Was Molly Picklum’s 9.67 At Sunset The Heaviest Female Turn Ever?
The GOAT, some CT surfers, industry stalwarts, and the internet opine.
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“That was one of the most critical turns layed down by any of the women all event,” said Felicity Palmateer, as slow-motion replays of Molly Picklum’s third-story finner filled the screen.
“Or in the history of Sunset Beach,” Kaipo added, astutely.
The turn, which Molly hammered with 19-minutes remaining in her semifinal against Brisa Hennessey, earned her a 9.67 and immediately began stirring suggestions littered with words like ‘unprecedented’ and ‘best ever’.
“I would describe it as throwing a bunch of power into Sunset and hoping for the absolute best,” she said after her heat. “Obviously, you gotta try, so I threw everything at it and I fell out of the sky — either I was dead or I had a really big score.”
We posed the question — ‘was that the best turn ever done by a woman?’ on our Instagram with a poll.
Alongside a few thousand others, Kolohe Andino, Matty McGillivray, Rio Waida, and powersurfing advocate Luke Cederman all voted ‘yes.’
The vote swung a convincing 86% to 14% from over 3,000 responses in three hours.
Comments included:
“Legit! Really sick!” – Kelly Slater
“Heaviest turn by a woman ever. At least in memory” – Jimmicane
“NBD at sunset for @picklummolly how is this not a 10. Getting stingy on those Yetis” –Jason Kenworthy
“Definitely the biggest. @stephaniegilmore combo at Keramas was best.” – Koby Abberton
“That was savage!! @picklummolly” – Shane Dorian
“Shoulda been a 10, but the tight cunts woulda had to give away another cooler 😂” – Cutsnake
“umm, this turn is gender neutral AF. one of the best turns done out there period.” – Selema Masekela
What did you think?
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