Stab Podcasts · Kelly Slater Says He’d Rather Ride John’s Wave + Insider Pool Tips
Last week at the Lexus Pipe Pro, we saw two perfect 10s — one by Jack Robinson, and another by Barron Mamiya.
Many, however, believed that John John’s Backdoor snake run — “maybe the best Backdoor wave I’ve ever seen” according to Barron — also deserved a perfect score.
“If the order was switched, and John had gotten his wave before Barron’s it would have been a 10 all day,” explained Stace Galbraith in our latest episode of The Drop, playing above and on your preferred podcast platform. “But because Barron’s wave was first, the judges just couldn’t go there.”
The two waves in question, posted below for your convenience, are strawberries and bananas — Barron’s a giant, over-vert teepee; John’s a cascading crystal palace. There’s a high level of technicality in both rides, but most would argue
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