thomas horrell use to wakeboard???

RUSSIAN · Posted: Feb 23, 2004 10:32 pm Post subject:

che blanc, good qeustion. A quick search turned up nothing. I know the mutiny sight was selling them, so when the Integrity sight is up you might find it there. You could also email Erich. I've heard they are going to have a combo dvd with linear also, so that might also be an option

crackerjack · Pop Shuvit Joined: 21 Sep 2003 Posts: 124 City: Salisbury

Thomas was my all time fav. wakeboarder. He has always been one of the coolest guys in the industry as well. He even invented the Hasselhoff if I am not mistaken. I remember an old WBM article about the New Crew. That shizzle was awesome. Chase, Staker, Harris, Horrell...those guys were always about it. Electricsnow, that is awesome about that turntable deck..that is worthy of being hung above a mantel. Wasn't the circuit deck a rip/spoof/homage to that sneaker pimps cd that came out around then.( take me down/six underground/the ground beneath your feet) His riding in Mayday was I think the first footage I had seen. I also remember that double up contest at Sea World. Thomas was doing indy backside 180s and toeside 7's while Darin I think won with a speedball. Also..everyone..listen to russian and take the time and find Decline. It will be worth it.

rukusrider103 · Backside 180 Joined: 11 Feb 2004 Posts: 961

WCR wrote:
hey,
I was on ebay and i found a wakeboard that said it was the thomas horrell pro model. I didn't think it was true but the person had a pic

Tell me what you think do you think it is photoshopped or was he really a pro wakeboarder

Thanks for the laugh. That got my day going. If you didn't know he used to wakeboard, you also might not know that his front teeth aren't real, they were knocked out like Cobe's.
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hahaha i just think this guys funny. hahaha "yea im so cool i know thomas horrell so much better then you, even his dental history!! go UGP!!! wahhoooo thomas horrell!!!"

electricsnow · cassette Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 10751 City: Jefferton

Ryan, everything Kyle said was common knowledge (and is somewhat important, actually. oh and that includes his false teeth) and that is why he said what he did. It's odd to find anyone that doesn't know that thomas used to wakeboard. But anyway, I suppose you dropped yourself down to kyle's level by doing the same thing he did. So, good point...

Crackerjack, yeah, the turntable deck is dope! I was pretty happy when I found it...I'd kind of like the chinchilla deck at some point too, but whatever. As for the circuit graf, your guess is as good as mine...I never heard that story/theory before, so you never know, that might be it. I wouldn't doubt it, to be perfectly honest...

crackerjack · Pop Shuvit Joined: 21 Sep 2003 Posts: 124 City: Salisbury

Here is the sneaker pimps cd I was talkin about. See what you think. I think I remember them being in someone cool's part in some video but I don't really know. Is the chinchilla deck the Andrea limited?

electricsnow · cassette Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 10751 City: Jefferton

I see what you mean about the circuit deck. I honestly haven't heard any stories behind it, but music has always been a big influence for thomas, so I wouldn't doubt that the deck is inspired from that cd (but obviously, I can't confirm it).

As for the chinchilla deck, it was from that same year...he had four different decks: the blueprint, the circuit, the chinchilla deck, and the turntable deck. The last two are some of my favorite graphics ever.

jer_d · Posted: Feb 24, 2004 4:17 pm Post subject:

my brothers got that cd. Has some good wakeboard beats, but i dont think it has anything to do with his wakeboard design.

stompin9s · Posted: Feb 24, 2004 5:29 pm Post subject:

thomas was still inovating even back in the day... if i recall back to that "new crew" article in wbm about 6-7 years ago. thomas and the new crew were the first to put there bindings all the way out and to ride with long ropes. look at all the pro wakeboarders today; stance all the way out and 75-80 foot lines...thanks thomas!

electricsnow · cassette Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 10751 City: Jefferton

Not to be all confrontational on here, but the new crew didn't coin wide stances (don't take any of this wrong stompin9's, you have a great point and I do respect it). One of the earlier guys that I believe rode with a wide stance was shreddington-weddington...and josh smith...and upon further reflection, I'd probably throw thomas in there. You know, back then 21 inches was considered wide, but nowadays anything less than 23 makes you look like a trick skier. Some of that came about due to natural progression and encouragement from non-trickskiers (ie snowboarders, skaters, surfers). But you are right, that group of riders did (in my opinion) encourage a more snow/skate influenced style and they rode for the right reasons. I mean, they had attitudes, but opinions are good and I'm glad they were brave enough to voice them. I actually miss watching heavener and staker ride, but such is life....such is life....and I do think thanks are in order. When you think about it, that group caused a lot of controversy from that joke, and now they're all now doing important things in the industry, with two of them having their own companies. I think they got the last laugh...but jeremy might if he makes a wakeskate book.

On a side note, I think stances are excessively wide nowadays...it's like people think they automatically have to put them all the way out to be cool...at least that's the impression I've gotten about "stance talk." Wait, what's my stance? Praying mantis...HI-YA!!

nick · Posted: Feb 24, 2004 7:37 pm Post subject:

is there like a standard width between binding holes?

wakeskatingfun · Faceplant Joined: 02 Feb 2004 Posts: 11 City: Mt. PLeasant

leatherman and vickers wakeboarded too right. im pretty sure i have a pic of them on a freemotion ad from the back of and old wbm. Surprised

wakeskatingfun · Faceplant Joined: 02 Feb 2004 Posts: 11 City: Mt. PLeasant

so did mr grubb

electricsnow · cassette Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 10751 City: Jefferton

Cheblanc, there is an industry standard for stance inserts. It basically ensures that a liquid force binding can fit on a cwb wakeboard, etc.

ANyway, yeah, lots of wakeskaters use to wakeboard. Cole munster and tim use to wakeboard too.

wakeskatingfun · Faceplant Joined: 02 Feb 2004 Posts: 11 City: Mt. PLeasant

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kyle hyams · Backside 180 Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Posts: 641 City: maitland

rukusrider103 · Backside 180 Joined: 11 Feb 2004 Posts: 961

no its just wierd to me, it sounded like you were all stuck up his ass, idk but yea everyone knows he used to wakeboard. i just thought when you added the fake teeth thing that it was way off subject. and sounded a bit odd. but i have fake teeth!!! welll actually i havent got my fake teeth in yet, im still missing them. ...seriously

livewirelp · Pop Shuvit Joined: 03 Jan 2004 Posts: 123

so that means Danny Hampson is really the only first-generation pro wakeskater? (I know he used to wakeboard, but never pro... so that makes him exclusively a wakeskater in the professional world)

wakeriderof87 · Frontside 180 Joined: 02 Oct 2003 Posts: 495 City: cen fla

no alot of those guys were never pro. they just were pretty good. I don't think Reed was ever pro along with kovacich, brandon thomas along with some others correct me if I'm wrong.

And we all know byerly was never a pro wakeboarder Laughing

Dave Barousse · Faceplant Joined: 10 Sep 2003 Posts: 5

Yeah, Reed was never a pro wakeboarder...although he was a damn good one. I remember him telling me (while wakeboarding together) that certain people in Central FL would not let him ride with them in their boat because he wasn't good enough on a wakeboard.

nick · Posted: Feb 25, 2004 3:39 pm Post subject:

tim kovacich used to ride jr mens wakeboarding