HEyHEY
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Wed Jun-02-04 11:53 PM
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Speaking of surfing - DU Snowboarders/surfers |
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I used to snowboard, I actually used to race the bastards. Nothing I loved more than finding a path of hard snow, or ice, and going straight down as fast as I could.
Can you translate snowboarding to surfing easily?
Man, I ain't touched a board in four fucking years..time to end that shameful streak, as a British Columbian, how can I not?
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PartyPooper
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Wed Jun-02-04 11:56 PM
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1. I dunno. As a youth, I surfed in the 60's. I skied in the 70's and 80's. |
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Snowboarding is a new phenomenon for me.
:D
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nothingshocksmeanymore
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Thu Jun-03-04 12:10 AM
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2. Not really except for balance and steering |
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but that's where it ends...falling off a surfboard is NOT the same as the manner in which one would dump on a snowboard..when I ski'd and snowboarded, I would always do my best to fall to the side and let my skis slow me down....on a wave, you're better off falling back..but more often than not you don't get a choice.
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Colin Ex
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Thu Jun-03-04 12:15 AM
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3. Nothing like skateboarding, |
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where you can jump off your board before you run into shit. :-)
I haven't tried snowboarding, though. Or surfing.
-C
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HEyHEY
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Thu Jun-03-04 12:17 AM
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5. Man .... skateboarding - I MISS that |
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Never shoulda stopped, sold my board to buy my sister an xmas present, that was the end.
But what a time I had.
I miss dodging cops at waterfront in Vancouver so much!
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nothingshocksmeanymore
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Thu Jun-03-04 12:24 AM
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7. I'm just not very good on wheels |
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compared to the hot dogs on Venice Beach
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HEyHEY
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Thu Jun-03-04 12:25 AM
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Whoa man you naild that flipkick!
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Thu Jun-03-04 12:16 AM
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4. I once knocked myself out on a snowboard |
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blood everywhere..... damn ice patches!
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Thu Jun-03-04 12:20 AM
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6. Some of your skillz will translate... |
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Your ankles will work slightly differently for turning, but other than that, the basics of your sense of balance will be useful.
I've done skateboarding, rollerskates, water skiing, in-line skates, alpine skiing, and wakeboarding. Some are more similar than others...
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