This story was originally published by SURFER.
Longboarders are often criticized for not doing anything. Indeed, from the low, nearly subaqueous vantage point of the high-performance shortboarder bobbing in the lineup, frustrated by his or her inability to stroke into anything besides a set wave, all that stoic trimming probably seems deserving of ridicule.
The newest installment of "Stoke Wars", the delightfully offbeat series set at log-centric SanO proves its creator both self-aware and immensely imaginative. Playfully titled "Sprezzatura"-an Italian word for intentional nonchalance-the new episode features a handful of longboarders who just can't seem to stand still: Andy Nieblas, Tommy Witt, Karina Rozunko, Lola Mignot-all surfers who perform their own authentic dance with very little in the way of practiced indifference.
True to "Stoke Wars"-form, the fins-first takeoffs, stretch-fives, tail whips, etc. are interspersed with lots of stochastic cinematography and a Big Gulp's worth of surreality.
Click play to watch some longboarders do a lot of stuff.
This story was originally published by SURFER.
Alien Shapeshifter Spotted In San Onofre Lineup
Matthew B. Shaw
This story was originally published by SURFER.
Longboarders are often criticized for not doing anything. Indeed, from the low, nearly subaqueous vantage point of the high-performance shortboarder bobbing in the lineup, frustrated by his or her inability to stroke into anything besides a set wave, all that stoic trimming probably seems deserving of ridicule.
The newest installment of "Stoke Wars", the delightfully offbeat series set at log-centric SanO proves its creator both self-aware and immensely imaginative. Playfully titled "Sprezzatura"-an Italian word for intentional nonchalance-the new episode features a handful of longboarders who just can't seem to stand still: Andy Nieblas, Tommy Witt, Karina Rozunko, Lola Mignot-all surfers who perform their own authentic dance with very little in the way of practiced indifference.
True to "Stoke Wars"-form, the fins-first takeoffs, stretch-fives, tail whips, etc. are interspersed with lots of stochastic cinematography and a Big Gulp's worth of surreality.
Click play to watch some longboarders do a lot of stuff.
This story was originally published by SURFER.
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