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Trick of the Day #34 - 540 Press
Kris is a local at The Projects, and the guy just know's all the rails inside out. We had never seen or heard of Kris before, but he turned up and had one of the sickest sets of the day. This slide was one of many, but a 540 Press on a 100ft flat bar is something to be made an example of! Another thing, look how crazy smooth this press is too.....Nuts!
Trick of the Day #33 - Gator Rail Ollie
This Trick of the Day acts as a teaser once again, this time for a video of The Projects. You can only spend so much time in Orlando before you head to the amazing slider park that is The Projects. During a VERY cold morning shoot yesterday, Joel Adair showed us his ollie onto the Gator Rail from the Jet Ski roller - Crazy Big Ollie! Check it out...
Trick of the Day #32 - Rail Transfer Box
We have been filming with a new kid in town, Johnny Tobaben. He got in touch with us a few weeks back around Expo to see what we could come up with for a video. A few sets and rail hits later and we're just putting the finishing touches to his feature section! So lets take this one as a teaser guys and prepare yourself for more to come....
Trick of the Day #31 - Rail Ridin'
We haven't spent as much time at the cable recently, but we went along the other day to shoot Kaesen's new Swith 9 that we put up. While we were there we saw someone really poking out their board on the picnic table, and just genrally making the riding look good. It turns out that Ashly Becker rips on the rails, and has her pokes and presses down to a fine art! Go see....
Trick of the Day #30 - Switch Heel 900
We've done a few videos with Kaesen, and he's come back around for another Trick of the Day. Kaesen just kanded a Switch Heel 9 off the OWC kicker that he wanted to get down on film. Riding on Slingshot, Kaesen has a pretty darn cool style to his riding. Every rail he hits is poked out and styled up! Check it out....
Trick of the Day #29 - Backside 720
So this trick was from a set we did yesterday - in the rain, wind and all that typical tropical weather. Rathy was charging as always and has his back 7 down, i mean like nobody else we've seen. This was his 3rd or 4th trick of the set too - More to come from Rathy soon (if the weather plays fair)....
Trick of the Day #28 - Kicker Special
So we still have lots of footage from Nick that you guys are going to wait to see - here is a little more from Nick on the OWC kickers. Nick is pretty much the best kicker rider i think we've ever seen. These three quick tricks just show how much control Nick really has when hitting them. Check out the first trick when he lands - he lands with his arm through the rope but just carries on. Nick, were you mean't to do that? Check it out...
Trick of the Day #27 - Melon to Blind
Austin has had a pretty good year as far as riding and competitions go. His riding is real solid and progressing all the time. Without a doubt, Austin will light the fires of Pro Tour one day - along with a pretty crazy video part i'm sure. Austin has his second Trick of the Day with his Melon to Blind. Over the winter we hope to be working with Austin some to bring you pretty cool stuff - stay tuned.
Trick of the Day #26 - Backside 720
We got so much sick footage of Nick over the last 2 weeks - so much so that we could easily do a TOTD week of just Nick's riding. Today the Trick of the Day is here to compliment Nick's feature section that also goes live today. Without a doubt one of the most talented riders in the world.
Trick of the Day #25 - Rail Jib
This Trick of the Day serves as a teaser clip along with our 25th daily video to date. We hit some rails with Jimmy and Adam Errington last week and this is just one of the shots from a whole load that will be coming your way this week. Jimmy has been hard at work on the rails during the summer, be sure to check back to see the full feature.
Trick of the Day #24 - Poked Stalefish
Another Mt Dora local, Alex Brown was riding one of his best sets even with a back injury. Alex is great to watch from the chase boat, lots of pokes and grabs here and there. Theis trick of the day is one of my own personal favorite tricks, a Poked Stalefish. Stay tuned for more features from Mt Dora in the near future.
Trick of the Day #23 - Mobe 540
Nick Davies has been in town a few weeks now, and has already torn apart the cable at OWC. We don't need to give Nick too much of an introduction, he has quite a reputation in the wake industry for being a pretty darn talented rider. So his first Trick of the Day, and its a Mobe 540 in the flats on the cable - way more to come from Nick real soon.
Trick of the Day #22 - Grabbed Toeside 900
Nick Jones was also out at a windy Mt Dora the other day. Nick is another crazy good rider, and spins like you've never seen. He can spin 9's a few different ways, and will no doubt be pushing himself up the contest ladder next year. In really off conditions Nick landed this Grabbed toe 900 - more to come from Nick later on in the week.
Trick of the Day #21 - Nuclear Toeside Roll to Blind
So we headed out to Mt.Dora to shoot some crazy talented guys. One of them was Kyle Alberts, fresh from his Pro Tour Rookie of the Year title. Kyle is one of the most relaxed riders i think we have filmed, he makes almost everything seem pretty easy. With windy conditions Kyle laid down a sick set, and one of the highlights was his Nuclear, Toeside Roll to Blind. More to come from Kyle this week.
Trick of the Day #20 - Wall Ride
I'm sure all of you have heard of or seen the WakeLab that RedBull put on over the expo weekend. It was nothing short of crazy, and it stopped all the public in their tracks around Lake Eola in Orlando. When the riders were hitting it, Robbie Jacques was the first to go to the top of the wall. Sporting his new Slingshot board, Robbie gave the crowd something to gasp at.
Trick of the Day #19 - Nose Press
Julian has had a few videos on the site, so we figured that we should put up his smooth rail press. Julian is like a lot of Orlando locals on the cable, they can pull of some real crazy and real smooth slides. Julian will go for the pro tour again next year, and you just might see him up there at the top one day soon.
Trick of the Day #18 - She's Eleven!
We first saw Meagan last year riding the cable, hitting all the sliders out there! She was 10 back then, and now sh'e 11 and under the wing of Mike Ferraro. We figured we'd put up a quick set as a teaser of things to come from Meagan. She just went to worlds and took home the title. Just remember, she's 11!
Trick of the Day #17 - Backside 180
If you hang around the cable long enough, you will see some pretty crazy things. Hurricane Gustav has missed Florida, but we're still feeling the wind. So with the winds being high, Orlando's riders seem to head to OWC for rail sessions. Nick Whitt was taking a break from work when he just hit the picnic table out of the blue....and did a huge backside 180.
Trick of the Day #16 - Heel Mobe
Corey 'the Cobra' Bradley was out on the water with Zane and Jeff last week. Corey is a real smooth rider, and seems to make most of his tricks look pretty easy. After his tail glide trick of the day, Corey stepped up the tech a little with a good olf fashioned Mobe - but he grabbed it and delayed the last 360. Very cool stuff!!
Trick of the Day #15 - Hoochie Glide
Zane has been around the sport sinse god knows when. You only have to look at the front covers from Wakeboard Magazine on Zane's office wall to see that this guy has seen and done it all before. We caught up with Zane and friends last week on a nice hurricane free day to see what they could all lay down. Just like Jeff, there is more to come of Zane. . . .for now, here is a Trick of the Day - Hoochie Glide and a good old fashioned Oriental.
Trick of the Day #14 - Pete Rose
We spent a day with Zane Schwenk, Jeff House and Corey Bradley to see what they could lay down for the camera. To start with, they will all have a 'Trick of the Day'. Today's trick comes from Slingshot rider Jeff House. We'll be showing you lots more of Jeff real soon - stay tuned.
Trick of the Day #13 - Stalefish to Blind
Nicola Butler has had quite a year. Pretty much everything she has entered, she has won - not everything, but pretty much. The Worlds this weekend could see her grab the 'Queen of Wake' title, and this is her first aggressive year on tour! She has had a few bumps and scrapes recently, but watching her ride you wouldn't even know it. Go see. . .
Trick of the Day #12 - Toeside Indy Backroll
We caught Amber for a short set one morning last week. Amber has a solid contest run, and she was having a nice chilled set. This Trick of the Day is one that we found cool here. When Amber grabs the board, her legs are almost straight! Next time you ride, try it - test out those hamstrings.
Trick of the Day #11 - A Load of BS
Its not too often that you see a girl spin back side off the wake, or at least we haven't seen it. So with that in mind, we got in the boat with OWC local Anna Hajek. Her first pass was full of BS spins and BS 180's - and she is still a young rider with years to go! So we couldn't let that event go un-noticed, and made her pass the Trick of the Day.
Trick of the Day #10 - Toeside Backside Off Axis 540
Harley starts the month off with his second trick of the day. Being one of the most technical riders out there, he always seems to lay down something crazy that we just have to put on the site. This time Harley gives us a crazy hard spin to kick off September's Trick of the Day. We'll be bringing you all a Harley feature this week, so stay tuned.
Trick of the Day #9 - Heel 900
We have been doing the Trick of the Day for nearly 2 weeks now, and we already have another trick from Adam Errington. We set out to show the best trick we filmed that day, so Adam qualified again with his new Heel 900 off the wake. How long will it be until someone brings a 10 to the wake? Well maybe Adam is one to try it out after watching this.
Trick of the Day #8 - Melon Glide
So Nick Whitt is a real regular down at OWC, and has all the kickers and rails dialed like you wouldn't believe. For a while we knew that Nick can go big on the 'big white' kicker, but we didn't know how big he could really go - until we saw it! There is a new mini-kicker that is to the left of big white, and somehow he can cut around it and still hit big white straight down the middle. The result. . . .crazy!
Trick of the Day #7 - Indy Tantrum to Blind
Austin's second video of the day - his Indy Tantrum to Blind. Oh, and yes it is into the flats! Austin is riding real well right now, and you had to be there to really see just how big this actually was. We'll be bringing you more from Austin over the next few weeks, so keep em' peeled!
Trick of the Day #6 - Tail Glide
We caught up with Corey Bradley when we headed out to Clermont one evening for a shoot. The sun was setting and Corey was hitting a few double ups, and a few hits in he came out with a huge tail glide. We will be catching up with Corey again soon, so there will be lots more to come from him in the next few weeks.
Trick of the Day #5 - Grabbed Heel 5
She just won the world cup stop in Egypt last weekend, and to round out the first week of Trick of the Day - we bring you Raimi Merritt. Raimi has been riding better and better since we first saw her at the tail end of last year. With a whole load of spins, grabs and inverts - you will all see a lot more of her in years to come. Not too many girls seem to grab stuff - lets have a heel 5 with a legit grab thank you.
Trick of the Day #4 - FS 720 from Rail
Day 4 and we're onto Addison Reed - one of the best up and coming riders we work with. A local at OWC, Addison has every rail, kicker, table and wall ride dialed. He said he had something that he hadn't done in a while, a front side 720 from the new rail the cable has. Let me say, its a lot harder than it looks! As usual Addison stomped it without too much trouble.
Trick of the Day #3 - Moby Dick 540
Trick of the Day number three see's Harley Clifford bring some tech to the table. After a nose press, HUGE BS 180 - its good to have some more craziness from these guys. Without a doubt one of the future Pro Tour winners - and watch this space for more on Harley (if the hurricane wants to go away). Oh, yes we called it a Mobe 5 in the titles to the video - Moby Dick 540 didn't fit in the titles :)
Trick of the Day #2 - Huge BS 180
Adam Errington seems to take things bigger than most other riders that we see - his Trick of the Day is no exception. With bags of style and pop like you ain' t seen before - Adam will no doubt have another Trick Of The Day sometime soon.
Trick of the Day #1 - 360 Nose Press
Kaesen Suyderhoud is well known for his rail skills - coming from the West Coast, he brings with him buckets of style. Now riding on Slingshot, Kaesen is now in rail riding heaven! Pressing and bending the boards as much as he can. There'll be more to come from Kaesen real soon. . . .
