wydopen
onthepipe
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- Goleta the Goodland
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Freestyle X Games? Flatwater Freestyle?
- Thread starter ChrisFiore15
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It was boring as hell to watch too unless you were a surfer which is a very low percentage of America.
They don't even wear helmets either!
wydopen
onthepipe
- Location
- Goleta the Goodland
yea theres only about 20million of those guys...lol
- Location
- Oceanside, CA
i didnt say it was entertaining. i was merely stating they can make it happen at the beach.
- Location
- NYC/Long Island
Maybe we can set up ring of fires for the freestyle guys to jump through. That would make it fun to watch!
- Location
- Trumbull CT
good point with surfing, but at least SURFERS wanted surfing in the X games, But yes, great fact that they did have surfing, forgot about that, i agree, free riders go HUGE...
Maybe have BOTH... Very different worlds...
Well, once again , point and case...
If WE can't even want it, or believe it in, NO ONE else ever will...
Maybe have BOTH... Very different worlds...
Well, once again , point and case...
If WE can't even want it, or believe it in, NO ONE else ever will...
wydopen
onthepipe
- Location
- Goleta the Goodland
Pretty sure most surfers didn't want it in xgames just the people that were going to make money off it..
I'm not entirely sure what the appeal is to have it on X-Games. Brief exposure and short-lived attention?
Because it wouldn't be a permanent spot.
I'm fine with this being a low-key hobby that doesn't get a lot of attention.
Attention brings regulation, fines, and eventual bans.
Because it wouldn't be a permanent spot.
I'm fine with this being a low-key hobby that doesn't get a lot of attention.
Attention brings regulation, fines, and eventual bans.
Seriously, you're telling me 1 out of every 15 people in the US surfs? That includes kids, elderly, etc. Maybe 20 million have touched a surfboard in their life.
Heck, I lived in Hawaii for a few years and wouldn't even say 1 out of every 15 on Oahu 'surfed', maybe they tried it once though.
Hogggman
Stock Sucks
- Location
- White Lake MI
Flat water may be boring to us hard core jet skiers who see it all the time but think of the core audience of people who probably didn't even know they made anything after the 550. Seeing backflips and barrel roles would be pretty cool. It probably would get boring after 1 season but that would push the riders to be more innovative. I think some exposure would be good for the sport so people know what I'm talking about when I say I ride stand ups
wydopen
onthepipe
- Location
- Goleta the Goodland
That's worldwide..don't question the google..
- Location
- Fort Sask, AB
Two words Sal ... Masekela ... "oh my god another huge backflip!" Lol.
The summer x is almost boring to watch. It's all just 'jam' sessions of street skaters missing tricks. I'd rather just watch a redbull commercial.
I wish I had the means to build/have a spot with wake rail park like obstacles for flatwater skis. I would like to try something like that and see if anything is A is doable and B doesn't look retarded.
Until then I'll keep fist pumping. We be flipping!
The summer x is almost boring to watch. It's all just 'jam' sessions of street skaters missing tricks. I'd rather just watch a redbull commercial.
I wish I had the means to build/have a spot with wake rail park like obstacles for flatwater skis. I would like to try something like that and see if anything is A is doable and B doesn't look retarded.
Until then I'll keep fist pumping. We be flipping!
Agreed. Where I ride, I've heard of people getting tickets for just doing hood tricks and how that was "dangerous". We are viewed as the skate boarders of the water world.
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Good point. Back in my surfing days the last thing we wanted was exposure to the sport. More exposure meant more people getting into the sport, which ultimately meant less waves for those of us already out there.
wydopen
onthepipe
- Location
- Goleta the Goodland
you do realize thousands of people come to watch live surf contests?? not that i think that many people would want to come to watch jetskiiers idle around in circles and kick their feet into the footholds, over and over and over...
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