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Barefooting?

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willyg0808
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Anyone heard of this?  Probably a repost.

Sep 20 2009 5:52PM
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1337
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sliding on the butt is the best part
Sep 20 2009 6:00PM
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p-fo
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that looks like so much fun. i want to get pulled on my butt like the old dude
Sep 20 2009 6:13PM
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grifftang
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looks like fun

also pretzels at 2:50
Sep 20 2009 6:15PM
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pomme-de-terre
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it hurts really bad if the water is anything but glass, it takes forever to learn to do (at least it did for me) and falling at barefooting speed hurts you alot


Sep 20 2009 6:16PM
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BMskier
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you have to be going incredilby fast to be doing this, and yes i have seen it done before
Sep 20 2009 6:16PM
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ace_
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that is so much cooler than those dumb water ski things
Sep 20 2009 6:18PM
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Krizzle
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I've done it. My friend can do a barrel roll.
Sep 20 2009 6:44PM
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Thenowhereman42
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That looks incredibly fun but it also seemed sort of.....gay...somehow.
Sep 20 2009 6:48PM
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Peter.
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falling must hurt soooooo bad
Sep 20 2009 6:50PM
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Avifarer
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this man speaks the truth
Sep 20 2009 6:58PM
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*christ*
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yeah i was trying to figure out where the general gayness was coming from... idk ppls butts look pretty gay in padded wet suits maybe thats it
Sep 20 2009 7:03PM
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Swaggermager
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I saw a guy the other day barfooting backwards. it was pretty wild
Sep 20 2009 7:09PM
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Dbouch
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You will never be more beat up in your life than after a day of barefooting.
Sep 20 2009 8:08PM
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Che~
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haha 2:43 the guy gets punched
Sep 20 2009 8:17PM
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tBatt
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I've done it a few times. First time i started off longline and got real fucked up. farthest i got was about 150feet.hurt real bad.

next time was off a boom, so when you fall you just keep holding on, then tumble back up

third time i was real hammered, though it'd be a good idea to try to get up long line. i basically just drowned myself and didn't do anymore than being dragged a few hundred feet.

you have do go like 35-45 depending on how big you are
Sep 20 2009 8:56PM
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RunDMc
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i love barefooting. i go at 41, any faster and i find my feet really start to kill. Its actually a lot easier than it looks. Not what they're doing, that shits tough but basic barefooting is really not incredibly difficult.
Sep 20 2009 9:06PM
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7-11_Slurpee
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I just learned this summer. It kills your feet, but its definately a fun time.
Sep 20 2009 9:43PM
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cab509
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my roommate is god at it, he's supposed to teach me sometime either this fall or next spring how to do it, right now I'm focusing on getting better at Jumping.
Sep 20 2009 9:46PM
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Aton.Jones
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my friends dad barefoot races. it pretty crazy to watch and they have to be going fast. i tryed it off the boom and it is really hard and it hurts a lot when you fall.
Sep 20 2009 10:34PM
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no_steeze
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i did a bunch of barefooting a few summers ago
you need smooth as fuck water, a good boat, and a padded wetsuit otherwise falls hurt like none other

the hardest part is getting up, you have to drag in the water, then roll on your back, pivot on your butt, and set your feet down and slowly get up

it's super fun though
Sep 20 2009 10:39PM
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hank.
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i can do it pretty well
Sep 20 2009 10:45PM
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no_steeze
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i got decent at it, i could do a deep water start, flip around and ride backwards, and do transitions from butt to feet

i find riding backwards is easier because you don't have to focus so much on catching your toes
Sep 20 2009 10:46PM
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hoodhugo
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those jumps look like a great way to fuck your toes
Sep 20 2009 10:55PM
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no_steeze
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toes are the worst part about barefooting, you always have to keep them raised as high as possible which starts to suck after a while. also if you leave an open gap between your big and 2nd toe the water will sometimes shoot up and hit you in the nuts...you need very strong toe muscles
Sep 20 2009 11:02PM
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willyg0808
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why not just use shoes

Sep 21 2009 7:50AM
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CorruptArmada
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not as epic dude
Sep 21 2009 9:20AM
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Barefootin_Fiend
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i'm calling shenanigans....or pics or it didn't happen... front to backs aren't a trick that you learn when you're "decent" at barefooting....that's a pretty advanced trick...i only know a handful of people that can do them and they've been footin' for a LONG time....
Sep 21 2009 9:30AM
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THUGwife
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i lost at 1.58

also the jumps look like they would fuck your feet up
Sep 21 2009 10:14AM
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slevin_kelevra
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there are shoes for barefooting, there called barefoot trainers.

^I've been barefooting for a while, about 15 years(since I was 5), and I think backwards is easier once you learn how to get up that way.

It's a lot of fun and ive been in competitions. My dad is a lot better than I am, he can do front flip and when hes going backwards he can put his toe in the foot strap go down,ride on his hands and do a push up on the water
Sep 21 2009 10:32AM
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slevin_kelevra
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yeah id say most people learn how to get up backwards before transitioning like that
Sep 21 2009 10:34AM
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Barefootin_Fiend
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yeah, i've been footin' for almost 20 years, and I've NEVER seen anyone just learn front to backs without first learning back deeps or a back step off...

i would love to watch someone try to learn that way though because the crashes would be amazing to watch...header....header....header....header....header.....header....header.....
Sep 21 2009 10:44AM
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HeartBeatFaster
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The barefoot nationals were held in my hometown for years and it was pretty sick to watch. The barefoot jump was my favorite... then I am not sure what happened but it isn't around anymore.
Sep 21 2009 11:18AM
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FrenchToastMafia
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haha at 2:45 he punches the kid in the face
Sep 21 2009 12:03PM
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thebeesknees
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hahaha he punched that kid in the face.
Sep 21 2009 1:18PM
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no_steeze
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i was trying them off a short handle on a boom so i had much more stability and i only succesfully completed like 2 after about 20 massive wipeouts...so yeah i basically don't know how to do them, i just got lucky a few times that i tried and could ride backwards a bit...i could never go back to front though, i'd shakily spin around and then usually fall on my face after like 10 secs...so yeah saying i could do them more meant i did them once which was probably 85% luck

i was also learning with ron scarpa (another claim, friend of my grandpa's, long story) so he walked me through like every single thing i needed to do
Sep 21 2009 1:54PM
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no_steeze
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yep i think i jumped too far ahead, my entire experience was header...header...header...header...it was incredibly painful and i think i swallowed a gallon of water

and i did do a back deep to learn how to ride backwards
Sep 21 2009 1:57PM
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HeartBeatFaster
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I've met Ron... Nothing personal at all but kind of just in passing. Jon Kretchman is from my hometown (town of 13,000 in MN). He was a member of the US elite team with Ron.
Sep 21 2009 2:33PM
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