Best All Around Rider in the world???

(lfxstar) · (lfxstar) **Join Date: Jul 2001** 07-04-2009, 5:43 AM

An all encompassing rider is what I'm talking about: boat, cable, winch etc.. just everything.
For me here is my list:
1) Nick Davies
2) Keith Lidberg
3) Tom Fooshee (wish he rode the tour this year because his bag of boat tricks are top notch, and unlike everyone else, he does a regular heel 9 off the d-up)

I love watching Lidberg ride cable because he looks like he is doing boat tricks on the flats. It is awesome to see.
Putting Tom on the top of the list might be the correct choice but right now as Nick is doing really well on the tour, he has to be on top. If Anyone hasn't seen this video, check it.

http://www.thewakeplace.com/?p=566

(lfxstar) · (lfxstar) **Join Date: Jul 2001** 07-04-2009, 6:02 AM

If you notice in this video, Nick's hair is not wet until the very end of his section. He simply doesn't fall.

(wakeboardlf25) · (wakeboardlf25) **Join Date: May 2007** 07-04-2009, 6:33 AM

nick davies gets my vote for best all around rider today...i kno people are gonna start bringing up the past

(lfxstar) · (lfxstar) **Join Date: Jul 2001** 07-04-2009, 6:45 AM

I am also putting Mitch Langfield on the list. I don't know if any of you have seen him ride cable, but he has EVERY trick in the book, but he isn't as consistent as nick (but no one is). He is doing really well on the Jr. Pro men tour,

(innov8) · (innov8) **Join Date: May 2005** 07-04-2009, 7:44 AM

Nick Davies, he kills it.

If Mark Kenny was still with us, I think he would have a great chance at being the best all around rider.
RIP

(daveronix199) · (daveronix199) **Join Date: Feb 2009** 07-04-2009, 5:07 PM

NICK Davies forsure is the best followed by Keith!

(fuller313) · (fuller313) **Join Date: Oct 2006** 07-04-2009, 9:19 PM

I think Shaun Murray has a real deep bag of tricks.

(waterdork88) · (waterdork88) **Join Date: Aug 2005** 07-04-2009, 11:28 PM

I think Parks has best all around (if we're talking about ever)

I think today Nick Davies followed by Keith Lidberg

(ericdizzzle) · (ericdizzzle) **Join Date: May 2009** 07-05-2009, 9:12 AM

what brand boardshorts is Davies rocking?

(duffmangt) · (duffmangt) **Join Date: Jan 2008** 07-05-2009, 10:51 AM

do the wakeplace videos load super slow for everyone? my internet is not slow at all and every other site loads just fine. but i often dont watch the vids there because of the load time for a 10 second video

(garret_s) · (garret_s) **Join Date: Apr 2006** 07-05-2009, 11:03 AM

KDuff: try double-clicking the videos. Works for me.

(ghettofab) · (ghettofab) **Join Date: Aug 2008** 07-05-2009, 11:30 AM

http://www.theprojectscamp.com/uncategorized/keith-lidberg.html recent video of kieth lidberg

and I vote for kieth

(ross009) · (ross009) **Join Date: Jun 2008** 07-05-2009, 1:20 PM

eric i may be wrong but if your refering the the zebra style ones there oakley.

murrayair 07-05-2009, 1:43 PM

Kieth Lidberg is really well balanced between cable and wake. Obviously Mark Kenny was,too.

I'm sure guys like Parks, Murray, Harf and Soven ride cables, but I've never seen them do it, so if we are talking about wake AND cables, I can't comment.

(ty540) · (ty540) **Join Date: Nov 2001** 07-05-2009, 3:14 PM

I think I remember seeing a video of Parks doing a quintuple s-bend on the indian line, but I can't remember where.

(luke_j) · (luke_j) **Join Date: Jul 2008** 07-06-2009, 7:04 AM

I'd say parks, Nick davies, and mitch langfield. Just so much natural talent, Parks and mitch seem to be able to land even when tricks go horribly wrong, and for nick, well, tricks just don't go wrong.

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By Luke Johnson (luke_j) on Monday, July 06, 2009 - 7:04 am:

I have seen parks pull out of some amazingly horrible looking situations. You guys remember that PWT stop where he hookep up on the transfer box, drifted over it head first, hand planted on it, and some how landed on his feel and rode away....

murrayair 07-06-2009, 11:29 AM

Andy- I remember that! Blew my mind when I saw it. Parks is probably the most technically skilled rider the sport has ever seen. The guy can do anything on a wakeboard.

(mtownrydr) · (mtownrydr) **Join Date: Apr 2008** 07-06-2009, 2:20 PM

parks can prob ride a wakeboard better than he can walk...

(woreout) · (woreout) **Join Date: Aug 2006** 07-07-2009, 11:45 AM

Nick Tomsyk

supraguy 07-07-2009, 11:58 AM

Keith Lyman hands down, goes huge and a ton of style, also kills it on rails !!!

supraguy 07-07-2009, 12:05 PM

opps Keith Lyman grabs everything to

(bflat53212) · (bflat53212) **Join Date: Mar 2003** 07-07-2009, 12:56 PM

Not to bust on anyone, but I guess I don't understand why it matters. There are so many good riders now and so many different styles and influences. I enjoy them all.

I was even thinking the other day, that there is probably one thing from each person I ride with that I would like to have. Either a specific trick or particular style of a trick that makes me go, "cool man". It is so subjective, I don't know how you can say anyone is the best.

(gherk) · (gherk) **Join Date: Aug 2001** 07-08-2009, 12:22 AM

What happens when you throw wakeskating in the mix?

(da_kamp) · (da_kamp) **Join Date: Jan 2008** 07-08-2009, 12:55 AM

Paul, then it goes to Aaron Rathy hands down