contest participants

determination · Posted: Apr 05, 2003 11:56 am Post subject: contest participants

hey does anybody join local and maybe regional contests? If so what type of tricks does the 17 year old age groups have that place within the top 5

Ricky V · Outlaw Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Posts: 169 City: Fort Myers

depends on what level you are competiting in. it goes by skill level, not necesarily by age.

x2xwakegurlx2x · Guest

i rid eon cable, and enter comps, on cable it goes by age groups, everyone in those levels do different things, depends on who enters

determination · Posted: Apr 05, 2003 5:10 pm Post subject:

how do the skill levels go usually? Im going to go watcha few this year to get an idea... and liek i said I'm just now trying to get into competing and here in PA its not all that popular so it's pretty hard

x2xwakegurlx2x · Guest

probably beginner, intermediate, pro, or something like that

determination · Posted: Apr 05, 2003 5:20 pm Post subject:

so what would fall under the intermediate cat. then?
tricks wise

x2xwakegurlx2x · Guest

i have no idea, sry, maybe some basic inverts or something, i think wakeworld, or some other site as a comp layout instructions type thing, try searching for it

determination · Posted: Apr 05, 2003 5:22 pm Post subject:

i dont mean cables...
or dont you really now about it other than cables?

x2xwakegurlx2x · Guest

i know you dont mean cable, on cable its different, i was telling you what i think it is for boat, i know how it is for cable, i was just telling you my opinion of how i think it might be, but im not totally positve what i said is true, but it all depends on the competition too

determination · Posted: Apr 05, 2003 5:31 pm Post subject:

yeah i realize that... thanks for the help though!!! i sent that one before i realized you had sent a message

ight sweet thanks

x2xwakegurlx2x · Guest

ok no problem, sry if im incorrect on any of that though

Tiffanator · Posted: Apr 06, 2003 3:59 pm Post subject:

Determination, you can check out www.intleague.com for a rundown of tournaments and skill levels. Generally novice is for people who have only been riding a very short time, touching the water, lipslides, one wake jumps, etc. Intermediate level is like two wake jumps, grabs, some 180s and maybe one invert. Advanced is all of the above plus 360s, a few more inverts. Expert is again all of the above and generally 5 inverts or less. Outlaw is unlimited inverts and spins. Those are the divisions for the INT league, other tournaments may differ, but usually are pretty close to that. Hope that helps.
Later

determination · Posted: Apr 06, 2003 5:15 pm Post subject:

thanks a lot
that helps very much

wakeriderof87 · Posted: Apr 06, 2003 5:18 pm Post subject:

i'm thinking about entering in a tournament this summer if they have any near us this year

x2xwakegurlx2x · Guest

wakeriderof87, you could have entered the Tommy's South Florida Comp, it was on Saturday, but there having more soon

wakeriderof87 · Posted: Apr 06, 2003 5:24 pm Post subject:

yea, but the only problem is until i have a car, they have to be within like an hour or two from me, cause my p's don't want to take me down there all the time, but there should be some near me this summer

x2xwakegurlx2x · Guest

me 2, i am about 45 mins away from it, i dont even ride boat, i ride cable, but im going to enter the next couple, if im in town, i might have to miss the one or 2

Tiffanator- that sounds pretty much right, novie...thats the word i was tihnking of, i just couldnt remmeber it when i was replying

determination · Posted: Apr 07, 2003 5:37 am Post subject:

least you guys actually have contest that are somewhat remote to you... inorder for me i have to slither out of my state and then some

wakeriderof87 · Posted: Apr 07, 2003 6:28 am Post subject:

yea, but i can get my license in 17 days, don't know if i'll get a car or not though

wakeriderof87 · Posted: Apr 07, 2003 6:29 am Post subject:

yea, but i can get my license in 17 days, don't know if i'll get a car or not though

determination · Posted: Apr 07, 2003 7:55 am Post subject:

i have my license and i own a truck (im 17)

TOM SCHIMIZZI · Newbie Joined: 18 Mar 2003 Posts: 31

Determination, where in PA do you live? My family lives in Greensburg, I live in Pittsburgh right now, and I am living on Deep Creek Lake in MD this summer. I know of the Bust Largest Wakeboard Comp by High Mountain Sports on Deep Creek Lake, and I think there is one on Cheat Lake in WV, each are about 2.5 hours from Pittsburgh. As far as the riding goes, The BLWC goes by age groups (atleast they did two years ago) and with a few spins (180s, 360s) an invert (backroll, tantrum) and a few big grabs, as well as hitting the double up, you can easily place top 5. You can check out a few pictures from the comp at:

http://www.highmountainsports.com/2002_bustlargness.htm

The kid doing the raley and roll is EJ Scotfield, he usually wins every year, but then again he rides for Hyperlite and has competed on the Triple Crown once or twice. There are some more pictures of other riders on this page:

http://www.highmountainsports.com/cool_stuff.htm

so you can see where you would fit in.

Tom

determination · Posted: Apr 07, 2003 9:13 am Post subject:

I live about an hour below Erie

TOM SCHIMIZZI · Newbie Joined: 18 Mar 2003 Posts: 31

where do you ride, conneaut lake?

determination · Posted: Apr 07, 2003 10:28 am Post subject:

no I ride on the Kinzua Dam you know of it?
Or I could take a short 20 min drive up to Chautauqua Lake in Ney York State
where is canneaut lake at though?

TOM SCHIMIZZI · Newbie Joined: 18 Mar 2003 Posts: 31

near meadeville, pa. it is probably like an hr and a half south of erie. never ridden there but have friends who live near by. Also, the Navigation Company Marina there are real nice.

arlanj · Newbie Joined: 07 Apr 2003 Posts: 31 City: The Plains

1st- Age really doesn't matter unless the event has a grom class(under 12), or a masters division(over 30)

Beginners Class-No inverts:

Most people that place(1st -3rd) in the local grassroots amatuer beginner classes tourneys are the ones that don't fall down. Do whatever tricks you can and but make it through the course. Your total points will add up.

In my 2nd event I placed 3rd, not because I was the 3rd best boarder, I placed because I did not fall down and did enough tricks to score better. Falling down takes about 1/3 of the course to get back up on plane. You lose alot of point scoring time. Most beginners try to do more than they are ready for and fall too soon.

Another thing to remember, you will be riding behind a boat with a huge wake that you are not used to, it will probably be cold, and about 9:30 in the morning. In my 1st tourney, we rode behind a X-Star. I had never ridden behind a true "wakeboard" boat. The wake looked like a tidal wave. My 1st jump was a major crash. I didn't make one pass before I fell twice and was done. The next tourney, I was better prepared and told myself to be patient and don't try any bigger tricks until I rode a bit and got used to the wake. It paid off with some cool prizes and a 1/64 replica of a Malibu Wakesetter. Wow.

Intermediate class is the same-don't fall. There are more points for the inverts you can do.

My advice:

Enter the contest no matter what your ability. It is loads of fun.

PS
I am 44 yrs young. At 17 you should be able to go huge(and make some good crashes for the spectators).

determination · Posted: Apr 07, 2003 2:22 pm Post subject:

yeah tom!!