Tom Curren Stars in Free Scrubber

In a time where surf consumers– hungry for new content (more, MORE), are forced to choose between only the most elegant, styled-out surfers and the progressive, above-the-lip circus performers, it’s easy to overlook the few professionals that live in the space between. 

Leave it to Tom Curren to bring our attention back to what matters: slingshot bottom turns, flawless cutbacks, and composed barrel riding. Free Scrubber, filmed by Andy Potts and presented by RipCurl, stars Tom Curren, alone at a Mexican point. What more could you ask for? 

Over the course of I don’t know how long, Curren surfs this point in a variety of conditions and on a variety of crafts. His grizzled grace shines through the chopped-up edit just like his music; in spurts that are both charming and laugh-out-loud funny. 

Curren is an example of taking life as it comes and adapting to a changing world, body, and surf culture. As time passes, his surfing turns inward, becoming even more grounded in the basics. It’s perfect. Free Scrubber is a Master Class in wave riding, reminding us all that surfing is only as serious as we make it.