I would be fascinated to know if there is anyone in this SN community that has actually been dragged across the Teahupoo reef (or one of those slabs) at crazy size. I still dont understand how the human body survives that force. What actually happens? What does it feel like? Do you just get pinned to the reef for eternity or are you constantly tumbling and getting dragged? Do curl up in a ball? Do you rag doll? Insane.....SO surprised more people dont die.

Would love to see at least half of these at regular speed. 4 minutes in and only slow-mo, so I'm pulling the plug... is it only me? Everyone else prefers to their surfing vids slowed down?

Does anyone know if Laura Enever is still alive,
after that wipeout, looked like Shippies?

12.25, wonder if he got his sunnies back. Why would you wear those out there

"You've got to be in it to win it"
But the more you invest, the odds of winning are so limited! Especially with the offshore wind updraft, classic!

Zac Haynes tumble at the right is nightmare fuel what the fuck.

As predictable and pointless as the fb community page poster asking why there's a helicopter flying above is the reliable complaint about TB's choice of music.

Hit mute or don't watch. It is honestly that easy.

I can see how if you watch and listen to Tims clips on a mobile phone the music could sound like an annoying background noise. I watch his stuff on a big screen with surround sound and get totally immersed in the cinematic experience.
These days everything has been done to death, and TB has done it all.
I personally really like hearing new sounds, instead of the same old crap, and think the electronica and techno beats with their moody and dramatic sounds fit perfectly with the visuals and enhance the overall experience.

Totally Old-dog, with you there.

If it's too slow, double the playback speed. If you don't like the music, mute it and put your own backing track to it. If you like it the way it is- kick back with a beverage or whatever of choice and immerse yourself in the vision.

Personally, I reckon TB does amazing work and has brought to us some incredible footage from around the world. Hope he continues it.

We are so spoilt these days. I remember as a grom the only surfing we ever saw was in the background of Hollywood Elvis and Gidget movies or a once a year grainy out of focus surf flick at the local hall.
Now we get a daily free front row seat at the best breaks and death slabs on the planet in 4k and people complain about the backing music.

Taste is subjective of course... I'm just reiterating the point that many people dont enjoy tb's soundtracks. Of course it's easy to mute and whack on whatever you fancy and enjoy as the footage is often phenomenal. What I don't understand is how a person with such resources can just keep trotting out the same ol' recipe? It diminishes the actual drama of the action. Like a failed dj trying to excite an empty room with the umpteenth rendition of his "artistic" grooves. It's not about colonising like dumpy reckons, it's not really about complaining, it's just an aesthetic critique of a product which could be Art. With the little extra piece of imagination. But then again, there's a lot of redneck surfers out there who don't give a f. Surely tb has mates out there who could help him? Anyway... I just mute and imagine what could have been.

I have no problem with the music in Tim’s videos. Sure, I can think of some banger favourite tracks of mine that would enhance my experience. But then again, my banger tracks would almost assuredly not be liked by everybody and the time and the cost to get and pay for the copyrighted music would be totally prohibitive.

No doubt, Tim mostly gets his music from free music sites or from sites that offer generic music in a range of styles for a modest subscription. Yes, it is mostly muzak.

Tim is just running a little husband and wife business. He and his wife do a great job. The expense and effort to record the footage must be significant. Tim seems tireless and he always produces a very well crafted edit. I don’t know of anybody who is quite doing what he is doing. We are lucky to have him.

so much to think about while watching this, I'm with Bungan33, agree too, that in the 'good old days' we might've got 2 black and white grainy stills from these combined sessions, in broadsheet Tracks. Unbelievable stuff. re: the music, there were nice little breathing spaces of not-slo-mo, and live sound, but there's nothing wrong with the soundtrack in this one, it is a suck-your-balls-into-your-diaphragm drama.
1 min - classical electro; 5 min - substance electro; 8 min - retro electro; 10:30 - man2man electro; 13:30 - viking electro. All worked well. Cheers for the thrills and spills! Glad no-one was mortally wounded.

For a minute I thought I stumbled on my wife's Fairhaven's Fantastic Femmes Facebook page where they discuss abhorrent fashion worn in town by the ladies they dislike. Turns out it is grown man who like to surf measuring dicks. Time to take another toke and watch the vid again with volume up. After all that's how TB likes to portrait his observations of what is the magical realm of surfing. Like or leave it.

I’m an immigrant taking your job, what’s your excuse mr. Obtuse (see what I did there excuse … obtuse … that rhymes. Pretty nifty for a foreigner I’d say)

And I’m high, there’s that as well

I'm with 'thebeard'. How did this thread get to this? My awe of humans defying death, has been addled by my concern with humans arguing over semantics and soundtracks. From an outsider who may choose to look in, we sound like whingers. Let's get back to the waves, it's what brought us all here.