Hey! Anybody else see Retrospect? I just watched it this morning and I'm blown away. I mean you always think that having the good gear, the tower or pylon, etc will give you more hangtime and better tricks. wow, was I every wrong! If you watch the video, you see guys like Gator, Shapiro and Byerly throwing down raley's and mobes, etc on SKURFERS and with no rope height. I couldn't believe it, really shows you that there is SO much more potential when you DO have that extra height. Really makes me wanna ride harder, what do you guys think?
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You read my mind, I was coming here to start this exact same thread b/c I just got the DVD today...It is definetly the best all around wakeboard video I have seen. It is more of a movie or history lesson. If you have a passion for this sport then you own it to yourself to watch this video.
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spoken like a true boarder. It totally is a history lesson/movie about the sport. Really shows you the potential of what you can do with what you have.
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I'd say the best way to describe this movie is to say its basically the Dogtown and Z Boys for wakeboarding. <BR>
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That's why when people ask if they "need a tower" my response has always been "No" because there is so much that can be accomplished behind even a 16' 80 hp outboard with a regular ski pylon. I peronally have friends throwing 1-3 inverts and 3's behind the boat described above. Technique, skill, and talent make up so much the rest can only help you out in moderation to highlight those features.
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I had a guy tell me today that "he is as good as he is going to get behind his 'non wake boat'" I just chuckled a little...
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Oh how unwise i once was <img src="http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/clipart/lol.gif" border=0>. Although you CAN do all this behind just a regular boat, it's still more fun to do it though behind a real boarding boat! No argument there, that's for sure!
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Liked the background but didn't understand why there was so much Scott Byerly adoration going on. I thought for a moment that it was a remembrance film and that the guy had died.
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Retrospect IS the story of Scott Byerly. It follows the beginning of wakeboarding as well, but the movie is supposed to be a "tribute" to him i guess.
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I was a bit humbled this weekend.... I've just spent the past 3 months upgrading my sacs 3 times over trying to get the best wake out of my boat. I'm not the best rider, so I figured every little thing can help. <BR> <BR>This past weekend we passed by a guy behind an I/O (don't know which make) that had an extended pylon. The wake this thing was throwing wasn't much to speak of. In fact, it wasn't very big at all. <BR> <BR>The guy behind it, however, was tearing it up. We watched him throw a HS 3. Then he comes back toeside with another 3. Then back across with another 3. The back across with a roll to revert. Then back the other way with a 540. Damn!! <BR> <BR>We don't typically see people throwing so many tricks in succession behind a wake boat, much less an I/O with no wake. Does this mean I will stop buying crap for my boat to make it better? Heck no! <BR> <BR>Of course I will continue dreaming up new crap to tweak my boat out. It does, however, mean that I will focus a bit more on my technique as opposed to just letting the wake do all the work for me.
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Amen to that! It's amazing...really gives you a little slap in the face and brings you back to reality, eh?
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