SEPTEMBER 24, 2012
CHRIS O’SHEA JOSH PALMA / ERIK RUCK / BRANDON THOMAS
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CHRIS O’SHEA
By Joel Hilliard Another summer is in the books. By now, you’ve crossed a few new tricks off the list or at least injured yourself trying (if you’re like me). Those injuries will fade, but a season of traveling to new riding spots and meeting new people will help keep a positive mind set and the evolution of creativity flowing. This past season, I had the opportunity to get to know Chris O’Shea, or Chris-O as most affectionately call him. ChrisO wears his heart on his sleeve and lets his riding do the talking. If you’re reading this fine digital publication, you undoubtedly know his versatility—destroying park setups, thrashing with amazing style behind a boat, or snapping ‘keepers’ during crunch time - he’s a completely devoted D.I.Y. type of rider. The globalization of wakeboarding and wakeskating, in part with help from the unfettered growth of cable parks, give previously unknown D.I.Y. type of riders a great opportunity of being discovered beyond the standard contest scene.
smaller budget. This is not
Contests are absolutely necessary,
new info for most, and I’m not
and I’m careful to acknowledge the
the first one to spell it out. I do
importance of them. Lately however,
know if you follow your heart,
I’ve noticed the abundance of creative
keep a unique perspective on
riding in wakeboarding and wakeskat-
your riding, work hard, and
ing videos and photos and the caliber
persist, it doesn’t take a big
of international riders this channel has
budget or living full time in the
produced.
U.S. to mold your dream into a
These recent videos and photos were
reality. Luck is a derivative of hard work
from creative D.I.Y. type of riders on a
and persistence...just ask Chris O’Shea.
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ON BOARD
ERIK RUCK
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never guess but it’s right outside Clermont in Florida! That lake, plus a big old 180 shot from the boat, will never get old, it’s just all around fun. I also think shooting from the boat is the new chase boat angle, get on it!” —Erik Ruck
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YEARS RIDING
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MIKE DOWDY BACKSIDE 720
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“There are many ways to do a
When you cut back into the wake
anticipating the pop. When you
Backside 720 and this is the way
use a medium to fast edge. As
get to the top of the wake, push
I found that works best for me.
you get to the wake, let off of
off the top as hard as you can.
Take a far edge outside the wake.
your edge and bend your knees,
This will give you a straight up
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and down pop while still
to your lower back, roll your
it is all focusing on the
clearing the other wake.
wrist over, and turn your
handle passes and keeping
As you’re popping off the
head away from the boat to
your head turned as you
wake, pull the handle hard
initiate the spin. From here,
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it’s going to be a productive shoot. Adam
new, because you never
exposes the sport to riders all over the
know what you’ll get. Yang
world through his AF Wake school in
certainly impressed me.
North Carolina. I had never heard of
Especially for not speaking much English.
some of his young students when Adam
Thanks to the universal hand signals and
and Co recently visited the Orlando area,
Adam’s patience, Yang let his riding do
but Adam had assured they ripped. For
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