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Gestalt
Gestalt
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19 Mar 2012 2:05pm
doggie
doggie
WA
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WA, 15849 posts
19 Mar 2012 1:55pm
Bigger air than the teabag brigade
Mark _australia
Mark _australia
WA
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WA, 23685 posts
19 Mar 2012 2:13pm
Young Phil going even higher........


ejmack
ejmack
VIC
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VIC, 1308 posts
19 Mar 2012 6:12pm
That second and third backloop was nicely landed
stehsegler
stehsegler
WA
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WA, 3580 posts
19 Mar 2012 3:20pm
man, he is a pretty s**t sailor. Only landed three out of four backloops within 35 seconds perfectly. amateur.
Gestalt
Gestalt
QLD
14968 posts
QLD, 14968 posts
19 Mar 2012 5:53pm
lol, yeah i can imagine the conversation.

camerman, "so we need to get maybe 3 or 4 backloops, we'll track you in and out a few times and keep the best ones.

Koster, " no worries should only take 30 seconds.

h20
h20
VIC
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h20 h20
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19 Mar 2012 7:45pm
maybe we shouldnt complain about onshore conditions- we just need to get a little better.
Reflex Films
Reflex Films
WA
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19 Mar 2012 4:57pm
i was the cameraman with Phillip 2 weeks ago.

he is actually a little bored of jumping now and was just frothing on the fun desert lefts - doing multiple goitres, takas and whatever as part of a 60 second ride down the line.

I asked him to head down to the bomby - which we had a nice view of - and where the jumping is massive - i asked for 3 jumps and thats exactly what i got - no more , no less - with not a drop of water out of place.

He did a nice double over the pole cam too -

He has somehow managed to fuse slalom like reaching technique - with its super upright rig and insane straight line speed - with incredible air control - to create a massive jumping advantage.

Philip's not only set the bar high - but has already influenced alot of the technique of the rest of the pack

From what i saw over here last summer
Ben Proffit wasnt far off his act in the air in 28 knot and head high ramps

Reflex Films
Reflex Films
WA
1462 posts
WA, 1462 posts
19 Mar 2012 5:04pm
h20 said...

maybe we shouldnt complain about onshore conditions- we just need to get a little better.


so true

i see alot of average sailors hanging in cross off set ups - while the real shredders are busting all over the place in cross on.

I have seen a ton of Euros hanging in the desert when they really need to be down at Gerro learning at least how to do a bottom turn - each their own though..

one guy got upset with me because i waved him onto a wave - we were about 100m out from the contour line where the wave started its run down the point and i could see him stuggling to get upwind

but he didnt have the skills to sail past me in a straight line - i think his back foot was out of the strap - he gave me an earful on the beach - got to love the swiss locals ! I am sure they would appreciate my dodgy ski and snowboard style though.

Both set ups can be amazing fun - dont get pigeonholed into 1 style

Gwendy
Gwendy
SA
472 posts
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19 Mar 2012 7:52pm
doggie said...

Bigger air than the teabag brigade


Nah... If ya go to the kite foru.......

Oops, Better not go there.

Forgetting my roots.
Gestalt
Gestalt
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14968 posts
QLD, 14968 posts
19 Mar 2012 8:02pm
i saw bens stuff on facebook.

the photos i think it was that col got of justyna she doesn't seem to hang back much either.

Reflex Films said...

i was the cameraman with Phillip 2 weeks ago.

he is actually a little bored of jumping now and was just frothing on the fun desert lefts - doing multiple goitres, takas and whatever as part of a 60 second ride down the line.

I asked him to head down to the bomby - which we had a nice view of - and where the jumping is massive - i asked for 3 jumps and thats exactly what i got - no more , no less - with not a drop of water out of place.

He did a nice double over the pole cam too -

He has somehow managed to fuse slalom like reaching technique - with its super upright rig and insane straight line speed - with incredible air control - to create a massive jumping advantage.

Philip's not only set the bar high - but has already influenced alot of the technique of the rest of the pack

From what i saw over here last summer
Ben Proffit wasnt far off his act in the air in 28 knot and head high ramps




windaddict
windaddict
VIC
1121 posts
VIC, 1121 posts
19 Mar 2012 9:28pm
ejmack said...

That second and third backloop was nicely landed


yes agree, effortless butter smoothe landings.
sboardcrazy
sboardcrazy
NSW
8349 posts
NSW, 8349 posts
20 Mar 2012 1:49pm
Mark _australia said...

Young Phil going even higher........





Cripes these guys must be fit! How the hell don't they bust boards landing from that height?
albers
albers
NSW
1739 posts
NSW, 1739 posts
20 Mar 2012 8:20pm
I'm sure this one has been shown before on these forums, but still worth another look. Levi Siver wins a backloop contest at Hookipa with a jump of 52.7 feet (16 metres).

Mark _australia
Mark _australia
WA
23685 posts
WA, 23685 posts
20 Mar 2012 6:37pm
^^ and 52ft is bloody high without the backloop part..... nose first landings are fun at descent speeds like that too
Not like gliding down hanging under a teabag...
Stuthepirate
Stuthepirate
SA
3591 posts
SA, 3591 posts
20 Mar 2012 9:57pm
Mark _australia said...

^^ and 52ft is bloody high without the backloop part..... nose first landings are fun at descent speeds like that too
Not like gliding down hanging under a teabag...


Thats when Kiting is most dangerous. Imagine if there boardies fell down at that height
Subsonic
Subsonic
WA
3419 posts
WA, 3419 posts
20 Mar 2012 8:19pm
Stuthepirate said...

Mark _australia said...

^^ and 52ft is bloody high without the backloop part..... nose first landings are fun at descent speeds like that too
Not like gliding down hanging under a teabag...


Thats when Kiting is most dangerous. Imagine if there boardies fell down at that height


All that sudden exposure of wetsuit and nether regions, they might faint!
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