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fanofccfan 
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 Posted: June-14-2018 at 3:47pm |
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Steve. I know the feeling you are describing. It’s been a few years since I had it but it is etched in my mind. Never had the severity of your injury but I’m sure damage was done along the way. I’m so much more careful now and it helps but one never knows when bad things will happen. Hope she gets healthy.
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skutsch
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Yeah, no way to confirm it but my theory is that all the damage that I had was not just from this one incident - I suspect, I probably had already done some of the smaller fractures in other wipeouts in the preceeding weeks, I had been suffering from annoying "aches" between my shoulder blades. Doesn't help that I have a pretty high pain tolerance - actually I think that is another complicating factor... Anyway, nothing better then the adrenaline rush out their on the long line! |
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Not sure how I missed all this....but last night I was at Eddie's house watching while he was doing my bearings for the Tennessee trip....(I love living near Eddie)...and he mentioned this thread. You said "a month ago today" which would've meant before we saw you guys at Memorial Day. Might be a senior moment but I don't remember talking about this. We sure hope that VG is feeling better by now. Neck pain is very slow to go away in my experience. And I never foot...front or back without my neck brace. john |
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75 Tique
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Posted: July-01-2018 at 8:14pm |
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LaneDawgBowers
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Posted: July-02-2018 at 11:35am |
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Nice work, Grand Poobah. I call that the "LowLon" :) It is like living without air conditioning in hot weather.
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Donald80SN
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Posted: July-02-2018 at 12:58pm |
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Adam,
I am so sorry to hear that VG is not feeling well. My daughter (17) Natalie passed out at school from the sight of blood and hit her head on the concrete floor, and got a concussion. She was in bad shape for four months. We had to go through a concussion protocol with school which was great. I was concerned she would have to retake her Junior year of high school again, but she worked hard and finished with straight A's. Her doctor thinks this was her second concussion. The first was a few years ago on a ski. You need to get VG checked out for a concussion too. Before this deal with Natalie I never took concussions too seriously, now I have a totally different perspective on this and see how bad they can be. Give VG a hug for Natalie and I, she is such a sweet gale and we hope she gets back on the water soon to enjoy the rest of the summer. Donald |
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IAughtNaut
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Posted: July-09-2018 at 10:00am |
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Hey everyone, time for a quick update. Vandygayle is doing much better. She started seeing a chiropractor and an accupuncturist regularly, and after probably three sessions with the chiro regained her full range of motion and stopped experiencing the pain and stiffness that she had. So big relief there. He immediately found some glaring alignment problems that her body was "correcting" incorrectly and has been working to straighten those out.
Since that time we haven't had a chance to get back on the water for any skiing (that pesky "life" thing keeps getting in the way) but I think when we do she is probably going to ease back into it...maybe some boom runs, progress her way back to the long line slowly as her confidence returns, Thank you all (as usual) for the support and insight, she's still kind of new to our little group, but she definitely felt the ccfan love from all the posts, PMs, and text messages you guys passed along. |
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kapla
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Posted: February-15-2019 at 3:18pm |
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Hiiii
I have Landen Ehlers with me...but my boat is not performing as it should... anyway a managed him to pull me out lldb on shoes...by the second attemp i was out! last time i did a llbd was like 3 years ago o longer... |
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kapla
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kapla
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Posted: February-15-2019 at 3:28pm |
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wow long time ago! Adam how is your Gf doing by now? still with her???lol |
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IAughtNaut
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Posted: February-15-2019 at 5:24pm |
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Nice backwards run Kap, even with the vegetables you hit outside the wake, haha. She's doing well, and yes we are still together (which I guess you could argue means she's really not doing that well...). She got over the neck issues after starting sessions with the chiropractor and they haven't come back since. She was a little shy about getting back into barefooting last summer, but she accidentally ended up with a new suit this winter that she's excited to try so as soon as the weather warms up I'll get her back out there. Good to hear from you buddy! Adam |
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LaneDawgBowers
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Posted: February-18-2019 at 2:55pm |
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Good to hear! I am glad she is better.
I have had a lot of experience helping barefooters return after an injury or trauma in life. The key is no falling and baby steps. No tumbles holding directly on the boom. Swing on the boom or short rope working butt glide and 3 point until SHE says she is ready to stand up and take a slow-as-possible run. Happy to help if needed. "Expect a Miracle!" Lane "Dawg" Bowers TheFootersEdge.com Here's a cool new video I did with my 13-year-old, Zane... https://youtu.be/nofzLac3gLY ASK me about "The World's Most Powerful Product" "The single greatest health science Breakthrough of our lifetime." |
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rosconole
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Posted: February-18-2019 at 4:59pm |
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How many extensions you guys usually run on a boom for direct drive or V drive ?
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LaneDawgBowers
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Posted: February-18-2019 at 5:14pm |
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I have not seen a Vdrive that uses our Vdrive Boom that does not need 2 boom extensions.
The B110 Boom Extension gets skiers 18 inches further away from the chine spray http://www.thefootersedge.com/product/b110-boom-extension/ "Expect a Miracle!" Lane "Dawg" Bowers TheFootersEdge.com Here's a cool new video I did with my 13-year-old, Zane... https://youtu.be/nofzLac3gLY ASK me about "The World's Most Powerful Product" "The single greatest health science Breakthrough of our lifetime." |
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Lane "Dawg" Bowers The Footer's Edge Training Center lane@lanedawg.com http://www.thefootersedge.com 877 685-6270 <----------Call Me! 863 268-0111 <----------Direct Line Fax: 509 756- |
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LaneDawgBowers
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Posted: March-08-2019 at 12:57pm |
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It took me a long time to get around to getting this done, but I just did a FB Live video on "The Truth About Barefoot Skiing and Neckbraces." I would love to hear any input or feedback.
btw, I gave a plug for CorrectCraftFan.com in here and sure would appreciate feedback and maybe even leave me a review at the link below :) www.thefootersedge.com/the-truth-about-barefoot-skiing-and-neck-braces/ "Expect a Miracle!" Lane "Dawg" Bowers TheFootersEdge.com Here's a cool new video I did with my 13-year-old, Zane... https://youtu.be/nofzLac3gLY ASK me about "The World's Most Powerful Product" "The single greatest health science Breakthrough of our lifetime." I would really love it if you left me a Google Review by so I can help others learn to barefoot safely. https://bit.ly/2XDYAOI |
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Posted: March-08-2019 at 7:06pm |
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First of all, get a barefoot specific rope, 90 foot, with Kevlar inside , you don’t want any stretch, and if you do get up, it will yo yo you to death. Try some tennis shoes, put some duct tape on the bottom, a barefoot suit, and yes a cup for certain. There are as many different opinions on how to deep water, but trust me , if you want it bad enough you will get it. Watch some videos, or better yet, have someone go along who has done it before. Once I learned how to do deeps, it is all I did, I hardly slalomed anymore. Didn’t even put the ski in the boat. Oh yea, the driver has to know what he is doing, throttle application is paramount for a successful start. Good luck!!
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rosconole
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Posted: March-08-2019 at 7:36pm |
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Only guy I ever remember using a neck brace was Banana George. Probably from doing too many teeth holds.
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Lane
I don’t think that link works. It doesn’t work for me and I’d like to read about this subject in your link. |
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fanofccfan
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Posted: October-09-2020 at 12:49pm |
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Thought I would bump this thread as its been over 18 months since its last post. We got out on the water last night 10/8/20 and it was absolutely beautiful. Slight chop on one end of the lake but still skiable. The best of all......no monster wake boats slogging along....in fact no other boats. Had a great 2 hour session without worrying about the water getting rough. Here in Nebraska October footing is usually drysuit worthy. Not this year. Water temp was 61 and outside temp was 82. It was wonderful. Anyone else up north still at it?
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Not barefooting but slalom yesterday on Deep Lake. 58f water, 64 air—no wetsuit. Went by a few fishermen wearing winter coats and hats. Ha!
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Posted: October-09-2020 at 2:28pm |
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Still wetsuit season here.
September was unusually busy (like the rest of the summer). Finally getting some water to myself! |
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Still nice here in NC slowly working my way back into it
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Did my mid season oil change a little over a week ago, will be skiing regularly for 3 more weeks unless the weather turns ugly. Once the time changes we become weekend/trailer boaters, but will take a thanksgiving run at a minimum.
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75 Tique
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Posted: October-09-2020 at 9:44pm |
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We never really have to stop in NC, but outings do get scarce in the winter, especially as I age, but I do declare the "official" end of the season at some point. We had unusually cool dreary windy weather in Sept, so I thought we might be done, but there have been some nice days/evenings the past couple weeks. No footing, spending more time on my stick lately. Those of you on FB, forgive the repetition, but for the rest of you, here are a couple pics from the last couple weeks evening outings. (Gotta like not having to go to the office these past 6 months, better for early evening skiing, and even the occasional weekday/daytime ski.
Even took a quick spin on a replacement/duplicate of my first ski I bought myself in 1968.    |
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No pics of riding that Northland???
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Unfortunately no, but not for lack of trying. The same 11 yr old kid that caught that nice glass on glass photo above had a camera, but for some reason, wasnt able to get a shot. On another evening, he caught this one, which was also pretty good, not so much my form, but the lighting was pretty good.  But trust me, you arent missing much. I couldnt do much of anything on it. Funny, in my teens I was no Nate Smith, but at least I could go and be stable and turn on it. Not so much the other night. I suppose with a little work we could get used to skiing on those old boards again. BTW, the Northland was my second collectible I picked up this summer. Been looking for years. Not a real common ski. Found it up in MN. Guy gave it to me for price of shipping which was nice. It was his dads. He almost didnt want to let it go because of that, but decided he would. The first collectible I picked up was my favorite ski of all time I never owned or skied on. Back in the 80s I really wanted one of these, because it is the best looking ski ever made. Still think so. It was the better Obrien, which at $220, or something like that, I couldnt afford, so I settled for the green blue and silver WTC that everyone on planet had.  The Competitor was also gifted to me, which was also very nice. Ski looks like it has never been used. Came with bag and 80s era gloves, also pristine. |
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OK, I've hijacked this thread enough and will now endeavor to get it back on track. Here are a couple of several barefoot runs from my last outing up at Greg's a little while back, just to show you I havent completely abandoned my barefooting for swervin' Tho you will need to ignore the first 30 seconds.
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Was that with a super fly high extension?
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Nope. Standard fly-hi pole on a BFN.
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Nice work :)
"Expect a Miracle!" Lane "Dawg" Bowers TheFootersEdge.com Here's a cool new video I did with my 13-year-old, Zane... https://youtu.be/nofzLac3gLY ASK me about "The World's Most Powerful Product" "The single greatest health science Breakthrough of our lifetime." "Lane's 3 Minute Miracle Speech that Changed the World" https://www.thefootersedge.com/lane-bowers-2019-water-ski-hall-fame-3-minute-miracle-speech/ "Would You Like to Hear My Story of Hope?" https://www.thefootersedge.com/the-worst-day-of-my-life/ |
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