Boy, surfing sure has evolved, hasn’t it? Kelly’s been the GOAT for a long time now and even this throwback clip from more than a decade ago is a healthy little dose of perspective.
Back in the day, what Kelly called the “747” was one of his “signature” aerials. It’s not “basically an air to floater,” it is an air to floater. But we’re not so far removed from the days where getting above the lip was really kind of a mind-blowing thing, not just a ho-hum addition to rounding out your skill set.
