spot or NOTT

fastgreens · Kickflip Joined: 29 Dec 2007 Posts: 3563 City: baytown

i'm changing my vote to not... due to the last picture. those pillars could fvck you up bad. Mr T

kyle41 · Posted: Mar 05, 2008 8:43 pm Post subject:

-=AlexXx=-, my thinking is that these cement pillars are used to slow the water currents to prevent the high currents from dredging out the bottom too much. If youve ever swam near the landing of a dam that has alot of water flow over it you will find that the bottom is completely eaten away. This is only a guess though.

JB_CANSKATE · Posted: Mar 05, 2008 9:01 pm Post subject:

Not. They're to break up the water....... or winchskaters

trevor881 · Frontside 180 Joined: 22 Jan 2008 Posts: 339 City: keys

kyle41, those pillers make the spot SUCK.... Sad

Raven · Posted: Mar 05, 2008 9:09 pm Post subject:

it's good to see reasearch being done in this field Twisted Evil

sick gaps kyle

Soulprogression · Posted: Mar 05, 2008 9:09 pm Post subject:

probably used to catch debris and stuff that makes it over the dam, and keep it from making it further down stream. i'm sure if you hit it at an inbetween point (drought and wet season) and are really, really, really careful it's plenty doable.

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kyle41 · Posted: Mar 05, 2008 9:10 pm Post subject:

trevor881, they pretty much ruined my day at first sight.

Heres a recap of todays events.

Me, Tad and my buddy dave got kicked out of one of are new spots

I went on a voyage to see if these new gaps were legit or not

First one is lined with wakeskater exterminators

2nd one is 10000 leagues under the sea

but to make the day all better I got in touch with a kid that lives near me and has a private pond that he wants to build rails galore on for winching Very Happy

and its spring fed Cool

trevor881 · Frontside 180 Joined: 22 Jan 2008 Posts: 339 City: keys

kyle41,

Parker · Backside 180 Joined: 14 Oct 2007 Posts: 1731 City: Norman

we need more similar games to this

jono · Pop Shuvit Joined: 23 Jan 2004 Posts: 193 City: T.O.

Those pillars are definatly sketchy, we hit a gap similiar to that and just barly could make it over them on landing I was basically stomping on top of one. Be careful lol. What are the possibilities of winch for the other direction and trying to wal ride over the dam? That would be sick!

kyle13 · Posted: Mar 05, 2008 10:24 pm Post subject:

pillars in the landing of a dam = skate stoppers/nobbs on a ledge

cassette941 · Posted: Mar 05, 2008 10:27 pm Post subject:

is that on the tampa canal/river

Gnarly Dancer 42 · 360 flip Joined: 21 May 2007 Posts: 5121 City: kalamazoo

holy crap that'd be ultra legit if you gapped past the pillars Shocked

its like ollieing stairs on skateboards but 20x worse if you fall

skatefilly · Posted: Mar 05, 2008 11:15 pm Post subject:

kyle41 My bad man. Here in Wisconsin unfortuantely thats all we have. My mind knows no other... You floridians are so lucky! I want to see some of the shots from your epic day of winching.

russ · Posted: Mar 05, 2008 11:32 pm Post subject:

the problem with this gap is that the hand rail a-frame has little things sticking out. sliding it could be difficult...

wakeskate77 · Frontside 180 Joined: 20 Sep 2003 Posts: 335 City: HELL

let me ask this, who checks the landing zone first before hitting a gap? i have been know to not.

p.s. just arived in orlando, pretty much free to do as I please. building a pool gap sat maybe owc friday.[/list]

kyle41 · Posted: Mar 06, 2008 1:14 am Post subject:

wakeskate77, I pretty much always try to check the gap or winch spot before i ride. Ive found many a rock/rebar/fishingline/glass in my searches.

Soulprogression · Posted: Mar 06, 2008 2:23 am Post subject:

KEEF · Pop Shuvit Joined: 25 Oct 2007 Posts: 218 City: orlando

kyle41, i think we all know andy would probably end up hitting that, with out a doubt.