I want to hear some real opinions...

POPTART · 360 flip Joined: 24 Jul 2007 Posts: 7621

should have kept that and used it for your own wakeskate company

would make a sick graphic

Joes apt edition Laughing

Mario C. · Posted: Jun 21, 2011 4:41 pm Post subject:

i was recently dissapointed by the purchase of an SST so i felt obligated to state my opinion hence the random post.

texasT · Posted: Jun 21, 2011 8:58 pm Post subject:

Baseball Superstars 2011 for iPhone is addictive as fcuk... i dont even like baseball! Crazy Eyes

Steven M · Posted: Jul 18, 2011 10:54 pm Post subject:

Lip tricks. Wtf happened to them and why don't we see them anymore?

Just because the winch came out doesn't mean we need to forget about lip tricks when we get the chance to get pulled behind a pwc/ lemons craft/ wake boat.

I miss seeing combo lines on the lip and now with everyone and their brother throwing flip tricks I'd love to see more than shuv on/ shuv off stuff.

Side note: any one ever try a TS w2w front side shuv to tweaked stale fish? I see it in my head and it looks nice.

electricsnow · cassette Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 10752 City: Jefferton

for some of us, lip tricks never went anywhere!

I think it's a few things, but I think wake to wake stuff and people just trying to elevate their riding is what made people push lip tricks to the side. riders like nick taylor and ryan lemons always seemed to have some new lip trick variation in their vids over the past few years, which was funny and cool to me.

canalskater · Taco Bell Fa'Lyfe Joined: 22 May 2005 Posts: 649

Steven M, why don't you see lip tricks where? I don't think they have a place in real video parts anymore. they'll always be part of wakeskating and fun to do but, I don't think they're coming back to videos.

Steven M · Posted: Jul 19, 2011 6:50 am Post subject:

canalskater, What makes something a "real" video part? And why do you think thy don't have a place their?

POPTART · 360 flip Joined: 24 Jul 2007 Posts: 7621

i just saw a real edit full of lip tricks...ehem esnow ehem ehem

ps
i still do them!

Travis B · Frontside 180 Joined: 29 Mar 2009 Posts: 321 City: townie

I do lip tricks all the time when i ride my boat

EJazzle · Posted: Jul 19, 2011 12:05 pm Post subject:

i just watched a video of this guy^^ slaying the lip

POPTART · 360 flip Joined: 24 Jul 2007 Posts: 7621

electricsnow · cassette Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 10752 City: Jefferton

I have a personal joke, which is that I might have been pretty good back in 2003. So I get that lip tricks really aren't the pulse and today nobody could get away with putting together a section like thomas did for snap back in 03 (and yes, we all know thomas can do more than lip tricks). I think it comes down to progression...for a real video that's "serious," dudes are going to want to step it up and blow minds, and lip tricks aren't going to do that. wake to wake backside flips probably will. if you want to be a bit more casual or show more of a rider's full riding style, then I could see lip tricks being included.

I'm not opposed to them because they're accessible...at the end of the day most anyone can learn some of them and you can learn stuff behind any kind of towing vehicle. that's why I became more drawn to wakeskating than wakeboarding.

WERDna · Backside 180 Joined: 07 Jan 2009 Posts: 541

^ I fully agree.

on a side note i saw David_Roehm do a shuv late back footflip out a front lip behind the ski the other day..lip tricks can get pretty elaborate and can commonly be the little bit of spice you need in a set.

electricsnow · cassette Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 10752 City: Jefferton

someone in the kid's recent video did a kickflip front lip on the wake, and YEARS ago lemons did a kickflip out of a lipslide. so lip tricks can get technical!

WERDna · Backside 180 Joined: 07 Jan 2009 Posts: 541

yookyle · Backside 180 Joined: 15 Jan 2009 Posts: 1002 City: Reno

I could see hammers being thrown down on the lip. a trick and then a trick off.

Lollar · 360 flip Joined: 19 Jun 2007 Posts: 8253

nick · Posted: Jul 20, 2011 10:16 pm Post subject:

Lip tricks have evolved into rail tricks.

Gnar-dogs these days are dialed enough to get techy on rails to the point where having lip tricks in a high-profile wakeskate video section is going to look out of place, and won't be on-par with what everyone is doing onto/on/out of rails now.

That said, lip tricks are still super fun and nobody can resist stoking out over a good lip line. I've always said that lip tricks are what gave wakeskating it's flow in the early years. They were a logical response to having a continuous flowing transition right in front of us (when being pulled by the traditional aquatic automobile) and I think wakeskaters should still be doing lip tricks until the sun goes out.

I'll send out some imaginary cookies to the first 3 people get footage of them landing "never done before" lip tricks, and post them in this thread Afro

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

what are some new tricks that can be done?

270 flip on to 450 back big off would be nasty...

you got that nick Smash