ZoSea, The World Tour and Brazil - Why the Snapper Contest was BS

HARDCORESHARTHUFFER-RI · Mar 12, 2014

the fact that the contest format awards people on technicalities demonstrates its flawed nature
#nomorebrazzos #crygabbycry

Scobeyville · Mar 12, 2014

Does anyone know if there is an iPhone app to stream the ASP contest moving forward?
Last year, depending who was sponsoring the contest, they streamed it on their app (Quik, Rip, Billabong, etc..)

ihatelongboarders · Mar 12, 2014

Thanks to everyone who contributed here. It's nice to have an actual discussion on here.

In regards to the mobile stream, i think it depends on the sponsor.

brek · Mar 12, 2014

Scobeyville said: ↑

Does anyone know if there is an iPhone app to stream the ASP contest moving forward?
Last year, depending who was sponsoring the contest, they streamed it on their app (Quik, Rip, Billabong, etc..)
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They took it out of the hands of the sponsors so it's all consolidated in one place now: youtube. I had no problems streaming it from the youtube app on my phone.

brek · Mar 12, 2014

As for the Brazilians... I'm a fan of baltimore sports, so I can appreciate the us against the world/chip on the shoulder mentality they have. They're the underdogs (for now) and it's always fun to root for an underdog. Medina is a ridiculous surfer, even if he was overscored a bit in this event.

Based on the way this event was scored, I hope this doesn't mean progressive surfing in competitions is dead.

nynj · Mar 12, 2014

Slater, Fanning, Parko etc. would pull the same exact move the Adriano did.

ihatelongboarders said: ↑

I'll give you they're better suited socially then like Neco and surf better. Adriano needs new trunks for sure. and while i can see how people say it was J Flo's fault for that interference it was such a chicken sh*t move by Adriano to pull that priority like that. It was heat strategy for sure, but it looked so lame.
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nynj · Mar 12, 2014

Agreed... I don't like Adriano's style, but he was 100% right. If there was an injury it would have been Jeremy's fault. He definitely saw him, looked away hoping Adriano would not go.

newenglandflatness said: ↑

All valid, I suppose we differ in that you stated (maybe in the other thread, where a lot more sh** was given to Adriano about this) you thought Flores never saw Adriano - I disagree, and think he did (he finishes the turn, looks down the line where Adriano is paddling, looks back at the pocket, then looks forward again and crashes into Adriano). I think he kind of assumed that Adriano would get up and get down the line, so he didn't just turn it out straight. Then Adriano got held up in the lip, and well, we all saw what happened. It's on Flores though, when you know you don't have priority, then you need to know where your opponent is in the line-up - he has the right to the wave, whether he gets caught up in the lip or not.

No problem with a "win at all costs" approach when it's done legally within the rules, and I don't think Adriano wanted to collide there, though he probably was looking to bait an interference of some kind. I can see some of the frustration because it was so early in the heat and wasn't blocking a heat-winner, but IMO, Kelly drops in there, too (certainly later in the heat)....he just makes it ha!
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cepriano · Mar 12, 2014

Portugal contest usually has good waves,usually.
[video=youtube;OE6IroD0WqU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OE6IroD0WqU[/video]
this was the year owen wright really shined

france is always my favorite contest and I always make sure I have time to watch.they usually get epic waves.i still watch the heat analyzer from the contest when it was Kelly vs dane in the final.the best was when mick got that crazy barrel.best final ever

cepriano · Mar 12, 2014

[video=youtube;ZU8U_atVpHg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZU8U_atVpHg[/video]
best final ever

ihatelongboarders · Mar 13, 2014

nynj said: ↑

Slater, Fanning, Parko etc. would pull the same exact move the Adriano did.
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slater faded parko last year but when he did it he pulled into the barrel and made the wave. Adriano pulled directly into Jeremy then fell off like a toolbag.

I'm not knocking the heat strategy of it all, i get that. I'm knocking how lame and desperate it looked.

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