surfing???

[sik_50]

would you people call surfing extreme or not..i reckon big wave surfing is extreme..yes..but not normal surfing....thats just my opinion..wats your's?????

[Mungoman45]

As you've said, normal surfing, no, big wave shit, yes. The stuff they're doin in X-Games now is a joke. I've had a whinge about this before, and most know my feelings about it, so i wont bother ranting again.

[sik_50]

good to see we have 1 thing in common mungo ;) watchin big wave isnt 2 bad but that normal surfing is just plain boring

[meesh]

depends what break they're surfin, I am an "esky lid rider" myself if I do got out, I prefer to see bodyboarding anyway, at least they bust air and pull tricks, and it's always a hoot watchin those nuts hit up the waimea shory lol...

[bla_bla]

i rekon its cool to watch when Kelly Slater and Andy Irons and all that are surfing...coz they know what they are doing.

[stavross]

once at santa monica there was a comp, and this guy tried to ride the wave under the pier, and he hit a pillon.. that was mad... i reckon surfing normally aint to extreme, but i would be scared of the sharks..

[ALLEN]

i hate the word "extreme" but, i reckon aerial surfing is sick, like the shit ozzy wright does and ry craike and all those dudes.

[sik_50]

[ but i would be scared of the sharks.. [/B][/QUOTE]

did u no there is more chance of gettin bitten buy a bee than gettin eaten buy a shark...so there aint much to worry about dude:D

[mxdemon]

me and my brother always talk about this,,,i reakon small wave surfing is extremely un extreme,,,its so repeditive and boring,,,but big wave surfing,,thats kool cause they hurt them selfs....

[gazza]

Originally posted by sik_50
[ but i would be scared of the sharks..

did u no there is more chance of gettin bitten buy a bee than gettin eaten buy a shark...so there aint much to worry about dude:D [/B][/QUOTE]

Jeez, that comforts me alot, I alwayz get bitten by friggen bees...


And I think small wave surfing can be extreme, in like the places where there is real harsh reefs and shit, but the surfing i do is un-extreme.....

[sik_50]

Originally posted by gazza
did u no there is more chance of gettin bitten buy a bee than gettin eaten buy a shark...so there aint much to worry about dude:D

Jeez, that comforts me alot, I alwayz get bitten by friggen bees...

we will except u for being different then...that probably tells u somethin....dont become a surfer:D

[gazza]

yeah, true, don like it much anywayz, rather motos or pushy's

[SWFMX_Wesa]

I Surfed for 12 years before moving awy from the coast for work......( BOught a dunna cr125)I can tell you ive been scared to death out in the water.... Surfed remote Reef breaks....long right hand point Breaks... Sucky Bombora take offs.. some big waves up to 10mtres....and i can tell you ive beeen just as scared in the water as i been riding my bike.........pretty scary getting held down for 3 waves when the Surf is pumping around 6 mtres.....cheers

Wesa

[ranchstyle]

yay another surfer. i just wonder how many people who have replied to this thread, have actually surfed. If they did then maybe they might know the feeling of dropping in on a six foot wave and all u can see is jaggered reef thats only 2 foot under the surface. And a six ft wave is considered a small wave. it can still smash u on that reef and if ur lucky u might have some skin left.

Dont knock it till ya try it!

[Mungoman45]

I'm basing my opinion of it not being extreme, purely on the visual standpoint. Which brings me back to the latest addition of surfing to the X-Games.

I have never surfed, so as you've said, i cannot judge on what it feels like to "drop in" on a wave, or what not, but when you compare the visual of small time surfing, (as you've said, 6ft or so, which is all they have in X-Games), to pretty much any other sport involved:- FMX, BMX vert & dirt, inline street & vert, ... it pales in comparasin.

I'm not disrespecting or ingoring the skill or danger involved in surfing, small wave or big, but to encorporate such a "boring-to-watch" sport in the X-Games is... well... boring.

I've never followed BMX or Inline skate as much as i have FMX, and dont carry the passion for them as i do FMX either, but i can however sit, watch and be amazed at how smooth and skilled the riders/skaters are...which i just cant see in Surfing, it all looks the same. over and over again.

I'd just like to know from someone that DOES surf, or follow the sport, how the hell they can judge it as a sport...alls i can see (as a person that doesn't surf & doesn't follow the sport) is them flicking the board left and right, up and down....which i assume is what you normally have to do to stay up anyways....With any other sport within X-Games, all tricks and moves are clearly defined and able to be scored

Even for a newcomer, who has never witnessed FMX, BMX or even Inline before, they can clearly see the different tricks.

[sik_50]

i have surfed...it is fun for a while i have 2 admit but then i starts to get a bit repadative.but thats just my opinion

[ranchstyle]

I do agree in some ways that it can get boring to watch comps. I dont really get into watching comps myself. The only reason i do watch them is, i have a mate that competes. Even air comps get a bit repedative and cause they r only in small waves. But to watch surf vids that show surfing as a free form on the best waves in the world (no comps) thats what i enjoy watching.

Im starting to turn more FMX and MX now cause the beaches r just too crowded here so its hard to stay interested when u have to dodge 150 ppl in one line up. thats not what i call fun!

As far as the comps go, there isnt a massive list of tricks you can do like in FMX, Its got alot to do with wave selection, and who makes the most of their wave. So its not intirely judged on tricks but how smooth you are. Ya can still score high if all you do is get a barrel for 3-4 seconds and come out with one cut back into the lip.

Its a hard one for ppl to understand i guess

[ollie 67]

all stand up surfing is extreme because i surf in the mornings then go ride for the rest of the day, on low tide day ya get smashed in to the reef and shit and it hurts when ya get hit by other people and your board

[backflip master]

surfing is not f@#ken xtream!!!!on bmx or moto you fall off you gett hurt!!! wat has the greastest chance ov dieing!!! jumping an 80 gap orr fallin into water

[SkyeMX]

OK FOR ONE.... SURFING IS EXTREME, IV BEEN SURFING MY WHOLE LIFE AND WHEN ITS BIG ITS NARLY... MY DAD IS A "X" PRO SURFER AND HE TRAVEL'D THE WORLD FOR IT, AND HES GOT SO EXTREME STORIES!. AND BOUT THE SHARKS COMMENT ARE U ***IN SERIOUS THERE ARE SHARKS EVERYWHERE LAST YEAR WHEN I WAS SURFING AT CRONULLA MY FRIEND GOT BITTIN HEAPS BAD ON HIS LEG AND ALMOST DIED OF LOSS OF BLOOD. AND THATS AT CRONULLA! WHERE EVERY MAN AND HIS DOG GO'S. SO DONT SAY SHITT THAT U HAVE NO IDEA WHT UR TALKING BOUT.
AND FOR "SIC _50" ARE U GOOD AT ANYTHING U SEEM TO GET OVER THINGS PRETTY FAST!

CHEERS
SKYE.

[M@d_dEeGaN_FaN]

i did surf but then the bloody ppl on virgin blue snapped it

[Duncan]

hey i reckon surfing is a weird sport, i dont really know whether i would call it extreme or what, but waves are hell scary, being dragged under water by waves that are only about 5 ft is hell scary. big powerful waves would be a hell of alot scarier, and surfers would get absolutely drilled by waves all the time.

[Aus_Yobbo]

Originally posted by backflip master
surfing is not f@#ken xtream!!!!on bmx or moto you fall off you gett hurt!!! wat has the greastest chance ov dieing!!! jumping an 80 gap orr fallin into water

compare the number of deaths in surfing to the number of deaths in fmx ya drongo.

yes surfing is extreme. paddle out to any decent sized wave and you will understand. or just an average wave over sharp reef or super-shallow sand banks.
yes comp surfing is generally boring because comp surfing is generally done in locations that are accessible to the public (money makes the world go round). but take the exceptions, such as pipeline/sunset/backdoor in hawaii, tahiti, margaret river etc.

injuries in surfing are not of such a graphic nature as fmx. in fmx you clearly see a rider go down hard, and you watch his body get pounded into the dirt. then you get those lovely x-rays showing their bodies full of metal rods.
in suring you tend to just see the bloke get pounded straight down into the water then he dissapears from view. but under water you can get trapped in crevices and under chunks of reef, you can dragged along razor sharp reef and lose huge amounts of skin and flesh. or you can get hammered straight into the sand/reef and get concussed/knocked out and drown. or you can get held down by a big set and believe me, that is far more terrifying than any bike crash. a crash lasts seconds, a hold-down can last a VERY long time.
and yes theres also sharks as well. sure idiots say you're more likely to get hit by a bus. but hey ****head, look boths ways and that aint gonna happen is it. but you cant see whats lurking under the water, its something completely out of your control.

hmm this turned into a huge post. at the end of the day.. if you have never surfed (and when i say surf i dont mean 2 foot dribble at the local beachy) you just will not understand. ever.

Billabong sums it up best. "Only a surfer knows the feeling"

[bladeX]

Surfing Is Shithouse

[Alistair]

Surfing is alright, during the summer when it's too hot to ride your motoy. I reckon though it all depends on where you surf. If you surf on a beach break then it's not extreme but when you surf a reef with only 5 foot of water over it and the wave is 8 foot well then i think it's kind of extrem.
MOTORBIKES are way more ********, though

[Aus_Yobbo]

Originally posted by bladeX
Surfing Is Shithouse

thank you for that informed oppinion..... jackarse

[redbull_fmx]

I hate watching surfing. But it is pretty fun to do it. Pity the water is so gay. Salt water sucks. I think i might just take my surfboard to the dam and get some fat chick to jump in

[Motoswapper]

:upyours4: :Z15: normal surfin is borin as to watch but the big wave stuff is pretty awesome. i wouldn't call normal surfing extreme. I can't belive its in x games now. Just turning on a wave isn't extreme, if it was, riden around the backyard on ur moto not doin any jumps would be classed as extreme.

[ya_mums_bum69]

all yous who say its shit you just havent tried it yet its one of the sweetest things to do compared to ridin a bowl to ridin a wave surfin is 10x as fun. about the extreme factor though, its sort of borderline unles the waves are 6 foot. unlees you have surfed over 6ft you cant make a comment here if you have surfed goldy on a good day you will know what its like to be smashed when your at home watching on your lazy ass you get no idea whats its like

[Motoswapper]

all yous who say its shit you just havent tried it yet its one of the sweetest things to do compared to ridin a bowl to ridin a wave surfin is 10x as fun. about the extreme factor though, its sort of borderline unles the waves are 6 foot. unlees you have surfed over 6ft you cant make a comment here if you have surfed goldy on a good day you will know what its like to be smashed when your at home watching on your lazy ass you get no idea whats its like
im not saying its a crap sport or its no fun its just that its not that fun to watch so how can it be classed as a extreme sport. Big wave surfing is cool to watch though it could be classed as extreme.

[beaumont_138]

Ive surfed my whole life, i was a competitive bodyboarder for like 4 years before i started freestyle full on. The word extreme is so very gay. dont use it. But if the subject has changed to that surfing shouldn't be included in x games, well i believe thats bullshit in my opinion. Ive surfed a lot of scary breaks wordwide, the majority of the heaviest have probably been down my coast in Victoria. Some places no matter how long youve surfed for are just plain scary. I realise that the x games contests are held at huntington i believe? which no isn't know for being heavy. Having said that compare it to say skateboarding in the x games, having a contest at huntington for surfing is like watching vert skating, having a contest at cortes bank is like watching big air skating. you know? You may not break as many bones surfing as skating, and you'll probly not drown or get eaten by a shark skating! both have different dangers. but let me say this a lot of people have died surfing, including proffessionals, in heavy conditions its THE most dangerous sport in the world because put simply you die in 60 ft waves. Surfing deseveres to be in x and it is included in the individual family of sports because of there lifestyle and attitudes aswell as being a very dangerous sport.
cheers.

[robbo]

i think surfing is crap i hate watching it and dont think it should be in aussie xgames i just think its boring and stupid. they do those little twist thingo's and call that GNARLY!!

[Bailey]

Heres my opinion i rekon surfing is crap to watch!! its not really my thing but yeah ive never surfed in my life so i dont really no what its like to do so yeah just my opinion

[jugular]

surfing can be extreme but if you fall off in the surf you fall in the water and if you fall in like skating etc well it hurts.

surfing is good i surf just about everyday its my main sport and then 50 riding.

and if you guys that havnt surfed before i reckon yous would love it.

[jugular]

I Surfed for 12 years before moving awy from the coast for work......( BOught a dunna cr125)I can tell you ive been scared to death out in the water.... Surfed remote Reef breaks....long right hand point Breaks... Sucky Bombora take offs.. some big waves up to 10mtres....and i can tell you ive beeen just as scared in the water as i been riding my bike.........pretty scary getting held down for 3 waves when the Surf is pumping around 6 mtres.....cheers

Wesa
oi swfmx_wesa i dont think you have surfed 10 mtres(around about 35 foot)i think you mean 10 foot maybe.

[nutty professor]

I'd just like to know from someone that DOES surf, or follow the sport, how the hell they can judge it as a sport...alls i can see (as a person that doesn't surf & doesn't follow the sport) is them flicking the board left and right, up and down....which i assume is what you normally have to do to stay up anyways....With any other sport within X-Games, all tricks and moves are clearly defined and able to be scored

Mungo, I've surfed all my life in comps and free surfing and nothing apart from floor gymnastics is closer in judging to FMX than surfing.

Consider " The surfer who executes the most radical manouvers, in the most critical parts of the wave for the longest time shall be declared the winner"

This is almost the same as FMX criteria, best use of course, least errors, variation of tricks, extension of tricks, etc

I can watch ten different backhand re-entries and rate them easier than I could ten SSGs, to the trained eye it's easy.

FMX can learn a lot from Pro Surfing in the way that they can score a subjectively judged sport down to two decimal points. FMX judges could learn a heap from a surf judging school.

[Pro_shorty686]

You may not break as many bones surfing as skating, and you'll probly not drown or get eaten by a shark skating!
cheers.
Cocoa nuts kill more people than sharks do

[freekstyle]

i surf but i wouldnt call normal surfing extreme but big wave surfing i definently would, that shi.ts nuts.
when youre out in the water in the green room you dont really think about sharks at all, well i dont. and with surfing just like every sport u get hurt whether it's being slammed onto reef, casing it on a jump or being held under water it still ****in hurts whether it's on water or dirt

[sik_50]

OK FOR ONE.... SURFING IS EXTREME, IV BEEN SURFING MY WHOLE LIFE AND WHEN ITS BIG ITS NARLY... MY DAD IS A "X" PRO SURFER AND HE TRAVEL'D THE WORLD FOR IT, AND HES GOT SO EXTREME STORIES!. AND BOUT THE SHARKS COMMENT ARE U ***IN SERIOUS THERE ARE SHARKS EVERYWHERE LAST YEAR WHEN I WAS SURFING AT CRONULLA MY FRIEND GOT BITTIN HEAPS BAD ON HIS LEG AND ALMOST DIED OF LOSS OF BLOOD. AND THATS AT CRONULLA! WHERE EVERY MAN AND HIS DOG GO'S. SO DONT SAY SHITT THAT U HAVE NO IDEA WHT UR TALKING BOUT.
AND FOR "SIC _50" ARE U GOOD AT ANYTHING U SEEM TO GET OVER THINGS PRETTY FAST!

CHEERS
SKYE.

Yer im starting to get the hang of riding my 50 :D

[Randy Starbucks]

haha, im not much for surfing its all the same to me no matter what the wave size is ( i hate the water, it scares me ) .. i dunno it just looks really boreing.

[50 kid]

yer i dont go much on it ay.........

[choppamx]

Watching Surfing is like watching grass grow...f**king boring

[jugular]

haha, im not much for surfing its all the same to me no matter what the wave size is ( i hate the water, it scares me ) .. i dunno it just looks really boreing.

It may look it but it is really fun when your out there.

[Randy Starbucks]

yer but you'd never ever get me out there, because im scared of beeing out past my knees in the ocean.

[Pro_shorty686]

i wouldnt do it...im not a surfy type...i dont follow it

[FMXmitch69751]

ive grown up surfing all my life .. i love it .. exept im more into bikes now but yeah i recon that the teahupoo and jaws shit is extreme .. not that farkin huntington beach sh!t they do in the X games.. also i rekon towng in is extreme .. on big waves cos ur liek putting yur life in the hands of the guy driving the ski infront of you.

...Mitch

[fiddy_ridder_89]

it looks like every 1 is comparing motobikes to surfing so thats what i am goiong to do...a 80ft table top=80ft jaws...........hitting the deck on a dirtbike=faceplanting into the dry reef at a reefbreak..........flying around a berm=a massive re-entry........a very technical double=a heavy reef break...and so on....the only diffrence is the majority of motobike riders can hit a 80ft tabletop but about 5 guys can surf a 80ft wave which makes the sport extreme

[skinced]

yeh have 2 agree wif most people surfing is SHIT u can get better air on a dirt bike anyway and u dont have 2 put up with all tha shit tha ocean has 2 offer hahaha

[z_fiddy]

surfin is gay to the max if u ask me.. its not exactly wat u would call extreme

[twiztidtroop]

surfings gay but dont get me wrong those guys have guts hittin some of those waves and it would be hard as hell to do but i think it is pretty crap and boring as hell to watch :Z369:

[enslow]

I dont mind it.. havent surfed in about 2 years..

gonna head down the goldy tomora... anyone know what the swell is like down there at the moment?

cheers fellers>>>TOMMO

[FOUR20]

yeh its boarding, but i tryed 2 surf at victor harbour and got f cuked up nearly drowend n shit, i have an all new respect for surfers... they are hardcoar...
they sit ****in long way out on the waves waiting for a big one man, there sicko's
got respect for surfers

[wogg_ville]

naa man all the skeg surfer fags on the gold coast are all a buch of posers trying to be someone else, they think theyre sooo ******** its just sh*t....

they think there the biggest hardest gang called the "palmy army" and sh*t until they wrote all over bus stops and other places "f*ck off wogs"....thats when everyone found out that they are all pussies and got bashed.

thats the gold coast anyway ;)

[enslow]

hahaha, i just got back from the goldy mate...

Had a decent surf, the swell is bloody small down there at the moment...

I know what ya mean about some of the wankers down there, but I just keep my eyes on the sheila's...

there is some fine ones down there...

cheers>>>TOMMO

[M@DDO]

would you people call surfing extreme or not..i reckon big wave surfing is extreme..yes..but not normal surfing....thats just my opinion..wats your's?????

I used to surf every day for years, small wave surfing doesn't take massive balls like Fmx But those guys are so talented and awesome to watch, Some of the stuff in the lates vid with Dorian and crew in it is off the hook.
Definatly narly enough to classify as extreme.

Thats my vote. Maddo.

[phat_pat]

i've never surfed before because i don't get to the beach very often, is it hard, from what i've seen the hardest part would be standing up.

Pat

[sik_50]

I used to surf every day for years, small wave surfing doesn't take massive balls like Fmx But those guys are so talented and awesome to watch, Some of the stuff in the lates vid with Dorian and crew in it is off the hook.
Definatly narly enough to classify as extreme.

Thats my vote. Maddo.

thats a fair call maddo, it just a personal prefrence really. you heading up to Fmxnats big fella?

[jugular]

theres like no 1 on here who surfs like every day/for a living cept me.

is there?

[enslow]

dunno kid. Dont think there is too many full on surfie bums on here.

I head down the coast when i can, was keen to get down on sunday with the big swell coming in, but had to work.

cheers mate>>TOMMO

[Mini Mullisha]

I started surfing when i was about 11 - 12 in vic( bloody freezing)then moved to sunny coast when 16 ,then i surfed nearly every day.Dont know if any one heard of some one being fined for surfing in flags, was long timeago 1991-92? at coolum bch.Was in the paper on news,radio 1st ever. That WAS ME! Hows that had to go to court and got fined $250.If i didnt pay it off to jail i went.So i dont surf much any more!
Its very hard sport.1 st you got to paddle out through waves then try and catch em then stand up!Then do it all again.Takes years. :Z369:

[whip]

surfins for fags, ur on the wrong site try billabong.com. FMX represent

[wba]

I surf and also ride a motorbike. Iam not gay and I also enjoy this site alot.

[nutty professor]

surfins for fags, ur on the wrong site try billabong.com. FMX represent

What a stupid post.....Maddo is a very competent surfer who surfed competitvely for years, he even gave up MX for a year to do surfing. Are you callin him a fag?..........Pelican.

[freekstyle]

im the same as wba i ride and race motocross and i also surf whenever there is a good swell around, there both heaps good sports u just hav to of done both properly to know that

[tp_199]

hahahahahaha as if surfin is GHEY

[whip]

now thats extreme surfing!
ahahah

[wba]

now thats extreme surfing!
ahahah

Nah mate surfing pipe like this is extreme.

[redbull_fmx]

Small wave surfing is not extreme at all, I consider it to me more skill, like gymnastics.

But when they are surfing the big waves on reefs then that takes alot of guts and balls and is defetly extreme

[fiddy_ridder_89]

yeh tru...if i had to drop in 15ft pipe or hit a 100ft table top id do the table top hands down big waves are so ***ing scary...(keep in mind biggest gap done 15ft on my fifty)

[jugular]

well, if u guys dont surf heaps/dont surf then you dont know what ya talking bout it may not seem as extreme but you can still get snapped on like 2ft waves.

[spook]

not extreme????
i broke my back surfing years before i broke my first bone moto riding. if extreme goes on injuries and the severity of them then surfing is definately right up there it think.

[owen rennie]

I,ve seen guys snap bones and cut them self pretty bad on 4ft reef breaks...Anything capable of doin that is pretty extreme i reckon

[jugular]

see these guys have some idea!!

[wba]

yeh tru...if i had to drop in 15ft pipe or hit a 100ft table top id do the table top hands down big waves are so ***ing scary...(keep in mind biggest gap done 15ft on my fifty)

Well said. I was at pipe that day, I was scared just watching.

[ilove2ride]

Normal surfing isn't extreme, but the huge wave surfing is nuts, like those massive waves in Hawaii and stuff. I watched this documentary about this real gnarly place in America where only like really pyscho surfers go cause it's real dangerous or something

[jugular]

Normal surfing isn't extreme, but the huge wave surfing is nuts, like those massive waves in Hawaii and stuff. I watched this documentary about this real gnarly place in America where only like really pyscho surfers go cause it's real dangerous or something

i understand that,but like u go out when its like 3 ft and like sucky you will get pumbled...

[DoorMatt]

surfing isnt really extream but you get quite a bit of adrenaline even when your ride the face of a wave thats not that big... 3 or 4 foot (surfers foot) its a pretty damn fun sport and it feels pretty extreme sometimes when there big sucky holow barelys and stuff. it always looks so much smaller o nthe shore then what it is in the water

[jugular]

its because you ly down when your on your board...

[dazza_911]

yeah ive always been a bit more into bodyboarding then surfing. I rekon it gives you a bigger adrenilan rush koz when your on your gut the whole way through the wave (unless your DKing) 4 surfer foot feals like about 20 foot. well theres my 2 cents.

[dazza_911]

haha far enough i didnt say i cant surf. im shit at it but i can surf just all my beach mates bodyboard so i kinda had to aswell

[jugular]

haha far enough i didnt say i cant surf. im shit at it but i can surf just all my beach mates bodyboard so i kinda had to aswell

TRUE...........

[DarkSideFmX]

most of my mates surf and they love it they are all pretty good. they reckon only a surfer knows the feeling. i tried it once kinda faded out but.

[fiddy_ridder_89]

http://media.putfile.com/Dead-Mans-April-9-2006

this preety much answers if surfing is extreme..and its a very talented sport

[jugular]

yes it is my man

[Molez01]

Surfin is 1 of those sports that would b fun 2 do but f'n borin 2 watch it's kinda extreme 4 the risk factor but i wouldn't class it n it doesn't deserve the attention it gets n should not b in X games especially wit those 2 foot waves last year. n they all look the same cut back after cut back

[Karlo]

anyone see on fuel Travis Pastrana paying out the surfer guy because the surfer thought surfing was extreme.

[blake_yz250f]

Surfing Is Shithouse
Yeh, that sums it up.