The PWA tracked down Pozo’s high flier Philip Koster (Starboard / NeilPryde / Dakine) to find out what makes him tick, and his windsurfing aspirations for the year.
PWA: Firstly, what do you eat for breakfast that makes you go so high?
“It’s different every day, sometimes bread, meat, nothing special.”
PWA: What’s your favorite music to get psyched up before a windsurfing session?
“I like a bit of everything, I have no favorites.”
PWA: What do you do for training apart from windsurfing?
“I go surfing, mountain biking, swimming I watch television and sleep, that’s all my training”
PWA: Are you still studying?
“I stopped school last year, because it is really hard to balance studying and the PWA tour. The teachers forget about you when you leave school for four months.”
PWA: Do you have a favorite move?
“My favorite moves are the double forward and the pushloop forward. They are really difficult and when you land them, it feels amazing.”
PWA: Do you feel in control throughout your double forward loops?
“I know where I am throughout both rotations of the double forward, I do at least fifteen a day so I am used to it. I try to land them planning, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t.
PWA: Do you have any tips for learning the double forward?
“I learnt when I was twelve so I have never really thought about it, I try to go really fast and look for a relatively flat wave, and then it is really easy. I try to pull the two rotations separately sheeting in twice with my back hand.”
PWA: What’s your goal for the year?
“I would like to win the events and be the world champion.”
PWA: Where do you hope to train this winter?
“I would like to go to Australia and Maui, and maybe Indonesia for some surfing. It’s good to relax in the winter.”
PWA: What’s your favorite equipment?
“I really like my 4.2m and my 76 liter board; I don’t like really small boards”
PWA: Finally, it has been rumored you landed the triple loop, could you tell us about it?
“I tried it last week, I went around two and a half rotations, maybe a little bit more, and I landed on my back. I’m not going to claim it yet. I think it is possible, the wind was quite light on the day I tried it. It felt good so I will try it again when the conditions are right.”
PWA: Thanks for your time, good luck in the competition.
Big winds are forecast for the fourth day of competition so the skippers’ meeting is planned for 9am tomorrow morning with a first possible start at 9:30am. Be sure to tune into the live ticker for a day of extreme action.
Scope the actionthe PWA tracked down Pozo’s high flier Philip Koster (Starboard / NeilPryde / Dakine) to find out what makes him tick, and his windsurfing aspirations for the year.
PWA: Firstly, what do you eat for breakfast that makes you go so high?
“It’s different every day, sometimes bread, meat, nothing special.”
PWA: What’s your favorite music to get psyched up before a windsurfing session?
“I like a bit of everything, I have no favorites.”
PWA: What do you do for training apart from windsurfing?
“I go surfing, mountain biking, swimming I watch television and sleep, that’s all my training”
PWA: Are you still studying?
“I stopped school last year, because it is really hard to balance studying and the PWA tour. The teachers forget about you when you leave school for four months.”
PWA: Do you have a favorite move?
“My favorite moves are the double forward and the pushloop forward. They are really difficult and when you land them, it feels amazing.”
PWA: Do you feel in control throughout your double forward loops?
“I know where I am throughout both rotations of the double forward, I do at least fifteen a day so I am used to it. I try to land them planning, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t.
PWA: Do you have any tips for learning the double forward?
“I learnt when I was twelve so I have never really thought about it, I try to go really fast and look for a relatively flat wave, and then it is really easy. I try to pull the two rotations separately sheeting in twice with my back hand.”
PWA: What’s your goal for the year?
“I would like to win the events and be the world champion.”
PWA: Where do you hope to train this winter?
“I would like to go to Australia and Maui, and maybe Indonesia for some surfing. It’s good to relax in the winter.”
PWA: What’s your favorite equipment?
“I really like my 4.2m and my 76 liter board; I don’t like really small boards”
PWA: Finally, it has been rumored you landed the triple loop, could you tell us about it?
“I tried it last week, I went around two and a half rotations, maybe a little bit more, and I landed on my back. I’m not going to claim it yet. I think it is possible, the wind was quite light on the day I tried it. It felt good so I will try it again when the conditions are right.”
PWA: Thanks for your time, good luck in the competition.
Big winds are forecast for the fourth day of competition so the skippers’ meeting is planned for 9am tomorrow morning with a first possible start at 9:30am. Be sure to tune into the live ticker for a day of extreme action.
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