One of the principal builders of the new pool at BSR Cable Park in Waco, Texas, Cheyne Magnusson, acknowledged that Slater's pool is "second to none," but highlighted the virtues of his own, such as having one of the best aerial sections in the world.

The appearance of this tubular wave pool with series of three and sections that allow for backflips (like Seth Moniz's) has many wondering which is better.

This is what Magnusson said when interviewed by the American specialist website, Surfline: “Let’s be honest, Kelly’s wave pool is second to none. It’s long and has the perfect tube, as if J-Bay and Kirra had a child. That’s not our wave. Ours is not as long, and it’s totally different.”

In addition, referring to the campaign they carried out during the Founders Cup, taking advantage of the pool craze, he said: “We had a long discussion before publishing it, we hesitated. We filmed all those shots of empty waves the day before the event and everything fell into place: We had control over the pool, Jamie O’Brien with us and our cameramen. And since people were already talking about the pools and watching the first event live, why not launch it?”

Finally, describing his wave, the Hawaiian who now lives in Texas surfing chlorine waves said: “Two weeks ago we filled the pool a little less than half full and tried it out. It was amazing! You can get a little right, do two or three moves, and almost go into the tube if the wave breaks wide enough. Also, five days ago we filled the whole pool and surfed for 48 hours straight. It had definitely gotten bigger. I would say those clips of the empty pool we posted are a little over the top.” He added: “The cool thing is that what we saw and what we surfed is only a third or a quarter of what the wave can be. There are hundreds that we haven’t tried yet, we haven’t programmed the different sequences to do it.”

American Wave Machines’ technology, as described on its website, allows for waves to break differently. Magnusson added: “We’re not limited to just adjusting the speed and water level to change the wave; we’re changing the chambers and their order to create different types of waves. Again, it’s no match for Kelly’s wave, and it’s probably not good for a team format like Founders’ Cup. It’s more interesting for an aerials event,” and concluded: “Man, we made one of the best aerials sections I’ve ever seen!”

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A publication shared by Jamie O'Brien (@whoisjob) the May 10, 2018 at 11:24 PDT