As mentioned, Google Analytics grants me the magical power of viewing search terms that result in a visit to PostSurf.
Last month, I shared some of the questions that readers had typed in to the "the google" before clicking through to PostSurf.
Recent review has revealed some additional intriguing search terms that are worthy of our consideration.
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There’s nothing worse than child prodigies.
Unencumbered by cynicism and the harsh hand of reality, they go about wrestling their dreams into their arms in a straightforward, naïve fashion. Meanwhile, the rest of us oldies, long ago hardened by the bitter pill of past failures, lead our lives amidst a grandiose, ramshackle framework of excuses. We [...]
Some ignorant people have suggested that there is a homoerotic aspect to being a fan of the ASP world tour. This is of course an absolutely ridiculous notion. There's nothing homoerotic in the worship and rapt appreciation of shirtless men frolicking in the ocean as they battle man-on-man. So I'm going to [...]
Girls in bikinis with surfboards!
It's been 52 years since Gidget ruined surfing, and seven years since Blue Crush ruined surfing again...
Which means it's time for the mainstream media to publish another shocking expose on how women are finally breaking into Surfing!
This time around, Vanity Fair has a nifty article on surf girls.
Here's VF laying some [...]
Imposing order amidst chaos is a key part of Australian culture. Therefore, the concept of competitive surfing makes far more sense in the grand scheme of Australian culture than it does elsewhere.
To an outsider, the regulatory nature of modern Australia is striking.
Country roads have speed cameras. Go 50 km in a 40 zone, and you'll [...]
There was a good discussion last month on PostSurf concerning the correct classification of pro surfer species. A well-informed follower of the sport should be able to correctly label any pro based on their taxonomic rank. Surfing desperately needs a Carolus Linnaeus to emerge from the shadows and end debate about the order of pro [...]
It's probably time for the comments section of PostSurf to receive some kind of overhaul. Like the ASP, it's a broken system that teeters on the verge of brilliance one moment, only to devolve into shameful hate-mongering seconds later, and worse yet, descend into pithy irrelevance moments after that.
In the world of PostSurf, there is [...]
Amateur hour. Awkward family slideshows, proudly led by hobbyist photographers, in which the host just keeps clicking through vacation photos, ignoring the signals of guests who grew bored after a dozen shots of lobster red bellied youths.
Even worse: picture after picture of the scenery. Mountains, mammals, marsupials, monuments. Images that tell you nothing. At best, [...]
I shared a session the other day with a very friendly group of bodyboarders. They were surfing a typical Oz slab, and the barrels they were getting convinced me to give it a go, despite the fact that it was basically a pop-peak poorly suited to stand-up surfing (of a certain level, at least).
As I [...]
I'm pretty much cut off from reality these days, only tethered by a partial drip of an internet connection (hovering between 1.8 and 0 KB/s) poached from a nearby mystery hotspot.
Apparently the big news back home (if "Re: WTF???" emails count as your news source of choice) is the WPS Surfing All Stars vote, sponsored [...]
Australia is a big, lucky country. 25,670 kms of coastline, chock full of bays, points, pubs, and pro surfers that I've disparaged. There are some places in the surfworld that it may prove unwise for me to visit - Brazil, Basque Country, the North Shore... places where I've stirred the pot enough to expect to [...]
COMMENT OF THE WEEK
There's plenty of good and bad advice floating around about "how to be a surfer."
I'll offer up my own recycled maxim: Commit to Your Position.
I've found this approach useful when it comes to late drops, hucking sections, and expressing your opinion. It's best not to worry too much about whether your position is right or [...]