About the question for the Poll today, Raley tricks!?!

DizzyG · Soul Rider Joined: 11 Jun 2003 Posts: 266 City: Oconomowoc

I can't believe that many people don't like them and I know it's been a discussion here before off and on, but I just don't understand how you can say you don't like them!

This is the only sport I can think of where you can fly like superman or do that smooth looking batwing. How can you say you don't like them? It's so unique! Is it just because you can't do them yet? Or don't like the hard falls you take learning and perfecting it?

Anyway, I don't want ot start a heated arguement about it, I'd just like to know why there's such a debate about this. They're cool, hands down, how can you not see that?

DizzyG · Soul Rider Joined: 11 Jun 2003 Posts: 266 City: Oconomowoc

I forgot to add that I can't do them. I've given myself a good hour of confusion because of trying to do them and I will continue to try them.

cdn_ripper · Outlaw Joined: 23 May 2005 Posts: 174 City: Toronto

lol Its people's personal opinion....I really like spins...But if other people said they dont i wont get mad and start a "HEATED ARGUEMENT" like w/e...its a pull

alafiaboarder · Posted: Jun 03, 2005 2:19 pm Post subject:

alot of people dont like them because they cant do them. then theres those who watch other people who do nothing but raleys and think they are the most hardcore rider ever cuz they can "superman" and not anything else so they grow to dislike them. Personally i love any raley based trick, the feeling of being completely stretched out and relaxed in the air is fun to me. While i prefer to do inverts, then spins, then raleys, i'm not goin to say i dislike them because you look at some of the double up contests, Gators raley related tricks were huge, the somewhat raley related is Chad Sharpes Tail Glide, then this years Parks Massive Batwing(ts raley) are truly awesome looking tricks. People just get influenced by other opinions and go with that, obviously, this was more than just .02 but... Rolling Eyes

kmagnuss · Posted: Jun 03, 2005 6:32 pm Post subject:

I personally love Raley tricks. I wish I could do them. Someday I guess.

ty540 · Addict Joined: 14 Feb 2003 Posts: 603

The quick answer is that they used to be scored way too high in competitions, and they're relatively easy (in comparison to a lot of spins and mobes) once you learn them. Under the old scoring system, you might see someone do a hoochie glide, switch krypt, s-bend, switch s-bend, vulcan, switch vulcan, and then 4 other tricks. Lame.

Personally, most raleys don't do all that much for me, but I can definitely appreciate some of the glide variations out there.

alafiaboarder · Posted: Jun 04, 2005 9:26 am Post subject:

i agree, glides are sick looking, my friend justins hitting indy glides and they are soo sick looking, raleys are pretty cool, but if its all u do, it gets old, i love nuclear glides Shocked

ballywho · Wakeboarder.Commie Joined: 05 Feb 2005 Posts: 1725

Ive never even heard of a glide. What are they and how are they different from raleys? Any pics or video?
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ben746 · Addict Joined: 04 Aug 2003 Posts: 560

I love hoochies

cdn_ripper · Outlaw Joined: 23 May 2005 Posts: 174 City: Toronto

lol he's never heard of a glide lmao....Wow, if you dont know what a trick is, there is a wunderful thing called the tricklist on www.wakeboarder.com
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