He got dropped in on... 100% of the blame is on the other guy. Who the hell would threaten to cancel a subscription because you posted a video of a kook fader getting landed on...

BS, Sterling is a kook. I'm ashamed you guys support him, and continue to bring this up to try and help his reputation,. i'm sorry but this guy is hardly the definition of a "Surfer". Ranting over, let's get back to the real stuff, enjoying surfing. The end.

right on , the kook needs to learn the rules one way or another

Dude, lowers in general is full jerks. Guys threatening to mess with your car, all of the death stares, the guys with bleached hair and waaaaay to bright and fancy wetsuits, cocky groms, grumpy old guys, people who fade you, jerk bikers on the trail, the paddle battlers, thats lowers accept it, look what americans did to Hawaii, made it crowded and kicked all of the natives to "tent city", and theyre doing it to indo...deal with it, thats your karma...friendly line ups start with you!!!!

I just wished he would of pulled it.

it just doesnt matter. dude wuz wrong ,and took a learning device upside down. o well at least the water wuz warm. im laffn so hard rite now,but its bcuz sterlg iz humble. post it learn,it dont burn yir homey in, the water. were the only family thats true,true,that true that.VENICE DTS,4LIFE.

you don't sound humble or genuine "The next time a guy drops in on you what will happen? I’ll take him out to lunch."

Lesson learned. Karma back. The images are (were) clear. Don´t need so much explanations. Better forget this in the past. We all do mistakes and pay for what we do. Surfing in a overcrowded day is not good. Worse is if it turns into war. The stronger gang win. The bad guy is king. The real surfing is ended.

Anyone that is judging Sterling or any person for that matter without truly knowing him or her on a personal level is only expressing how they may feel about "themselves" on a deeper level. Deny it if you want, denial leads to denial. I have been a competitive athlete for over 40 years and in sport, crowded situations or in the heat of the moment accidents can and will happen. It's how we react to those accidents that determines how we move forward from them. Call it a mistake or poor judgment if you want or just chalk it up as life experience, your choice, just choose an emotion that helps the world become a better place and own it. Then move forward and learn from those "experiences", you'll feel better for it and then we can all have lunch and enjoy life together and hopefully a few fun waves.

agree with Borrego, it was lame because he didn't make it!

life is hard for a nice centaur!

I would like to see all who claim Sterling is not a real surfer, i bet ur a kook cause all u can do is write an internet blog about ur kook ass opinions. Everyone knows shit happens in the water, thats why if you pay attention this stuff doesnt happen. Sterling has been a known surfer for a while and i never heard he was a dick. obviously the guy who dropped in was in the wrong, thats the unspoken law of all respectful surfers. I mean come on stuff like this only happens if u dont plan it. So dont give people shit when u were not even there to see it. I MEAN U SB!

not on purpose? hello, look at the video? he was trying to save his own by kicking the board towards the other guy - even using his whitewater section! sterling represents what surfing has come to lately - a hyped sport with poor individuals in it! next time: relax, surf around him, he will kick out, its all good!

Such aggressive measures are out of line. He could have pushed the person off his board rather than hitting him on his upper back. Real damages could have happened. No one owns the peak or shoulders of a wave. They are a gift. It’s the same thing with a fall-line on a ski slope. Yes, there is an unspoken peaking order but penalizing violations of such and in the manner demonstrated in the clip is unwarranted. Go into the beach and settle the issue. Maybe the person doesn’t know or maybe the person did see the other guy or it was just a mis-judgment. Neither person or group owns the break……period. Locals (because they might live close to it or surf it frequently) don’t rule the break. Such is a gift. What has happened? Why so much aggression? Where did the hate come from for fellow surfers? Better check ourselves dudes before we end up doing the same to folks on the beach if that has happened already…. Surf rage??? Go pound sand or something, but get it under control.

I am sorry but that was clearly no accident, if it was he would have kept his legs tucked to the end rather than kicking them out at the last minute two foot kick style. I am not sure I like this interview either, like random dude hits on there seems to be no trace of remorse. http://surfeuropemag.com/features/category/juice/brutal-human-boardslide Watch carefully at 7-8 seconds to see what I mean.

I am with Will on this one, the guy that snaked him is a kook and should be taught a lesson. I wish he would have pulled it, that would have been sick. And whoever threatened to cancel their subscription should just be dropped anyhow. What a bitch, that's too funny. Also, to SB, Sterling is not a kook, he is a humble guy. You just sound like a bitter old fat guy who probably doesn't even surf anymore but rather blog all day and hide behind your monitor because you are generally the guy who gets snaked.

Isn't he one of those east coast "surfers for Christ." If so that wasn't very "Christ Like." either way his ego is much bigger than that air he did not pull.

BODY LANGUAGE DOESN"T LIE, THIS WAS CLEARLY NOT AN ACCIDENT...The dude aimed to land hard on this guy instead of braking his motion...

this is why surfing will never break out of the place its been stuck in for 50 years. instead of coaching the young and novice, you intimidate them. good job.

Ok........enough with the worldly wisdom......I watched the video again, and THAT WAS SO FUNNY...

Sterling can land on me anytime, Ohhh Heyyyyy!

I can't believe it's gotten so much attention. It didn't even look that bad....i've seen waaaaaay worse. it was a rad air though

If you watch the video, you can see the other guy never even looks to his left. Lessoned learned.. If you don't want to get drilled by someone coming down the line, then you better damn well look to see if anyone is already on the inside of you on the wave... And although Sterling say's he couldn't see the guy in the video, it's pretty clear he can..but who the hell cares. It's lowers and shit like this happens everyday! Get over it...

Thanks for posting a link Stoneweasel. He did it on purpose. Big deal. He hit him square to not spear him, which was thoughtful right? The guy dropped in and Sterling did what any of us would have done in a heated crowd situation. I can't bust an air like that so I would have just shoved the guy.

To bad you guys weren't around BEFORE Surfline and the massive crowds. We could drive into Pendleton thru Basilone and park at Churches and walk, and sometimes even drive to Lowers. Now THOSE were the days!

Talk about beating a dead f@!*king horse! Who are any of you knuckle heads to say that it was intentional by simply looking at the video! Though it may look bad Sterling doesn't intentionally press his board down on the guy it was a sudden reaction to the situation. *I was there and witnessed it first hand, what the video doesn't show is Sterling paddling up to the guy and making sure he is ok. Put yourself 4ft in the air on your board, have some guy take off in front of you and we'll see how well you are able to dodge him... There was nothing malicious behind it period, quit trying to point the finger and blame someone for an incident you were not a part of.Unless you know Sterling personally then you have no room to judge. Grow up and quit making it a bigger deal than it is pansies, accidents do happen...

Pro surfers think they are gods gift to this "sport" They should hummble themselves because of the special life they get to live. Landing on some hard working, blue collar, only gets to go surfing on the weekends, supporting his family driving a trash truck, paying all the bills for his wife and kids who hate him, kinda guy...Is hopefully gonna catch some of these un-grateful punks a serious beating!!!!!

accidents happen so much worse goes on with locals everywhere, where people are intentionally beaten up or intimidated just for paddling out. where is all the concern when that happens?? it was an accident, who is without fault or mistake? time to forgive and move on

I grew up in Dana Point/San Clemente and surfed Uppers and Lowers for years, it is a very crowded wave but has gooten much worse since it has become an WTC stop and everyone with a sticker on his board needs to surf it... The attitudes have gotten way out of whack. To contrast: I now live on The Gold Coast, Australia and surf Snapper/The Superbank on a regular basis which is way more crowded on many days but I have never seen fights or attitudes like I did at lowers, here it works. People dont take drop in's personally. it just happens and you move on. Then again, they don't feel the need to carry guns either...

The people who thing this is funny or awesome are the same people that think keying a car is cool or funny.

Just don't surf Lowers if you don't like or can't handle crouds!!! But "that" kind of move is not appropiate from a "Pro" period!. Sterling next time try screaming a bit louder?

This should be entered in the Billabong XXL. Clearly this is the ride of the year. If you are such a kook you need to drop in on other people cause you can't catch waves. Go to old mans.

everything above is funny and sucky. the people who talk about how the air was pulled and how he knew what he was doing clearly dont know how to do airs. he pushed his legs out to soften the blow. if he would have kept he knees bent he would have hurt the guy more. as for getting faded yeah it happens and it sucks get over it. i was once told by a pro when i was younger that faded me that i needed to learn to surf so he didnt have to fade me. my response was ok how do i do that if you keep fading me. i surf uppers and lower a lot. almost everyone out there has blinders on cause its the only way to get a wave out there. it sucks but its true. no one follows the person on the peak rule. my favorite are they guys who paddle over from like 50 yards away to the peak you are waiting for to get to you and then fade you. they are the real assholes in the line up you know who you are

Several years ago I was speared in the gut by a guy on a longboard who very deliberately burned me. I went off on him severely. Moments later a woman on a longboard paddled up to me and thanked me for ripping the kook. She had a horribly scarred eye that she told me was the result of being blatantly dropped in on. I can't even begin to recount the number of times I've experienced this scenario. Sterling is not the bad guy here, the fool who shouldn't even be paddling out at places like Lowers is. If you're willing to drop in on people you should be willing to accept the consequences of your irresponsibility and arrogance. Don't leave the kiddie bowls until you've "got game."

When you cut someone off, be prepaired to pay the price. Old school days, the guy wouldn't have been that lucky just to have him on his back, he'd gotten it in the head!!!!!!!

At the end of the day the guy dropping in should have looked and deserves whatever happens next...as long as it's an accident. That said, Sterling never meant to hurt anyone, it was an accident and I'm sure the narrow minded using "death threats" have made mistakes in the line up as well. Make sure you all behave and if it is a mistake just say sorry and acknowledge it.

The problem with this video is not that Sterling hit some guy at Lowers. That happens every 3.5 minutes. It's that he named it, and posted it on his blog. He should have quietly deleted it from his hard drive and said, "Gee, hope nobody saw that".

after reading this i was backing Sterling. Cant stand kooks who either dont know the rules, or even worse, dont care. but i'm still shocked by that video. sending a message is one thing, but he was close to seriously injuring this guy. some fins to the head(it was close) with that force and this guy would've been in really bad shape. He obviously tried to hurt him. luckily he did'nt and the message was received.

There's no way that was done on purpose...happened way too quick. The dude that dropped in had no idea what was about to happen. Any surfer that claims to have never accidentally dropped in on someone is a liar....or you haven't spent more than an hour in the water. To claim that the victim deserved it is BS, and to claim that Sterling did it purposefully is also BS. It was clearly a mistake.

He needs to practice it more... after the "Human Boardslide" he has to finish the maneuver, he has to land it or it doesn´t count! Thank god he didn´t do a "Human FINslide"

sterling, like his brother and pop's, is a pretty mellow, friendly and well mannered sort. what happened is scary on the replays but all the heavy, accusatory comments of him being malevolent- it's really not his modus operandi and how he's carried himself since gromhood. watch the clip, full speed, several times, he could have landed much, much harder considering the air's height, distance and initial burst of speed form the boost. it is subtle but he far from laid the hammer on the poor guy. and they're both col with each other in the end so that so leave it at that.

THIS IS THE BEST F#CKING CLIP EVER! NOW KOOKS WILL LEARN NOT TO SNAKE PEOPLE.

I dont think that anyone can really have an opinion!!! You weren't there! So how could you possibly KNOW what your sayin!!!! Leave it alone!!! I know sterling personally.. hes the chillest and coolest guy...

I'd rather have a potato chip thruster on my back than have an SUP to the head

How did Americans kick Hawaiians into tent city? That doesn't make any sense. Please explain. Americans are using tax dollars to pay for a Hawaiian welfare program. A lot of Hawaiians are general hatred towards white people. In most other places I have visited I have felt much more welcome. Oh I forgot, I stole their islands from them.

People typically drive slow in the "fast lane" or which should be the passing lane. I drive extremely fast though I do not bump nor flash my high beams. Point being, just go around your fellow being. Some people move faster than others. Shopping, driving, or running errands there will always be obstacles. Go around them as swiftly as you will with a smile..

Dude's apology means squatall.

sterling is the new cult hero.....sterling is love!!!

"Killer tube brah stoked dude kooks" Hawaiian Welfare is based on the premise that Hawaiians have no skills or natural resources of their own to operate in a Capital based society. Money creates haves and have nots. You can argue Darwin all day long but humans have he gift of choice. Living from the land is a natural cycle. Study some history and you will find an "expansionist" entitlement sentiment leading to the colonization of the Pacific and even attempts to subdue Japan..we saw what happend there..... Lemme know when Volcom, Billabong, Quick, and Co. buy land and post up right on Indonesians heads.....and no they didnt ask for help.....you didnt steal it, no, but you contribute to the ignorance....congrats killer tube brah...ignorance is bliss...

# 1 rule in surfing (also the oldest) DO NOT DROP IN !!!! "Boardsliding humans isn’t very cool. It’s very dangerous, and don’t try it." LOL you go, Sterling Spencer

I posted a comment on here and this is a joke. Sterling purposefully did it. The industry is covering its own. The sponsors don't want to look bad...its not that difficult to read between all the fake submissions in the comment area. Sterling might surf well, but offers no value to anyone with his actions here. Surfers don't own waves. This guy needs to learn the value of life. Its obvious that he's another spoiled prick that Surfer gives a blowjob over.

That was NO accident at all!!!! unless Sterling is a barney and is learning airs... Now, I think he knows "very well" what he's doing. It was 100% intentional and is very clear that he aimed at the idiot and parked his fins right on his back!! Sterling you didn't kill the guy, you suck! Idiot droping in, you are plain, idiot.

"I'll take him out to lunch" translates "I'll take him out". Secondly Stirling did not state clearly that it was an "accident". Lies beget lies, beware. Christians fall short of perfection all day long, Sterling's no different. Yea he gently kicked while landing on the snakes back, he could have grabbed a board or leash and tugged hard, surfing interference is a dog. Sterling's move looked somewhat harmless and humorous but fins can cut bro, bad move. Anywhoo, the Ocean, waves, and surfing, is a blessing to us all, the Lord will ask you to remit for all your evil deeds, be carefull he doesn't come to collect in one day. Read the Bible and he shows the way to a good vibe in life. Some surf zones have become toxic with tostesterone fueled fits of competitive anger, an element of surf progress. The Ocean has become toxic with man made PLASTICS, where do you think you're going. God bless you all.

Anyone worth their salt can see that it was deliberate; Spencer could have easily pulled out, done a floater, or cutback - that he did not realize it because it happened so fast is dubious. It's also obvious that the other guy should look before crossing the street, but who knows? Maybe he just got dropped in on by Spencer and was reciprocating. Anyway, it was a good thing that nobody got hurt. If it happened down in Mexico with no one around or in Hawaii or other localized spot the outcome may have been different. Furthermore, if it would have happened to a little child then I am sure the Dad would have been all over Spencer. The fact of the matter is that there are a lot of people out there trying to enjoy the same thing, and people need to learn some manners. Pay attention and don't drop in or cut people off. If someone takes off from the outside and is coming down the line, don't drop inside of that person. A little respect goes a long way. If you want to fight, go to

STERLING IS PROFESSIONAL. HE CAN AVOID 101% of things. He could see him done the line no problem, Article shows Sterling is a blatant liar and cant own up. STERLING-YOU KNOW YOU WERE NOT AIMING THAT FAR DOWN THE LINE WITH THAT AIR. YOU HAD "NO CHANCE" OF MAKING THE AIR "THE WAY YOU THREW IT". YOU CAN CERTAINLY MAKE AIR "similar" TO THAT BUT YOU KNOW YOU THREW THAT ONE >AT< THAT GUY... PERIOD> SIGNED... Another professional

bs is in the right of way,duumass kooks need to know the rules, that being said. I snake people all the time, but if someone puts his board on me. He will find out how long he can hold his breath under water PRO or KOOK. kooks don't snake better yet just don't start surfing.and don't surf lowers. Still like the pic (LOL)

see if anyone got the photo's and make it a triple page sequence. that would be sick!

Now that's what I call SHOULDER HOPPING.., :) Seriously though, I'm sure he didn't mean any harm. Sterling's mellow.

All I know is I have lived in Pensacola all my life. Yancy Spencer is Sterling's father and for one reason or another, Yancy never cared for me very much. One day I was paddling out into the line up and Yancy was out in the water with Sterling who was about 13 or 14 at the time. As I was paddling out, and they were out in the line up, Yancy was egging Sterling to try and run me over. So as far as this incident goes at trestles, I honestly do not believe it was an accident. I think Sterling is claiming it is an accindet for he is afraid of the consequences of his actions. Other hostile incidents have occurred in the water with Yancy; therefore, as the saying goes, the apple does not fall far from the tree.

Charles... If people want to live off the land, that is fine with me. Its perfectly natural. My main point was to ask the gentlemen how we forced them to live in tent city. If they are there by choice, then we did not kick them out. jeez... All bow to Charles, the all knowing being.

This move was cool. As long as it seems the drop inner won't get much hurt (as in a hospital visit needed) I think we should all try stuff like this (if you think you may PULL it.) I mean, the guy was like, "I didn't even look." That is like changing lanes in a car WITHOUT LOOKING. Sometimes, you get what you DESERVE.