Watch: Robo grovels like a boss

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Raised among the heaving reefbreaks of SW WA, Robo has had to teach himself to grovel in feeble beachbreaks.

As this video shows, he knows how to keep the intensity high when the waves aren't.

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tyzee63 Thursday, 18 Mar 2021 at 11:04am

Fuck yes!

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Jono Thursday, 18 Mar 2021 at 11:09am

Extra points for the Butthole Surfers soundtrack

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Plasticspastic Thursday, 18 Mar 2021 at 11:34am

carve at 1:52 - looks like he has latched onto JJF's full rail line - finally somone else that might match him for big carves...

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batfink Saturday, 20 Mar 2021 at 9:43am

Yep, noticed that plastic, love that turn, and you’re right, very JJF.

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memlasurf Thursday, 18 Mar 2021 at 11:36am

He is gonna need it have a look at Newcastle today.

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udo Thursday, 18 Mar 2021 at 11:44am

And thats the stuff that didnt make the grade for the movie....farken hell

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groundswell Thursday, 18 Mar 2021 at 11:48am

Fark hes got those air reverses on tap and a few good tuberides there for 1ft surf

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Remigogo Thursday, 18 Mar 2021 at 11:52am

Jeez... board wax or super glue?

What ever he is riding working well too.

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batfink Saturday, 20 Mar 2021 at 9:50am

Made me go and check Arakawa surfboards, didn’t know they did boards for grovel waves but sure as hell they do.

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Solitude Thursday, 18 Mar 2021 at 9:16pm

Do these guys drop these beachie edits to keep relevant in the minds of the Woz judges?

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jetson.rover Friday, 19 Mar 2021 at 1:34am

Well that dispels the myth he doesn't have the goods in the piddlier stuff.
If he doesn't do well in those kind of waves on tour it'll obviously be because he doesn't have the competitive savvy in comps yet compared to some of the others,not because of his talent at all.

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jasper99 Friday, 19 Mar 2021 at 8:50am

Glad to see someone smashing the end of a wave with a big belt rather than a air reverse all the time.Nice point of difference

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zenagain Saturday, 20 Mar 2021 at 1:00pm

Totally.

X 2.

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andy-mac Friday, 19 Mar 2021 at 9:20am

Fark he can surf!!!

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ringmaster Friday, 19 Mar 2021 at 9:46am

JR definitely the full package now.

Another W.A stylemaster with power to burn and a tube riding freak.

The batton has been passed on from Taj.

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roondog Friday, 19 Mar 2021 at 4:23pm

2nd the extra points for the Buttholes

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evosurfer Saturday, 20 Mar 2021 at 9:08am

IF anybody had doubts about Jacks ability to surf rubbish waves I think this
exhibition should dispel that myth. This guy is definitely the real deal and in
reality is Australias number one contender for a world title.

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jetson.rover Saturday, 20 Mar 2021 at 1:17pm

Talentwise he is but he still hasn't actually started his contest career as a CT surfer yet apart from 1 event.
10 years ago they were talking up Julian Wilson the same way and that's come to nothing on the Aussie world title count and would be near the backend of his window of opportunity now.
Hopefully Robbo will be a quick learner of contest strategy and has that determined drive in the vein of Slater,Medina,Fanning etc.
If he does for sure he'll win world titles in the coming years.

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batfink Saturday, 20 Mar 2021 at 9:52am

He’s a force of nature, no doubt. I’m with you Evo, top of the pile for Aus surfers most likely to win a world title, if that thing ever gets off the ground.

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t-diddy Saturday, 27 Mar 2021 at 6:19pm

unreal how much he surfs like AI