should wakeskating be at the x-games

wakesk8r9610 · Backside 180 Joined: 23 Sep 2003 Posts: 1267

who thinks wakeskating should be at the x-games?

Parky · Guest

yep and at the gravity games and malibu open

RUSSIAN · Posted: Jan 10, 2004 10:13 pm Post subject:

it doesn't need to be whored out like that

Parky · Guest

i think skating should be tricked out to every comp. Laughing

freerider4 · Backside 180 Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 2462

i think it should but the only problem with wakeskating is that not everybody will be awed at it like wakeboarding where people just say wow he is going high thats cool wakeskating is an art form that must be appreciated that a lot of people can't.

wakesk8r9610 · Backside 180 Joined: 23 Sep 2003 Posts: 1267

ya liek the stuff thomas and grubb are doing we think is crazy but the other people will probably jsut say that was only a foot high.

Yuri · Raley Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 1977 City: orlando

freerider4 has an excelent point people in those big comps they just saw skateboarding and motocross so they want to see people going big, they wont get much of that from wakeskating. So they see backrolls and kickflips i think most of the kids would prefer a backrolls, because they go big and fly so they dont think like us.

greg van wagnen · Posted: Jan 11, 2004 2:18 am Post subject:

i would do something with a seadoo or a winch up close so people realise it is not wakeboarding it is a new thing of its own. if you used a winch and put it right up in the middle of all the ramps and moto x stuff people would actualy watch it too. but if it is like 20 miles from the actual event site and the water is sh*tty and no one realises what it is then i dont think it would help the sport at all.

wakesk8r9610 · Backside 180 Joined: 23 Sep 2003 Posts: 1267

ya thats a hecca good idea. get you 2 do an impossible under a backflip. Crazy Eyes

nick · Posted: Jan 11, 2004 10:34 am Post subject:

what?

Fredrick_Eisenhauer · Posted: Jan 11, 2004 11:50 am Post subject:

I think he means greg do an impossible while some one tantrums over him. Probably be pretty hard because I dont think greg can ollie impossible. And doing it directly behind the boat would be pretty hard.

Greg Lantz · Faceplant Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 12

i don't think wakeskating should be handled like wakeboarding at all. Similar to what gvw said, I think they should build just one really nice step down rail, like the drop offs they are doing in sfumato. Just have basically the winch pulling the riders and they basically do a best trick type of thing and get like 3 or 5 chances to hit it. That way people could watch the event up close and see how similar wakeskating is to skateboarding and how intricate the tricks are. It would give the event much more of a street skating type feel which i think would be much more enjoyable to watch than seeing some guy do little shuvits 500 feet away. Just my opinion...

Paul · Posted: Jan 11, 2004 3:03 pm Post subject:

Greg and Greg, totally agree with you both.

wakesk8r9610 · Backside 180 Joined: 23 Sep 2003 Posts: 1267

Fredrick_Eisenhauer, no greg was talkin about how they could do wakeskating like in the dirtbiking arena and i said a dirbiker should backflip over him while hes doing an impossible.

484rider · Frontside 180 Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 442 City: orlando

they should make a street course with the winch. have a lil stretch of water with lots of rails n shizzle. but that would probably be "a step in the wrong direction" but i think itd be kool.

Rob · Posted: Jan 12, 2004 8:04 am Post subject:

I totally agree with 484rider, and I don't think its "a step in the wrong direction".... It would be dope with a "street course" as long it's as far away from wakeboarding as possible. Using the winch would be a great idea, making it totally different from wakeboarding with all their gymnastic moves... Idea

Fredrick_Eisenhauer · Posted: Jan 12, 2004 10:09 am Post subject:

wakesk8r9610, of right. Well anyway, compared to a backflip, an impossible is nothing. People want to see big air. Why do you think freestyle skateboarding "died"? Because vert and street came and it was more fun to watch. People would rather see a Parks do his 360 Double roll under a guy doing a back flip then Gregs impossible (not downing your impossible greg).

Rob, street skating is popular because they do stair sets. They also have alot more flip tricks then wakeskaters. How many people can varial flip on a wakeskate as opposed to a skateboard? Not many. THey have flip tricks in and out. Making it look better. Only a hand full of wakeskaters can flip in/out.(actually I dont think any one can flip out)

greg van wagnen · Posted: Jan 12, 2004 10:46 am Post subject:

[quote="Fredrick_Eisenhauer] Only a hand full of wakeskaters can flip in/out.(actually I dont think any one can flip out)[/quote]

who can even flip into a rail? and i thought grubb did a kickflip off of a little kicker type rail?

Rob · Posted: Jan 12, 2004 12:09 pm Post subject:

Who really cares who can flip on or off... Wakeskating is a new sport to the general public, you have to start somewhere... I think that with close camera angles, most viewers would understand how difficult some tricks really are... I think many would be impressed just seeing a kickflip on the water. (as I was when I first saw it... not to mention the rails...) And stair sets ARE impossible on a wakeskate, no bother discussin' it.. Wink

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