Not KBing....but.....

K-man · Post by **K-man** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 7:40 am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saj542nSgwU

Doc-s sent me this,passing it on.

KAVA · Post by **KAVA** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 10:26 am

you see that long boarder look back at him? he knew he was snaking him and just kept on going rather than kick out. what a jacka$$

Bintang Bob · Post by **Bintang Bob** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 11:15 am

Man... surfin' on a boogie board... can Kelly Slater even do that....

Bud · Post by **Bud** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 2:37 pm

However, it does fall short(literally and figuratively) in many wave circumstances.

Exactly where does it fall short?

Here's another cool clip of him.........
http://www.waveblasters.com/videos/provideos/wonbb.htm

I've known Chris Taloa since he was a kid.
He lives just a couple houses away.

He's an exeptionally, talented, gutsy, surfer, a real gentleman and all around good guy.

Half Tongan / half Chinese and solidly built.
It amazes me (and most everyone else) how he gets to his feet on such a small board then tears the surf apart on it.

He trains hard and can surf anything you give him.
He specializes in bodyboarding though, got sponsored for it and landed a part in a few films as of late. Blue Crush being his foot in the door for the SAG card.

Over the years I've made a few 4 fin standup surfboards for him.

He came to buy a 4 fin fish from me just before Christmas last season.
I gave him a shrunk down F2K / 5'5 X 20".
I told him, " Keep your money and just give this little rocket a work out. Then report back later."
He rode the sh!t out of it and left it at the Volcom house at Pipe when he was on island then took it to Mex and Malibu while away.

It became a real favorite with some of the Pipeline / Back Door crew.
Local hot guys like Braden Dias and Dustin Barrka loved it.
They wanted to get one but then the blank famine struck.

Chris just dropped it back 3 days ago.
It's pretty battle worn with a major ding on the rail from scraping the reef while he was pitted at Back Door.

Chris once entered a local HSA standup comp held at Back Door Pipeline.

He took 4th overall standing up on his bodyboard.

There was a lot of lame whining from the other competitors, particularly from the ones who got knocked out of competition.
They were crying about how he wasn't riding a"real" surfboard.

Can you spell................. "LOSERS".

Steeno · Post by **Steeno** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 3:09 pm

TOTALLY

rick mottola · Post by **rick mottola** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 3:46 pm

that dude rips! i gotta try that, loose and skatey just how i like it

skansand · Post by **skansand** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 4:04 pm

hey i saw that last night on swaylocks...

...chris taloa is a sick standup/dk guy ive seen in a few bodyboard movies along with Won Ton and david hubbard....

Mike Fernandez · Post by **Mike Fernandez** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 7:02 pm

UNBELIEVABLE!!!

Shelfbreak · Post by **Shelfbreak** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 7:55 pm

It's both inspiring yet demoralising watching fellows like this as they remind you where you are in the coordination heirachy.

W.G. Facenda · Post by **W.G. Facenda** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 9:43 pm

That guy is having a Blast!!

W.G. Facenda · Post by **W.G. Facenda** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 9:47 pm

Beeline wrote:Bodyboards excel in peaky or tapered shoulders.
They dont do well at "connecting" or making very long difficult walled waves.

Any other opinions?

They work unreal at G- land!

Smokin Rock · Post by **Smokin Rock** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 11:16 pm

board specific elitism is lame

DrStrange · Post by **DrStrange** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 5:55 pm

Managed to get on at work and dang...ya start looking around and its everywhere:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSdzyA0QN_M

surfhorn · Post by **surfhorn** » Sat Dec 02, 2006 5:24 pm

Another case of music and surfing going together. From my friend's music store site:

http://www.moremusic.com/

kneelingBROTHA · Post by **kneelingBROTHA** » Sat Dec 02, 2006 6:59 pm

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