The Original – No Skis, No Tubes, No Bulls#!t
Over half the tricks in this short video had never been executed ten years ago. Touché.
Trick List: (1.) crowmobe 720, (2.)backside 900,(3.) switch whirly dick,(4.) reg whirly dick, (5.) switch heel 900, (6.) switch toe 900,(7.) regular toe 900, (8.) back mobe 5.
Here’s a bit about Harley’s choice of board, bindings, and accessories. For detailed product descriptions be sure to visit the Liquid Force section of BuyWake.com.
Every once in a while a Jr. comes along and takes everyone by surprise. Mike Dowdy definitely has our attention.
“Mike Dowdy is one bad dude” BW.com Pro Rider Derek Grasman explains. “Expect big things from him because you won’t be disappointed. Only amatuer to do botha crow mobe 720 and a whirlydick. You know he’s legit cause he’s got the JD Webb co-sign.”
Dowdy rides the 2012 CWB Pure with AA boots. For detailed product descriptions and photos check out the product page here.
Recently Electric Visual announced the newest addition to their wake team, BuyWake.com Pro-Team rider Josh Palma. This is good news on all fronts. Josh is the perfect ambassador for the Electric Brand who is getting deeply rooted in the wake industry.
Josh joins the likes of Dieter Humpsch, Steel Lafferty, and Stuart Shinn, a very exclusive group of young riders. We look forward to seeing this collaboration blossom in print. Congrats to both Josh Palma and Electric Visual.
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Wakeboard handles are like car tires; they provide grip, are a main source of control, and eventually wear out. Do yourself a favor this Spring and put that nasty thing you’ve been riding where it belongs…on the tree next to the trampoline or on the winch.
Often times customers ask me what makes a wakeboard handle a “wakeboard” handle. Well, there are a few unique features wakeboard handles have that other slalom, trick, jump, and generic price-point handles don’t include. For example wakeboarding handles, like wakeboarding ropes, are non-stretch. They are usually between 15 and 17 inches wide to accommodate for handle passes. This is typically much wider than a waterski handle. Wakeboard handles can also be purchased with smaller “wrap” handles that allow you to do wrapped tricks while generic rope & handle combos will not include this. Finally, there’s grip. Wakeboard handles these days are often made from soft materials like as foam and cloth to provide a more comfortable grip. Since slalom skiing, bare-footing, and other watersports usually require 15+ mph more speed than wakeboarding, handles for these watersports are usually made out of rubber to accomodate for the punishing force of the water at higher speeds.
The “flex board” phenomenon has picked up tremendous momentum over the past five years. Lately, with opinion leaders like Shawn Watson, Gabe Lucas, Jeff Mckee, and Kevin Henshaw giving their nod of approval to these nontraditional boards, one can’t ignore the potential of flex. I personally have not ridden a traditionally constructed wakeboard since the Fall of 2007, back when only one or two major brands had fully committed to the idea of manufacturing a flexible wakeboard.
Fast forward to 2012 and almost every major wakeboard manufacturer offers some kind of flex board in their line up with applications ranging from solely hitting sliders (like the early Hyperlite Roam series) to charging the wake fast and hard (like the new 2012 Slingshot Lyman). Here’s a quick guide to contrast some of the most prominent flex boards on the market for 2012.
