This is getting ridiculous.
We’ve already seen Patti Zhou launch wildly impressive airs in Waco’s wavepool at 11.
Now, in the clip above, Zachy Taylor one ups Zhou in Japan.
And at only 9-years-old.
Welcome to the wavepool generation, where surfers can practice airs like skateboarders, and progression happens in weeks, rather than months and years.
While Taylor’s full edit is impressive, the sequence of surfing at 1:25 is something else. From kickstall tubes, to lofty punts, and fins free hacks, Taylor goes where few 9-year-old surfers have ever gone before.
What’s next? Full rotes at 7?
At this point, it wouldn’t even surprise us.
Just think: What’s Taylor gonna be doing when he’s a teenager?
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