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Freestylers will rule!

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Created by KA360 > 9 months ago, 4 May 2013
KA360
NSW, 803 posts
4 May 2013 3:43PM
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I've been looking forward to this, the first LIVE PWA event of the year is about to begin.
Slalom from Korea and can be seen at www.pwaworldtour.com/index.php?id=920
The Freestyle event last week in Austria was unfortunately not telecast,but the rest should be.
Because Freestylers are the most skilled windsurfers I'm going for Dunky and Taty.

robbo1111
NSW, 649 posts
4 May 2013 5:18PM
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I find it all a bit monotonous after 5 minutes watching despite the obvious skill factor. However there is no doubt that freestyle has helped rejuvenate windsurfing

siny
NSW, 287 posts
4 May 2013 7:08PM
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Mmm seen one rail ride seen em all

KA360
NSW, 803 posts
4 May 2013 7:31PM
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Siny,I guess you will be going for the wave sailors .So Angulo and Allen then for you.

lotofwind
NSW, 6451 posts
4 May 2013 7:51PM
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They look like windsurfers trying to be kite boards trying to be wakeboarders.

aus301
QLD, 2039 posts
4 May 2013 8:11PM
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lotofwind said...
They look like windsurfers trying to be kite boards trying to be wakeboarders.


seeing as windsurfing has been around longer than either kite boarding or wake boarding, I would say you have it around the wrong way.

lotofwind
NSW, 6451 posts
4 May 2013 8:36PM
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aus301 said...
lotofwind said...
They look like windsurfers trying to be kite boards trying to be wakeboarders.


seeing as windsurfing has been around longer than either kite boarding or wake boarding, I would say you have it around the wrong way.


True, but they are copying the newer skate park/ wake park/ snow board park style moves.You didnt see windsurfers building sliders in the 70's??Not that there is anything wrong with that if it helps to try and get people interested in windsurfing again.
I dont think anyone would have knowen what a rail was back in the 70's.

ma
NSW, 375 posts
4 May 2013 9:40PM
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lotofwind
NSW, 6451 posts
4 May 2013 9:57PM
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^^^^Ahhhh, now I see where the term "flicky spinny" comes from.

KA360
NSW, 803 posts
4 May 2013 10:49PM
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ma said...





Pity we couldn't watch those heats live.Last season was fantastic,they had a camera on each rider and splitscreen so you could watch both competitors at the same time.


Watch the heats with Taty,see what the light weight freestylers tactics do to the heavy slalom racers.Bit hit n' miss but always guaranteed to end spectacularly one way or another.
In a couple of years time Golito and Koester will join the slalom fleet.Will one of them be able to stop Dunky from getting 50 world titles?

Z1291
208 posts
4 May 2013 8:51PM
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KA360 said...
Because Freestylers are the most skilled windsurfers I'm going for Dunky and Taty.


Don't forget that we have some Australians competing too - Luke Baillie and Sean O'Brien

CJW
NSW, 1731 posts
4 May 2013 10:58PM
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Once you've seen a backloop on a lake (1:20) you've seen it all...holy S@#@, straight baller

KA360
NSW, 803 posts
4 May 2013 11:22PM
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Don't forget that we have some Australians competing too - Luke Baillie and Sean O'Brien



Those boys sure look the business.But I'm not sure if a formula or RSX background could defeat Taty though.Slalom boards go much quicker than an RSX and are much tippier than a formula board.
There is another Aussie as well,Steve Allen.
Of coarse I want all the Aussies to do well and not just because they are all on the RED TEAM.[}:)]

KA360
NSW, 803 posts
5 May 2013 11:43AM
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Looks like Taty couldn't make it from Austria to Korea in time and went back to the Caribbean and has entered the Curacoa Challenge instead.
Unfortunately Korea won't be as exciting as it could be.

windaddict
VIC, 1121 posts
6 May 2013 9:42AM
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CJW said...
Once you've seen a backloop on a lake (1:20) you've seen it all...holy S@#@, straight baller


I was going to say the same thing, very impressive to land a clean backloop off a one foot chop.

albers
NSW, 1739 posts
6 May 2013 10:47AM
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CJW said...
Once you've seen a backloop on a lake (1:20) you've seen it all...holy S@#@, straight baller


Here's a link to Philip Koster completing a double forward off chop.

www.facebook.com/continentseven/videos/1591026900563/

CJW
NSW, 1731 posts
6 May 2013 10:08PM
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The dude's a freak no doubt but I still rate the backloop as more impressive, the rotation speed on that double is ridiculous though haha; looked mega windy.

KA360
NSW, 803 posts
6 May 2013 10:44PM
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What about those double shaka's !



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