anyone kneeboard?
I'll be honest, i suck on a wakeboard. i can get up cross the wake heel and toe side and when i'm feeling really frisky i will attempt to jump the wake and on a very rare day i even land it. But i love to kneeboard. I know this is an old school thing to do but i was just curious how many other people are busting out the kneeboards and still riding them? It seems like we see a lot of people still doing it but there is very little talk about it online like there is with wake boards. just curious.
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We kneeboard, I'm 42 my kids are 10 and 6(boys). It is a good platform to start kids on to build confidence and stability on the water. Both are on wakeboards now and I am the only one on kneeboard, but I kill it.
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There's actually been a resurgence in kneeboarding the last couple of years. New technology, like the O'Brien Sozo and Everett Super Seat, has taken the sport to another level. I ride for O'Brien and they've got some great products coming out. KneeboardWorld.com is a great place for tips and such.
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Yah, I suck at wakeboarding too, but its still better than kneeboarding
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For me kneeboarding has always been to wakeboarding what inline skating was to skateboarding. Yeah, some people might be doing inverts and raleys, but in the end they're still riding a kneeboard
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We usually take out the kneeboards after a few beers, or if we didn't have the best day of boarding. Nothing like "knee brawling" (riding doubles on kneedboards and try to spray and make your opponent fall - any means necessary) to cap off a long day. I still prefer wakeboarding but kneeboarding is a blast! So fun and easy. And I agree, great way for kids to get the feel of edging and build confidence!
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just sold mine couple months ago took up to much room in the boat but would still get on one given the chance
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grew up kneeboarding before wakeboarding really came on in like 1997. I don't understand how it isn't extremely painful for adults. My knees kill me in that position!
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A few years back was cleaning out the garage and found my old one.... figured I would give it a whirl and it was actually kind of fun because of how easy it was.
... the old days (when I was like 10) I didn't do much more than surface tricks, but was able to do lots of different flips, wake to wake 3s and 5s, mobes, raleys, and whips around the boat (so fun). I always rode on a SHORT line though, like 50 ft at 18 mph. I wanted a big wake that was straight up and down, my knees and back couldn't handle landing in the flats. ... a few pics from a few years back ...even did a dock start https://scontent-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hpho...412_5221_n.jpg https://scontent-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hpho...422_4849_n.jpg https://scontent-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hpho...432_4510_n.jpg https://scontent-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hpho...442_4148_n.jpg The around the boat whip https://scontent-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hpho...392_5943_n.jpg |
In my less mature days I was banned when answering on this topic. :)
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Ty, did you say something like this is definitely the gayest thread and how it should Not be in the wakeboarding discussion?
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joeshmoe, post a pic of you wakeboarding, do you boost this high?
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Damn Jo shmoe are you gonna take that?? From a kneeboarder???
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At least it's not fruit booting?
My closest friend and riding partner happens to be a kneeboarder, and respect to him and all you guys. I'd never be able to put my body through that... |
I normally do not participate but..
Not sure why all the hate for kneeboarders here. A lot of us go bigger than most of the little doosh nozzles hiding behind the keyboard saying its "gay" or whatever. No reason to hate. Just a different sport. Most people also haven't seen any "good" kneeboarders so they have a skewed opinion. Check us out! http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FLv_GkQJc6g http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=f1Rb4mGqUeQ http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/09/16/gyzeguha.jpg http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/09/16/u8a9ahu5.jpghttp://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/09/16/tazese6a.jpg FLEX KNEEBOARD GIANT! |
Knee boarding is what wakeboarders have to do for eternity when they are condemmed to hell.:mad:
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I picked one up at the thrift shop along with a broken keyboard and a sweet blanket. Only 99 Cents!
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^ go back and listen to the lyrics. I don't think you're gonna want to use that blanket... Anyways, I don't care if you're doing 1260's on a kneeboard, you're still no better than that kid riding a ripstick at the skatepark
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The blanket was sweet.
It was the leopard mink that smelled like R. Kelly's sheets. |
M2's Slogan used to be, "Ride'm all". I liked that!
Sunday Fundays at the 2.0 you are required to take a lap "on something else" before you get to strap on a wakeboard. Keeboard, Boomboxes (two skate board decks with wake bindings), The chair (wakeboard, stool, kneeboard strap) and the mini slolam (longboard skateboard deck with a old school wakeboard fin and slalom bindings) are a few of the favorites. If you make a turn or land something off the kicker you win. You don't actually win anything, but you get a million points and a lot of high-fives. |
If I ever make it to Louisiana I want to ride with those dudes. Looks like nothing but fun in that Fall Fly video. Keep it up.
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Check out Frankie P...... http://www.frankiepanno.com/
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can this thread just get deleted or moved to the kneeboard section?
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We have a kneeboarder on our shop team, here's a vid from a couple years ago, enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6U_BiJXHg8 |
didnt know so many people were this good on their knees
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