Show us Your Spring Barefooting!
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Printed Date: June-10-2024 at 5:03am
Topic: Show us Your Spring Barefooting!
Posted By: LakeBoy
Subject: Show us Your Spring Barefooting!
Date Posted: April-07-2009 at 1:58am
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Hopefully the ice is off your lake or river and you guys are starting to throw down a set or two. GlassSeeker and myself ripped our first official Spring set on Sunday with warm temperatures and glassy water.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3afSwhy80o&feature=channel_page - LakeBoy Foots http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Xs1YyPvOZs&feature=channel - GlassSeeker Foots Andy wasn't ready to ditch the drysuit, but hung it up after the first set. It is Spring in the Golden State folks! Bring it on! ------------- Got Foot? |
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Posted By: Hollywood
Date Posted: April-07-2009 at 1:36pm
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We're going out this weekend, cannot wait! ------------- |
Posted By: LakeBoy
Date Posted: April-21-2009 at 12:55pm
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Not much action here guys. Get the boat on the water and rip a set.
My ski club opened and of course Lakeboy and his faithful mentor GlassSeeker were on the water: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GBeFK4U2aI - Footin' at Sheridan How 'bout you Hollywood. Did you get out? ------------- Got Foot? |
Posted By: Hollywood
Date Posted: April-21-2009 at 1:40pm
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I didn't bring a camera on Good Friday, but we skied. Drysuits all around, Johnny has some pics. Went for another W2W bomb out and crashed hard.
Also got out last Friday courtesy of BuffaloBFN and Mrs.Buffalo (?) for a couple rips down Wahoo creek, Lake Lanier GA. Hope he doesn't mind me snatching some pictures from his Photobucket! 
Phantom Barefooter, my new trick. 
Thumbs up for a good time (Greg's first deepwater pull?), OOPS now we're going faster! 
LOVE that table. ------------- |
Posted By: LakeBoy
Date Posted: April-21-2009 at 3:02pm
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That is a beautiful wake, brother. My '01 SN has a nasty foot wake. Nice for slalom, not so good for footing. At 70'-80' back a rooster tail shoots up and grabs your foot! Just ask GlassSeeker!
Nice pics, too... ------------- Got Foot? |
Posted By: LaurelLakeSkier
Date Posted: April-21-2009 at 11:05pm
| Got out last Thursday, the 16th, no pix.....We'll try to shoot some this weekend though, |
Posted By: BuffaloBFN
Date Posted: April-26-2009 at 10:42am
No worries HW, you're welcome to cruise my photobucket anytime! 
Yep, he had to give me a few pointers plus I'm not used to pulling at those speeds or how peppy the boat is now. <--Not bad problems to have. Amy said thanks on the pics! HW, the handle in 'Too Fast' on another thread looks exactly like what I just bought. The handle Glass Seeker has is the one. ------------- http://correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=2331&sort=&pagenum=12&yrstart=1986&yrend=1990" rel="nofollow - 1988 BFN-sold "It's a Livin' Thing...What a Terrible Thing to Lose" ELO |
Posted By: Bimmerboyz
Date Posted: May-10-2009 at 6:39pm
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After watching a few of these videos I have
some questions. Can you learn how to barefoot without a Barefoot boom?. If not how much is a decent boom? ------------- Truck 2002 F350 14" lift Powerstroke 1978 Correct Craft Ski Nautique |
Posted By: 86BFN
Date Posted: May-10-2009 at 8:40pm
I wouldn't recommend it! Unless you just into Pain.  They use to before the boom was invented, but not the prefered method. Booms seem expensive but they're really priceless. If cost is an issue look for a used one.------------- 👣 Steve http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=4057&sort=&pagenum=1&yrstart=1986&yrend=1986" rel="nofollow - 86 Barefoot Nautique 89 Martinique Former Owner: 93 Hydrodyne 350 MAG |
Bimmerboyz wrote:Posted By: SN206
Date Posted: May-10-2009 at 9:29pm
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Booms benefit kids learning to combo or slalom too. They're worth thier weight in gold! ------------- ...those who have fallen and those who will. |
Posted By: phatsat67
Date Posted: May-11-2009 at 3:15am
| Im building my own because im poor haha. We will have about 100 bucks in it when finished. |
Posted By: Bimmerboyz
Date Posted: May-11-2009 at 4:01am
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The price seems to be around 400-600. I am going to wait until I get my new boat as it will more than likely be a V drive. I have always wanted to learn how to foot. I slalom and wake board a lot. So figure time to learn something new. ------------- Truck 2002 F350 14" lift Powerstroke 1978 Correct Craft Ski Nautique |
Posted By: bkhallpass
Date Posted: May-11-2009 at 4:06am
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Keep an eye out for a used boom. They come up for 100-200. BKH ------------- Livin' the Dream |
Posted By: LakeBoy
Date Posted: May-11-2009 at 4:38pm
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Like the guys said, a boom makes life easier. I use it for all kinds of teaching. it has more than paid for itself. I see them used a lot, especially on Craig's List, but they are more like 250-300 bucks.
I do not recommend building one yourself. Saftey is huge on my boat and you can get jacked up easily on unsafe equipment. Heck, you can get jacked up on "safe" equipment. I am sure Phatsat67 is going to do a fine job, and I would love to see pictures. The way I see it, I spent 10's of thousands on my boat, 500 bucks it not unreasonable for something I use EVERY time I am out like a boom Think of how much people pour into towers, stereos and boards and skis. Good Luck! BTW: I ripped a huge set at our ski club on Saturday. Temps in the high 80's, NO WIND, and nobody on the lake all day. Only bummer was no photographer. Footin' is where it is at! ------------- Got Foot? |
Posted By: kapla
Date Posted: May-12-2009 at 6:52pm
UHHH can´t wait to have my boat back in action to continue practicing BF
definetely the boom is a must.... ------------- <a href="">1992 ski nautique |
Posted By: LakeBoy
Date Posted: May-26-2009 at 3:25am
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Memorial Day Weekend at the ski club was a great time. We cranked out at least 3 sets a day with good conditions. GlassSeeker came out and wow'd the substantial crowd, but sorry, no video. You will have to settle for me and my 12 year old daughter running the camera:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0ImqhxTbmY - Memorial Day FootFest Any you guys out there footing? Even the mid-west and eastern ice floes should have busted up by now!?? ------------- Got Foot? |
Posted By: Hollywood
Date Posted: May-26-2009 at 1:32pm
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The ice is long gone, over 2 months ago. I have been footing since Good Friday. It is still a bit cold so the boat crews are small and fingers are numb so not much camera. The only thing new for me so far is a back deep long line start. ------------- |
Posted By: LakeBoy
Date Posted: May-26-2009 at 2:27pm
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Hollywood: You are a good sport. I was actually "wisecracking" about the ice in the Northern climes. I have nowhere to crack, really. My ski lake was 54 degrees over the weekend, because the upstream reservoir dumps icy alpine snowmelt right from the bottom, so it is cold til end of June.
Still working on the backdeep. Discouraged, right now. ------------- Got Foot? |
Posted By: Hollywood
Date Posted: May-26-2009 at 4:50pm
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I have been "out of the bag" for about a month now but if the sun is not shining it still feels chilly, tight wetsuit and a heater top and away we go. The 88s just went in last week. quinner just put his Bling Bling Air Nautique in on Saturday.
Keep doing shortline back starts until they become easy and you're getting bored waiting for speed! The worse the driving and water conditions the better you'll get. I only tried the LL once a year the past 2 years, so this season being my first try and 3 overall set I finally got it. Not doing much besides riding away a hundred yards right behind the boat but it's pretty exciting nonetheless. ------------- |
Posted By: kapla
Date Posted: December-01-2009 at 2:26pm
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long waited for this to happen but these are my first runs of the spring..LOL
the bf suit in its last run..time to fix or change 
after some tumble turns I seriously need a new suit!!!!  ------------- <a href="">1992 ski nautique |
Posted By: 86BFN
Date Posted: December-01-2009 at 3:03pm
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LOL! this is a family site! LOL ------------- 👣 Steve http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=4057&sort=&pagenum=1&yrstart=1986&yrend=1986" rel="nofollow - 86 Barefoot Nautique 89 Martinique Former Owner: 93 Hydrodyne 350 MAG |
Posted By: Hollywood
Date Posted: December-01-2009 at 3:28pm
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That is hilarious, great pics! ------------- |
Posted By: kapla
Date Posted: December-01-2009 at 3:52pm
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any thoughts on this suit?
http://www.masterlineusa.com/Intensity/Barefoot-Suits/Barbed-Wire-Barefoot-Suit - new intensity suit or I can buy this used in argentina for $70... http://articulo.mercadolibre.com.ar/MLA-70386332-traje-neoprene-corto-para-barefoot-talle-m-_JM - used suit ------------- <a href="">1992 ski nautique |
Posted By: Hollywood
Date Posted: December-01-2009 at 4:29pm
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I'd stick with a zipper. ------------- |
Posted By: scottb
Date Posted: December-01-2009 at 4:35pm
| Time to break out some duct tape. |
Posted By: lewy2001
Date Posted: December-01-2009 at 8:01pm
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That shot will live on just like Kristof's bathtub encounter.
Looks like some of our international members are not afraid of nudity. 
Kapla any chance of getting some of you previous picture subjects in that suit out on the boom. ------------- If you're going through hell, keep going http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=2999" rel="nofollow - 89 Ski <a href="http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=5685" ta |
Posted By: Hollywood
Date Posted: December-01-2009 at 8:30pm
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If that's all I have to suffer through for the rest of the pics kapla posts I'll gladly take it. Definitely legendary right there. I hope you still keep the suit. ------------- |
Posted By: kapla
Date Posted: December-02-2009 at 10:23am
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hey were can I find kristof´s picture on the bathtub?
I heard of the pic but actually never saw it... the suit is still at homw..I´m deciding to fix it or hang it in the wall of shame along my broken in anger tenis racquets...LOL ------------- <a href="">1992 ski nautique |
Posted By: 75 Tique
Date Posted: December-02-2009 at 11:46am
http://www.correctcraftfan.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10152&KW=bathtub&title=am-i-hooked-or-what - you asked for it....wish you hadnt...but you did. ------------- _____________ “So, how was your weekend?†“Well, let me see…sun burn, stiff neck, screwed up back, assorted aches and pains….yup, my weekend was great, thanks for asking.†|
Posted By: kapla
Date Posted: December-02-2009 at 1:03pm
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I was a newbie by then..so I missed that thread..LOL very funny... ------------- <a href="">1992 ski nautique |
Posted By: LakeBoy
Date Posted: December-02-2009 at 4:12pm
I would stay away from the used one. The intensity looks good at 100 bucks. I am pretty loyal to my Barefoot International suit. A new one will cost you 300.00 but worth it. Check EBay.com from time to time they have used suits that go for about 100.00. ------------- Got Foot? |
Posted By: kapla
Date Posted: December-02-2009 at 4:18pm
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is the top entry a con? why? ------------- <a href="">1992 ski nautique |
Posted By: Hollywood
Date Posted: April-29-2010 at 4:12pm
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Figured I'd bump this thread too, can't have enough footing threads on top.
Those NorthEast guys are super humble and don't like to show off their footing, so I'll post 'em up for them again. Ken shaved his head. The water is cold. There's a million jokes you can make about him riding the pole like that. 
Here Tim is dialing in his one-footer. 
Best skier of the bunch. I think a bird just flew overhead? 
New spotter.  ------------- |
Posted By: LakeBoy
Date Posted: April-29-2010 at 4:30pm
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Thanks for the bump on the thread. I was terrified looking at Kapla's @SS sticking out of the ripped suit on page one. I hope he did finally trade that one in!
Going out Fri/Sat out to the ski club for a couple of sets. Water is cold there right now as the lake is High Sierra snow melt, temp = 54 deg. The delta water is mid to high 60's right now. Air temp has been unseasonably low here in the Golden state. Normally 80's by now; it has been 60-70 deg. Soon it will be 100 deg. in Sacramento so I am actually enjoying it. ------------- Got Foot? |
Posted By: Hollywood
Date Posted: April-29-2010 at 7:47pm
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Water temps are creeping towards 60 here in N.IL/S.WI ------------- |
Posted By: LakeBoy
Date Posted: April-29-2010 at 7:53pm
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You been in the water yet Hollywood?
Last weekend I wore the long wetsuit under my barefoot suit and froze my butt off. My second set I put on the drysuit. I wore the drysuit all winter, but thought it was April and time to hang up the drysuit. I like the flexibility of the drysuit, but hate the neck: it is a choker and clamps on my jugular vein. ------------- Got Foot? |
Posted By: Hollywood
Date Posted: April-29-2010 at 8:00pm
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Ice out was 6 weeks ago but been busy. I have been skiing for 3 weeks now - all drysuit. Been back and forth with what to wear under it based on the air, we've had upper 70s down to high 40s. I'm treating the seals and putting it away for May though, no matter what the weather. My OS System neck doesn't bother me at all anymore, when it was brand new it definitely made me a little light headed so I used to roll it over a vinyl ring to releave the pressure while not skiing.
Gotta get that glass before all the Wally's come out of hibernation! ------------- |
Posted By: LakeBoy
Date Posted: April-29-2010 at 8:11pm
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I get ya on Wally. He's waiting. He doesn't show up at the ski club, but the rotation can get long mid-summer. I try to get all the footing possible, especially April/May and Sept/Oct. This winter was not the best for footers here in CA. Lots of rain, bad weather. There were a few nice days, but missed a lot of them due to obligations, or nobody to go with. Andy (GlassSeeker) went back to school out of the area so I lost my main bro to ski with. Now the club's open my wife can drive and I can get a few fair weather skiers on the water. ------------- Got Foot? |
Posted By: SN206
Date Posted: April-29-2010 at 8:41pm
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Nolan Lough will be interviewed live at BarefootCentral.com tonight @ 7:00C. This kid has skills! ------------- ...those who have fallen and those who will. |
Posted By: lewy2001
Date Posted: April-29-2010 at 9:40pm
Our water temps got below 20C last weekend and are already down to 17C looks like the end of the season for us. Never got to barefoot this year came close but it is hard with a driver who has just got his licence and me trying to learn at the same time. Next year will go to a barefoot school early in the season and get started. Boom extension arrived the other day from BI that side spray on the 2001 is distracting.  ------------- If you're going through hell, keep going http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=2999" rel="nofollow - 89 Ski <a href="http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=5685" ta |
Posted By: Hollywood
Date Posted: April-29-2010 at 9:56pm
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Mark, I'm sure there is lots of profession instruction avialable to you, but see if you can track down mailto:oscarfootmann@hotmail.com - Oscar "Foot" Mann . He's somewhere down under, and posts frequently on the ABC forums (LakeBoy and GlassSeeker post there too). Been everywhere, done everything. He is "The Man". ------------- |
Posted By: jbear
Date Posted: April-30-2010 at 1:13am
Thanks Larry....I really needed that! john ------------- "Loud pipes save lives" AdamT sez "I'm Canadian and a beaver lover myself"... |