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EJazzle faceplant
Joined: 17 Oct 2007 Posts: 4776 City: Tequesta/orlando
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Posted: Aug 03, 2009 9:48 am Post subject: wakeskating without skateboarding? |
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what would wakeskating have been without the existence skateboarding?
hmm......? _________________ TEAM FUN!!!!!!
http://www.ejpeterson.com/
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88skisupreme Backside 180
Joined: 11 Nov 2004 Posts: 1342 City: ATX
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Posted: Aug 03, 2009 9:54 am Post subject: |
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wakeboarding |
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EJazzle faceplant
Joined: 17 Oct 2007 Posts: 4776 City: Tequesta/orlando
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Posted: Aug 03, 2009 10:07 am Post subject: |
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88skisupreme, you dont think surfing could have had any influence? _________________ TEAM FUN!!!!!!
http://www.ejpeterson.com/
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Gnarly Dancer 42 360 flip
Joined: 21 May 2007 Posts: 5121 City: kalamazoo
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-=AlexXx=- Pillage & Plunder
Joined: 09 Aug 2004 Posts: 17488 City: yes
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Posted: Aug 03, 2009 11:14 am Post subject: |
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i cant imagine a world without skateboarding. |
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Mr. Top Hat Dead
Joined: 29 Aug 2004 Posts: 5818
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Posted: Aug 03, 2009 11:37 am Post subject: |
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waterboarding |
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paulmc Frontside 180
Joined: 27 Nov 2007 Posts: 292 City: Manchester, UK
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Posted: Aug 03, 2009 1:39 pm Post subject: |
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skateboarding owes it exsistance to surfing really. remember side walk surfing!!
So imagine a world without surfing! we'd have none of this |
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spowell Frontside 180
Joined: 13 Jul 2008 Posts: 320 City: munchester
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Posted: Aug 03, 2009 1:46 pm Post subject: |
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we'd all be waterskiing
i <3 waterskiing |
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paulmc Frontside 180
Joined: 27 Nov 2007 Posts: 292 City: Manchester, UK
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Posted: Aug 03, 2009 1:53 pm Post subject: |
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spowell wrote: | we'd all be waterskiing
i <3 waterskiing |
Yeah you do, i've seen the pictures! |
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electricsnow cassette
Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 10735 City: Jefferton
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Posted: Aug 03, 2009 5:54 pm Post subject: |
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paulmc, very good point. wakeboarding has roots in "surfing behind boats" (which went by many names, including wakeboarding). The thing is, I have an action now magazine from the early 80s and the way those guys rode was closer to wakeskating as we know it than most would realize. Granted, they weren't doing shuvs, but they were popping re-entry ollies, hand shaping smaller boards, lipslides, etc. It's pretty cool how things evolved, and as far as what I've seen with wakeboarding's history, the early 80s before any skurfers was what I'd been missing.
So wakeskating would definitely exist without skateboarding. It's kind of about influences and who gets their hold on things. Of course wakeskating/wakeskaters have closer adopted the stylistic ideas of skating more than anything else. _________________ *The opinions expressed are on my behalf and not those of wakeskating.com* |
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Greg T Skeezer
Joined: 13 Sep 2003 Posts: 2448 City: ohio
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Posted: Aug 03, 2009 8:20 pm Post subject: |
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I was pondering a similar question while on the boat this weekend. The water was rough, and I thought to myself, why am I here? I could be out having fun skateboarding. Which made me question why I, or anyone, wakeskates at all. We're just trying to do skate tricks, so why not just spend the time actually skateboarding?
I never arrived at any conclusions and will continue to wakeskate and skateboard. |
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BB Backside 180
Joined: 28 Jul 2006 Posts: 1706
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Posted: Aug 03, 2009 9:10 pm Post subject: |
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Greg T, b\c skateboarding will never imitate the feeling you get on top of the water... |
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stompin9s Backside 180
Joined: 12 Nov 2003 Posts: 2385 City: Vail - CO
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Posted: Aug 03, 2009 9:19 pm Post subject: |
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surfing is THE number one contributer to all board sports and the style of the ways boards are ridden _________________ "it is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation." |
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overstreet31 Frontside 180
Joined: 26 May 2009 Posts: 415 City: Lumberton
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Posted: Aug 03, 2009 10:02 pm Post subject: |
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Greg T, I sometimes think the same thing, then I realize it is 100 degrees outside and say, I should do this on the water instead. Sure, nothing compares to the concrete jungle but it sure is hot in the said jungle also. Wakeskate in the summer and skate during the cooler months when the water temp doesn't allow.
stompin9s, agreed _________________ www.backyardrailpark.com |
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Greg T Skeezer
Joined: 13 Sep 2003 Posts: 2448 City: ohio
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Posted: Aug 03, 2009 10:07 pm Post subject: |
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overstreet31, thats really the only good reason I could come up with.
BB, somewhat true, but wakeskating will never have the variety of tricks/terrain or legitimacy of skateboarding. |
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Gnarly Dancer 42 360 flip
Joined: 21 May 2007 Posts: 5121 City: kalamazoo
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Posted: Aug 03, 2009 11:31 pm Post subject: |
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Greg T wrote: |
wakeskating will never have the variety of tricks/terrain or legitimacy of skateboarding. |
i agree, that's because anybody can skateboard as long as they have a board and some concrete
wakeskating is a lot more expensive and not possible without another person _________________ http://www.stickandflick.com
http://www.kearnsmedia.com |
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yookyle Backside 180
Joined: 15 Jan 2009 Posts: 1002 City: Reno
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Posted: Aug 04, 2009 1:54 am Post subject: |
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Greg T, we dont skateboard because were scared of eating it on concrete. |
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spowell Frontside 180
Joined: 13 Jul 2008 Posts: 320 City: munchester
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Posted: Aug 04, 2009 5:53 am Post subject: |
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yookyle, most of us do skateboard i would say, but wakeskating is DIFFERENT. whether it is better or worse is all personal opinion.
i'm sure if we didn't think wakeskating was better than skateboarding we wouldn't do it.... |
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Mr. Top Hat Dead
Joined: 29 Aug 2004 Posts: 5818
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Posted: Aug 04, 2009 7:14 am Post subject: |
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the whole reason i got into wakeskating is because it was like skateboarding. |
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YaBro Backside 180
Joined: 22 Dec 2008 Posts: 624
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Posted: Aug 04, 2009 8:40 am Post subject: |
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i like butterfingers so much |
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