Watch: Torren Martyn is a shuffle pig

Stu Nettle picture
Stu Nettle (stunet)
Swellnet Dispatch

Sacrilege? Foolish? A part of me thinks choosing a 5'4" twinny at 6 foot Deserts is akin to driving a '74 Volkswagen Beetle at Le Mans.

More better you pull something from the quiver a bit more suited to the surrounds. Then again, it'd be a monochrome world if everyone rode the same equipmemt in the same style. And Torren Martyn shirks those kinda expectations sticking to the equipment he knows - Simon Jones-shaped twins - in the hot shoe shuffle-style that's served him so well. Practicality be damned, tell me those heel shuffles and cheater five barrel rides aren't way cool.

Yeah, you know it.

Video courtesy of NEED Essentials

Comments

goofyfoot's picture
goofyfoot's picture
goofyfoot Saturday, 17 Feb 2018 at 9:16am

“Mo Bettah”

Travis86's picture
Travis86's picture
Travis86 Saturday, 17 Feb 2018 at 11:39am

I love watching this bloke surf those twinnies. The speed and flow he has is beautiful to watch

surfstarved's picture
surfstarved's picture
surfstarved Saturday, 17 Feb 2018 at 2:58pm

No denying it, dude's got style.

indo-dreaming's picture
indo-dreaming's picture
indo-dreaming Saturday, 17 Feb 2018 at 6:45pm

Yeah heaps of style and great backhand tube rider...

Really wish they would pull back and show more of the wave though.

Island Bay's picture
Island Bay's picture
Island Bay Monday, 19 Feb 2018 at 12:05am

Me too, Indo. Same when I watch M.O.T.E - just give me a pulled back line up shot, pleeeease!

But yeah, good style, good surfing, beautiful wave.

mr mick's picture
mr mick's picture
mr mick Saturday, 17 Feb 2018 at 6:51pm

Surfed along side him last July at S.L. A Bay & Okanda, great style & fluid, & very approachable fella as well. no tickets on himself.

zenagain's picture
zenagain's picture
zenagain Sunday, 18 Feb 2018 at 8:19pm

Love it. Nice style, easy on the eye.

mino's picture
mino's picture
mino Monday, 19 Feb 2018 at 10:56pm

What a totaly amazing piece of filming. have it on repeat

spencie's picture
spencie's picture
spencie Tuesday, 20 Feb 2018 at 5:37am

Great to see style is back again. Great surfing too!

nicko74's picture
nicko74's picture
nicko74 Tuesday, 20 Feb 2018 at 5:04pm

This is the second time i’ve watched this clip, this bloke has some serious talent . Filthy rail work and sick fuckn lines through those Deserts kegs... yeeew!

Mort's picture
Mort's picture
Mort Saturday, 24 Feb 2018 at 1:12am

I want the dictionary version of a Shuffle Pig.

Mort's picture
Mort's picture
Mort Saturday, 24 Feb 2018 at 1:16am

Ok, a Shuffle Pig, is something less then a thruster. Lacking the drive, it shuffles, sometimes has unexplained drive.

Thankyou Shane.

Mort's picture
Mort's picture
Mort Saturday, 24 Feb 2018 at 1:20am

It might be something the Indonesians eat.

Mort's picture
Mort's picture
Mort Saturday, 24 Feb 2018 at 1:27am

Shuffle Pig Recipe

1 Shuffle Pig
1 Cinnamon stick
1 ltr of Honey
Various herbs

Has to blessed before killed and cooked.

zootzoot's picture
zootzoot's picture
zootzoot Thursday, 1 Mar 2018 at 11:18am