Surfing Life

THE DROP

Technique is defined as the “method of performance”.1 So how can a method change our surfing from kook-crap to Slater-great? When World Surf League (WSL) judges hand out a perfect ten, does this also mean the technique is flawless?

To nail a textbook ten, the WSL use these methods of performance: commitment and degree of difficulty; innovative and progressive manoeuvres; combination of major manoeuvres; variety

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