Pete Mendia, Rocky Lefts, Hawaii

Pete Mendia (pictured here) has one of the best frontside hacks in the biz. Look at that thing! It’s like a boat changing direction. “What an animal he is,” says Ryan Miller (who shot this). “Giving us something fresh to look at whenever you get sick of too many fin throws.” And he isn’t wrong. It’s funny that we’ve reached a time when putting it on rail seems fresh. But it makes turns like this all the more satisfying.