Watch: Padang Padang Unchained

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Enticing footage from Padang Padang irrespective of your choice of equipment.

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wallpaper Tuesday, 9 Nov 2021 at 2:55pm

takes boring slowmo to a whole new level

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epictard Tuesday, 9 Nov 2021 at 3:05pm

Did you have your audio off? Or did you just deliberately overlook the relationship between the changing speed of the song as it aligned to the visuals to try and make some ludicrous point about boogie-boarding being boring compared to surfing?

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wallpaper Tuesday, 9 Nov 2021 at 9:25pm

well to me boogie boarding is boring. that's not ludicrous mate. it's an opinion. and the music was shit too. another opinion. there you have it.

however, I acknowledge the effort and skill that was involved in the filming and editing of the video and displayed by the athletes featured therein. if the bloke who filmed and edited it actually wrote and performed the music him/her/themself i would be even more impressed. but i'm absolutely sure he/she/they didn't or at least as far as i could tell not from the 8 seconds i lasted with it.

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groundswell Tuesday, 9 Nov 2021 at 11:47pm

Whatever floats your boat. This one didnt do it for me and i sometimes ride a lid. But lids are only fun in super dredgy gutterballing drainpipes. Or wedges. in anything else they go too slow and are boring.
Some people can grovel well but thats pretty crappy surfing imo.
This is mid to hightide padang, it gets way better on the lid at mid to low. But even then its more of a standup wave.

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groundswell Wednesday, 10 Nov 2021 at 12:01am

No i was wrong, on second watch that last wave was pure filth.

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Sprout Tuesday, 9 Nov 2021 at 4:02pm

Sick shit, the lower you are the faster it feels, get in the bewgs!

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groundswell Tuesday, 9 Nov 2021 at 5:18pm

Good clip but i dont know why i just never think any footage of padang padang tops Mike Stewart in killer days or indonesian experience by Tom Boyle.
Taking off super deep flying down the line a few snaps, spins in the bowl and cutbacks followed by lowtide drainer pits...was just unreal and ahead of his time.

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conrico Tuesday, 9 Nov 2021 at 6:11pm

padang padang, a pilgrimage for any self respecting esky lidder

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groundswell Tuesday, 9 Nov 2021 at 7:20pm

One of the best things about Padang Padang bay is the amount of top shelf brazzo and euro honeys sunbaking...and often very friendly up for a chat if you've come in carrying a surfboard. Dont even have to surf well a lot of the girls i met just want to f^%$# surfers in that place.

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Patrick0710 Wednesday, 10 Nov 2021 at 7:05pm

That’s ONE of the best things??!?! Sweet holy Jesus…

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davetherave Wednesday, 10 Nov 2021 at 5:41am

What a wave. As a goofyfooter I got to say I love it. The old gutsliders had a crack, good on them.

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spiggy topes Wednesday, 10 Nov 2021 at 11:45am

Top shelf brazzo and euro honeys. Now there's a phrase for the pub lexicon.

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evosurfer Wednesday, 10 Nov 2021 at 12:20pm

Padang too predictable and easy for a bodyboarder. Actually for the barrel
you can get out there its easy for a competent confident standup surfer if you
can negotiate the crowd that is.

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zenagain Wednesday, 10 Nov 2021 at 7:30pm

For shame- not even one barrel roll or even one of those mid-face, spinny things.

Then Boom! 3:06- mid-face spinny thing.

All is right in the world again.

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Hoodie Wednesday, 10 Nov 2021 at 7:32pm

the best bit was at 1:54