Tuberiding became the ultimate surfing maneuver during the shortboard revolution, and remains so today. Placing yourself inside the spinning chamber formed as the curl throws out ahead of the wave, racing through the hollows, and shooting back into daylight at the end—nothing in the sport can touch it.
From the late '50s to the mid '60s, tuberiding, as a sports world phenomenon, was just slightly more common than hitting a hole in one. Prior to that, hollow waves were simply avoided altogeth...