Watch: Josh Kerr // Sway

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In this film, Josh Kerr puts to bed all those notions about twin fins spinning out in solid waves.

In waves that are sometimes hollow, sometimes big, and sometimes both, Kerr is never less than radical while riding tiny little twins.

The list of equipment, all by Album, who produced the film, reads:

  • Twinsman 5'3"
  • Twinsman pintail 5'6"
  • PK 5'3"
  • Moonstone 5'11" (red)

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NDC Tuesday, 16 Mar 2021 at 5:47pm

oh fuck off covid so we normal folk can go chase something a little bit like that

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Sprout Tuesday, 16 Mar 2021 at 6:38pm

Not wrong! First open season is gonna be a shit show though, might be better off at home haha.

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udo Wednesday, 17 Mar 2021 at 1:22pm

This poor buggers itching to get back

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simba Wednesday, 17 Mar 2021 at 10:00am

Beatuiful waves and Kerrzy im glad your not doing the tour now because your free surfing is so good....congrats...loved it ...do waves get any better.

Also seems like 'Uplift' was right all along.....................................

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t-diddy Tuesday, 16 Mar 2021 at 7:53pm

was the first bit with the big tubes bankvaults or HTs?

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Island Bay Wednesday, 17 Mar 2021 at 7:25am

Two big blue waves from 1:33 definitely HTs. Lots of Bank Vaults, too.

I volunteer to be the grump that says "get him on a proper step up". 3-4ft and he looks great, but there's some nursing and bobbling on the bigger ones.

How good is Indo?

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OHV500 Wednesday, 17 Mar 2021 at 12:01pm

Here here - totally agree - fair bit of nursing going on

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udo Wednesday, 17 Mar 2021 at 10:24am

L R s

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vbaaccess Tuesday, 16 Mar 2021 at 8:36pm

His surfing way ahead of a lot surfers on tour. He has the uncanny sense to be in the right place on a wave all the time. Makes it look easy when it's not.

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oxrox Tuesday, 16 Mar 2021 at 8:58pm

Sick.... He`s having alot of fun on those twinnies

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Gra Murdoch Tuesday, 16 Mar 2021 at 9:00pm

Could be wrong but I imagine Kerrsy would take one look at those long railed twins favoured by the retroset lads and say, Ah, nahhhh

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Bnkref Tuesday, 16 Mar 2021 at 9:34pm

Hard to get my head around how’s he threading those big kegs on small twinnys.

Refreshing clip.

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freeride76 Wednesday, 17 Mar 2021 at 6:48am

I did scroll through quickly looking for a demo for how those tiny twins went backhand.

did I miss something, I couldn't find a single wave.

I think in this case, very much archer and not arrow.

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burzum Wednesday, 17 Mar 2021 at 9:32am

Yep, a good surfer - excellent in Josh's case - can make any board work. See Tom Curren surfing 10 foot Bawa on that tiny Tommy Peterson fireball fish.

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memlasurf Wednesday, 17 Mar 2021 at 10:39am

FR much better than first time around which may be a lot to do with the fins (more keel shaped rather than upright). Very controllable and great in the tube you just have to think about where and how you turn rather than just throwing everything at it on your back foot. Very fast as well. They have legs should give em a crack.

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freeride76 Wednesday, 17 Mar 2021 at 11:02am

I've got a little twin plus trailer which I love.

feels horrible backhand without the trailer though.

would like to see an elite talent like Kerrzy riding his backhand in Indo perfection.

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anthony.olsen Wednesday, 17 Mar 2021 at 11:39am

Here is Torren Martyn in Indo on his backhand.

I'd actually like to see an average punter on their backhand to make it more relatable.

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freeride76 Wednesday, 17 Mar 2021 at 12:13pm

yeah, I've seen that.

interesting design, kind of a cross between keel and upright twin in terms of outline and rocker curve.

you can see the limitations of turns he can do on that board.

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anthony.olsen Wednesday, 17 Mar 2021 at 12:17pm

True - it's quite different to the face gouging Josh is doing ....

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memlasurf Wednesday, 17 Mar 2021 at 3:25pm

Have seen a little bit of Asher he does seem to nurse it a bit.

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SI Wednesday, 17 Mar 2021 at 8:19am

Very nice clip. Great vibe and good to see some style surfing. Great expression freely shared. Awesome!

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san Guine Wednesday, 17 Mar 2021 at 8:52am

Twinnies rule!

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Craig Wednesday, 17 Mar 2021 at 10:14am

Up the twinny!

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memlasurf Wednesday, 17 Mar 2021 at 10:43am

Stu about time for an update on twinnies in your illuminating grand design discourse.

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OHV500 Wednesday, 17 Mar 2021 at 12:03pm

Give me 3 any day.

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stunet Wednesday, 17 Mar 2021 at 12:26pm

I'll take 4 thanks.

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stevehamilton_ Wednesday, 17 Mar 2021 at 12:37pm

ill take two. but 7" apart with no toe

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tango Wednesday, 17 Mar 2021 at 2:02pm

Where to buy shares in Album....?

The most radical thing in that whole clip was at 7:30-odd where he's going that farken fast he's hit his own spray from the previous turn. No mean feat.

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udo Wednesday, 17 Mar 2021 at 4:06pm

Wishing Mason Ho on a twin was out there with him.

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Spuddups Wednesday, 17 Mar 2021 at 4:10pm

2,3 or 4 fins are all great in my book. Depends on the type of wave and the mood I'm in.

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udo Wednesday, 17 Mar 2021 at 4:23pm
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san Guine Wednesday, 17 Mar 2021 at 7:27pm

Beautiful looking boards

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udo Friday, 19 Mar 2021 at 9:42am
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Pops Friday, 19 Mar 2021 at 1:21pm

Beautiful looking boards, hey.
I'd love to get my hands on one of the asym fish "fascinations"... if only I had the coin!

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donweather Wednesday, 17 Mar 2021 at 6:04pm

How does he get so much hold so high up in the barrel/wave face on a twinnie?

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stevehamilton_ Wednesday, 17 Mar 2021 at 6:42pm

because 50% of the fin area is on the rail

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stevehamilton_ Wednesday, 17 Mar 2021 at 6:44pm

the trouble isn't hold in clear water high on the face, but rather lower, deeper in the tube near the turbulence where there isn't a central fin to hold the tail in.

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san Guine Wednesday, 17 Mar 2021 at 7:29pm

100%

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Panman Thursday, 18 Mar 2021 at 9:08am

Lucky bugger

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innatube Friday, 19 Mar 2021 at 9:21am

Great surfing and cool tunes ! Allround excellent clip!!

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Queef Jerky Friday, 19 Mar 2021 at 1:11pm

Jerky for all the fins, old and wet