Put a gun to my head and force me to choose, and this is my favorite surfer of all time.
Probably a majority of surfers my age (45+) would agree. Slater is the best surfer of all time. Plenty more radical surfers today. They all owe a debt to Curren.
Super radical but stylin' the whole way. You can watch him surf and feel every bottom turn..the way he draws it out, delays it, snaps under the hook, pulls into the tube, gets deep. He's just the total package.
A lot of modern surfing leaves me cold. It's incredible - technically. Artistically, it leaves me empty. Too many gyrations and unnecessary actions. Too much emphasis on "maneuvers" as opposed to surfing the entire wave to its maximum potential.
Most of this video is in black and white. I like this as it lets me focus in more on his technique and the way he fits his body into what the wave is calling for.
Surfing is such a visually beautiful sport that the beauty can be distracting when watching the surfing itself!
Curren was born to surf. See for yourself.
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