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Surf Splendor

271 – Post-Script: Margaret River Pro

Surf Splendor

David Lee Scales

Sports

4.8653 Ratings

🗓️ 5 June 2019

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Welcome back to Post-Script, a quick overview of each event on the WSL championship tour. Today, a review of the off season and recap of the Maragaret River Pro. Supported by Finatic.com, use promo code “podcast” to support this show and get your first month free. View this post on Instagram By the numbers #TheMargaretRiverPro … Continue reading "271 – Post-Script: Margaret River Pro" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:39.8

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0:43.8

My name is David Scales and this is by the viewing public than the Margaret River Pro.

1:08.0

This is largely due to the evolution of how the wave is surfed

1:11.8

and the addition of the roving venue format.

1:15.1

The event has always been revered for its woolly open ocean challenge,

1:19.6

especially when the swell delivers.

1:21.7

But over the past six years, that has been coupled with opportunities for high-performance

1:26.6

surfing. Heroics at the box and

1:29.1

John John Florence's open-face carves will be remembered in this 2019 iteration of the event,

1:35.5

but there was also a subtle shift in the future of high-performance surfing. Tech airs on three-foot

1:42.9

waves in wave pools pale in comparison to Jaggedora's

1:47.8

backside full road at Main Break. Big sections provide big opportunities and they constitute big risk.

1:55.4

You risk the wave, you risk the section, but more importantly, risking legitimate bodily harm. You're going faster,

2:03.0

higher, with a variable wind. It's what makes those Maui air guys so relevant when they're

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