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Handle bar pass - what is the big deal?

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Created by Triggerhappy > 9 months ago, 20 Nov 2014
sir ROWDY
WA, 5366 posts
21 Nov 2014 5:40PM
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Damo said..
see what i mean



yes .

Damo
WA, 641 posts
21 Nov 2014 6:27PM
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Lol rowdy u crack me up sometimes. Glad u didn't take that the wrong way.


All I'm gonna say on this topic is
I think old man robby naish nailed it years ago when he said "If you are ripping you are ripping"

dafunk
QLD, 561 posts
21 Nov 2014 8:35PM
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I can't believe this topic ? WTF is wrong with you ?
Theres no dangle tricks at PKRA for a reason .
Put it slow mo if it's a bit quick for your brain haters.
But I do like to see a good hooked darkslide n loop.

sir ROWDY
WA, 5366 posts
21 Nov 2014 8:47PM
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Damo said..

I think old man robby naish nailed it years ago when he said "If you think I'm ripping you're tripping!"


FIXED.

Ken10
QLD, 20 posts
22 Nov 2014 3:42AM
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dafunk said..
I can't believe this topic ? WTF is wrong with you ?
Theres no dangle tricks at PKRA for a reason .
Put it slow mo if it's a bit quick for your brain haters.
But I do like to see a good hooked darkslide n loop.



They must have removed them from the PKRA because they weren't stylish enough

SUPSurferQLD
QLD, 333 posts
22 Nov 2014 11:58AM
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sir ROWDY said..



breakzmaker said..

old school boosting and big tweaked grabs still win in my book though. thats just style right there.





How?

No way of riding has more "style" than another way. Almost everything can be done with the same amount of good or bad style (some easier than others and all of it being pretty subjective).



this aint style?







kemp90
QLD, 1694 posts
22 Nov 2014 1:10PM
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breakzmaker said...
sir ROWDY said..



breakzmaker said..

old school boosting and big tweaked grabs still win in my book though. thats just style right there.





How?

No way of riding has more "style" than another way. Almost everything can be done with the same amount of good or bad style (some easier than others and all of it being pretty subjective).



this aint style?










I got respect for Toby but I find some of those tricks painfully boring to watch!!

Underoath
QLD, 2433 posts
22 Nov 2014 1:20PM
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If anyone starts knocking bogan style, I got ya back peeps!

sir ROWDY
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22 Nov 2014 11:21AM
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Underoath said..
If anyone starts knocking bogan style, I got ya back peeps!


German style is where it's at!

default
WA, 1255 posts
22 Nov 2014 12:29PM
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Doggy style is both fun to do and very stylish

dave......
WA, 2119 posts
22 Nov 2014 12:43PM
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drunken-master style, that's where its at.

hargs
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22 Nov 2014 2:53PM
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Capt.Gumby
QLD, 354 posts
22 Nov 2014 10:14PM
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Do whatever floats your boat and don't give a damn what others think, just enjoy the stoke of the style you are riding at the moment. It seems to me that we are quick to judge what other people are doing that is different to what you are currently doing..... Just because you don't handle pass/wake style doesn't mean the bloke who is, isn't getting just as much buzz as you are, doing whatever you do..... Horses for courses....

I have always enjoyed the unhooked riding and handle passes, simply for the challenge of trying to progress and learning a new trick that I thought I could never do, the stoke came from my own personal achievement. Given that I had very little style or could do it like the big boys (yeah, I sucked!). I just enjoyed the constant challenge.

I have since busted the cartilage in my ribs (again!) and had a quite a few months off work and kiting, so much so that the doc says give it all away altogether. Couldn't walk away from this great sport, so now kite with a pair of the board short style of harness with a piece of rope instead of a spreader bar....so no more wakestyle.....yeah, yeah break out the violins..... but I now only ride a strapless surfboard and a dedicated race board. My point? I never understood why the hell anyone who rides a race board could possibly be having any fun and damn it looks lame. Funny thing is, damn it is challenging....trying to master a simple gybe that was so ever so easy on the twin tip or surfboard is so different to the race board. I am enjoying the constant challenge of trying to master a new discipline. I am now, somehow, enjoying the race boards as much as the wakestyle..... go figure...So, I believe the stoke comes from the challenge of always trying to improve yourself in whatever discipline you choose.

My 2 cents..... flame away!

superlizard
VIC, 702 posts
27 Nov 2014 10:37PM
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glendog said..

if you think silly table tops (whatever that is) are better than this than you must be silly.


THis is the sickest kite video i've seen in a while.... awesome riding and style. THanks for posting glendog.

Triggerhappy
WA, 174 posts
27 Nov 2014 9:48PM
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I met Toby back in 2009 in Brazil whilst he practiced his tricks. He always generated a crowd who were entertained often muttering lots of ooo's and arrrr's, never saw or heard that about those doing handle bar passes.

default
WA, 1255 posts
28 Nov 2014 8:16AM
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pleasing crowds - whats the big deal?

join a circus, become a clown or something..



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