J-BAY TRAINING SESSION

Wednesday 14 June 2014

With stop no. six of the WCT starting in three weeks at J-Bay in South Africa, Mick, Bede, Melling, Owen and Wilko fled to Australia’s J-Bay equivalent in northern New South Wales for several intense training sessions with elite surf coach, Andy King.

Photos: Andy Morris

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Mick out on sunrise for a long day of training. His patented forehand wrap is perfectly suited to waves like J-Bay and Lennox.
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Owen drawing strong lines down the point.
Melling slipping into a drainer further up the point.
Melling slipping into a drainer further up the point, as his injured knee improves daily.
Local shaper, Dan Thompson throwing down his version of events
Local shaper, Dan Thompson throwing down his version of events.
Australia's answer to J-Bay.
Australia’s answer to J-Bay.
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Wilko recently moved to Bryon Bay from Sydney and has been finding a bunch of sneaky lefts to attack. But the time has come to find his rhythm on right hand points – didn’t take him long.
Tommy Whits also moved north from Sydney to the Gold Coast. Reckon he's upset about the move?
Tommy Whits also moved north from Sydney to the Gold Coast. Reckon he’s upset about the move?
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Owen was looking really smooth on his backhand and wil be a strong force at J-Bay.
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Bede’s surfing is also very suited to waves like J-Bay and Lennox where power, speed and flow are the key ingredients for high scores from the judges.
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Melling opted to stay high on the point, to polish his tube riding skills.
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Mick down the end of the line and still frothing.

2 Responses to “J-BAY TRAINING SESSION”

  1. Tom Clarke

    Cool to see what these guys do in their downtime – congrats on the new site too looks epic.

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  2. Andy

    thanks Tom – they surfed for a couple of hours then hammered the gym! stoked you’re digging the new site!

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