Slamming is inevitable. Not just in surfing, either–it’s going to happen no matter what you do in life. At some point, you’re going to do something that goes wrong, you’re going to flail like a lunatic, and you’re going to smash into something. It happens to everyone. What doesn’t always happen is capturing that slam on camera. When someone does, though, rest assured it’ll end up on @kookslams. If you’re not already following, you should be.
That time when the tow-in went wrong:
That time that guy jumped off a massive waterfall for kicks and almost died:
That time “smacking the lip” was taken a little too literally:
That time you and your girlfriends forgot that the ocean is strong:
That time you thought you were doing something awesome, but you totally weren’t: