| Top surfers blast the 2011 Quiksilver Pro Portugal |
| Wednesday, 15 June 2011 08:52 |
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Nat Young was one the standouts of the 2011 Quiksilver Pro Portugal, at Ribeira de Ilhas, Ericeira. The North American surfer got the best out of the 3-4ft (1m) right-handers to secure a a two-wave heat total of 16.97 out of 20. "There are waves similar to this definitely where I live and I thought that I was in rhythm every time I paddled back out. I would catch a wave and it was a lot of fun. Everything just kind of went my way which was awesome", says Young. Young’s backhand surfing was lightening fast with massive hacks in the pocket combined with speed and flow to complete the judging criteria to a tee. He was surfing along with the World’s finest competitors. "Hopefully I can do the same in the next heat the same as I did now. You can tell which ones have got the good walls and they are the ones you want so hopefully I can do it again in a couple more heats. Sometimes you get a high score in your heat and then there is a bit more pressure in the next one but big scores also give you confidence as well", he adds. Young is sitting in the 52nd place on the ASP World rankings and hopes to focus ahead to the end of the year knowing his chances of making the mid-year cut to enter the elite ASP World Tour are slim.
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