What board is this?

(propkiller) · (propkiller) **Join Date: Aug 2003** 02-23-2004, 9:38 AM

For some reason a copy of March WaterSki magazine showed up in my mail box. On page 46 there is a pic of a rider on a small board. Her front foot is in a binding facing forward and back foot is in a strap facing out.
Does anyone know what this board is and what its purpose is?

veganx 02-23-2004, 9:51 AM

That, my friend, would be a trick ski.

(blabel) · (blabel) **Join Date: Jul 2001** 02-23-2004, 10:43 AM

Like it or not, that's part of this sport's roots.

(Message edited by blabel on February 23, 2004)

(kristian) · (kristian) **Join Date: Nov 2002** 02-23-2004, 10:57 AM

I hate having to accept that.

lachlantait 02-24-2004, 2:16 AM

the scarier part is that some of the top pros use to do it!!!

(canaday)

I still do

(solo) · (solo) **Join Date: Oct 2001** 02-24-2004, 8:04 AM

Mikker still throws line overs on his wakeboard. I've also seen Ruck trick ski!

(blabel) · (blabel) **Join Date: Jul 2001** 02-24-2004, 8:07 AM

You're one of the few Sean. I put a ski (Slalom) on about six months ago for the first time in probably 4 years.

Trick skiing btw is a lot harder than it looks.

bandit33 02-24-2004, 8:38 AM

I used to trick ski a lot, along with various other activities (slalom, barefoot, etc) and that eventually led to wakeboarding. I think my trick skiing experience helped get me going on the wakeboard with turns and spins and stuff. Wakeboarding is a lot more fun btw.

lachlantait 02-25-2004, 1:20 AM

trick skiing is the equivalent of standing in the shower on a bar of soap with the hot tap on full trying to dodge the spray, in other words... its hard