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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Minnesnowda
06-02-2010, 8:48 AM
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I watched this vid like ten times, mainly Dean's section. WOW is all I can say, he is quickly becoming one of my favorite riders to watch, he goes so HUGE!!!! He might be the backside spin master right now. Check out the 3 minute mark to see what I am talking about, holy line tension control!!!!! Not to mention the backside 7 straight out the gates into the flats!!! Heck he only does 2 wake to wake trick the whole time!
Dean, Chad, Scotty. Clear from Chad Sharpe on Vimeo.
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Minnesnowda
06-02-2010, 8:48 AM
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Ahhhhh wont let me embed the Vid!
GO HERE!!!
http://chadsharpe.blogspot.com/
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Join Date: Jul 2009
06-02-2010, 8:54 AM
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Dean is the mack. My favorite rider to watch this year
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Join Date: May 2007
06-02-2010, 9:17 AM
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damnnnnn that was a ridiculous hs late back 3
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Join Date: Jan 2009
06-02-2010, 9:18 AM
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Dean kills it.
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Join Date: May 2003
06-02-2010, 10:38 AM
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Dean is the man. His riding looks like no one elses.
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Join Date: Jul 2003
06-02-2010, 11:18 AM
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Does that guy get altitude sickness?! Damn!
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Join Date: Jul 2007
06-02-2010, 3:17 PM
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That late BS 3 @ 3:00 was ridiculous.
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Dallas , TX
06-02-2010, 4:28 PM
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I like how at 2:31 he shakes his head in disapointment at just a roll to blind. lol
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Join Date: May 2010
06-02-2010, 5:35 PM
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wow ive never seen anyone go that big so many times in a row he prbly slept for three days after that set.
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Join Date: May 2006
06-02-2010, 6:59 PM
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Blast off is an understatement! He GOES HUGE! Is 3 at 3:00 is completely crazy. Also very impressive to see him do almost every trick switch too. Amazing rider. Shapiro still back in the house.
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Join Date: Nov 2009
06-02-2010, 9:26 PM
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That late 3 is one of the coolest things i've seen in a while.
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Join Date: Jan 2009
06-03-2010, 12:20 AM
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Was down in Australia hanging with some mates in Feb and got to go out and watch him do a photo shoot for wake mag, dude is unreal as you all know.
Here's one shot I took.
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Join Date: May 2003
06-03-2010, 7:06 AM
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That picture is amazing.
I've driven for him. Even more amazing from the boat.
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Join Date: Apr 2010
06-03-2010, 7:33 AM
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I wish people ride like this, hard charging every hit very reminiscent of Shapiro's style and approach
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Join Date: Mar 2006
06-03-2010, 10:09 AM
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Holy sh*t! All of the riding was sick but Dean's set was insane. He threw down a Slim Chance AND a Fat Chance. So crazy. Backside 7 was dirty. Loved the poked out Melan FS 3. Almost every trick was gigantic. That was insane.
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Join Date: Jul 2009
06-03-2010, 10:34 AM
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I dont care about how many 10's people spin or Mobe this or Hoochie that - Dean Smith is the most exciting rider in wakeboarding to watch..
He goes huge EVERY trick..
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Join Date: Apr 2010
06-03-2010, 11:55 AM
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Quick Poll: What would rather see someone throw down a super tech trick like a 10 or mobe 7 or Some do a ridiculous huge styley trick like deans stall bs 3 or Huge indy late moby dick type trip?
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Join Date: May 2003
06-03-2010, 12:12 PM
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Both
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Join Date: May 2003
06-03-2010, 12:12 PM
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Dean has tech too. He still owns the biggest handle pass KGB 5 in the business.
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Join Date: Jun 2005
06-03-2010, 12:46 PM
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Brian there seem to be two schools of thoughts on wakeboarding...one is that its a "skills" competition where the deepest hardest trick bag wins (Soven, etc.). The other is that its an artistic form of expression where there is no "right way" and your riding is limited to you and your imagination (Randall, Benny G).
IMHO its important for the sport to have both, each pushes the level in different directions and ultimately the two ideals often meet in the middle somewhere.
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Join Date: Apr 2010
06-03-2010, 2:22 PM
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Even if wakeboarding is a skills competition you have to take into account the skill it takes to control your board and hold your board posistion in a tweaked out grab then land blind 15ft. into the flats, because I know me personally a lot of more technical tricks are easier to land and are more consistent tricks for me rather than big styled out lesser tricks into the flats. for example I will land 7 or 8 out of 10 bs 5 w2w, but maybe 4 or 5 out of 10 when I take a bs 1 big and into the flats.
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Join Date: May 2009
06-04-2010, 4:30 AM
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I love Deans style. Dont really see him fall much, but when he does he makes it count. i.e. global warning.
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Join Date: May 2003
06-04-2010, 5:38 AM
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Yep...he takes some good ones. I was at the helm for his back 5 crash in GW. Laid on the swim step for probably 5 minutes.
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Minnesnowda
06-04-2010, 6:08 AM
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There was a liquid circus video out a while back that showed him taking a beating!
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Join Date: May 2003
06-04-2010, 6:36 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2005
06-07-2010, 1:05 AM
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Dean is straight up killing it as usual. Sick riding mate!
I have to say it, Deans style of late is reminding me of Mark Kenney (RIP). Raley cut with pretty much everything, going massive and waaay out into the flats (purely my opinion only).
Side note - any comments on Chad's riding in this video? He is throwing down big time and going huge also. Nice work Chad.
Any reason why the clip is now private on Vimeo?
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Join Date: May 2009
06-07-2010, 4:15 AM
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i saw that too
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Join Date: Apr 2010
06-07-2010, 8:42 AM
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holy cow man... do these guys ever crash?? if so I don't know how they are alive those are fast and high.... dang
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Join Date: Jan 2009
06-07-2010, 9:22 AM
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Chad is always ripping it.
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Join Date: Jun 2005
06-07-2010, 10:04 AM
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Yah Chad is just quietly doing his thing, always shredding hard.
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Join Date: Aug 2001
06-07-2010, 11:25 PM
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Not a single wake-to-wake jump in that entire section, everything was bombing out into the flats....unreal....
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