Wake Journal, Issue 49 by Wake Journal

WAKE JOURNAL

DANNY HAMPSON

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DANNY HAMPSON wakeskating. It’s hard to believe that the fourteen-year-old kid I met on a Monday morning at The Wakeboard Camp is still blowing the door of that cage wide open, and still flying higher than ever. Danny has never “caged” himself into being any one sort of rider. Over the last ten years, wakeskating has taken many turns and changed its perception of what the future will hold more times than I can count. Boat, PWC, Cable, Winch, flip tricks, rails. Through it all, Danny has maintained an uncanny grasp on all aspects of the sport, never losing sight of his end goal, to have fun on the water. Put a handle in his hands and he’s home. As an overall ambassador for the sport, there is no one better, and I couldn’t be more proud to call him my friend, my best man, and my business partner. “Only love can cage you,” has become more than a tattoo or even a personal VIDEO

motto for Dan. In all aspects of his life he remains free to fly high and

BULL SHOALS, AR

By Aaron Reed

JUNE 29, 2011

The black, line art tattoo of a bird cage

that comes his way. His unconven-

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on Danny Hampson’s rib cage says

tional approach to both life and riding

it all. “Only Love,” are the two words

have made him an iconic figure in our

inscribed below the door of the cage

sport, whose wakeskating seems to

which Hampson refuses to close. No

be emulated more day to day. We’re

matter what he does in life, he will

all just trying to be a little more like

not to be restricted to the status quo,

Dan. Crack open that cage and fly

and nowhere has that been more

high, just like Hampson.

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JIMMY TRASK

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Jimmy Trask LAKE OROVILLE, CA

Always available to lend a hand or just ready for anything, Trask is that guy on a team trip. He’ll be up early and ready, whether it’s driving the chase boat or slayshing his face off. Knowing how to get a good photo is a huge skill that not all wakeboarders have.

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Brian Grubb NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

No stranger to big drops and insane winch spots, Grubb handles this one with ease.

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Keith Lidberg SAN JUAN ISLANDS, WA

Can you believe this shot was kicked around the mags and never printed? Me either! Now, home at last in the pages of Wake Journal.

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Mike Ennen SAN JUAN ISLANDS, WA

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Seconds after Mikey landed this Melon way

boat, just barely past the spray line coming off

out into the flats, his brother Nick (shooting

his board and super fortunate to stay dry. Salt

video in the back of our chase boat) got a

water and electronics, particularly cameras,

huge salty soaking. I was in the bow of the

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SEQUENCE

KEVIN HENSHAW

Wall ride 180 to switch nose press 180 out LAKE WINONA, FL

For the wall ride, you should edge

wall. Once you ollie up, keep your

of the rail, pivot your back foot while

hard at it. Start in the middle of

shoulders more forward than

pulling your handle to your back

the wake and cut when you are

usual and keep your eyes on the

hip. This will turn your board switch

almost parallel to the front of the

top of the rail. When you are on top

where youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll want to put all your

wait on the nose of the board and

back, where youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll switch hands.

because when you get to the end

start pressing. Your handle should

When you get that handle you can

of the wall you can use your board

be close to your body making it

start spinning out the 180. I like to

to pop out like a nollie, spinning the

easy to push it to the middle of your

hang on all wrapped up in the rope

180 at the last second. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Kevin Henshaw

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Josh Twelker LAKE OROVILLE, CA

If you’ve never seen Twelker ride, you’re going to want to. It’s like nothing you’ve ever seen before. Wake Journal is predicting a future Rider Of The Year or Readers Poll top ten.

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JOSH TWELKER

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FOLLOWING

BEN HORAN

D.O.B

October 8, 1987

RESIDES

Nahunta, GA

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