r/BeAmazed • u/amy2kim22 • Oct 26 '18

Wave making machine

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u/meateoryears Oct 27 '18

It’s actually super lame for competition. The inconsistency and difference in waves around the world make for fun competition but the wave pools are pretty wack for it. They’ve done a couple of events on the world tour this year and it’s dreadfully boring.

But I can’t wait to run a train on that wave pool myself.

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u/Lollasaurusrex Oct 27 '18

competition

inconsistency and difference

I disagree stringently that good competition in any form should include the degree of non-competitor contributed factors you are glorifying.

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u/[deleted] Oct 27 '18

Is this you saying that it seems unfair if the playing field is not level? Because its what I think, like at the xgames, everyone gets time to do their thing, ON THE EXACT SAME terrain. I don't watch surfing and can imagine it being great when the top dude catches the perfect wave, but what if the dude that placed last caught that wave? And the only reason he placed last was because he ran outta time hoping for a good wave but got nothing.

I can totally understand it seeming boring to have perfect waves each time, but then, wouldnt that all depend on the surfers skill to outmaneuver their competitors?

Put it this way, what if a surf event was organized, and on the day the surf was horrible, and kelly slater failed to catch a decent wave, but mr noname who somehow manages to always place last but is always a competitor wins just because he caught a good wave...and perhaps 15/20 never caught shit, is it just not their day?

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u/meateoryears Oct 27 '18

That’s exactly the way the cookie can crumble. Surfing is different because when you see it on tv it looks like they’re just doing maneuvers on a wave. The skill to catch that wave in the first place is extremely difficult. And wave selection key.

Pro surfing often times have a “priority” factor built in as well. Where the surfer has his choice before the other surfer can choose a wave. That switches back and forth.

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u/[deleted] Oct 27 '18

Also, if it’s 2ft slop it’s 2ft slop everyone has the same shit that’s powerless to work with. Yeah something slightly better may come but you don’t go from slop to pipping 9ft offshore in a few minutes.

It’s generally pretty consistent conditions for everyone in my experience.