“The Campello...by Ricardo Campello
What inspired the move?
Ricardo: Well it’s kind of like a ‘surf back side reverse’ which is a really sick move in surfing. Last year I had some nice back sides with a bit of sliding on the tail and this year with the new twin fin boards is much easier so I kept trying it and finally made it.
What is hard about it?
Ricardo: The hardest part I guess is how to first hit the wave to make sure the board is gonna spin. Once the board slides that’s pretty much it.
How do you think it should score in a wave heat?
Ricardo: I think it should score pretty high because it is a new move, not many people can do it and it also looks really nice especially when you really hit the lip backside.
The Reverse....by Alex Mussolini
What inspired the move?
Alex: I always loved the ‘autorotator’ move which is similar to the reserve, but without the feet inside the footstraps. When I was at Pozo with Brendan Pyatt, our UMI boss, I told him that I was really good at the autorotator and I thought that this move could be more radical and better looking if I could go with my feet inside the footstrap with speed. I thought about it during breakfast so he said go and do it, stop talking about it, and as soon as I got on the water I tried it and BOOM! The secret is to learn the autorotator really well and then the Reverse comes along. Brendan is a good friend; he is always pushing me to go harder and with style!
What is hard about it?
Alex: The hard part of the move is that if you don’t have good timing with the wave, you can’t rotate. Good speed, good timing - you got it!
How do you think it should score in a wave heat?
Alex: I think that this move is medium to hard level, but you never know what the judges want. Probably if a top 10 rider invented this move, the move would be scored high! Ha! Ha!”
