Rant....

SleuCrew · Posted: Feb 02, 2005 6:28 am Post subject: Rant....

Ok im going to take a second to beach about someting that has really been pissing me off, maybe others have noticed this maybe its just me.

Latley i have noticed alot of mags that will have the caption "so and so doing a front side board slide" or something along those lines...

BUT! when any common child who has ever ridden any type of a board can see they are doing a backside board slide or the opposite!

I just kinda find it retarded how all these mags latley have totally been calling out the wrong tricks people are doing!?!

Seriously you work for a wakeboarding mag, the least you could do is know the difference between a back side board slide and a front side board slide, its not like its too hard to look at a photo and tell! And its not like this is a one time thing... i have seen it in at least 30-40 photos latley.

Oregon has NO snow and our water is like 48 degrees... so yeah im kinda pissed off and grumpy.

Anybody else notice this crap though?

xboard32x · Posted: Feb 02, 2005 1:08 pm Post subject:

happens all the time...

Grouch · Kickflip Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 3146 City: The OC

SleuCrew,

I totally agree with you on that...Its just the opposite of what they write in there.

Its kind of like an indy grab vs. frontside grab...Its not an Indy unless your somehow going backside i.e hip, spin, etc....

G-squadriderz · Posted: Feb 02, 2005 4:05 pm Post subject:

It comes from skateboarding and a lot of people think frontside means going down the rail forward when actually its backwards cuz its how the face the rail or the call a lipslid wrong, but a backslide lipslide is going backwards so people who are well rounded and know there skate terms get all screwed up.

Greg T · Skeezer Joined: 13 Sep 2003 Posts: 2448 City: ohio

i have to think about it and picture it everytime i read backside lipslide or something along those lines.

Grouch · Kickflip Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 3146 City: The OC

Isnt a back-lip when your facing down hill, but the tail of your board goes over the rail???

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

It is what inspired me to write this article...

http://www.wakeskating.com/showarticle.php?a=66

Please feel free to correct anything that may be wrong. The point was to have an accurate guide for those that do not know.

88skisupreme · Backside 180 Joined: 11 Nov 2004 Posts: 1342 City: ATX

It depends on how you approach the rail, once you are on it, it doesn't matter.

ex: backside boardslide , the rail is at your back and you are sliding facing forward.

RUSSIAN · Posted: Feb 02, 2005 7:36 pm Post subject:

Greg T · Skeezer Joined: 13 Sep 2003 Posts: 2448 City: ohio

what if you are coming straight onto a rail or box and then ollie, fs 90 (or bs 90), then slide it?

you never really started on either side of the rail, so how do you go about terminology there?

-=AlexXx=- · Posted: Feb 02, 2005 7:57 pm Post subject:

Greg T, what way are u coming to the rail Front side(toeside) or heel side?(backside) if u come to the rail front side and u do a fs 90 its a Lipslide, if u do a BS 90 then is a frontside board slide. If you come backside to the rail and u do a FS 90 then its a board slide, if u do a backside 90 its a backside lipslide. does taht answer your questions?

Greg T · Skeezer Joined: 13 Sep 2003 Posts: 2448 City: ohio

youre coming straight onto the rail, no sides.

RUSSIAN · Posted: Feb 02, 2005 9:17 pm Post subject:

I would just call it a boardslide

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

G-squadriderz · Posted: Feb 03, 2005 12:23 am Post subject:

its really simple, boardslides is when ur nose goes oover the rail first and fs boardslide is when ur back is to the boat thats pulling u and bs is when ur facing the boat. Lipslide is when the tail goes over the rail first and when ur back is facing the boat its bs and when ur facing the boat it is fs.

RUSSIAN · Posted: Feb 03, 2005 12:35 am Post subject:

G-squadriderz, did you read my post. although you are correct, the way you described it is confusing. It really only boils down to what way you are facing the rail/wake

G-squadriderz · Posted: Feb 03, 2005 12:37 am Post subject:

Yup u are correct!!! i was just trying to clear up it cuz i hear from everybody and they argue with me. Its one of my petpeaves, sorry if it sound like i was trying to explain it all and read the other posts.