Slater's Backside Barrel Tutorial

WSL

Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Kelly Slater (USA) has been visiting Tavarua for more than 20 years and has a particular affection for Cloudbreak. In this World Surf League exclusive, the 11-time World Champion talks through how he approaches heavy water barrels on his backhand.

Plus, watch the Champ talk through Cloudbreak from above.

Don't miss Slater and the rest of the Top 34 in the Fiji Pro through June 19 LIVE on the World Surf League homepage and WSL App.

Up next

- WSL

Sunday, June 12, 2022

Episode 1: A New Year - Lost Tapes | Kelly Slater

In the premiere episode, presented by Outerknown, Kelly Slater prepares for the start of the 2019 WSL Championship Tour and the hunt for

- WSL

Sunday, June 19, 2022

Episode 2: The Storm - Lost Tapes | Kelly Slater

In episode 2, presented by Outerknown, Kelly Slater heads to the next event at Bells Beach early to refocus after a disappointing start. In

- WSL

Sunday, June 26, 2022

Episode 3: The Dream Tour - Lost Tapes | Kelly Slater

In Bali, Kelly is dealt a blow when he gets tough news regarding his longtime friend and competitor Sunny Garcia. When competition begins,

- WSL

Sunday, July 3, 2022

Episode 4: Out of The Box - Lost Tapes | Kelly Slater

Before the next Championship Tour stop in Margaret River, Australia, Kelly takes some time to explore all the natural attractions that the

WSL is best experienced with Javascript! Make sure to enable it in your browser. .share-links-bar .share-link--comments{display:none}.spinner{display:none}.type.not-inited .global-bd{filter:none;opacity:1}.type.not-inited .global-hd{filter:none;opacity:1}.scroll-nav.initial .scroll-nav-wrap{left:0;filter:none;opacity:1}.no-js-banner{position:fixed;bottom:0;left:0;right:0;background:black;z-index:20000;color:#fff;text-align:center}#y-u-header{pointer-events:auto}.carousel .carousel-item-title-wrap .previous, .carousel .carousel-item-title-wrap .next{pointer-events:auto;display:inline-block}.carousel .carousel-item-title-wrap .previous:before{content:" \2039 ";display:inline-block;padding-right:8px}.carousel .carousel-item-title-wrap .next:after{content:"\203A";display:inline-block;padding-left:8px}.global-main .popup-wrap{display:block}[id^="nsi"]{opacity:1}.post-body .social-embed{visibility:hidden}.post-body .video-item{visibility:hidden}.proxy-img{opacity:1}.slideshow .slideshow-item--portrait .slideshow-item-img{padding-top:0}.slideshow .slideshow-item--portrait .slideshow-item-img img{position:relative}#nsi-1{background-image:url("https://d3qf8nvav5av0u.cloudfront.net/image/71207dd9fb9854a21ef5bb47007ee7df.jpg?&x=640&y=360&icq=74&sig=4cf842d2c00fdb843b2c92b0ad3c80be");} #nsi-2{background-image:url("https://d3qf8nvav5av0u.cloudfront.net/image/71207dd9fb9854a21ef5bb47007ee7df.jpg?&x=640&y=360&icq=74&sig=4cf842d2c00fdb843b2c92b0ad3c80be");} #nsi-3{background-image:url("https://d3qf8nvav5av0u.cloudfront.net/image/5291c3ee3350a9abc80d65e52abcde92.jpg?&x=640&y=360&icq=74&sig=70211ada696ee3a18eac261af7a7d2ed");} #nsi-4{background-image:url("https://d3qf8nvav5av0u.cloudfront.net/image/964907fde1f734e9209c3b268cca75b3.jpg?&x=640&y=360&icq=74&sig=b3a6f1ccc00b45e96f715351b76d8f85");} #nsi-5{background-image:url("https://d3qf8nvav5av0u.cloudfront.net/image/d3413d3d0b96aff6000d45c50038cd2a.jpg?&x=640&y=360&icq=74&sig=031a856e67d1c6637e95922f56f0d5e8");}

World Surf League

Download it for free on the App store. Download it for free on Google Play.

Download

Slater's Backside Barrel Tutorial

Up next

World Surf League

Tours and Competition

Discover

Contact