Torren Martyn // The Sweet Spot - video

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Stu Nettle (stunet)
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"Genius is making something hard to do look easy to do."

I can't remember who said that, for all I know I made it up, but regardless of the source that quote fits this clip. Check it out. Torren Martyn at DP, riding one of his flat-rockered twins, shifting his weight forward to mid-board, slotted in a near parallel stance, and backside too.

Personal experiences recall fins disengaging when standing too far forward, so there's a lot of subtle weighting that escapes the eye. While the layforward drag and stall is purely sublime. The backside reos too for that matter.

Fella totally deserves that white glove.

Comments

zenagain's picture
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zenagain Wednesday, 12 Apr 2017 at 10:35pm

Such an unorthodox approach to the tube.

Sure does work for him though. Lovely tube riding.

(DP at that size looks so much fun)

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bean Thursday, 13 Apr 2017 at 9:20am

Great to see non conventional equipment being surfed so well.

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roubydouby Thursday, 13 Apr 2017 at 9:58am

Be great to see some super slo-mo footage. I bet there's all sorts of nuance escaping the eye.

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Fleazool Friday, 14 Apr 2017 at 3:48pm

Looks like the approach helps lock that short rail in the wall with weight nicely on the sweet spot.