Six Questions

dirtyohioriver22 · Backside 180 Joined: 13 Mar 2006 Posts: 1705 City: cincy

1. This is a really random post, but everytime I wakeskate I always get so pissed off for not landing a certain trick and I always leave the water mad but that 1/100 time I land everything I'm so happy. I don't know why I wakeskate and few have even heard of wakeskating where I live, maybe because I'm good but I keep coming back and I love it and don't know why or if I do.

2. I have a TNT I bought for 290 and do you think the value has gone up now that they're sold out and arn't making anymore, also that nick taylor might end up being the greatest wakeskater ever and his first pro model may be valuable. Value gone up, stayed the same or gone down.

3. Do you need a boating license when you already have a drivers license and do the popo ever just pull you over to check for license for looking young or anything.

4. Are they taking wakeskating off the pro tour if so that would suck because it gets so much publicity where a traveling toe jam wouldn't get as much.

5. Just wondering I don't wear a vest that much and people always say its so easy to hit your head on the skate, but i've never seen or heard of anyone hitting their head on their skate and wheneve i fall i never come close to hitting my head on the skate.

6. Is it worth making a floating flat bar rail or can it be done easy since i know its hard to keep it stable and what not because where I ride I'd need one.

tad · 360 flip Joined: 07 May 2006 Posts: 5031

um im not even sure #1 is a question?

2, they arent sold out and there is another shipment coming soon.. the value is the same and will probably go down after the 07's come out.

3, in florida i know you have to have a boating license unless you're over 21 or something.. it has nothing to do with a driver's license.

4, i havent heard much about the pro tour lately.. someone else answer this

5, i dont see what wearing a vest has to do with hitting your head on the board, but ive hit my forehead on mine integ before and it cut it right open.. along with 20 spots on my legs

6, if you use barrells and make it right, use the right amount of water.. yes they can be pretty decent..

SleuCrew · Posted: Jan 31, 2007 8:46 pm Post subject:

1. Wakeskating is not easy, ask anyone and they will tell you the same thing... it's really about practice. When I get pissed usually I ride worse, so I just try to calm myself down and be happy I'm in the water having fun.

2. If people could truly predict the future on what will increase in value we would all be sitting on all kinds of collectors items waiting to get rich. It really comes down to "Everything and Anything is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it"

3. If your state requires a boaters license then you must have one with or without a drivers license. Yes the Po will mess with you, especially when it comes to #5.

4. As far as I know yes... but I haven't gotten a 100% confirmation on that yet. This may or may not be a bad thing.

5. I have in fact fallen and had a board come sliding up behind me and hit me in the face and the head. It is really rare but it can happen. There are so many variables about what could happen. I've also almost clean knocked myself out trying to see how far I could take a trick into the flats.

I take wearing a vest pretty serious knowing someone who died and possibly would have lived if he were wearing a vest. He was also a professional.

Look at it this way, would you have random sex with someone and not wear a rubber? It's a pretty ignorant choice. Yeah... it feels better and its possible you won't end up with AIDS and die, but you also could end up with aids and have a really horrible death and leave behind a lot of people who love you.

Ultimately the choice is yours but it should be a pretty simple one.

6. Yes, if you have floating homes on your lake or river stop by and ask them if they have any rotted houseboat foam. this stuff works the best by far and usually you can get it for free.

Mr. Top Hat · Dead Joined: 29 Aug 2004 Posts: 5818

1. yes

2. only time will tell

3. yes you need a seperate license, at least in FL you do.

4. no idea

5. ive been hit in the head by the board, had the board come back and chip one of my teeth, i have almost been impaled(the stick just wasnt sharp enough but it still knocked the hell out of me), had two minor concussions, and completely owned my left arm all while riding. i have been in nasty situations with and without a vest on and i can honestly say that a vest is a nice thing to have when the unexpected happens.

6. it just depends on how bad you want to make one.

electricsnow · cassette Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 10756 City: Jefferton

2) Collecting wakeskates is not about money or "investments." One should not even concern themself with such matters, because if one did, they'd be collecting for the wrong reasons.

Also, there's supposed to be a second batch of nick's board coming out sometime...

5) I rode with a guy who does some pretty amazing george daniels impressions when he falls. he was trying kickflips or something without a vest and since the lake is shallow, he hit his head on the bottom. It's a different situation, but it seemed relevant.

labellethrasher · Posted: Feb 01, 2007 8:59 am Post subject:

electricsnow haha, who is this long limbed creature you speak of Laughing

I still can't figure out exactly how I fell like that but yeah, took me straight to the bottom, head first, arms at my side....weird. A vest would have kept me at the surface, I would expect it would have atleast. Wear a vest Dirty! Cool

PIRATE · Kickflip Joined: 11 Jul 2006 Posts: 2651

1: IDK.

2: hahahahahaha

3: every lake is different. You dont have to have crap on most west coast lakes.

4: Yes its off...............

5: I have hit my head.......... alot..... And ive seen people get grip burn on there face, and ive seen people get stitches from hitting the board............ Good people.......... Wear a vest. Even if you never need it............... cause what if your not and you do need it ?

6. Its not worth it................. To much work and it will never work as good as a rail thats pounded in.................

OH and the AIDS argument is the best Pro life jacket argument ive heard in a while............... Strap up FOO !!!!!!!!!!!!