So when you guys hit a new trick for the first time, do you throw the hand/fist pump/yell/throw the rope etc.? I think the first time I've landed most of my stuff (granted I havnt actually landed much new in the past 4 years) I usually do a fist pump combined with a Ric Flair-esque "whooo!" noise. The reason I ask is because I just watched Chad Sharpe's Double toeside backroll on wakeboardingmag.com (one of the only places I can watch vids at work) and he does it flawlessly. I have seen this video previously, but even sitting here watching it at 6:15am bc of how solid of a grab he put on it and how smooth the landing was I almost threw my hand up in my cubicle. He doesn't even lift an elbow, do a bunny hop or anything. If I pulled that off I would certainly celebrate - maybe even retire from wakeboarding. Its just hard for me to imagine someone landing their first invert,for example, and not getting excited.
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