learning to barefoot

Kristina boyfriend wanted to go out footing tody. Told him he needed to be long line before NYD. He did pretty good on the trainers.

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kapla wrote: but man what a ride!

Reminded me...

Landen Ehlers posted the "Barefooters Motto" at the beginning of one of his youtube videos.

"Life's journey...is not to arrive safely at the grave in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting 'holy crap'....what a ride."

Love that. I guess I particularly like it in my advancing years when non-skiing friends of mine react to me with "what are you....nuts?"

The LLBD is far from the hardest BF trick in the book, but it is a huge milestone and in my mind one of the coolest looking moves in the sport. It looks like the skier is the phoenix rising out of the ashes.

all I got to say is.....wow.


congrats too Kap!



john

Nice video......I agree with the others....no sore balls on the wakeout huh? Nice work.

Hollywood wrote: KBS kapla ball slide

HA HA HA!!! Seb keeps trying to create these new barefoot tricks and he already has two - The Superman and the KBS!!!

kapla wrote: No cup Steve! shorts and suit, felt no pain in the nuts, more concern in chin and mouth protection now...

Yep, I hear that, more then one of my attempts I remember banging my teeth or biting my lips. One more thing to think about back there, keep your jaw tight.

I think the wider the legs, more control while dragging but make it harder to stand up, then when I felt I had enough speed Is when I was thinking, hes you are to wide, try to clese the legs...
to many thing going on back there...I even bite my inner cheek, ended up spitting blood!

but man what a ride!

Yes the split is awesome!

probably next try will be more in control..straight boat and more speed...

Absolutely the most out of control LLBD I have ever seen but a win is a win! LMAO

Interested in hearing your own critique after watching the video. I'm sure it was a battle and the best you could do from the other end of the line at the time. This is a great learning tool for yourself, and others.

absolutely no barefooting but i can watch stuff like this all day. it's mostly people falling off rowboats, with a random bikini hula-hoop contest squeezed in at the end.

Larry,
I am hoping that you make the trek over this year - goes without saying that the family is welcome to spend the night at our place and ride up with us mid morning.

Kap
I would say yes as a result of skiing. Not sure but thinking that I went into the water baccerds while still having the handle in my hand but not sure. Do know that it was on my last trip out in October

Kind of sucks - tough to do much of anything that requires raising the arm overhead or backwards.
No chance of repeating as the winner of the annual faceplant award - but heck, grab Jackie and come give this a try. Lots of fun times and great people to hang with when not on the water.

Season over for me - partial rotator cuff tear in right shoulder. It will be PT for the next ~ 8 weeks then see what happens. Will look at this as an opportunity to get this taken care of and prepare to go visit John and Eddie early next year.

BTW, I will be behind the wheel of tow boat for this years New Years Day Barefoot Tournament on Lake Norman located in Moorseville NC. Lets get a CCFAN contingent together to take on those who support the "other" brand boats......

Seb,
I think that your kfs is just too close to being a standard
Sideslide...even the trick description of a sideslide does not require the feet to be even...just turned 90 degrees(+)...so its still a sideslide but I appreciate your work at inventing something new. This is only my opinion though which does not count for much of anything....I would call it stealing second base.