Shoes, or no shoes?

manacubus · Faceplant Joined: 01 Mar 2004 Posts: 33 City: Brisbane

Hey guys

Pretty much just starting out, but have been wakeboarding and skateboarding for a long time.

Did some riding on a Cassette deck the other day with some skate shoes, and found I had no feel at all. I found I had a lot more control and balance without shoes.

So why wear them? Is it pretty much because your feet can cop a beating on the board when you're trying tricks?

nick · Posted: Mar 01, 2004 9:00 pm Post subject:

i found that when im riding barefoot i feel the board to much and want to perfect where my feet are and how they feel on the board... with shoes its all the same so ur not thinking about it as much, and sometimes thinking about it 2 much will mess u up... i dunno can somebody else try 2 explain it or am i the only one?

ryder · Faceplant Joined: 27 Feb 2004 Posts: 8 City: Auburn

i ride a foam top so it doesnt realy matter weather youve got shoes or not. if i want 2 try tricks or rails u should definately wear shoes it makes it alot easir you wont have to worry about hurting tour to or steping on the fin (that still hurts a little with shoes) i always ride with shoes now because i kick kick my board harder and i guess yu get used to wearing shoes after awhile. i hope i explained it ok. hey CHE BLANC i decided im going to go with the gate i think id have alot more fun with the higher ends because ive been skating all my life and ive got alot more tricks i can do with the gate rather than a regular deck . . . hey is anyone going from the outside of the wake -olleing-over the wake and manualing tricks-across to the next wake these days? i think that would be pretty fun if u could stay on endge and get across quick enough. like that 1 foot manual idea or pop shovits into maunals. Smash

Catalyst · Backside 180 Joined: 16 Nov 2003 Posts: 736 City: Kelowna

youll learn to like shoes a little more when u start doing wake to wake stuff and such but if u dont care about that and want to ride with no shoes go with a foam top

manacubus · Faceplant Joined: 01 Mar 2004 Posts: 33 City: Brisbane

Thanks for the replies. I'm just doing standard HS wake to wake jumps and some non wake to wake grabs right now. Still having dilemmas about how much of my riding I should devote to skating, as opposed to boarding.

crackerjack · Pop Shuvit Joined: 21 Sep 2003 Posts: 124 City: Salisbury

all of it

nick · Posted: Mar 02, 2004 3:37 pm Post subject:

i still board

hypo · Pop Shuvit Joined: 19 Sep 2003 Posts: 140

i started out with no shoes....but sooned learned(IMHO) that if you want to progress, your gonna need shoes. Shoes provide you with support, you'll eventually get use to the no feeling(u'll start to feel w/shoes, uh kinda), and u'll find that your able to bust tricks alot easier, and you would be more likely to stick your landings. I ride without shoes every once in a while if i just wanna surf around but thats about it.