‘Sorry Parko’, JS’ Golden Child Breaks World Champ’s Prize Pony

In partnership with JS Industries.

When you’re gifted a sacred totem impressed by the heels of one of surfing’s most revered cutback artists, you drag it around the world with you. 

Such is precisely what 2x Stab Surfer of the Year, Microdose star and one of Gen Z’s highest ranking rail connoisseurs, Jai Glindeman did when he was handed Joel Parkinson’s magic blade he rode to victory at Bells, Jbay and Kirra. 

In Sumatra, a place known for its machete-wielding denizens and brilliant patches of reef, however, it got the axe. 

So yep, Parko better be on his Christmas list. 

JS Industries just released the first episode of ‘Far and Wide’ – a bit of a profile piece on their surfers, and how their connection came to be. 

A while back, Glindo retired his quiver of Pyzels and got himself some tractors. Why? Well Jon Pyzel lives 8,214 kilometers (5,105 miles) away in Hawaii, whereas Jason Stevenson lives just up the road in Cooly. 

“I just wanted a connection with a shaper I could go and talk to. And I felt like that was my next step in getting better at surfing,” said Jai.

Here’s a bit of a recap of his first visit to the factory, as well as his first burns on his batch of Golden Childs, Big Barons and Big Horses. 

Sus more tractors here.