Pipeline: Surf bros Beatty and Hall
Auston Hall was a dominant South Bay Surfer while at South Torrance. Photo by Dave Gregerson (20foot.com) Surfing may be an individual sport, but every surfer has a buddy out there with him in case you get hurt and, more importantly, to see your best rides. Conor Beatty and Austin Hall push each other to new limits on every wave. Conor, the 16-year-old 5-foot-10, 135 pound regular foot (left foot forward), and 19 year old 5-foot-11, 145 pound, goofy foot, right foot forward, Austin both burst with excitement when talking about surfing. Conor was pushed into his first wave by his father when he was 7 years old at Redondo’s Rat Beach on a thick, 6-foot-6 ET Surfboard. Austin had to wait until he was 12 years old before his dad pushed him into the Torrance Beach shore break on his new 5-foot-10 Spyder Surfboard. Today Conor rips on his 5-foot-10 James Wheatley squash tail and Austin tears it up on his 5-foot-10 Dreiling round tail in Redondo’s Burnout barrels. Conor says that getting deep in the tube is his favorite thing to do, while Austin prefers big airs off the top. They both credit local pro surfers Holly Beck, Alex Gray and Greg Browning for inspiring them to make the most out…
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