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jt09 Ladies Man
Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 22083 City: Austin
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Posted: Aug 20, 2007 1:09 pm Post subject: I am now a skater. |
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So w/ my left shoulder all jacked upo, I am spending more time behind the boat on a skate and less on the board.
I've got some decent sliding skeelz, but I want to get to the point where I can do a backside slide on the heelside wake and a 180 slide on the TS wake.
I also keep trying to do bigger 1W jumps, but even though I land on the board, I always seem to land heavy and eat it. Tips on landing softer?
Stop laughing muck! |
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oshensurfer PityDaFool Who Posts This Much
Joined: 14 Aug 2003 Posts: 6325
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Posted: Aug 20, 2007 1:14 pm Post subject: |
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Did you guys get out on Sat? _________________ (insert funny chit here) |
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jt09 Ladies Man
Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 22083 City: Austin
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Posted: Aug 20, 2007 1:26 pm Post subject: |
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No - we were too hung over. We meant to, we really did! We just ended up watching movies, playing w/ Brian's kid and then napping on the cool leather couches. Went out Sunday w/ a couple of the waitresses. |
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K-dub Ladies Man
Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 14760
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Posted: Aug 20, 2007 2:04 pm Post subject: |
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jt09, bend your knees.....
NEWB! |
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nickl011 Wakeboarder.Commie
Joined: 14 Jan 2007 Posts: 1711 City: Fargo
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Posted: Aug 20, 2007 4:24 pm Post subject: |
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jt09 wrote: | playing w/ Brian's kid |
Pervert _________________ 04 LF Trip 133
06 LF Transits
01 Cassette Series |
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Jester Wakeboarder.com Freak
Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 3297 City: Boston
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Posted: Aug 20, 2007 10:50 pm Post subject: |
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K-dub wrote: | jt09, bend your knees..... |
That's your solution to EVERYTHING!
Maybe you guys can explain this to me, how is wakeskating easier on your shoulder than wakeboarding? You're still getting tugged by the boat. |
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jt09 Ladies Man
Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 22083 City: Austin
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Posted: Aug 21, 2007 6:42 am Post subject: |
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Jester, I can only do tantrums and backrolls on a board, and tantrums will just destroy your L shoulder if you are regular footed. I just have to remember to drop the handle ASAP when crashing on a skate to avoid the hurt. I still tweak it about once a run on a skate but nothing like boarding. |
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8824 Ladies Man
Joined: 29 Jul 2004 Posts: 15136 City: Wilmington, Delaware
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Posted: Aug 21, 2007 10:04 am Post subject: |
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jt09, very nice bro.
What kind of deck are you riding? _________________ www.integrity-wake.com |
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jt09 Ladies Man
Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 22083 City: Austin
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Posted: Aug 21, 2007 10:10 am Post subject: |
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Mutiny from when Schmaltz came to Waketoberfest. He gave it to Brian and I've adopted it. |
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K-dub Ladies Man
Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 14760
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Posted: Aug 21, 2007 10:19 am Post subject: |
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ahhhh.....the lap old lap dance deck.
I forgot you guys had one of those.
that's a collecters item now, Jt. |
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8824 Ladies Man
Joined: 29 Jul 2004 Posts: 15136 City: Wilmington, Delaware
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Posted: Aug 21, 2007 10:32 am Post subject: |
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K-dub, THAT IS ONE LOW BLOW!
jt09, I wanna see a pic of that! You might need to trade me! _________________ www.integrity-wake.com |
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jt09 Ladies Man
Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 22083 City: Austin
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Posted: Aug 21, 2007 10:50 am Post subject: |
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K-dub, yup - the way Brian tells the story, you boys had never seen tits before that night!
muckmeister, I knew you'd be jealous! I'll get a pic for you eventually. It's a sweet ass board w/ a foam top, which I prefer. It's hardly been used w/ Brian being boatless for the last 2 summers. No trade! |
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K-dub Ladies Man
Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 14760
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Posted: Aug 21, 2007 11:00 am Post subject: |
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jt09, please....
Grouch had never seen tits before that night. Tell him to get it straight.
DONT TRADE THE DECK!!
COLLECTORS ITEM and a HALF! |
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jt09 Ladies Man
Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 22083 City: Austin
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Posted: Aug 21, 2007 11:05 am Post subject: |
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Oh, I'm well aware of who was scared sh*tless of the boobs and who was right at home. Never seen a grown man afraid to give a stripper a dollar before. Especially a dollar someone else gave you!
That board will never be traded anywhere. Trust me, we are WELL aware of it's value! |
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K-dub Ladies Man
Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 14760
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Posted: Aug 21, 2007 11:08 am Post subject: |
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good chit. |
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jt09 Ladies Man
Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 22083 City: Austin
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Posted: Aug 30, 2007 1:55 pm Post subject: |
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So now that I am a full blown wanna be badass, I'm wondering about skate weight. I know this one is pretty light and I am seeing guys like some weight to their skates - why? what is the difference?
I am still casing and bouncing on every w2w attempt! Doing better on surface 360s though. Not quite 360 worth of better, but getting there! |
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Wakebrad Ladies Man
Joined: 11 Dec 2003 Posts: 12257 City: Dallas
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Posted: Aug 30, 2007 2:14 pm Post subject: |
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I like more weight on my skate because it just feels more solid when riding. I had an integrity for 2 years before I switched to a wood LF. This was more for the flats though, ollies, shove-its, etc. Although I did feel more solid on the w2ws I did this season. The problem is the wake is so wide at 20mph that unless I'm riding behind a narrow beam boat I can't really go wake to wake.
Are you just working on wake and surface tricks or are you also working on ollies and flip tricks? _________________ You have just entered the twilight zone. |
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jt09 Ladies Man
Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 22083 City: Austin
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Posted: Aug 30, 2007 2:28 pm Post subject: |
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I'm barely hanging on for the most part.
I haven't really figured out how to ollie in the slightest. I don't think any flip tricks will ever be a part of my trick bag, although I could see a shove it someday.
My best trick right now is putting my front foot parrallel to the length of the board about 1/3 board and taking my back foot off. I get big cheers from the boat when Ido that. |
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nickl011 Wakeboarder.Commie
Joined: 14 Jan 2007 Posts: 1711 City: Fargo
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Posted: Aug 30, 2007 3:23 pm Post subject: |
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jt09 wrote: | I'm wondering about skate weight. I know this one is pretty light and I am seeing guys like some weight to their skates - why? what is the difference?
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When doing shuvs and flip tricks, some people like a more controllable swing/flip, weight gives more control. I dont like a deck that will fly in some funny direction every time I do a shuv. Reed Hansen's Ronix deck is like 13, or 14lbs! _________________ 04 LF Trip 133
06 LF Transits
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Nick Taylor Wakeboarder.Commie
Joined: 10 Dec 2003 Posts: 1273 City: Anna Maria Island
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Posted: Aug 30, 2007 7:16 pm Post subject: |
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LFPIMP wrote: | jt09 wrote: | I'm wondering about skate weight. I know this one is pretty light and I am seeing guys like some weight to their skates - why? what is the difference?
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When doing shuvs and flip tricks, some people like a more controllable swing/flip, weight gives more control. I dont like a deck that will fly in some funny direction every time I do a shuv. Reed Hansen's Ronix deck is like 13, or 14lbs! |
IMO, having a 13 lb. board will keep the skate under your feet a little easier, but you are sacrificing A LOT of manueverability for it. If you learn to control a smaller lighter skate, it's a lot easier to learn harder tricks instead of trying to fling around a 14 lb. chunker.
It's personal preference I guess, but I'm saying you don't need a heavy skate to have control.
`nt _________________ ...island style... |
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Kyle Kearns Newbie
Joined: 31 Mar 2008 Posts: 26
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Posted: Apr 27, 2008 10:50 am Post subject: |
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Nick Taylor, well said, it is possilbe to wake to wake shuv a 6 pound board |
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Nick Taylor Wakeboarder.Commie
Joined: 10 Dec 2003 Posts: 1273 City: Anna Maria Island
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Posted: May 01, 2008 7:54 am Post subject: |
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jt09, Still skatin? _________________ ...island style... |
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jt09 Ladies Man
Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 22083 City: Austin
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Posted: May 01, 2008 9:43 am Post subject: |
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Nick Taylor, haven't been out yet. hitting it this sat! woo hoo!! going to demo a new strappy, but i am sure i'll be getting a pull or two on the skate. gotta land a jump on that bad boy!
i need to get a picture of my only ws trick - the one footer! |
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K-dub Ladies Man
Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 14760
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Posted: May 01, 2008 11:00 am Post subject: |
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isn't it called "shooting the duck"? |
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jt09 Ladies Man
Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 22083 City: Austin
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Posted: May 01, 2008 1:31 pm Post subject: |
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no idea, but since i have never seen it before, i am claiming it as mine! that shlt worked for columbus... |
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Steven M Criminal
Joined: 30 Apr 2008 Posts: 63 City: Merced
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Posted: May 01, 2008 2:47 pm Post subject: |
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jt09, as long as it's not a one footed lipslide while mimicking the call of the ancient pterodactyl then I think it's safe to call it as your own (the one footed lipslide with pterodactyl was a signature trick of G.V.W.). _________________ www.wakeupfilms.com |
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Nick Taylor Wakeboarder.Commie
Joined: 10 Dec 2003 Posts: 1273 City: Anna Maria Island
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Posted: May 03, 2008 8:05 pm Post subject: |
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Surface Judo!
It's where wakeskaters are born...
_________________ ...island style... |
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jt09 Ladies Man
Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 22083 City: Austin
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Posted: May 04, 2008 6:16 am Post subject: |
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mine's standing. it's VERY impressive! |
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Brett Leadley Criminal
Joined: 03 Feb 2003 Posts: 98 City: corner of 1st & 1st
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Posted: May 04, 2008 10:00 am Post subject: |
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lol
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Nick Taylor Wakeboarder.Commie
Joined: 10 Dec 2003 Posts: 1273 City: Anna Maria Island
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Posted: May 04, 2008 2:33 pm Post subject: |
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Steez _________________ ...island style... |
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kaustin Newbie
Joined: 10 Jun 2008 Posts: 16
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Posted: Jun 17, 2008 9:06 pm Post subject: |
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So how do you get up ? Just like a wake board? or do you have to hold the board with one hand and have the rope with the other? |
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Cory Kerber Criminal
Joined: 11 Jun 2008 Posts: 87 City: FRESNO
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Posted: Jun 19, 2008 9:41 am Post subject: |
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Just put the board under your feet and when the boat goes into gear, the rope will tighten up, thus pulling you forward putting pressure on the board against your feet. Then it's just like a wb. Run on sentences FTW! _________________ Also Calskater23 |
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jt09 Ladies Man
Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 22083 City: Austin
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Posted: Jun 19, 2008 11:26 am Post subject: |
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Brett Leadley wrote: | lol
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haha!!! yeah - that's pretty much my version as well! |
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TnR6Rida Wakeboarder.com Freak
Joined: 11 Mar 2008 Posts: 4905 City: West TN
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Posted: Jul 14, 2008 1:19 pm Post subject: |
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Haha I love doing that ^^^
jt09, Try grabbing your back foot with your back hand to add a lil style to it.
I always get some yells and laughs with it. |
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Ejazzle Soul Rider
Joined: 22 Aug 2006 Posts: 345 City: Tequesta
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Posted: Jul 20, 2008 8:55 am Post subject: |
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Kyle Kearns wrote: | Nick Taylor, well said, it is possilbe to wake to wake shuv a 6 pound board |
jt09, welcome to the dark side hows it going for ya?
kaustin, just like a wakeboard.
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