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Twintip waterskis

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ride_switch
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Any companies make them yet? I know there was a thread like a long while back about it. I think it'd sick to ski switch on water because I wakeboard and it would be fun to have some variation. You could probably break your ankles easier unless they made some kind of special release system.
Jan 12 2006 4:45PM
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watchmefall15
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o'brien does bt the are more like sno blades
Jan 12 2006 4:48PM
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ECM
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i ride the obrien twin tip/snowblade waterskis. its so easy to throw lincolns and shit. i havent mastered a 3 yet. passing the handle makes it nearly impossible
Jan 12 2006 5:17PM
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stylishskier
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are these obrien skis just double trick skis? I want to see them!
Jan 12 2006 5:19PM
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Schoening
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sucha good idea
Jan 12 2006 5:20PM
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Develop
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uhhh...its called trick skiing. its been done for quite awhile. shorter twins with no fins so you can spin on the water and whatnot. and it doesn't look very cool, stick to the wakeboard if you're looking for style.
Jan 12 2006 5:21PM
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traer
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could someone provide a link to these? I can't find them.
Jan 12 2006 5:21PM
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617jibber
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i want some
Jan 12 2006 5:23PM
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Download-My-Apps
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I skied on some old ones, more like snow blades than twin tips. Really fun but easy to slip out cuz theres no edge
Jan 12 2006 5:27PM
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stylishskier
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from the sounds of it people were describing something other than trick skis...
Maybe I will make some longer/narrower twin tip skis this summer and mount wakeboard bindings on them, should be good fun
Jan 12 2006 5:28PM
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KRASHED
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Jan 12 2006 6:10PM
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fs04leoaksfny
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agh trick skiing...lol...its basicly dancing on water its not like park skiing
Jan 12 2006 6:19PM
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Potatoes
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yeah dude that would be pretty freakin sick to actually be able to do it and throw down some sweet moves
Jan 12 2006 6:19PM
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steevner
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my mom used to do that like 25 yrs. ago
Jan 12 2006 6:25PM
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waynewong
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The problem is that combo skis just don't work like that and using (2) trick skis like those is really lame...think snowblading with your mom while wearing white rear entry boots, lame...

I have tried tricking using two high performance slalom skis (reg combo bindings wont hold your foot hitting jumps, you need high wraps) and i was able to land some handle-pass 360s....

just stick to wakeboarding...trick skis are the snowblades of the water
Jan 12 2006 6:35PM
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fs04leoaksfny
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you couldnt catch enough air with ski's to do much...
Jan 12 2006 7:44PM
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stylishskier
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Shaun Murray... pro wakeboarder hit a double up on double skis and did a HUGE backflip wake to wake, atleast 10+ in the air... yes you cna get air, practice
Jan 12 2006 7:58PM
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ride_switch
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Ha, those are kind of gay looking, someone needs to make some that are longer and more snow ski looking.
Jan 12 2006 8:01PM
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QuazBotch
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ya!! Who cares if it actually works, as long as it looks like a park ski its good.
Jan 12 2006 8:04PM
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ElChapoTrapHaus
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trick skiing is the grandfather of wakeboarding. slalom trick that is. But getting air on a wakeboar, trick skis, jump skis etc is all about line tension. I want to buy two Jr Slalom skis put a smaller fin in the back, and a really small fin in the front. You would be able to launch because of how fast the slalom skis cut
Jan 12 2006 8:08PM
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fs04leoaksfny
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Um...You wont launch far with a slalom ski...it might go distance but you wont get much air if any at all...my uncles semi pro slalom skiier and he cuts across the wake at 50-70mph and no air at all...if you want air stick to wakeboarding
Jan 12 2006 11:08PM
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Se7en
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You're obviously not an accomplished wakeboarder then.

Handle passes are the basis for most tricks on tricks skis or wakeboards.
Jan 12 2006 11:11PM
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Calb3rt
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those look like snowshoes for water
Jan 12 2006 11:36PM
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ElChapoTrapHaus
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the reason your uncle doesn't catch air is he is a slalom skier, he absorbs the wake with his knees, and skis behind a tournament ski boat at a fast speed where there is no wake, plus he is using a slalom rope which has stretch and won't build line tension. It's very possible to get air on one slalom ski, but even more on two. You don't understand the full concept on getting air behind a boat. no offense
Jan 17 2006 2:53PM
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Mavrck
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how come regular skis wouldnt work...
throw some foam on the top to make them float so if they release ur not out of a pair of skis
Jan 17 2006 3:00PM
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Davevinc1080
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THOSE ARE SOOOO SICK, there called trick skis, i have them at my cottage and ride them all the time, there tight, you can ide switch real easy, or you can ride sideways like your on a rail, spinning is hard tho because of handle passing, buut you can start on the dock, (because the fins are realy small) and just go, slide along the dock then drop into the water, and yoru already goign fast enough. there tight
Jan 17 2006 3:31PM
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dweezileast
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watch jaws 3. they do backflips and 7's
Jan 17 2006 3:34PM
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burr
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^^ to thin, amagian getiing into ther water with your ski boots on? unless u where mounting water ski bindings on. they would be prity fat to hit some water rails on b awwsome!
Jan 17 2006 3:38PM
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timmi
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its hella hard to do on the old ones. especially getting out of the water
Jan 17 2006 3:41PM
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fredsters_s
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ass
Jan 17 2006 4:19PM
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Mavrck
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^wtf i asked a question...what the heck is newschoolers coming too...? oh sorry that was another question

ASS
Jan 18 2006 1:44PM
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hype
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they've had them for a while....trick skis. they are twins and they have no fins on the bottom. i have a pair from like the 70s
Jan 18 2006 2:04PM
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Blunttip360
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Trick skiing is for herbs like my dad. Old school Banana Peels are where it's at. Check in garage sales... hard as fuck to boost. If you wanna aki sw just learn to do a ticktac on a slalom... basic and been done for years. Slolom skiing and wakeboarding are the fucking shit in the summer.
May 31 2006 6:44PM
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Azion
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http://www.nationswakeski.com/pics.html
May 31 2006 7:43PM
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N.L.
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ive gone up the rope tow switch, so im sure i could do that. it looks like it would pull your arm out the socket. and thats never good.
May 31 2006 8:54PM
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iLikeToSkii
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there it is

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May 31 2006 9:09PM
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deathcookie
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I saw distance water ski jumping on oln one time. it was insane.
May 31 2006 9:18PM
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ericski
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there tray gay
May 31 2006 9:43PM
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wh@t
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the nation ones are like the newschool trickskis haha, anyone smell another revolution brewing

nahnah jk
May 31 2006 11:35PM
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Anathema
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that's just asking for dislocated shoulders and broken necks
May 31 2006 11:58PM
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Literature
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Ouch is all I can say.
Jun 1 2006 12:07AM
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JTK
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if shane mconkey was on the B-CREW.... maybe.
Jun 1 2006 12:11AM
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Paul-o-Rama
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mos def, dats where its at
Jun 1 2006 12:15AM
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Holte
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old trick skis give your legs an insane workout. Since they don't have fins, it's only your leg muscles that keep them from sliding around underneath you. They're pretty fun for a little while because it's way easy to ride switch or even sideways, but I prefer wakeboarding and slalom skiing.
Jun 1 2006 2:06AM
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tom_nz
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fuk i want to try it! it would b ill!
Jun 1 2006 4:54AM
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jack.whelan
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its all about the most camp and 80's sport of them all... mono skiing. just got my new ski, i fuckin love it.
Jun 1 2006 6:49AM
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