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PostPosted: May 13, 2011 1:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

TheHebrewHammer, I agree with what said about helmets not providing that much, if any, help in a purely water-based fall. I simply wear one whenever I've tried a new trick multiple times and eaten it hard on so many occasions that the mental game starts messing with me. Then I strap on a helmet for a quick set just to help me get over the fear, knowing well that it really provides little or no benefit. There are too many variables involved to definitively say that a helmet will make things better or worse, but I would say that the impact is similar.

This thread is like a circle of randomness by the way. I'm just waiting for someone to argue that Powers might've benefited from the use of gloves and/or a helmet (possibly a pumpkin-looking one) in this video Laughing
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PostPosted: May 13, 2011 1:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

DeloBoarder wrote:
This thread is like a circle of randomness by the way. I'm just waiting for someone to argue that Powers might've benefited from the use of gloves and/or a helmet (possibly a pumpkin-looking one) in this video Laughing


Lol, the proof is in the pudding! Dean Smith decided to rock a goofy looking helmet and now he's a world champion Laughing!

http://wakeboardingmag.com/videos/2010/08/23/video-dean-smiths-worlds-winning-run/

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PostPosted: May 14, 2011 9:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

TheHebrewHammer, you know everyone has to wear helmets in competitions with sliders right?
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PostPosted: May 14, 2011 11:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Craig-R wrote:
TheHebrewHammer, you know everyone has to wear helmets in competitions with sliders right?


Yes, but not everyone has to wear helmets like Dean's Very Happy

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