learning to barefoot

we were out saturday and it was great...supposed to be even warmer this coming week.



john

yep good pics from both Kap and HW,
FL is sounding about like NorCAL about now, we are hoping for 65 this week.

Kap, have you tried longline? on the high boom it's hard to get leaned more forward but longline you can stand up more and have less lean away. Also try to let go with one hand.

here's two vids, first a nice long sideslide on longline SuperFlyHigh from last winter.


and longline from my first few longline attempts at sideslide
watch how I raise the handle up(pretty sure thats why I crashed)

no SFH here, just the pylon extension, is that enough height fo those LL side slides?

Hollywood wrote: So anyone know who that Barefoot Sanger belongs to in the background? It has a red windshield frame.

HW - how did you ever see that, and how in the world can you tell its a sanger? Amazing. I see the super hi fly and what looks like an Evinrude E-Tec (cause its white), I would have to disagree and say Red Hull with white or silver windshield frame...

Much easier to see!!!

I think it's Wade Masters, it had been for sale in CA for quite a while, it does have a red frame. He brought it out to FL and set it up with help from the WBC.

edit: Yep here it is arriving in FL for its makeover and new life.

Kap,
I learned the longline sideslide using both the SFH and "standard" extended pylon (because my boat does not have SFH- I did but took off the tower and went back to std fly high). So I got to use both and it did not make much difference. However I am considering doing something like this but I will be using the SS Fly High X2. Double stacked one on top of the other. remove cables from one stack other on it. You can buy two brand new flyhighs for $800...most already have one. A tower is 2K the SFH(tower extention) is 1K. (there are plus' and minus' on both)

Nice back toe Andy. Watching these videos have me fired up for spring.

Is BF Central getting a "difficult" reputation within the BF world? I watched the videos last night of Small/St. Onge explaining their position not to participate in the freestyle video contest and then Chuck Gleason commenting on their reasons. Why would either party even care enough to make and share a video about their rationale?

I can't think of anything but don't talk to Keith about Chuck, he really screwed Keith on a business deal once.

GlassSeeker wrote: IMO That's all water under the bridge...

Sorry Andy, I should have been clearer. I meant our Keith (CCF Keith) not KSO.

Gotta pay for that big house on the lake somehow.

Swatkinz wrote: Is BF Central getting a "difficult" reputation within the BF world?....

In the barefoot community, Chuck seems to be one of those guys that most 'footers love to hate. Its nothing new, and even Chuck freely admits that he "gets no respect" from most that have been around the barefoot world for a while.

LaurelLakeSkier wrote: Swatkinz wrote: Is BF Central getting a "difficult" reputation within the BF world?.... In the barefoot community, Chuck seems to be one of those guys that most 'footers love to hate. Its nothing new, and even Chuck freely admits that he "gets no respect" from most that have been around the barefoot world for a while.

It seems like Chuck and BF Central might have that same Over marketing hype persona that Lane Bowers has developed. It does seem like Lane is a good coach though and Chuck seems to have good products.

To me, it's pretty obvious that the freestyle videos that Chuck et al put on youtube are the type of footing stuff that the masses would be most interested in watching. Impressive stuff and just more interesting than watching a 3 event trick run. Just my opinion though. I'd be happy to ski like any of the videod 3 eventers or freestyle guys.