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Points To Be Deducted From A Surfer Who Claims Their Wave In Stab High

“You tryin’ to cage my innner monkey?” – Matt Meola

cinema // Sep 3, 2018
Words by stab
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Stab High Rule: Up to 15 points might be deducted from any surfer’s completed ride if they claim the wave.

Our surf contest held in the space above the lip will be scored on a 0-100 point basis. This is one rule that Maui flyboy, Matt Meola is not fond of. Remember when he lost the Best Maneuver honors at the SURFER Poll in 2015 partly because he threw his hands up and did not completely ride out of the his Spindle Flip 540?

Sorry Matt, we’re going to tame your inner monkey.

Stab High presented by Monster is going down on September 22 in Waco, Texas. Hit this link to get tickets. Join us and the pool’s head local Johnny who has told us he’ll be toting a big jug of moonshine which is “a motherfucker, man.”

There will be food, adult beverages, a few aerial antics and an after party played by a live act that we’ve yet to release to the public.

Come thirsty and expect to shake your hips.

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