who were ur idols when u started surfing.who inspired you

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  1. Jun 25, 2015 #1
    cepriano

    cepriano Well-Known Member

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    its like a chain reaction.i was a big fan of tom curren,still am,and hes almost a senior citizen lol,slater,dingo Morrison,jamie o brien(before jjf came to light),tom carrol(he charged),ross Clarke jones,noah Johnson,flea and the santa cruz boys.

    now the chain reaction i speak of.everyone loves slater.
    slater was inspired and mentored by tom curren.along with many others.then Jamie o brien who looked up to slater.then jjf who looked up to Jamie o brien.then all these groms nowadays that look up to jjf.my first time seeing jjf was on mtv cribs many years ago.he was probably like 7 yrs old lol.

    so who inspired u when u started surfing.some local guys,ur dad,a pro. i have neither a dad and locals pros good enough to look up to.most people suck in Monmouth county,like really fuking suck lol.i see guys in top notch shape,paddle out on a $800 al merrick,skip the peak,take off on the shoulder and ride it to the sand,coming in claiming it like it was wave of the summer.thats what i see when i go surfing.but then again i have people who watch me,which i hate,lol,like oh man this guys gonna do something amazing and i go out there flopping around pulling into closeouts,getting washed up on the sand with a smile on my face and i go back out for more.its all fun for me whether ur getting worked on every wave or ur actually catching bombs successfully.

    so share ur tales
     
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  3. Jun 25, 2015 #2
    Kahuna Kai

    Kahuna Kai Well-Known Member

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    Dawn Patrol inspired me to keep getting after it, even though I really struggled at first. He inspired me to surf blown out crappy onshore ****e and to travel all over the place to catch waves. Thanks DPSUP, you're my boy blue!
     
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  5. Jun 25, 2015 #3
    kidrock

    kidrock Well-Known Member

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    Gerry Lopez
    Shaun Tomson
    Joe Roper
    Chris O'Rourke
    Rex Huffman
    George Greenough
     
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  6. Jun 25, 2015 #4
    waterbaby

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    MR? All the boards back then kinda looked like MR's, with their colorful airbrush jobs....but I didn't pay any attention to pro surfers because I was too busy idolizing local surfing, itself.

    even as old as I am, slater and curren are the ones who's style I'd like to be closer to.
     
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  7. Jun 25, 2015 #5
    DawnPatrol321

    DawnPatrol321 Well-Known Member

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    Blue! Haha Dude, you got my lazy ass back out there, thanks for that
     
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  8. Jun 25, 2015 #6
    live4truth

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    Occy...Carroll...Richie Collins...
     
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  9. Jun 25, 2015 #7
    Slashdog

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    Pohan
     
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  10. Jun 25, 2015 #8
    DonQ

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    Great question and I don't know where to begin. Too many to name but I have to add a lot of the innovators such as, Buttons, M.Richards, S.Tomson (man he can rip J Bay), C.Horan, and let's not forget Simon Anderson, taking 3 fins into oblivion. So many chargers of the post longboard era. The guys before them were no slouches either. G.Knoll, M.Dora, etc. so many to emulate.
     
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  11. Jun 25, 2015 #9
    DonQ

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    My buddies only got me into trouble but they were a hell of a lot of fun to surf with!
     
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  12. Jun 25, 2015 #10
    raddadbrad

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    1.CHRISTIAN FLETCHER!!!!!! Sick air game before anyone even knew what an air was.
     
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  13. Jun 25, 2015 #11
    raddadbrad

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    2. Brad Ger!!! If you aint surfin?? What are you dooooin???
     
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  14. Jun 25, 2015 #12
    kidrock

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    Haha, classic!!!
     
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    MDSurfer

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    Dora Lives!
     
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  16. Jun 25, 2015 #14
    chicharronne

    chicharronne Well-Known Member

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    Gerry Lopez after seeing this pic..

    1151_11-corrected_gerry_lopez__79_chimsee_pipe_jeff_divine_.jpg
     
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  17. Jun 25, 2015 #15
    metard

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    robin forti
     
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  18. Jun 25, 2015 #16
    mrz1

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    John Damm surfer mag had a poster of him switching stance mid wave on a big pipeline day
     
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  19. Jun 25, 2015 #17
    LBCrew

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    I started surfing a long, long time ago... So going back to the 70's, I guess Greenough first and foremost... then Rabbit, Horan, Lopez, MR, and Shawn Thomson. They where in the first surf films I saw as a kid.

    Then there was the Hawaiians, but I just couldn't relate... Buzzy, Bertleman, etc. But I just couldn't make them my heroes.

    After that, though, it would be Curren for sure... Probably my greatest inspiration. His power and flow was what I tried to emulate. Then the other power surfers... Occy, Gerr, and Pottz.

    Slater's just a freak, and I was on the decline by the time he had his 5th or 6th World Championship. So he just got me depressed watching him.
     
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  20. Jun 25, 2015 #18
    bubs

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    Rob Pat Chris Dean Trevor Jayme Chris Kelly Slater
     
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  21. Jun 26, 2015 #19
    Barry Cuda

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    For me, a long time ago....on the beach in PR....Brigitte Bardot, when young, on the beach in a bikini. You guys are all naming other men. Are you all gay? Are there no real men left in "Merica?? hahahahaha!!!
     
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  22. Jun 26, 2015 #20
    Van Man

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    Beings goofy and growing up in a place that breaks predominantly right, I've always looked up to the most powerful and stylish goofy footers.
    Guys like Occy, Owen Wright, Matt Wilkinson, Freddy P.

    +slater and irons for regular footers
     
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