Watching Rok's routine put a grin on my face. The conditions resembled "Victory at Sea". But, he put together a stellar routine that really seemed to flow. The tricks were solid with plenty of transitions and combos. He seemed to be combining big air tricks with a real sense of flow. Kind of combining the old skool sense of big "Wow" factor stuff, with an empahasis on transitions.
Not just setup wake..Backflip. Setup wake...Flarell roll. Setup wake ...Barrel Roll, etc.
The water was brutal, almost washing machine-like. Despite that..he seemed to have a real routine going.... not just an adlibbed backflip-fest.
That Helicopter trick looked great!.
Sounds like Scott F. is trying to run the WF into the ground even faster than we imagined. Pretty sloppy not catching it before the competition.
The comments about judge 2 marking everyone down are illustrated in the attached picture. He was tough on them.
I think it's total bs what happened with the judging. There were some amazing riders and I want to give more props to stoyer because wasnt he running a sn bottom deck and what top? I'm sure he had a big motor but dam.
Judging is subjective. Stoyer has been on wamilton's hulls for the past 2 years.
this is all BS! If there going to DQ those guys for running illegal boats then ANT, Nac and Caldoroni should be DQ as well ...let's be consistent here!!!
BTW, Stoyer has his best WF run ever. His double barrel roll attempt on the double up was stellar!:headbang: and BK, he was on his 2 years old square conversion boat (same as nationals 2 years ago). It seems that he is no longer working with Wammer.:thinking:
this is all BS! If there going to DQ those guys for running illegal boats then ANT, Nac and Caldoroni should be DQ as well ...let's be consistent here!!!
BTW, Stoyer has his best WF run ever. His double barrel roll attempt on the double up was stellar!:headbang: and BK, he was on his 2 years old square conversion boat (same as nationals 2 years ago). It seems that he is no longer working with Wammer.:thinking:
this is all BS! If there going to DQ those guys for running illegal boats then ANT, Nac and Caldoroni should be DQ as well ...let's be consistent here!!!
BTW, Stoyer has his best WF run ever. His double barrel roll attempt on the double up was stellar!:headbang: and BK, he was on his 2 years old square conversion boat (same as nationals 2 years ago). It seems that he is no longer working with Wammer.:thinking:
can i have my account deleted from this place?(the X i mean) i think i will be much better off not know what the jet ski community has to say about anything....
Steve, I agree, if a competitor was was on an illegal boat then they all should be DQ'd. But as far as quoting about Judging, I am referring to the actuall Judges who did the scoring which has nothing to do with a rider breaking the rules.
Did not know Stoyer was on his old hull, I thought he was still riding the wammer hull that he has been on all year.
Probably the dumbest thing I have ever seen here.
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i "personally" think pro-freestyle should be "run what you brung" .... but its NOT, period... and that does suck.
The Jap dudes spent alot of time and money flying in and playing by the rules. you really cant blame them for protesting. you dont think they couldve shown up with some wild and crazy boats/motors? we all know the amount of coin those kids throw down in their boats. they probably couldve had 1300cc carbon fiber cylinders and 15mm crankshafts made of paper machet if they wanted to! they stuck to the rulebook. cant foul them for that.
it probably means alot of $$$ and business for the next year to go back home with the #1 trophy instead of a #4,5, or whatever. think about it from a business perspective, not just with yoru heart.
i dont know, i can just see both sides of it. i agree it SHOULD be run-what-you-brung, but until the ijsba/scott says IT IS, It's just not. someone posted that at least the builders got to show off their new boats/motors and i agree with that actually! any press is good press to an extent. i think anyone who watches the vids or was there knows who the best riders are.
unfortunately, it seems like the typical screw-the-pooching at WF again this year... sigh.
this thread is depressing to read!