The Nat-ural: Young Wins Arnette Pro Jr.
09 June 2009
The Nat-ural won the Grade 3, Arnette All Day Antics Pro Junior presented by Jack's Surfboards in two-to-three foot surf at 56th street in Newport Beach, California topping fellow finalists Keanu Asing, Cory Arrambide and Cody Thompson.Nat's dominating performance in the Arnette All Day Antics illustrated why he is a threat in every ASP North America Pro Junior Series event. The humble goofy-footer annihilated his competition today and jumped out to an early lead in the Final, posting two average scores before smashing an 8.25 out of 10 on his last wave to solidify the win.
"The Final was kind of weird," Young said. "There weren't many good waves, so I just tried to stay busy and keep improving my scores and luckily on that last wave I got two good turns in and got a solid score."
The Santa Cruz native's lightning-quick forehand approach and impeccable wave selection on the racy lefthanders at 56th Street played a critical role in his impressive showing.
"I think it definitely helps to be on your forehand out here on these lefts," Young said. "It's pretty fast, but in the end you've really just got to get the best waves out there. It's whoever gets the best waves."
The Arnette All Day Antics Pro Junior victory by Young will play a critical role in his quest toward re-qualification for next year's ASP World Junior Championships and will launch him toward the top of the 2009 ASP North America Pro Junior Series ratings.
"I'm stoked to win the Grade-3," Young said. "This is my first win of the year and it's especially good because of the extra points, so it's important for this year."
The next ASP North America Pro Junior Series event will be the ASP Grade-4 Nike 6.0 Pier Pressure presented by Jack's from June 28-29, 2009.
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