learning to barefoot

makes for a smaller, flatter table to cross

Roy
looks like you´ll need to update ur avatar picture!

Yea Roys a happy camper

I ran over my oldest spectra rope that I hated from day 1 for its ability to tangle I had named it a tangleamatic. Wrapped it and I think from the sound it ripped it in half (good thing the rope wasn't around anything) but then it took all 3 of us to get that rope off the shaft...I think the water is mid 40s. I don't really want know how cold it is. But a hood really helps right now.

heres roys wake

Speedo appears to be working flawlessly...

hey, what's wrong with original equipment, even if it doesn't work? it's original..gotta count for something if not nostalgia...

At first I thought Roy was cutting through a slalom course. Keep an eye on the temp gauge!

that dense hyacinth did require us to go under the boat and clear the intake every time


I don't know how I missed this pic.

Nice! nice side slide Kap SICK!
Seriously

Just a little tidbit of info:

After watching William Farrell doing a front to back on the 5ft rope/handle off the boom which we very rarely see him do we have concluded that a front to back (and turns in general) are easier on the longline! At least for Willie. I asked him about it and he said he had learned his turns longline. He still tricks on poly e rope too, possibly the only competitor using poly e anymore(that I know of), he likes the "give" in the rope but does use non stretch for wake slalom(of course he has no choice here!you can use your own trick rope but the slalom rope is the tournament provided rope).

Of course it could have been that he was just cold since as I left to go the temp was 46

nice water!

so about 90% of your weight should be on your left foot, with it's heel slightly forward(so turned a little past 90 degrees) the right foot is the "show foot" and should be turned 90 degrees and have 10% of your weight on it, keep looking forward eyes up, head up, both hands on handle til you really "get it" then let go with one hand and it'll be easy because you will be gliding.

just remember- as you lower the boom and add rope it increases chances of knee injury. as long as its high and short it will just pull your legs underneath you, and it will teach you how to fall while in this position, its kind of a side roll crash.

heres a longline sideslide wipeout at the end

Seb awesome work!, Andy as always - very impressive. Roy, as before, sweet ride!

Kap. Lookin good, very impressed with your progress, especially considering you don't have anyone down there to coach you.

Roy, Congrats on the new boat. Enjoy!!

Andy, ouch.

gotta love speedo footin'

ok..so it is a old picture..I got brown hair its so old.



john

nice pictures!
water is rough though!

That was brutal... I have skied in the rain, but snow...dang. Those fellers got grit!