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Joel Paxton, about to get vaporized.

Kirra Catfishes Simple Fools, But By All Means Dig In!

A highly misleading Superbank sample ft Lungi Slabb, Mikey Wright, Slater + Glindo. 

elsewhere // Sep 12, 2024
Words by Ethan Davis
Reading Time: 2 minutes

“It’s a big call to say it’s overrated, because it’s an amazing wave, it’s just that it’s very unlikely you’ll end up on a good one due to the crowds,” surmised Liam O’Brien of The Superbank recently. 

Here’s some highlights of a swell from March, courtesy of Pretty Physics, that applies rogue lipstick to the pig that is Kirra during an overhyped swell carnival. 

The footwork on this tube to end-section hammer is absolutely divine. Skip to 2:42 for some Jai Glindeman sorcery.

“It was mostly closeouts,” explains camera operator Wade Carroll, “it really wasn’t that special.” A sentiment Lungi Slabb, the Fingal native renowned for his trademark frontside body contortion in the tube, echoed, “It was patchy and definitely not connecting top to bottom.”

The secret to being on one? 

Like a meat raffle, Snapper can be glorious if your ticket is called. Here’s old mate fumbling a screamer.

“Half the time it’s luck,” shrugged Slabb. “The people who get the most waves are like Joel and Mick and all the big names, but then you randomly see the odd guy that gets the crazy wave of his life.” 

Yep, blank expressions all around.

I feel you, brother.

Steph Gilmore gave us some more actionable advice in her Cheat Codes on How To Navigate The World’s Busiest Lineups, but again they’re more rough guiding principles rather than foolproof methods.

Case in point: ‘Identify the weak links’, ‘be assertive’, ‘keep on your toes’, ‘partner up’ and ‘predict what’s going to happen’.

Hope that helps. 

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