reckon if Curren rode short wide boards instead of long skinny guns he would have ripped better than Medina...but Medina surfs better....
Posted by justin J on the 20/02/2012 09:54
Medina's clip is more entertaining, but from this footage, Curren charges harder and get's better tubes. I vote the youngster.
Posted by Jamii on the 20/02/2012 10:06
You can't compare these great surfers, it like Appletizer Vs Vintage Merlot......
Posted by Matt Pallet on the 20/02/2012 11:41
Its hard to compare because its two different types of surfing, on one side you could say medina wins because his surfing was more technical but compared to airs people can do these days his clip was not actually impressive. On the other side, tom was surfing( wave RIDING) and he was doing that better than most people can, like the lines and bottom turns and stuff...... so Tom gets my vote
Posted by Preenie on the 20/02/2012 12:52
Curren for sure,classic to think that,he use to hang with franki for some inspiration.Plus fotage is of cranking waves
Posted by Chris on the 20/02/2012 13:36
Curren ... I cant believe you are actually asking this question!!!
Madina got some good chop hops and a fair off the top. But that's like comparing a good bottle of wine ... sure Madina might mature and become good ...maybe great. Curren in that clip is great Madina could only wish to surf like that .... and that's not considering style.
P>S good point, "Appletizer Vs Vintage Merlot......"
Posted by John McC on the 20/02/2012 14:57
For me this is more a question about the direction that surfing is taking. 20 years ago when the Curren clip was shot Curren wasn't even on the tour. Yet he was still the most exciting thing in surfing. He'd won his world titles and was off searching for cooking, cranking empty waves with Frankie. At the time we all thought it was the most epic thing ever, some of us still do. Medina's blitzkrieg last year was exciting for surfing but it's leading in a different direction. Personally I could watch Curren's bottom turn forever.
Posted by francois on the 21/02/2012 21:12
How can you even compare the two.Tom is a legend over and over.Gabriel is a littlle snotkop that rips.Both athletes deserve respect in their own right but I choose Tom hands down.
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Posted by warren l on the 22/02/2012 13:06
Tommy is just so fluid, but Gabriel tears it to pieces. Tough call. I do prefer Tommys barrel skills though.
Posted by Grant P on the 22/02/2012 15:13
Are you serious??? Curren is to surfing what the Pixies were to todays rock musicians. Gabriel who? Never heard of him and looking at his surfing, he looks pretty much like anybody else on the tour at the moment... Flip, flap, wiggle and pop! Curren is a surfing genius. Always has been, always will be.
Posted by silver surfer (from Brasil) on the 12/04/2012 01:35
A comparizon is hardly possible...two different eras, different kind of waves...but:: even though at first Medina´s surf looks more appealing, flashy, quick, i´ve seen both surfing alive and can garantee that Curren´s smooth, long, fast and powerfull lines are much more appealing when seen live than Medina´s kind of surfing (no Medina´s fault, of course).
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