learning to barefoot

skutsch wrote: Seb; Here is a link to a thread on barefoot central, where they discuss neck braces: Advice on Neck Braces I think the one they settle on is the one you mention above. Steve

nice reading!!
forum platform is much like CCF..lol

kapla, I love your videos.

Are those chunks of grass that are scattered about? I saw a few black blobs you skied almost directly over.

Try to keep your legs straight even when they're hooked on the rope. Definitely too fast on the boat speed. Have your driver read this thread, he'll get a better understanding of what is supposed to be going on.

Kapla - as always awesome videos. I learn so much from watching and then reading the critiques. Keep trying!

SN206 wrote: They're going to start calling you Sebastian "The Scorpion King" Kaplansky

The scorpion in the first video had me cringing. A neckbrace will really help take all kinds of falls, I feel invincible with my BFC on.

Hollywood wrote: SN206 wrote: They're going to start calling you Sebastian "The Scorpion King" Kaplansky The scorpion in the first video had me cringing. A neckbrace will really help take all kinds of falls, I feel invincible with my BFC on.

actually on the first video..is not a scorpion, or at least not a bad one..felt more like a nice faceplant to me!!! I have had bad scorpions were my back would sore for a few days, and one was not.
Last scorpion I had was on first time learning long line deeps...after that i haven´t had bad falls...cross fingers...
Looking that second video now I remember I let go late and felt a little strech in my shoulder...nothing bad...



I have taken more bad falls out of wakeboarding lately, on bad air raley, cripts or unbalanced w2w jumps, where you rotate and land on the back!!!

well looks like I will get a neckbrace....so the barefoot central one is the right one?

Hollywood wrote: There is no "right" one. The BFC one is probably the most protective.

Think most would agree.

LakeBoy wrote: I like the BFC neckbrace. For those that winter foot, the BFC does not work great with a dry suit.

Which is why I might consider this one if you intend on wearing it often while wearing a drysuit. Like the "first" generation BFC brace (didn't have a cover), it's just a piece of foam with a velcro strap attached. You could certainly make your own.

I will actually need an all around neckbrace as I ski year round (winter with the drysuit of course)..really don´t like to buy 2...
whats the problem of the BFC and the BI Drysuit?

I will certainly look for materials locally and try to emulate that one...
that piece of foam might be tricky to get...

Hollywood wrote: ....but you'll be very happy with the BFC brace.

not sure if you were talking to Kap or me, but I got mine before last season and it was a life saver last year. Takes a lot of the fear out of it, knowing wrecking your neck isnt going to be a consequence of a bad spill. When I first started learning, before I bought or cobbed together mine, I was good for 3-4 spills (i.e. 3-4 attempts, as attempt = spill) and had to quit for the neck pain.

Hey Kapla,
Looks like you're progressing very well. I hope to be where you are by the end of our summer. I'm in the process of getting my boom setup squared away, I've got a new-to-me suit in the mail and just waiting on a few more degrees before I get to it. Please keep the photos and vids coming. They are motivating and entertaining at the same time.

Also, Larry, where do I get some of those tinted goggles that you use. I have a terrible light hypersensitivity and I'm too old to care what people might say. Seriously, are they special goggles or just some or what? Do they stay on pretty good while you're footing?

The brace from Barefoot ETC(Robert Teurezbacher)is the same as a Scarpa Bull Collar but much cheaper $. They are not very durable. The strap tears away from the foam(glued). Do not expect them to last a long time. I own/have used both a Barefoot Company and a Scarpa Bull Collar.

I have also seen the BFC brace tear.

I would just go with the Barefoot Company (LakeElmoSports)
You can wear it slightly loose. Super durable, it will last for years and years and it works. (I had 1 fall in hundreds where the buckle left an imprint on my throat)

If you don't like your neckbrace because it is "too constricting", "limits your motion too much" or any number of other "reasons" then you will NOT wear it. So the easier it is to put on and take off the better.

So- my point is that no matter which one you choose be sure to USE IT.
They all work. None of them are comfortable. None of them are stylish. No chick will ever say Wow I like your neckbrace.

That sure is a nice Sanger Barefooter that Robert is selling on his Barefoot ETC site. Have not seen those new updated Jaskis they look nice but $199 geez?

GlassSeeker wrote: I would just go with the Barefoot Company (LakeElmoSports) You can wear it slightly loose. Super durable, it will last for years and years and it works. (I had 1 fall in hundreds where the buckle left an imprint on my throat)

Brad bought a few of these- one for himself and one for me. The buckle wasnt the most comfortable, but otherwise didnt bother me. I think I used it twice before it broke though... Brad's lasted a few more runs I think? Presumably the buckle broke, but I cant be sure- I couldnt find the darn thing after it fell off. It might even have sunk?

I got a BFC brace this winter... very much looking forward to using it.

You may have already looked at it but we had a pretty good discussion on the neck braces here on the site a while back here's the link. Take a look if you haven't......like a couple of others here, I've got the BFC brace and would recommend it to you even though it is on the expensive side.