the fact that we are like a bunch of school girls talking about jordy, slater, etc. show that whatver they doing itz working
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Did Jordy just jump ship from his own board company?
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I thought smith shapes was just a rebranding of G-force to bring it to the masses and make the boards more recognizable. Didn't someone say their US boards were being shaped in Costa Mesa??
With this move, I thought Jordy had finally settled down and selected his dad as the shaper he would forge a long-time work relationship with on boards. A move I thought would benefit his world title aspirations......something Aruka touched on earlier.
But I'm still curious what's going on here. Is he bringing more shapers into the fold with Smth shapes, will Timmy Patterson be Graham Smiths "ghostshaper" in So Cal, or is Jordy already looking for the next hot board model and slapping a SS lam on it?
With this move, I thought Jordy had finally settled down and selected his dad as the shaper he would forge a long-time work relationship with on boards. A move I thought would benefit his world title aspirations......something Aruka touched on earlier.
But I'm still curious what's going on here. Is he bringing more shapers into the fold with Smth shapes, will Timmy Patterson be Graham Smiths "ghostshaper" in So Cal, or is Jordy already looking for the next hot board model and slapping a SS lam on it?
My guess is he's over-coached. Technically close to perfect, but so are most of the guys. He never had a stretch as a grom where he could just have fun surfing though. Colapintos have the same basic training ground, but no Dino sitting on their shoulder and you can see it when they're surfing, particularly in Hawaii (put another way, Griff killed Hawaii this winter, but I don't recall a single Kolohe clip from the same period).
You can see it in younger kids from Lowers too. So many insane surfers, but the ones who have figured out how to make it fun seem better set than the ones who just want to win contests (Jett Schilling vs. Kade Matson eg)
Not sure what side of the fence you’re saying Jett falls on but I can’t stand a single thing that kid puts out.
I think some of the vloggers on the n shore have the same upbringing issues as San Clemente.
surf industry chewed them up as groms with potential and spits them out as deadbeat awkward maladjusted 20-somethings. we would call them townies if they didn’t have a major sponsor for a brief stint.
I think some of the vloggers on the n shore have the same upbringing issues as San Clemente.
surf industry chewed them up as groms with potential and spits them out as deadbeat awkward maladjusted 20-somethings. we would call them townies if they didn’t have a major sponsor for a brief stint.
really? are you sure? i think he is less relevant now. it's not like he's an essential worker like a Dr. or a Nurse or something. pro surfing has no real value. it's a luxury. funny how pro surfers are such fkn divas when in reality nobody really cares.
why did they call it smth shapes? why not smith? sounds like they learnt spellin' frum da erbb!
pro surfing is a lot like academia when put in that context.
specialists who are special in their own world but nowhere else.
They're special everywhere else, it's just a different kind of special.
Because it's so hot right now to exclude vowels in your branding.
Just look at my handle.
yeah, it is intriguing. There are a lot of possibilities from that single instagram post. You and others have outlined a few. He might not be bored with his smth, but just looking for that extra edge of some fresh designs. Alternatively Smth wants TP, but TP only agrees if he gets to build some boards for Jordy. Or Jordy is bored with his shapes - like every single other pro surfer lol - I think it was Phil Byrne who said part of his job was to keep his sponsored pro from getting bored. Its just that not every pro surfer gets the opportunity to sample shapes from outside their sponsor.
We are just going to have to wait and see.
Jett bugs the crap out of me. Thinks he can cuss at older guys in the lineup. Thinks he can paddle battle for waves. Thinks he's better than he is. Real attitude problem.
In the big scheme of things his interests, or what he says, may not be that popular. But in surfing, everything he does is news (IMO). As soon as he is surfing a new board it seems like everyone wants to know what he's riding (myself included).
Haha!
That’s Nominative determinism right there for you! I.e: Name your daughter “destiny”, you shouldn’t be surprised she‘s destined for the stripper’s pole. Name your son Rupert, don’t be surprised he turns out to be an accountant or a pedo.
Name your SoCal kid “Jetttt”, don’t surprised if he’s a bit of a cnut surfer.
That’s Nominative determinism right there for you! I.e: Name your daughter “destiny”, you shouldn’t be surprised she‘s destined for the stripper’s pole. Name your son Rupert, don’t be surprised he turns out to be an accountant or a pedo.
Name your SoCal kid “Jetttt”, don’t surprised if he’s a bit of a cnut surfer.
