with a low wave count yet high consequence.
Like a hundred social media clips joined together but not on social media.
Seeking darkness on a sunny day.
And Matahi lifts the bar yet again.
Bite size humans in king size waves.
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sounds like The Fall to me - love that band
Dane knows what he's doing too
Opposite of the Surf Ranch: maximum creativity, power and zero safety surfing.
This 3 minute clip alone from an ageing, out of shape free-surfer should be enough to consign the tub to the dustbin of History.
Absolutely
Crikey, some trauma for sure to post about WSL and tub etc run in this thread. I was hoping to read comments about people enjoying the clip , not negging out on things that very few surfers are even interested in. You had those articles in the relevant spot for that.
Damn, surfing in fast forward. Antithesis of a TB clip.
Was thinking the same freeride, put that in a side by side comparison clip = not the same sport
Fuck, he goes for it doesn’t he.
For an ageing, out of shape free surfer he still fucken rips doesn't he? Dane, Noz and JJF still my faves to watch....
Mesmerizing Fkn Filthy !
Never a turn for the sake of it .
And everything is right again. Fuck the pool
I hope those poor waves were OK after such a vicious attack!
He puts so much power into his bottom turns.
That was abusive
how would this kind of surfing be scored in a wsl comp of similar waves?
Enjoyed that clip more than the shit ranch pro .. he still fkn rips dano..
Long live the king- give him a wildcard to Trestles.
" Porta explained judges were “looking for turns that are going to separate the elite from the middle of the pack,” and that the key to high scores would be, “variety, powerful surfing, no mistakes and utilising all the sections,”"
That 3 minute clip showed more progression and pure surfing than 5 years of WSL wave pool surfing.
Wave of the day: scouting possibilities - looks like photo porn of South Maroubra. Unlikely they will surf there.
Something tells me that was Danes B grade clip, before he releases the gold.
Loved it…
every single turn was better than 95% of what we see from the tour surfers. its just embarrassing how the tour has regressed so much.
More of this and less wsl tub nonsense and inane bitching and moaning that comes with it.
JJF's clips are always good value, but I dare say this very sharp high speed attack is a notch above. Also dare say best free surf clip of the year so far...his reflexes are insane!
Beast! Like Lemmy in cut-off jeans - zero fucks given,
The world's favourite Flintstone. Not always pretty but brutally effective. Like being eaten by a tiger!
Damn he puts 99% of those on the CT to shame.
I do get the feeling he is always riding boards that are a bit too small for him though? Possibly some of those turns he didn't make he may have made with a bit more foam under his feet?
Makes the concept of scoring waves seem weird. Just enjoy watching someone cut loose.
Classic. I loved the curry at 1.47
Looking at that board shape and tail in clip opening can see it’s a weapon, in DFR’s possession he’s made it a lethal weapon . See a lot of tub WSL posts in this thread , poor buggers out there traumatized. Here’s a tip , if u dont watch it u won’t feel the need to have to talk about it.
he's like a ufc fighter in the octagon and the wave is his opponent ,
That board looks loose AF. Looked like he had to be conservative in down carves for Dane standards but gave epic speed control and direction off the bottom. Bloody rips it.
Wish I was that out of shape!
Herring bannana board vibes
It's wonderful to be able to read such unfettered expressions of gay love in this new and enlightened world.
Not one bullshit Favela spin...just raw power and aggression!! yew!!
Severely lacking in WSL seamless transition between one devastating freesurfing manoeuvre to the next ;).
That’s funny.
Those bottom turns...
Lovin' the boardslide at 1.56. I could watch him all day, in fact after watching this, I have been down a Dane - Youtube rabbit hole!
Yewtube!
fuk yea! looks like he's dropped a bit of weight? some of those turns are still 'best in the world' contenders
Is that board being overpowered by him?
Dunno that board looked suss. Sick to see Dane lean in tho.
That was cool . Stephanie Gilmore once described Dane's surfing as 'beautiful aggression' . The thing that I found impressive is his tube hunting skill . His style may not appeal to everyone but
I'd rather watch Dane go bonkers on a wave than some of current crop of touring pros .
Insane entertaining surfing
Dane's my favourite mesmerizing!