big worm? matt sims

(wakeboardlf25) · (wakeboardlf25) **Join Date: May 2007** 03-31-2009, 7:11 PM

about 40 sec into the clip. is that a bigworm? or since its done with his front hand is it called something different?

(trewblu) · (trewblu) **Join Date: Sep 2007** 03-31-2009, 7:13 PM

he pulled one off while I was takeing lessons from him

(srh00z) · (srh00z) **Join Date: Jun 2003** 03-31-2009, 8:17 PM

Looks like a big worm to me, but like you said with the other hand. His riding is amazing, several times in the video he would tweak or lay out a trick and I thought, that looked really cool and unique. Later in the video, he would do it switch with the same body language. Impressive.

(jtnz) · (jtnz) **Join Date: Sep 2007** 03-31-2009, 8:26 PM

Yeah it almost looks like the film has been mirrored, except the background changes, very impressive.

(johnsvt) · (johnsvt) **Join Date: Dec 2006** 03-31-2009, 8:41 PM

nice...that was some great butter

(waterdork88) · (waterdork88) **Join Date: Aug 2005** 03-31-2009, 10:02 PM

all 3 videos are sick. Matt has to be one of the most underrated wakeboarders

1. toeside frontside 9s regular and switch, heelside frontside 9 regular and switch
2. hoochy over a boat
3.009 (wasnt landed in the video, but just a rediculous trick)

I wonder if he's been trying any more 10s

(razorjaw)

Gratuitous use of slow motion made the vid annoying. Matching cuts didn't work very well either. Made in movie maker?

Riding is brilliant though!

(claw) · (claw) **Join Date: Jan 2008** 03-31-2009, 11:52 PM

I guess you would call the trick a Diesel 540.

What's with the 'switch' tricks being mirrored video?

(lfxstar) · (lfxstar) **Join Date: Jul 2001** 04-01-2009, 4:41 AM

That trick definitely isn't named yet but is sick. I remember Shapiro used to do backhand whirlys and they were called spiderman's.

Chris, a diesel is a frontroll with overhead 3 right? But is it with the front hand or back hand? That trick he did was some damn fine rope control but I personally like the looks of a big worm better, BUT PROPS on that trick. I could definitely never do one, especially after watching Rhett then my friend Ben learn them and Ben hitting his balls so hard that he ended up having to get a right testicular implant!! He didn't do Big Worms after that.

(andy_nintzel)

SICK! Matt is a sick a$$ rider for sure

Wake Dork,

There was a video posted on here a while back of him almost langing a toeside ten. I'll see if I can find it.

(eubanks01) · (eubanks01) **Join Date: Jun 2001** 04-01-2009, 7:14 AM

Nice riding and NICE water!

(brinks) · (brinks) **Join Date: Mar 2002** 04-01-2009, 8:00 AM

Kyle, I think you are thinking of Ricky G with the spiderman. He used to do those all the time. Darin used to do a wrapped mobydick thing that was called a wrecking ball.

(hayes) · (hayes) **Join Date: Aug 2007** 04-01-2009, 6:48 PM

Good ole Smith Lake!

(waterdork88) · (waterdork88) **Join Date: Aug 2005** 04-01-2009, 7:11 PM

I've seen that attempt, pretty rediculous, I was just wondering if he's tried any since

(lfadam) · (lfadam) **Join Date: Nov 2008** 04-01-2009, 7:14 PM

brinks, Darin did them too...I think I remember seeing one in Shaft

(brinks) · (brinks) **Join Date: Mar 2002** 04-01-2009, 7:20 PM

Adam,
In Shaft I am almost positive it was the wrecking ball. Almost as soon as he is in the air the two tricks look identical. I don't ever remember seeing Darin do a back hand whirly. Not that I don't think he can do one if he tried. However Ricky was the first one to do the Spider Man.

(ralph) · (ralph) **Join Date: Apr 2002** 04-01-2009, 7:37 PM

I thought it was called iron cross?

(waterdork88) · (waterdork88) **Join Date: Aug 2005** 04-01-2009, 9:20 PM

I've seen that attempt, pretty rediculous, I was just wondering if he's tried any since

(claw) · (claw) **Join Date: Jan 2008** 04-01-2009, 9:33 PM

Iron cross and wrecking ball are the same trick, though Darin called it an iron cross because of the way he would lay out during it.

Like brinks, I've never seen Darin do a spiderman. In those older video parts they were always wrecking balls(iron cross) he did. Think he did them in both Switch 22 and Shaft.

(spinner_x) · (spinner_x) **Join Date: Jun 2008** 04-02-2009, 6:42 AM

Holding on that long and getting back up was pretty ridiculous.

gotwake123 04-02-2009, 6:51 AM

Watsup with the video editing it is mirrored?

(spinner_x) · (spinner_x) **Join Date: Jun 2008** 04-02-2009, 6:55 AM

We Need a ShadowBox to end this debate!

(wakeborder5) · (wakeborder5) **Join Date: Jun 2002** 04-02-2009, 8:04 AM

yeah, stephen, I was wondering the same thing. I didn't really like it as I wasn't sure if it was mirrored and if was riding switch or regular and what not

gotwake123 04-02-2009, 10:34 AM

He is a great rider but it looks like the editor just took a bunch of regular tricks and mirrored some of them. Idk maybe the editor just thought it looked cool not trying to make it look like he can throw regular and switch heel and toe 9's. Maybe Matt can do them but they look the same.

(zach2orjack) · (zach2orjack) **Join Date: Dec 2008** 04-02-2009, 11:14 AM

Walt Hayes, I thought that lake looked familiar

. I saw them out on the water last year. There was a picture of them on the cover of Smith Lake Living from one of Tyler's videos, the one Tyler uses as his vimeo avatar. I love Smith Lake, especially the Brushy Creek and Clear Creek areas. I can't wait to get back out there this year.

(mobv) · (mobv) **Join Date: Jun 2002** 04-02-2009, 2:02 PM

Matt can do regular and switch 7's, 9's, Petes, Moby's, Whirlies, and just about evey other trick you can list. I have watched him ride numerous times in contest and a few times behind my boat.

(bhyatt_ohp) · (bhyatt_ohp) **Join Date: Oct 2007** 04-03-2009, 12:33 PM

Matt is a good friend and an amazing rider. He had and still has the potential to compete on the pro tour, unfortunately like many of us, he got busy with other things in life. College, girlfriend, living in Alabama and not in Orlando, etc. I don't want to speak for him, but I think he would agree. He had a sick video section in "Downside UP" a couple of years back: http://www.boardflix.com/trailers/downside.mov

(clay_fraley) · (clay_fraley) **Join Date: Jul 2006** 04-03-2009, 1:30 PM

He came down to one of our tournaments in arkansas the year before last, siick. He has always been one of my fave riders for sure.

(gene3x)

Dude, that Osmosis Ole OA 9 he has is my favorite tech trick of all time!

(Message edited by gene3x on April 04, 2009)

(waterdork88) · (waterdork88) **Join Date: Aug 2005** 04-04-2009, 9:48 PM

009 FTW

(vlxwakeboarder)

He is insane. Goes absolutely large.