waterskiers in wbm?!?!?!?

quigglymaster · Posted: Jun 04, 2003 1:57 pm Post subject: waterskiers in wbm?!?!?!?

i just got my july wbm and i noticed that there was way more stuff on waterskiing than usual. i haven't exactly counted them, but it was enough for me to notice. what the heck is up w/ wbm? have they gone insane?

Heezey · Posted: Jun 04, 2003 10:24 pm Post subject:

what's wrong w/ skiing?

DaveBrowning · Posted: Jun 04, 2003 10:25 pm Post subject:

Nothing's wrong with it until it shows up in a wakeboarding magazine.

Heezey · Posted: Jun 04, 2003 10:28 pm Post subject:

They have wakeboarding in a waterski magazine

DaveBrowning · Posted: Jun 04, 2003 10:29 pm Post subject:

Then they're on crack cocaine and need to be thumped. Laughing

Jim M · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 17 Jan 2003 Posts: 2933

SH*TBRICK HERE!

I actually had a cool confrontation with some skiiers on Saturday, we went to a cove with a slalom course in the back for some calm water. Next thing we know a MC 190 with some older fellas are pulling up to us, we think 'oh great here we go', but it turns out they saw us doing flippy spinny things and were more interested than anything, they thought it was really cool so we b.s.'d a while about wakeboarding and what its about (two perpetually moving wakes that make a ramp and a transition on the other side, how the board pops off the wake, that kind of stuff). Then of course they said 'well guys we were going to do some slalom runs so if you wouldn't mind..." and we said no problem and actually just chilled out for a while and watched them dog it. It was pretty cool I guess, practically laying down on the water on their cuts, TONS of power and kicking up major tails. It was cool for skiing.

And the reason its in WBM is for marketing, skiiers are boat folks too.

Jim M · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 17 Jan 2003 Posts: 2933

it is two 'ii's in skiier isn't it?? Looks weird.

Leggester · Posted: Jun 05, 2003 6:13 am Post subject:

Yes, it's two 'i's. I'm glad you had that experience.

As most here know, I'ma skier/foiler/boarder. I don't care that we're doing as long as it's on the water. Most of my skiier friends get along with all the other sports too. As long as folks share the water responsibly, there aren't really many problems.

Grouch · Posted: Jun 05, 2003 12:51 pm Post subject:

On Know its that sh*tbrick again!

B-rad · Posted: Jun 05, 2003 12:55 pm Post subject:

Hey Hez- don't you ski at Sea world too, besides doing the TSR thing?

Grouch · Posted: Jun 05, 2003 1:00 pm Post subject:

I just looked through WMB and the only skiing I saw was the ad for the Malibu Open contest. Confused

DockSecret · Addict Joined: 14 Mar 2003 Posts: 756 City: Austin, TX

You ski Hez? I don't acknowledge ur presence anymore =P j/k
But hey, you should borrow Kelly's snowboard and bring that to seaworld, and see what happens Smile

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Cary K. · Outlaw Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 225 City: Wilson, NC

I looked in the mag too, and the Malibu Open was the only one I saw too. And it at least had a pic of a wb'er in it along with a sloalom skiier and a jumper. I found nothing else ski related at all.

Grouch · Posted: Jun 06, 2003 7:07 am Post subject:

Cary K.,

I definately have no clue what this guy is talking about.

anti-shoobies · Posted: Jun 06, 2003 10:37 am Post subject:

Mister C · Posted: Jun 06, 2003 6:15 pm Post subject:

I didnt seen a lot of waterskiers when I went to the lake recently. There were mostly wakeboarders and then some people just cruising around messing up the wake for everyone.

DaveBrowning · Posted: Jun 06, 2003 8:52 pm Post subject:

Heezey · Posted: Jun 07, 2003 8:21 am Post subject:

Mister C · Posted: Jun 07, 2003 9:47 am Post subject:

Mavis Dean, because they driving around the lake just to drive around the lake and screwing up the wake. Not only that, but it seems the only purpose that they're there is to screw up the wake. The people arent partying or fishing, they just drive in circles!!!

JHrod · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 3144

let em drive----its just acruise--my parents do it all the time-----------the key is to board early when no one is out and party when everyone else wakes up

Mister C · Posted: Jun 07, 2003 9:54 am Post subject:

How far do you live from the lake. For me trips to the lake are few and far between compared to some of the people on here, so I try to get as much out of it as I can when I go.

JHrod · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 3144

oh...well nevermind then---i get to go every weekend and a lot in the week too----it helps having a house at the lake Rolling Eyes

Mister C · Posted: Jun 07, 2003 10:01 am Post subject:

Yeah it does, but hopefully Ill go sometime this month.

DaveBrowning · Posted: Jun 09, 2003 10:43 pm Post subject:

nick e[V]ans · Posted: Jun 10, 2003 2:56 am Post subject:

Jim M,

sounds like u had a decent experience and i'm glad you admire the sport.

sorry you people but i have also done a bit of skiing before, nothing to flash but i did find it pretty damn fun. throwing down awesome turns at decent speed on the verge of being out of control is a bloody good feeling. and holy crap, it takes about 3 times as much energy as wakeboarding does, no shite.

but wakeboarding still rules, dont get me wrong. wakeboarding always will.
peace out
nick