| Nik Martin and Wilder Shultz are King of the Groms |
| Wednesday, 28 September 2011 08:55 |
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Nik Martin and Wilder Shultz are the new kings of Jerry's Grom Bash 2011, held at Derdesteen, in South Africa. More than 40 bodyboarders competed in three divisions, in 4-5ft, offshore, peaky conditions. Jason Fowler fell prey to some hungry upstarts and was eliminated early, this meaning a new king would surely be crowned come sunset. Nik Martin, from Plettenberg Bay impressed the judges with a massive roll on the outside earning him a 9.5. Some other standouts from throughout the day include, Bas Koopmans, Gabrial Hair, Tristan Roberts, Wilder Schultz and Aiden Wilson. In the end, Nik was just to smooth for Aiden and he walked away with the "King of the Groms" title in the Under 20′s, earning himself a new Turbo IV bodyboard and a Gotcha Boardbag. This left the “Wonderkid” Tristan Roberts and a relatively fresh face to the CT scene, Wilder Schultz, fighting it out for the first and second places. Wilder surfed a smart heat and used wave size to his advantage taking waves way out back, doing some big moves before connecting them into the shorey. This proved to be the winning formula and Wilder Schultz is your new "King of the Groms" in the Under 16 division. Aiden Wilson walked away with the "Unknown Threat Award".
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