Wakeboarding Pics from Germany

(reto) · (reto) **Join Date: Jan 2004** 04-07-2004, 6:52 AM

We made a photo session at 40 Grad Fahrenheit water temperature and 32 Grad Fahrenheit air temperature. It was a lot of fun.

Check out the pics: Wakeboard Pics

Greetings from Germany
Reto

(canaday)

When were those pictures taken? When did transits get distributed to Germany? That looks cold, bro.

swass 04-07-2004, 8:21 AM

Sehr gut!

(wakeforce139) · (wakeforce139) **Join Date: Jan 2004** 04-07-2004, 4:44 PM

alles gute

xtremebordgurl 04-07-2004, 9:23 PM

I want to learn German...

I need to get a cute German boy to teach me

(supersport) · (supersport) **Join Date: Dec 2001** 04-07-2004, 10:39 PM

I like that after market wind break on the tige.
Cool pics.
Joe

(kristian) · (kristian) **Join Date: Nov 2002** 04-07-2004, 10:46 PM

Nice Pics, first time I've seen a guy do a grab on an Air Chair.

I know a little German, but I don't think it would be apporpriate ;)

(hanglooser) · (hanglooser) **Join Date: Jan 2004** 04-08-2004, 12:31 AM

Joe:"I like that after market wind break on the tige."
Believe me, winter time is not the time for style...The windshield works quite well, it keeps you worm and comfortable, while sitting in the boat. Unfortunately it does not work any longer while riding...

(hanglooser) · (hanglooser) **Join Date: Jan 2004** 04-08-2004, 12:38 AM

"When did transits get distributed to Germany?"
oh we ride them now for some months...

In fact these Bindings are quite rare here and not easy to get. The Bindings were first introduced in january on a boat show. Distribution just begins right now, I`m one of the first lucky riders allowed to ride them..
Siggi

(deepstructure)

siggi - what is the sequence pic trick (W1_session0304_002a.jpg)? looks like a whirly, but doesn't look like the full rotation?

(aquaholic) · (aquaholic) **Join Date: Feb 2001** 04-08-2004, 5:42 AM

Siggi, nice pics! Looks a bit chilly though. When you coming back to Florida?

(wakeguru) · (wakeguru) **Join Date: Feb 2003** 04-08-2004, 6:42 AM

I want that sticker..."Check your style, dude"!!

Nice pics and great sequence! - Stack I think that's just a tanrum that he came off the wake a little perpendicular.

(jarrod) · (jarrod) **Join Date: May 2003** 04-08-2004, 7:26 AM

that's a Tantrum. I have the same habit of not squaring up to the wake much.

(magic) · (magic) **Join Date: Mar 2002** 04-08-2004, 8:06 AM

kirstian, here is a pic of Santa Claus doing a grab on a Skyski

http://community.webshots.com/photo/106345159/106345242GhVBYj

(deepstructure)

"a little perpendicular" ???

you mean parallel? and not by just a little - he's laid out!

here's my tantrum:

tantrum

check my arm compared to his:

tantrum

(marcg) · (marcg) **Join Date: Oct 2003** 04-08-2004, 12:10 PM

Nice Pics...that Tige must be pretty expensive to run over there with the gas prices?

Where is that town?...my dad is from Kaiserslautern and other family in Stuttgart.

(jarrod) · (jarrod) **Join Date: May 2003** 04-08-2004, 12:16 PM

Stack: I think he meant he was perpendicular to the wake when he popped, instead of being parallel (squaring up) Either way the line was way to tight through the rotation. He's getting pulled.

On a different note: Clean Indy Tani! I'm going to try to add a grab to mine this weekend. Any tips on grabbing the Tantrum?

(wakeguru) · (wakeguru) **Join Date: Feb 2003** 04-08-2004, 1:27 PM

Yeah, that's what I meant, J-Rod. Dang you Stack. I don't have time for this! ha ha Seriously though, I've seen other people throw them like that. See the pic below of a friend's tantrum. Siggi's just looks odd from that angle.
I practice grabbing the tantrum indy on the tramp and it helps.

(hatepwcs) · (hatepwcs) **Join Date: Mar 2002** 04-08-2004, 2:21 PM

Where in Germany? I love germany. If I got kicked out of the USA it would be a toss up between Fiji and Germany. Ah Hamburg, where the people drink so much you can skate home on there throw up.

(deepstructure) · (deepstructure) **Join Date: Jun 2002** 04-08-2004, 4:25 PM

lol - love to help j but that was actually the closest i've ever gotten to grabbing it! and i didn't even think i was that close until i saw the pic. thought i was still just waving at it.

the trick seems to be NOT to throw your head back - unfortunately a bad habit i got when i learned the tantrum.

im working on trying to take the trick up, not out and actually almost look down at my feet rather than kick my head back. hopefully i get it this weekend.

i put up some shots of sean obrien doing a indy tantrum here as an explanation:

http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/messages/3184/106418.html?1081293910

(Message edited by deepstructure on April 08, 2004)

(reto) · (reto) **Join Date: Jan 2004** 04-09-2004, 2:30 AM

the pics were taken in kitzingen, bavaria (near frankfurt). normally it is not allowed to go wakeboarding there (it was in the middle of the city).

(reto) · (reto) **Join Date: Jan 2004** 04-09-2004, 2:36 AM

here´s the whole story about the shooting (in german):

http://wakeboard1.itxmedia.de/cycon/portal/loader.php?seite=news_detail&navigation=201&system _id=2434&com=detail

tommyadrian5 04-09-2004, 6:29 AM

bitchin' tow vehicle

xtremebordgurl 04-13-2004, 7:55 PM

Reto, could you post more Germany pics? I've got a thing for Germany and I've never even been... I know there are a lot of cable parks out there is wakeboarding really popular over there? Are there many people out riding behind the boat? Whats the wake scene like over there? Sorry bout all the questions.. I'm jus curious..

xtremebordgurl 04-13-2004, 8:08 PM

Oh yea, also I've been thinking about spending a semester in Germany, if I were to do that is there any place that I can go that will be near a cable park where I can ride? Also which has a longer riding season the spring or fall semester? I know these are probably pretty dumb questions... thanx for your patience or what about doing summer courses in Germany, do you guys do that? Also how hard is it to learn German and how essential is it? Is there a lot of english over there?