Hawaiian soul
12/18/14
11/30/14
Control
Those forces of surrounding white breaking wave ,
leave us to surf the board , and not the rail and fins .
Steve Masfellar , Off The Wall . 1979
11/20/14
11/11/14
11/6/14
Arm / hand in the Wave
Lately , I noticed that many of the best surfers use their trailing arm
or hand to 'sense' the wave ,
and , slow the board speed in the tube .
Shaun Tomson . Off The Wall , Hawaii
10/22/14
10/14/14
Clean Lines
The Single Fin with certain lines , held in .
( Underwater _ O.T.W. '79 )
And , surfed rather well .
10/12/14
Experience pays
The PipeDog known as Rory Russell has the Experience
to surf all North Shore breaks
And , it pays .
Switchfoot at Sunset Beach , Hawaii
10/6/14
10/3/14
Neutral--Forward
Shaun Tomson demonstrates the stance of Neutral--Forward in driving down the line .
Very stable in the tube and thru cascading sections ,
always using the rail line for acceleration .
9/27/14
Every Swell
Good surfers are on every swell to stay fit , and try new boards .
Mark Foo . Rocky Lefts
9/13/14
9/6/14
360 ยบ Rotation
Buttons Kaluhiokalani Kaisers ' 77
In rotation of the fin-free 360ยบ move .
Comfortable surfing in reverse for a few seconds
8/21/14
8/16/14
7/24/14
Wish I still had that board ...
How many times have older surfers said that to themselves ?
My brand spankin' new Brewer 6' 8 " .
( Can't remember who shaped it ) .
Mid seventies , the backyard Velzyland house .
THE side benefit to surf photography is that you catch a ton of waves on the off-days .
7/11/14
7/6/14
7/3/14
Cutback then switchStance
Buttons Kaluhiokalani makes the cutback at
Velzyland , then rides through with the opposite Stance .
Cool stuff
6/24/14
6/17/14
Down the Beach
The sheer fun of catching a peak to yourself , down the beach .
Col Smith • Hawaii • 1978
5/8/14
Surf session
Every surf session is useful .
Every surf we learn something about the board , a wave , or about ourselves .
Tom Carroll . ' 78 , Rocky Lefts .
Destined for surfing greatness .
4/23/14
Punch
Style can be Smooth . Driven .
And , then there is Punchy .
Aussie Critta Byrne , getting a lick in , or two @ Off The Wall , Hawaii .
4/8/14
Pause .
You made the Drop . You have the Speed . And , you are slotted in the Bowl .
Now , you bend the knees - lean in - and project down the Wall .
Mike Germain , Sunset Beach . ' 80
3/29/14
The Bash
sometimes , you give the wave and board a little more in the Bash .
Mark Richards w/ TwinFin at OTW , Hawaii
3/15/14
3/11/14
2/27/14
2/26/14
Top turning
Mark Liddell on an Aipa Stinger .
Close-up shows the Fin , tail / wing setup .
Not a technically good photo . But it was in that Time .
Velzyland
2/6/14
Buzzy Kerbox . Pipeline Masters , 1978
Single fin surfing at Pipe and other Breaks required
point position , then natural tube turns .
1/21/14
1/18/14
Split - Second
In big surf , your split - second decisions , make the Difference __
between , paddling back out or serious injury for the rest of the season .
Bruce Hansel makes his escape , then hopes for a good landing .
1/15/14
1/14/14
1/6/14
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