tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2671192564774633933.post6411519431966438395..comments2023-10-25T03:07:33.731-07:00Comments on The Human Catapult: Dirty DancingCatapulting Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13721515415513822156noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2671192564774633933.post-49992921667964456992011-06-28T13:10:38.978-07:002011-06-28T13:10:38.978-07:00awEsome! Dude. More impressive was getting 2 more...awEsome! Dude. More impressive was getting 2 more right after. Its crazy in the video how it looks as if not much is going on. I remember when I was around 18 and the move came out we all called it a swayze! we even started replacing "cool" with swayze! as in that move was F'ing SWAYZE!!!! we should totally bring it back!windsurfinggypsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17485757670245902865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2671192564774633933.post-54727875575309262482011-06-25T08:27:30.983-07:002011-06-25T08:27:30.983-07:00Sweet! Dude, you will need to change your "Ab...Sweet! Dude, you will need to change your "About me" again soon. I remember when it used to say "a really bad windsurfer" or something like that. Congratulations and a great video too!CdnGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00003591567381974054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2671192564774633933.post-45150507991327552322011-06-23T09:41:37.653-07:002011-06-23T09:41:37.653-07:00Whoop whoop! What's next?Whoop whoop! What's next?Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07271790605471088648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2671192564774633933.post-77398468544340481572011-06-23T09:22:06.306-07:002011-06-23T09:22:06.306-07:00boardsurfr -- I know of people who have gotten a l...boardsurfr -- I know of people who have gotten a lucky flaka early on, but that wasn't me.<br /><br />When you work on the vulcan, you give up less ground and actually can try them on an upwind-ish reach. So, I could try 2 on a tack if I wanted to and not really be getting downwind. The flaka requires more of a setup -- I prefer to do them dead downwind off of a steep piece of chop and I give up a lot of ground every time I try one... so I probably did fewer attempts per session, but that wasn't by choice.Catapulting Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13721515415513822156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2671192564774633933.post-68373997370884100252011-06-23T08:58:29.161-07:002011-06-23T08:58:29.161-07:00Maverick -- thanks! I have progressed quickly, but...Maverick -- thanks! I have progressed quickly, but I think it has mostly to do with the fact that I sail a lot more than 95% of the windsurfing population. Also, I've gotten used to basically crashing for most of my sessions and not feeling bad about it.<br /><br />Fish -- We should bring Swayze back. It's a better name, who cares about the taka... this is freestyle. We call the switch grubby an eslider, not the swubby.<br /><br />Pedrick apparently lives in Santa Cruz. I'd love to run into him someday and buy him a beer.Catapulting Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13721515415513822156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2671192564774633933.post-10321964089641881702011-06-23T08:44:42.172-07:002011-06-23T08:44:42.172-07:00Nice! You make it look easy :)
So lead with the s...Nice! You make it look easy :)<br /><br />So lead with the sail instead of the feet - I think I heard Brendon and Chris Eldridge say that in their lectures. But after hearing that was an issue for you, I'll look out for it.<br /><br />It's cool that you made a couple more the next day. I recall Brendon saying that landing the second one took a while after the first one. Did you do as many tries per session on the Flaka as you did when you were working on the Vulcan?boardsurfrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10432433033026530867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2671192564774633933.post-18552602207651741262011-06-23T08:43:34.921-07:002011-06-23T08:43:34.921-07:00You claim it in a very stylish way too.You claim it in a very stylish way too.Steve Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604082818790194942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2671192564774633933.post-3964920756887333702011-06-23T05:21:10.023-07:002011-06-23T05:21:10.023-07:00Very nice Aaron... and a neat little vid to boot.
...Very nice Aaron... and a neat little vid to boot.<br /><br />I don't know why Swayze never stuck. Such a better name than all the rest, and didn't Pedrick deserve the naming rights? <br /><br />http://www.stehsegelrevue.com/clips/mpg/webpedrick.movFishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16725771405679932263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2671192564774633933.post-23855681793709906072011-06-23T01:25:55.227-07:002011-06-23T01:25:55.227-07:00Wow! Congratulations! Your progressing pretty fast...Wow! Congratulations! Your progressing pretty fast. It must be a great feeling to be able to loop, spock and do a Flaka. My mission in life also :)...Maverickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04540014792414695964noreply@blogger.com