There are more than professionals and national chmapions that barefoot, here’s the first video that showed up in a generic web search for barefoot water ski videos. No idea who the footers are, no idea where it’s shot, but just some good footing and some good falls. This family is going to have some good home videos to watch in the future if this what all their footage looks like…
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New Tricks for the WBC… Take 2
Once again, there is a video on BFC to get new tricks approved. I’m not sure I understand what they are trying to accomplish. As I mentioned before, it sounds like the tricks need to be submitted to the WBC, not just posted online, crossing your fingers, hoping that the council will find it. It was also requested that the video show the tricks long line and this one spends the better half of the video showing them on the shortline on the boom. If the De Villiers really want their new tricks approved, I (personally) don’t think they are going about it in the right way.
Here’s the video, judge for yourself…
Good Times!!!
No, I’m not talking about the TV show, I’m talking about what happens when you head out in the boat with a group of friends to ski, drink, relax and generally have a good time.
Well, I’ve posted lots of videos of people doing sick tricks. Here’s a great video of people that do these sick tricks, but instead of just doing those, they are just have a hell of good time. Not a whole lot new here in turns of tricks and barefooting accomplishments, but there is some awesome footing, girls in bikinis, girls in bikinis barefooting and some more. Enjoy the video, because it looks like they had a hell of a good time making it.
You can find this video, put together by GoFastFilms.com, and others, over on KSO’s website.
Music City River Run Results?
Anyone know what happened down in Nashville this weekend? Been looking around bet haven’t seen anything yet. Tried Barefoot Endurance Racing, who announced the event, but didn’t see anything up there and also tried the forums on BFC but came up dry.
If you know the results, drop me a note at wedge [at] talesfromthefoot.com or just drop a comment on this post.
Update 10/20 @ 955 pm CDT – Based on the comments below, there were two divisions…
- Inboard Division – 50 Miles – Won by Team Rum Runners – Don Simon, Todd Fipps, Doug Roufinauf, and Mark
- Ski Pros – 100 Miles – Won by Team Top Gun
There are a few more details in the comments below. They mention some stories from the race and I’m hoping they send some my way.
Sweet Car
Barefooting and Muscle Cars… both typical need/have big engines and like to go fast. How about we put them together in the same video? Better yet, how about we barefoot behind a muscle car? A classic muscle car?
Yes, that is exactly what KSO does in the most recent addition to his growing video library on his website, ksobarefoot.com.
There isn’t a whole lot of barefooting in this video, but the novelty of footing behind a car is worthy of being shared. Enjoy…
It’s My Life
Yes, another BFC video. And it’s another one with Zane and Andre. Not a whole lot new in the way of tricks, but they decided to play with a whole new camera angle to video from. Camera work needs to be improved a little bit, but it’s a whole new perspective and it’s pretty slick. Curious to see how the did this sometime, but enjoy the new view…
You Don’t Know…
…Any Limits!
Yes, another week, another BFC video of Andre de Villiers doing more crazy stuff next to the boat. I wonder what their thought process is for dreaming some of this stuff up?
Hmmm, how can we get more air we jump out of the boat at 40+ MPH? Trampoline… let’s give it a whirl. Have someone throw us out of the boat… sounds like fun.
We already doing some slick slides at the end of our runs, what can we do to have more fun on those? How about after we start sliding, we stand up and try to foot again, or maybe just try to jump… that might work.
And then we try some other crazy stuff.
Time for you to check out their new video…
Dam to Dam 2008
The Austin Barefoot Club is once again holding the big race. Located in Austin, Texas, this is the endurance race to compete in. It’ll take place the weekend of November 8th and 9th.
For those unfamiliar with the idea of endurance racing, combine aspects of the following sports in your in head…
- NASCAR
- Top Fuel Drag Racing
- Relay Racing (from Track and Field)
- and Barefooting
Why?
- NASCAR… because there are a lot of people on the water at once
- Top Fuel Drag Racing… because everyone goes from 0 to full speed damn near instantly
- Relay Racing… because its a team sport, everyone does their part, and the handle is the baton
- Barefooting… because that’s how you’ll go from the start line to the finish line
The tag line on the flyer is “Bring Your Heart and Bare Your Soles!” and I think it is very fitting.
Here are a couple videos I found showing the experience…
Barefoot Central Promo Video for their
now defunct “Barefoot Waterski Racing Cup Series”
This video does a good job of showing the experience
now defunct “Barefoot Waterski Racing Cup Series”
This video does a good job of showing the experience
This focuses on the the Dam to Dam Race.
Top Gun – Dam2Dam
Top Gun – Dam2Dam
Anyways, definately something fun to participate in. Want some more details or sign up? Here are the links you need:
Also, if anyone wants to report back what happens at the Dam to Dam Race in 2008, drop a note here so I can contact you.
Back Barefooting Instruction from Lane “Dawg” Bowers
I recently wrote about how to make your back deeps much harder. Now I’ve come across somethig that maybe just make your back deeps a little easier or maybe help your driving for people that learn back deeps.
As many of you know, I scour the web, looking for good barefooting information. Well, I came across Lane “Dawg” Bower’s site a while back. I’ve looked through it a little before and found something that I wanted to share with you.
Lane has a page up with how he instructs people on back deeps. Here’s the link. He’s got a lot of info on the page, including a couple video of him going through the information.
He goes through some very good basic information for both the footer and the driver including:
- Proper boom height
- Boat speeds for various portions of the start
- Body position for the start
- Foot position
- And much more
The best part is he explains it very clearly and concisely. Here’s the first video…
Be sure to check out the rest of Lane’s instruction on his web site, including the second video with more info. Once again, here’s the link.
The site isn’t the best to get around, but if you dig, there’s some good stuff there. He’s got an email list you subscribe to for fairly regular informative updates. Some of the emails I find a bit un-informing, but there are some good ones in there too. You just need to find the useful info.
Links:
Making Back Deeps a Bit More Difficult
Many people would say that a back deep is difficult. Granted, there are some really good footers that make them look really easy, but to the untrained eye, doing anything on the water without skis is difficult. Hell, a lot of people think skiing is difficult.
But I digress. The Aberdeen Aqua Addicts, the same people that first publized the Back Breaker, have something new to show the world. OK, maybe it’s not new, but they did make a pretty standard trick a hell of lot more complicated.
Here’s the trick… have somebody do a back deep and have them carrying someone piggy back.
Without further commentary, here’s the video.
Not sure on the practicallity of this trick, but it’s looks cool. Props to the Thorson’s for making it look easy.
Mad-City Wedge 