how many kids are out there

Right now I cant wakeboard for probably about a MONTH! I live in orlando so right where all three of the kids died this summer. So no wakeboarding until the water gets below 84...its at about 90 or over.

sorry David, but i have no sympathy.

my season ends in a month because the water gets too cold.

at least you get to go wakeboarding for the rest of winter.....


(i get bitter at this time of year)

Here's a pic from the contest, I had a great time:

nice dude, that tail is big!

how did you do?

I didn't do very good, I was thinking to much, lol. That and a TS indy were the only jumps I landed. I kept landing in the flats because I had the line to short, but I am happy I went. I'll do better next time with some adjustments.

awesome man, at least you had fun!

its alright, i drove 5 hours to a tournament in july, and only landed 2 tricks.

but as long as you have fun!

Are you riding behind a supra now? Didn't you used to ride behind a natique?

Nice tail grab

David I thought it was only 2 kids. It freaked me out I was at owc when someone was collecting water samples and telling us about what happened. Caleb what about a wet suit or dry suit?

"Right now I cant wakeboard for probably about a MONTH! I live in orlando so right where all three of the kids died this summer. So no wakeboarding until the water gets below 84...its at about 90 or over." haha wow... i'm quite jealous. Im 19 and live in montana. This weekend was probably my last time goin until may =(. 50 degree air with a little wind was pretty chillie out of the water, the water itself was fine though.

Yeah three kids, They found them in this third kid who died. He was 14.

And nick i know, im pretty spoiled to be able to live in orlando, where a month off is bad.

I just nailed 2 out of three 360s. I am pretty stoked because I was landing like 1 out of 30 before, but after going to instruction, I am landing them a lot more consistently.

I am glad I am in California right now. Perfect water, perfect air, no people out, I am pretty blessed. You don't have to worry about dying from the water either.

David, drysuits only help so much.

And chris, ive been splitting my time behind a supra and a nautique lately, but i perfer supras over anything.

im freakin close on a tantrum to blind, i popped the handle and rode away yesterday

nice chris, i wanna have those soon. Right after i get my backroll, i still havent landed it.

Nice caleb, I still havent seen your tantrum to blind atempt, but if I was you I would land it wrapped, I dont see how passing the handle is esier, I land wrapped on mine and it feels soooo much esier DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWg.

and Caleb, I FOUND MY SPY'S TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IM SO HAPPY!!!!!!!!

Oh and Caleb are you proud of me on my toe 7s? I finally tried one after doing heel 7's for so long, lol

You have less to focus on after you land, you just look backwards, and i always under rotate the spin bro.

good job on the spys haha, you had me worried.

and im glad you finally tried the toe 7 my god ive been trying to get you to do that foreverrrr

Hey JeffB, how's the knee?

just got the surgery yesterday its super sore but the doc said that the surgery went perfect, while he was in there he said there was an extra tendon that was in there that was torn so he fixed it too while he was in there should be ridin strong again in the spring!
Hows victorias feet doin Julia smith told me she broke her heels

What Doc did you use? What did you have done? VIK's OK, just taking some needed ROR. I'm sure she'll be rippin' again in the next couple weeks.

Caleb, what did they tell you that helped you land them?

excuse me i meant chris

The 3???
Well, first you get the fs 180 consistent and land BALANCED every time on those. From there you got to work with handle passes separately (example- trampoline with rope, passing random stuff around your back, etc.) Once you can comfortably handle pass, you start working on the right pop. Take a very easy cut into the wake and push off at the very top so that you can get some slack in the line. Do that certain pop with the fs 180s some more. Once you've got the pop, fs 180s, and handle passes, all you got to do is piece it together. Pop really high, initiate the rotation at the top of your jump, pass the handle and then there is a combination of the boat pulling you around and the momentum from the first 180. Land with your knees bent, ride away, and then pat yourself on the back.

i used doctor creathorn and they took my patela tendon and some bone took make me a graft for my knew acl and put that in with a couple swcrews then they cleaned out my miniscus bcause i tore it too then there is a small tendon behind my knee cap that i tore and they put together so i have like a 4 inch cut down my knee where they went in and a couple little holes in my leg today was my first day of rehab and it sucks

any of u go to the expo

thanks chris

Im 16 lol i ride alot http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XM1msT-kH8

stomped the switch toeside 540

sorry had to tell somebody

Hey man thats pretty sweet. Didnt you just learn switch toe 3s a little whie ago?

haha yeah, i learned the switch toe 3 friday, stomped the switch 5 sunday.

but i ate it so hard on a switch toe roll to revert

Dave Briscoe just left my house. almost landed a mexiroll

thats pretty cool, now let me ak

why was dave briscoe at your house?

Nice Caleb, I am getting switch ts 180s dialed. They're pretty awkward at first.

He runs the lessons all thru the winter up north, and we happened to get in touch with him on his sight and got him to stop by on the way home to winter haven. it was pretty sweet. he took a set at the end...AMAZING. he did the wrecking ball, the one of many he has invented. he blows my mind. and hes 40 years old!!

ill try to get some pics a vids up if i can figure it out

(Message edited by goatroper222000 on September 23, 2007)

all thru the summer not winter. sry.

thats deadly!were you learning mexirolls?im 16 btw and im going out at the weekend to learn backrolls and tantrums!i cant wait my friend who is a coach is coming to stay for the weekend and teach me them..ive been practicing them on the tramp loads!

yep. tannys arent that bad. just make sure you have the rotation down. ya mexirolls were easier to me than regular backrolls. they just felt more natural.

and...

...600!!!

This thread has gone too far, six hundred posts, WHAT??? How come when i did a post like this a while back I got 30 posts or so and it stopped, lol. I wonder how far this is going, probably a lot longer.

(Message edited by brody on September 25, 2007)

FOREVER..

how many of you guys are going to INT nationals

600 to a 1000, we goin all the way baby

Lets try to pass up the new jersey riders thread

and that was also 300 for me

(Message edited by brody on September 27, 2007)

In a couple weeks im goin down to winter haven for two days with Dave, and then im goin to cocoa to catch some waves sat. and sunday. its gunna be sweet!! the only reason i can go is cause we have thursday and friday off that week. teachers go to some kinda of convention or somthin. anybody else's school do that?

im 11 I ride at smith lake

hey is anybody else getting new boards this year?

im picking up my 08' ronix board and bindings sometime this week

I probably won't get anything new for '08, I just got a new board last June and I am not sponsored, like some people.
How much of a discount do you get for being sponsored?

"I am not sponsored, like some people"

lol shut up chris.

its weird,

I turn in my old board and bindings, and they give me my new ones, its like trading in your car for a new one and not paying the difference,

plus a little over 50% off the whole proshop pretty much.

Lucky, I need to get sponsored, like some people.

(Message edited by brody on October 02, 2007)

I got a hyperlite premier last month. I am lovin it.

i wish i was sponsored, like some people. then maybe i could get new setups every year lol just kidden man.. all i want is your SKILLZ!!!

Haha, you guys omg....

I picked up my 08' Set up today!

im going to be rocking it at nationals.

So are you guys going out this weekend? I'm probably going to try some new tricks and hopefully land them, like some people can, lol. And who is wearing wetsuits now, its starting to get kinda cold here and I have reached my point of trunking it.

I trunk it hard core bro.

i dont put on the shorty until i cant feel my arms

sound like there is a lot of riders killing it!
here's few clip that might help the boys and girls step it up
enjoy and remember it's all about having a good time!!!

http://www.youtube.com/owcrippers

I wish I was as manly as you Caleb, I start whining when my fingers get to cold.

lol, chris, it comes with age ;)

i just refuse to give up flexibility

How cold is the water there?

And your only a year or year and a half older than me, so I hope a lot happens in that year, cause I hate being cold.

um, its not bad, low 60's

wow. thats pretty cold. i dont have to wear a wetsuit til nov. or dec. when it gets to the 50's. the water is still 80's here

It's nice to live in FL, the riding season never ends here.

ye your so lucky!the season here in ireland is over a few weeks now!i tried to keep the boat in for as long as i could but then i had to winterise it last saturday

The water here is about 70. Not bad, but not good, kind of in between.

(Message edited by brody on October 11, 2007)

only got a few more days til the big trip!!! im so stoked. also, first big cold front is comin in tomorrow mornin. the deer are gunna be MOVIN!! if i go it wont be until saturday tho.. i cant get my dad to let me skip school. lol. anybody else hunt?

ya i hunt but not usually deer mostly quail and dove.

Back when I lived in Oklahoma we went dove hunting a lot. Thats fun and they taste pretty good but not as good as dear

ya buddy! besides wakeboardin its pretty much the best. lol. got my heelside halfcabs dialed in today too!!

i dont hunt.

i cant stand being that still and patient, thats why i wakeboard.

i took 7th in expert and 2nd in open skate at nationals

I just placed 1st in the novice division. Not a big deal, but I am happy.

Had a day with briscoe today! hung out at Zane Scwenk's house and road with brian hutton. brian friggin KILLED IT!!! i also stomped a mexiroll and TS frontroll!!! WOO HOO!!!

NIIICE josh and chris!

im about to start work on a pete rose.

i think i might die, but ill die doing something gnarly at least

Caleb can u do any mobes

no, but thats my fault, i really dont try them that much.

i was going for crow mobes, and kept popping the handle, and then i started going for tootsie rolls and forgot lol.

ya i know wat u mean

the tootsies where death

Happy Birthday Victoria!!!!! Keep rippin'!!!!

Is she 16 now

My boy brian killed it yesterday! i told u he ripped..

I AM 10 YEARS OLD