Watch: Ulus Outside Corner

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Stu Nettle (stunet)
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Never mind the title of this vid as it appears on YouTube; this isn't Racetracks but Uluwatu's Outside Corner. Not huge, though it was the biggest swell of the season so far - it's been a slow start.

If there are any takeaways from the clip, it's to go a bit longer. Leave your 6'0" to eat jaffles in the warung and paddle out on a 6'6", at least. There be no need for dramatic turns, you ain't going vert at OC, but you do want to paddle in early, set a rail amongst the bumps, and hold onto speed without pumping.

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mikehunt207 Wednesday, 21 Jun 2023 at 10:22am

Inside corner or Outside racetrack? the quality of surfing at Ulus looks to remain the same anyhow.
Less jaffels and more chia / goji berri kale shakes these days on the Bukit, great for selfies and insta posts though.....

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udo Wednesday, 21 Jun 2023 at 10:25am
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radiationrules Wednesday, 21 Jun 2023 at 10:38am

agree with your summary stu; up until the guy on red board at 2:44 they are all seem to be forcing their turns AKA limited rail engagement. Why does small SB equal good SB when it leads to such awkward surfing?

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memlasurf Wednesday, 21 Jun 2023 at 11:11am

My level at this age and on a big board = fun. Leave the barrelling Padang to those with youth and skills on their side.

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andy-mac Wednesday, 21 Jun 2023 at 11:14am

You're not going vert at Outside Corner, unless your name is Made Lana
Fixed it for you. :)

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dandandan Wednesday, 21 Jun 2023 at 12:33pm

He really is something else out there. Particularly those days in between big Racetracks and small OC. Never seen someone so relaxed doing backhand snaps on 6 footers. Beautiful to watch.

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jezza64 Wednesday, 21 Jun 2023 at 6:28pm

Watched him paddle out on a surf school soft board and get full stand up barrels, amazing to watch, so smooth.

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udo Wednesday, 21 Jun 2023 at 12:45pm

Beautiful Style

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andy-mac Wednesday, 21 Jun 2023 at 1:35pm

Good clip, hadn't seen that one, thanks for uploading.

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blackers Wednesday, 21 Jun 2023 at 5:59pm

Hard to reconcile that with the shit show that Simba posted in the Bali thread. Most of the waves look like he is out on his own. Beautiful.

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andy-mac Wednesday, 21 Jun 2023 at 1:02pm

Beautiful surfer, great bloke and owns probably the best bar on earth!!

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Mishad Wednesday, 21 Jun 2023 at 1:57pm

Hard to watch. Not sure why. Maybe because I'm not there...but thats a far cry from the 8ft oiled late arvo spring low glass off sessions I'm used to. Not to mention the barrel dodge at the end followed by a wiggle attempting to be a turn. Bigger boards make such a difference out there but you still want to be able to turn them properly too.

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mugofsunshine Wednesday, 21 Jun 2023 at 5:24pm

Fella on the red board definitely subscribes to Ombe surf school

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dandandan Thursday, 22 Jun 2023 at 10:08am

hahaha this got me good.

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dbut Wednesday, 21 Jun 2023 at 6:58pm

Went to indo for the first time last july and if you’re looking for a surf trip as an intermediate surfer with respect for other surfers and don’t want to snake the shit out of everyone then the bukit isn’t for you. It looks good on paper, the waves were pumping everyday but in reality it was a shit show and you’ll quickly get bored especially after a trip to the ments which you’ll get so many more high quality waves with way less people.

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southernraw Wednesday, 21 Jun 2023 at 11:53pm

Very nice.
Red board gets the esky!

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Pottah Saturday, 24 Jun 2023 at 7:50pm

That is lame corner. Barely breaking

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petermitchell Thursday, 29 Jun 2023 at 11:09am

God I miss warm water…