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  1. #676
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    Quote Originally Posted by Name Redacted View Post
    A mechanical wave pool is the obvious answer. Dependable, and consistent.
    Probably true, but won't happen because it would look terrible on TV.

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    I miss the 80s sometimes. Lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by The AD View Post
    Probably true, but won't happen because it would look terrible on TV.
    Have you seen Slater's surf ranch? The wave is gorgeous, shot right it would look great on TV. It would also enable a caliber and style of surfing that is ideal for an Olympic audience--high performance maneuvers and mind-blowing aerials that you're never, ever going to see happen on mid-summer SoCal mushburgers.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dantheman View Post
    Have you seen Slater's surf ranch? The wave is gorgeous, shot right it would look great on TV. It would also enable a caliber and style of surfing that is ideal for an Olympic audience--high performance maneuvers and mind-blowing aerials that you're never, ever going to see happen on mid-summer SoCal mushburgers.
    Would the LA organizing committee go for this, though? Southern California is very much sold as being a beach destination. That's a tough pill to swallow to have them say, with all that Pacific coastline, we can't really stage a decent surfing competition in the ocean.

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    Paris 2024 Summer Olympics

    I totally forgot about that wave place and I’ll wager no one has Lemoore on their Olympic Venue bingo card. Let’s do it. And add cow tipping as an event

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    Quote Originally Posted by The AD View Post
    Would the LA organizing committee go for this, though? Southern California is very much sold as being a beach destination. That's a tough pill to swallow to have them say, with all that Pacific coastline, we can't really stage a decent surfing competition in the ocean.
    Those are very valid concerns that will certainly factor into a final venue decision. All I'm saying is that "it would look terrible on TV" is not a valid argument against the wave pool option.

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    i'm for the wave pool - or go to Peru...

    surf on the west coast in summer - blah

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    One of the spots in contention is Trestles which is more consistent in summer than most of SoCal, but there's still a decent probability that it could be flatsville. Also, the Olympics are fundamentally different than a WSL event. The subtleties of wave selection, position/priority, etc. are lost on a general audience. There's huge upside to being guaranteed to be able showcase the highest possible caliber surfing.

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    Maybe a longboard nose riding epic in Malibu and/or windansea followed by a longboard whomping session at the wedge.

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    There's plenty of time for them to build a wave pool before the event.

    They didn't need to worry about spectators at Teahupo'o so it was more of a made for TV venue. Given the fact that they didn't show shit on TV for surfing, did it really matter?

    For a surf contest, Trestles with a swell like last weekend would be ideal.
    For a spectator event, Trestles would be a shit show. E-bike sales would explode though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hooked View Post
    There's plenty of time for them to build a wave pool before the event.

    They didn't need to worry about spectators at Teahupo'o so it was more of a made for TV venue. Given the fact that they didn't show shit on TV for surfing, did it really matter?

    For a surf contest, Trestles with a swell like last weekend would be ideal.
    For a spectator event, Trestles would be a shit show. E-bike sales would explode though.
    Yeah, they need to build a wave pool on the beach. The Best of both worlds. I don't know anything about surfing, just a casual spectator, but it seems unreasonable to me that winning or losing can be determined just by what waves arrive during the set. A wave pool would remove that element of luck and let surfing ability determine the winner and loser

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    Wave pool with a stadium around it right on the beach would be pretty awesome. Very spectator and tv friendly.

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    You guys don't quite grasp the scale of these "pools." The one in Lemoore is over 2,000 ft long and 250 ft wide and the foil is pushed by a locomotive engine. You're not building one on the beach.

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    Paris 2024 Summer Olympics

    With all the success this Olympics I wonder if USATF found something in their training. Whether it is rest cycle, nutrition, strength. With all the data from wearables maybe one little thing made a difference.

    I know in swimming the study done at places like Cal Berkeley looks to identify 1/1000 second advantages of certain techniques. I learned so much at their clinics. Volumes more in a couple hours than I did in years of hs and college swimming.

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    Why not Pickleball in LA?

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    It’s too loud. The birds. Think of the birds.

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    I hate nimbys but they kinda have a point. Plus I hate pickleball

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    Yes, pickleball.
    And then we could include all the sports that are just lazy old man versions of the original sport.
    -Basket between the rear wheel tricycle racing.
    -Paddleboard holding doggy paddle.
    -Pool volleyball with a beer in one hand.
    -Darts again with a beer in one hand.
    -Daisy BB gun shooting at beer cans.
    -Drunken consecutive forward rolls.
    -Pony rides.
    -Wrestling with your dog.
    -Austin Power style karate chops.
    -Hiking.
    -Rythmic hot yoga
    Well maybe I'm the faggot America
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dantheman View Post
    You guys don't quite grasp the scale of these "pools." The one in Lemoore is over 2,000 ft long and 250 ft wide and the foil is pushed by a locomotive engine. You're not building one on the beach.
    Huh, TIL. Have to build it inland with a mammoth green screen around it so people can pretend it's at the beach

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    Quote Originally Posted by mcski View Post
    I totally forgot about that wave place and I’ll wager no one has Lemoore on their Olympic Venue bingo card. Let’s do it. And add cow tipping as an event
    Does the wave reek of cow shit? Or is that Hanford?

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    Quote Originally Posted by 4matic View Post
    With all the success this Olympics I wonder if USATF found something in their training. Whether it is rest cycle, nutrition, strength. With all the data from wearables maybe one little thing made a difference.
    I hear they made a pit stop in eastern Europe to stock up on tainted meat before heading to Paris.

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    Quote Originally Posted by plugboots View Post
    Yes, pickleball.
    And then we could include all the sports that are just lazy old man versions of the original sport.
    -Basket between the rear wheel tricycle racing.
    -Paddleboard holding doggy paddle.
    -Pool volleyball with a beer in one hand.
    -Darts again with a beer in one hand.
    -Daisy BB gun shooting at beer cans.
    -Drunken consecutive forward rolls.
    -Pony rides.
    -Wrestling with your dog.
    -Austin Power style karate chops.
    -Hiking.
    -Rythmic hot yoga
    How could you forget cornhole?

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    Dang.
    Well maybe I'm the faggot America
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    If curling is an Olympic sport, why not Cornhole?

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    If curling has a sweeper, cornhole should have a wiper

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