Darkslide in WBM

Butta Seeka · Posted: Aug 17, 2003 5:22 pm Post subject: Darkslide in WBM

ok anybody know if Reed landed that darkslid in the back of this months issue. Even if he dident that still really badass.

Todd Armstrong · Addict Joined: 04 Feb 2003 Posts: 758 City: Battle Ground

It was McGuckin and my bet is no because how can he heelfip out? IT is just sick his level of board control

Butta Seeka · Posted: Aug 17, 2003 6:13 pm Post subject:

my bad i was to lazy to double check and look for the magazine, but i bet your right conisdering they dident show the whole thing but still the fact that ha can do the slide and all is jsut amazing.

SCBrips · Guest

This has already been debated a bit on Wakeskating.com:

http://www.wakeskating.com/phorum/read.php?f=1&i=5978&t=5978

pooser · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 4738

post a pic!!!!!!!!

Dave W · Posted: Aug 18, 2003 7:10 am Post subject:

Hmmm....... So how long have we been talking about a darkslide on this website, and now someone attempts one and it ends up in WBM?

Coincidence?

I think not.

To tell you the truth, he got farther faster then I ever expected. It's cool that things are progressing that fast in wakeskating. I wonder if the trick would be harder or easier on one of the new HL skates with a kicktail. Seems like the kicktails would be a pain in the but when darksliding the wake. I wonder when someone will attempt it on a rail.

foammesh · Outlaw Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 154 City: Lantana, FL

I don't know about a rail, but just lookin at that makes me want to build a fun box to try that kind of stuff on. That is going down on a fun box within the year, I'm calling McGuckin pullin it first. Build yourself a funbox with a little upslope to it, so you have a few feet off the end and a half heel flip is gonna happen.

RUSSIAN · Posted: Aug 18, 2003 3:48 pm Post subject:

I don't think you need to heelflip out, I think you would have to do some kinda of pressure flip out

WaKeOrDiE! · Posted: Aug 18, 2003 3:48 pm Post subject:

Hey guys i havent got my wbm yet so can you guys post a pic!

wakeboarder · Addict Joined: 24 Apr 2003 Posts: 702

i think he landed it

foammesh · Outlaw Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 154 City: Lantana, FL

Russian, I was just relating it to how I've seen it done skateboarding. Rowley kind of halp heel flips the board out of his darkslides. I may need to go watch sorry again so I can see for sure.

RUSSIAN · Posted: Aug 19, 2003 3:28 pm Post subject:

I always thought they were pressure flipped out, not real sure how you could heel flip an upside down board

Jester · Posted: Aug 19, 2003 3:30 pm Post subject:

I've seen Rodney half heelflip out of a darkslide, but usually he does a weird hardflip type thing out. However, I can't imagine trying to bust that off of a wake. The board is too big & water doesn't give the support you'd need to pop the board into a heelflip out.

foammesh · Outlaw Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 154 City: Lantana, FL

It seems like he does the half heel flip thing off of ledges or picnic table(can't remember). I don't think you could do it on water either. Probably a structure thing. I don't think you could get the preasure on a upside down wakeskate on water with you're feet inside the fins. Maybe the preasure flip ones would be posible off a rail, but thats a big comitment.

pooser · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 4738

i knew the first darkslide would be done on the wake.
http://forums.wakeboarder.com/viewtopic.php?t=6044&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
its amazing how fast wakeskating had progressed. i didnt think people would be doing darkslides for st least a couple years. these guys are really pushing the sport. i think its possible that he pulle that out by doing a half kickflip. if people can ollie 270 and 270 shuvut out of lipslides i dont see them not being able to do half kickflip.

RUSSIAN · Posted: Aug 19, 2003 5:26 pm Post subject:

or kickflip an upside down board........

Jester · Posted: Aug 20, 2003 7:27 am Post subject:

Being able to shuvit & being able to kickflip out of a boardslide are 2 COMPLETELY different things. With a shuvit, you can do just that, kinda shove the board. To kickflip out you need to be able to basically ollie the board out, which I'd love to see somebody try on an upside down wakeskate.

I've never seen anybody ollie 270 off of a wake boardslide, but I've seen it done off of a rail.

pooser · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 4738

vance · Guest

Jester,

Theres a sequence of byerly in either last months or the month beforein area 51 doing a lipslide to 270 on the wake. It even explains it for you.

Jester · Posted: Aug 20, 2003 12:10 pm Post subject:

wakeskate77 · Outlaw Joined: 30 Jan 2003 Posts: 137 City: Atlanta

ok are all you dumb or somthing because all the last blas pics are always just somthign funny like a funny accident when i first saw the pic i never though he was doing it on purpose im sure it was accident and did you see his face he was just trying a kf and messed up

Dave W · Posted: Aug 21, 2003 1:30 pm Post subject:

Regardless of whether or not he did it on purpose, HE DID IT. Do you think that's the first time a trick has been invented by accident? By doing it accidentally it just shows that it can be done, and don't think that people aren't going to head in that direction once they see it can be done. Accident or not accident, it is going to help people progress.

Side note: If things start heading in the darkslide direction in wakeskating, isn't that going to put a damper on HL's new kicktail designs? Seems to me that the kicktails would just get in the way and be a pain in the rear catching all kinds of water on a darkslide. At least they would on the water. On rails they wouldn't be so bad. Or do you think wakeskaters will just start to use different decks for different tricks?

Butta Seeka · Posted: Aug 21, 2003 2:04 pm Post subject:

i think the that we may start seeing people using different decks for different tricks but then agin we may not, but you couldent ues the gate on any darkslide cause on the water the tails would catch then on a rail it would Bubb Rubb up the EVA.

David Legler · Posted: Aug 21, 2003 2:05 pm Post subject:

vance · Guest

I do i smile thw whole time so everyone knows im doing all these moves on purpose... Rolling Eyes

WaKeOrDiE! · Posted: Aug 21, 2003 5:56 pm Post subject:

I know right that is so stupid of course people make faces when i`m trying stuff and i get a picture on it im not going to specific face for a trick! Laughing

wakeskate77 · Outlaw Joined: 30 Jan 2003 Posts: 137 City: Atlanta

ok idiots HE DIDNT LAND IT

wakeboarder · Addict Joined: 24 Apr 2003 Posts: 702

wakeskate77, why do you have to be so negative

wakeskate77 · Outlaw Joined: 30 Jan 2003 Posts: 137 City: Atlanta

because yall are making abig deal over nothing i have got the board around on a varial flip whne i was trying a 360 shuvit but stuff i dint land it or was i trying to yall are just dumb

Butta Seeka · Posted: Aug 21, 2003 9:30 pm Post subject:

no your the big dumb meany head, come on man you dont have to be stupied about us talking about it, the guy did a darkslide i think it a pretty big deal it a big step away from wakeboarding so just keep your negative comments to your self man.

wakeskate77 · Outlaw Joined: 30 Jan 2003 Posts: 137 City: Atlanta

i would if thats what he is trying and yall are saying he DID land it and no he didnt

vance · Guest

wakeskate77,

If you actually read all the posts in this thread only one person (wakeboarder), said he landed it. Everyone else is discussing possible ways he COULD have landed it. Get your stuff right before you make yourself look like a dumby wumby. Evil or Very Mad

Butta Seeka · Posted: Aug 22, 2003 7:44 am Post subject:

right on vance, you need to lighten up wakeskate77 its not that big of a deal if somebody wants to think he landed it then let them think that, who are they hurting in thinking that.

funnyfeni · Newbie Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Posts: 32 City: casselberry, fl

i dont think he did

wakeboarder · Addict Joined: 24 Apr 2003 Posts: 702

vance, i never said he landed it for sure, i just think he did