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Game Changers – What's Your Favourite Turn Of All-Time?
By tracks | 12 September 2012 |
 In 2009 Jordy Smith shook the foundations with this clincal Rodeo-Clown in Indonesia. Pic: Red Bull In this month's Tracks [October] we asked the question – what's your favourite turn of all-time? "IT ONLY TAKES THREE SECONDS TO DO A TURN, OR TO DROP IN, OR TO PULL IN. AND YET A COUPLE TIMES EACH DECADE IT IS THESE THREE SECONDS THAT CAN SUDDENLY SHAKE AND SHIFT AND REVOLUTIONISE THIS DEAL CALLED SURFING. HERE WE TAKE A LOOK, DECADE BY DECADE, AT THE TURNS THAT CHANGED SURFING FOREVER." – Ben Mondy [Read full feature, page 82, October Tracks] So, what is your favourite turn of all-time?  Earlier this year Kelly Slater landed the greatest aerial in ASP competition history (?) at the Rip Curl Pro, Bell. Pic: Joli  While not a "turn" as such, MR and Shaun Tomson sharing the tube at Off The Wall was epic. Pic: Albe Falzon  In the 2009 Search event in Puerto Rico Dane Reynolds gave rail surfing a re-boot with this gem. Pic:ASP/Cestari  The late Mark Sainsbury attacked close-outs at Narrabeen in 1985 to give us the floater. PIc: Nolan |
(It's ok, I know you just replayed it in your head, good huh)
cheyne horan's carving 360 at pipe. but for an awesome
bottom turn top turn combo, i remember seeing a surf flick
back in the early 80's of richard cram in hawaii. can't
recall name of movie. could've bin at haliewa, but it was
a pisser!
Also - I think richie Collins may have a claim in your Sainsbury comment.
Kelly's attempted rodeo at pipe in 2000-2001? is worth a mention.
So many to think of.