| The Nike 6.0 Lowers Pro enters aerial mode |
| Friday, 06 May 2011 09:34 |
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The Round of 24 of the Nike 6.0 Lowers Pro presented clean two-to-four foot waves, at Lower Trestles, San Onofre State Beach. Jadson Andre continued to show a solid form by securing a 17.87 out of 20 point ride on both lefts and rights. "Trestles is one of my favorite waves in the world and I just love to come down and compete and surf," Andre said. "When I come here I just enjoy surfing with a few other guys in the water so I’m pretty stoked to do this well in the contest, but I’m trying not to think about scores or the final and just try to catch the best waves." "It’s just amazing to show that I’ve improved," Andre said. "My best wave was on my backside in that heat, a 9.10 and I’ve just been working hard on my backside. Everybody knows the Brazilian guys are always supporting each other and I really love it," Andre said. "There are still so many Brazilians left in the contest and it’s always great to make your heat and see your friends make theirs." Kolohe Andino put on an amazing performance in front of his home crowd to earn some of the event’s top scores in what many are calling the most exciting heat of the day. The young Lower Trestles local detonated a well-rounded combination of massive airs and carves on several rights to take down ASP Dream Tour talent Dusty Payne in a high scoring affair of 17.50 to 17.03. "Before the heat my nerves were running wild," Andino said. "I had to step aside and focus because I was pretty nervous. Once the heat starts I start to get a little more comfortable, but actually after I got that 7, I was still nervous because I knew Dusty (Payne) could get a bomb and rip it. I just want to give credit to Dusty (Payne) he’s one of my favorite surfers and it’s a bummer we came up against each other and I probably had the best heat of my life." Gabriel Medina continued to issue his string of upsets by reveling in the clean lefthanders in his morning heat to defeat local standout and ASP Dream Tour competitor Patrick Gudauskas. Medina issued the day’s highest single-wave score of a near perfect 9.50 out of 10 for a massive layback, a powerful carve and completed the ride with a committed air to overtake Gudauskas in their bout for the win. "I was outside and the wave just came," Medina said. "I thought ‘oh my God, I have to rip this wave because I need a score.’ I did that layback first and then a good turn and finished with the air. I’m stoked." "I feel so good," Medina said. "I was nervous in the start of my heat and I just don’t know, I just got two good waves. At first I was worried because my feet were slipping off of my board. Luckily I had some wax in my wetsuit and fixed it and got two good waves later in the heat." C.J. Hobgood was one veteran campaigner who capitalized on his experience of the Round of 24’s man-on-man format. The Floridian took to his backhand to lock into two of the heat’s best right-handers to post a solid 17.07 heat total to oust Hawaiian powerhouse Joel Centeio. "I just focused in on the rights and it’s completely different than those four-man heats," Hobgood said. "In the four-man heats it’s all about getting your waves and building a house and the two-man are exactly opposite, you want to think clearly and focus on what you’re doing. I was able to do that and it was the difference. I’ve got a lot of experience here so it helps." Nike 6.0 Lowers Pro Round of 24 Results: |
