Watch: John Florence Runs Mock Heats in Preparation for Oz, Loses To Hawaiian Teen

John Florence did some board testing before he left for Australia.

The DA daggers looked majestic. His standard boards were also exemplary. But none of them were enough to defeat 17-year-old Luke Swanson in a mock heat, judged by John’s own coach Ross Williams.

Eat your spam, John. And ride the Dark Arts at Newcastle.