I totally understand his frustration. Who loses to Kelly Slater, the doormat of the WSL, right? Any other surfer on tour would be just as upset after losing to 11-time World Champion, Kelly Slater. It just doesn’t happen. All a surfer really needs to do is eat a sandwich, claim a pair of fives, and they’re on to the next round.
As a result of his defeat to the guaranteed bye round in Jimmy Slade, Kolohe decided to give his board a few punches for good measure (8:10 minute marker). After all, we all know it’s always the board’s fault, right? I speculate that Kolohe’s reaction was in a desperate effort to cool down from such a surprising upset. Or maybe he was just trying to impress Kelly. Regardless, this isn’t the first time it’s happened. Here are a few other times Kolohe has lost his shit: