cheater five
Noseriding move invented and popularized by Hawaii's Paul Strauch in the early 1960s, where the surfer moves to the front third of the board, crouches, and extends the leading foot to the board's tip. "Cheater" refers to the fact the surfer's weight is almost all on the rear foot, a yard or more away from the nose of the board; "five" means that five toes are lined up on the front end. The cheate...
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Skip Frye, cheater five, Hollister Ranch, 1967. Photo: Ron Stoner / SURFERSubscribe to view
Cheater five, 2015Subscribe to view
Double cheater five, 1974Subscribe to view
Paul Strauch, cheater five, Haleiwa, 1962. Photo: John SeversonSubscribe to view
Skip Frye, cheater five, Hollister Ranch, 1967. Photo: Ron Stoner / SURFER
Cheater five, 2015
Double cheater five, 1974
Paul Strauch, cheater five, Haleiwa, 1962. Photo: John Severson