sponsor me vid

Atrain · Criminal Joined: 17 Mar 2005 Posts: 56 City: muskego

Just wondering if you guys thought this would be a good enough video to send out for some sponsors. be honest i can take it Laughing

www.brianbehrens.net/austinlemaster/

just download the flashplayer at the bottum of the screen and enjoy! Wink

hyperlite22 · Outlaw Joined: 16 Oct 2005 Posts: 134 City: denton

ya real tight video but i would cut out the crashes, dont think the sponsors would wanna watch you fall....sick riding,you got some HUGE air on those double-up's...btw what sponsors are you planning on sending it to

Atrain · Criminal Joined: 17 Mar 2005 Posts: 56 City: muskego

havnt decided yet. any suggestions?

savage3221 · Posted: Nov 07, 2005 8:29 pm Post subject:

dude, I could watch that dUP frontflip all day... SO HUGE. Nice riding.

Stephan · Guest

Sponsorship at your level isn't about how well you ride. It's about how well you can rep and what you offer the company. Competing is good, being active in your local scene is great and being a cool guy to chill with is huge.

On the riding side... you need to work on your style and execution. You should think about grabbing and tweaking wherever possible. Three toeside 180's in a contest run doesn't really cut it. The 5 is cool but think about how a big slow rotated 3 looks versus your incredibly rushed 5. It's all about making it look a whole lot cooler than it is. Have fun, worry more about that than sponsors.

NorthwestRider · Posted: Nov 07, 2005 9:45 pm Post subject:

Atrain, First off, nice riding. those were some sweet D-ups. I think if I were to sponsor you based on your riding alone I would wanna see alot more grabs in your inverts/spins and a lot more TS tricks. Like TS 5, frontroll, backroll, crow mobe(get 3s down really good first). I think you could pull those off with a little work.

hoosairboy · Newbie Joined: 08 Nov 2005 Posts: 13

You start off with a fashionair? If you throw one of those at the Projects they will stop your session right there and make you get in the boat if not walk back to the house. Seriuosly. I don't mean to be cruel but definitely drop that from your vid if not your life. They will crucify you for that trick in Florida if nowhere else.

Vampyre · Addict Joined: 12 Oct 2004 Posts: 622 City: Ooltewah, TN

Nice riding! I would have to agree, more grabs and tweaks.
What kind of boat were you behind in the beginning... almost looked like an I/O's wake, but you were going huge.
Thanks for sharing!

savage3221 · Posted: Nov 08, 2005 10:54 am Post subject:

Vampyre, yeah, I was thinking the same on the boat.

hoosairboy, dude, you know they're sexy.. c'moooooon

Mitchell · Posted: Nov 08, 2005 12:01 pm Post subject:

I know a guy thats not really good at wakeboarding but he knows so many people that hes sponsored by his local shop and they give him a boat each year. Just be really cool haha

Atrain · Criminal Joined: 17 Mar 2005 Posts: 56 City: muskego

The boat is a I/O searay Sad

im working on getting anew boat ASAP but idk if my dads going for it. the whole vid is behind that I/O accept the comp. That fashion in the beggining is tight idk what ur talking about Laughing

Atrain · Criminal Joined: 17 Mar 2005 Posts: 56 City: muskego

also i dont ride in outlaw yet so im limited to the inverts i can do. next year ill ride in outlaw hopefuly we will see Smile

igotnogame · Newbie Joined: 14 Jun 2005 Posts: 12

Cool riding. What are the details on you I/O. What model and how much ballast / how is it distributed?

Atrain · Criminal Joined: 17 Mar 2005 Posts: 56 City: muskego

only weight is one sidesack placed right in the walk way between the front of the boat and the driver/shotgun seats. its like an dextra 400 lbs. Also only driver and 2 or 3 other poeple are usually in the boat if im lucky. Rolling Eyes

My 5's look rushd because the wake is small. hopefully i get a new boat so you guys can see some real hight on the D-ups next season.

LFADAM · Posted: Nov 09, 2005 2:39 pm Post subject:

Nice vid. I think you are good enough for sponsorship...you have a good bag of tricks that you can nail behind any boat. (weighted Vdrive or an I/O..impressive) Also another thing that sponsors will like is that you nailed your tricks in a competition. A very choppy watered competition. Thats hard. Good luck to you

Thomas P. · Addict Joined: 16 Feb 2003 Posts: 717

I was at that contest in the Wisco dells. i took 6th in mens finals with basically no 1st pass to speak of, and I am not sponsored. I am not saying someone else couldnt be sponsored below me, just that it takes a lot more to really get noticed nowadays. Also, as everyone says, it's not all based on riding, there are other aspects to sponsorship so keep at it, and keep spinnin to win it.

by the way, the water there wasnt that bad on sat. but it was butta for sun.

Sir Patrick III · Newbie Joined: 26 Sep 2005 Posts: 30

LFADAM · Posted: Nov 10, 2005 5:40 pm Post subject:

O yea, Im diggin the fashion air. I dont see why anyone would crucify you for doing that trick. Its a fun trick thatll make anyone in the boat chuckle, and its always cool to see who can do the best one. Combined with a huge backside tweak, they look styly IMO.

Foxy111 · Newbie Joined: 28 Aug 2005 Posts: 25 City: Regina

Ya man awsome vid but cut the falls, mabey one or two tolaugh at, and throw some more grabs in

Atrain · Criminal Joined: 17 Mar 2005 Posts: 56 City: muskego

thnx for the input guys. I think my sponsor me tape is gunna be cut down a little bit more, maybe change the music for my comp run and post it up in due time Cool

Ctipping · Posted: Nov 16, 2005 11:59 pm Post subject:

Atrain, you're way better than half the kids out there with full sponsorships. These kids are really, really personable and are great guys/girls to hang out with, even if they can't ride great. If you're a good representative of your sponsor and are outgoing and generally a people person, you will go far with your riding to accentuate your good qualities as a person.