EP 114: Jeff Booth - G-Land 1995, Stories from the 1990s ASP, Surfing against Kelly, Curren, and Carroll, Improving through osmosis, The birth of the Dream Tour, Distant Local, and His picks for the G-Land event

Former Championship Tour surfer, 1995 G-Land finalist, and Laguna
Beach local Jeff Booth joins the pod to talk about G-Land and his
career on tour. He dives into all things G-Land, breaks down the
different distinct sections of the long left break, describes what
it was like to stay in the camps there, and looks back at surfing
in the 1995 Final against Kelly Slater. He shares stories from the
1980s-90s ASP, including the state of the Championship Tour in that
era, the creation of the Dream Tour, his biggest rivals, his event
win at Reunion Island, and what he’s been up to since leaving the
tour. He shares his origin story, from growing up in Laguna Beach
and entering his first competition in 1977 to the importance of
“osmosis” and improving your surfing by being exposed to other good
surfers. Jeff also talks about his latest project Distant Local,
Tom Curren’s dominance, achieving with humility, and Gabriel
Medina, John John Florence, Carissa Moore, and his picks for the
Quiksilver/ROXY Pro G-Land. Learn more about Jeff here. Check out
Distant Local here and here.  Watch the Quiksilver/ROXY Pro
G-Land live May 28 to June 6 on worldsurfleague.com. Join the
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