Awesome clip - I think the knee injury was good for his technique, he came back from it pre thinking the moves and landing smoother making it all look even better..
Cool vid, but is world champion the dude that can do the most twists and throw the bar behind his back most in one move? Didn't seem to be any style to it???
I thought the riding was good but the voice actor annoyed me. Style is subjective so no point trying to convince others that A>B style. For me he does pretty well to recreate the cable/wake style of riding.
The one footer back to blind was cool also I thought :)
Most kiters on SB < Kids on Z-flexs at skatepark.
Both of which understand and appreciate sweet FA about the boardsport that they are loosely a part of.
Youri kills it. Voice-over was aids.
. His technicality and amplitude is impressive without resorting to lunchtime. The RPM helps, although a C-kite (yes its bridled) it gives less pop and drop, good for Youri's knees. He has the perfect style between wakeboarding and kiting, and I think the PKRA changes to find a happy medium towards judjing has been a good thing, Aaron Hadlow would probably disagree.
the future is boots. Everything is way more stylish and smooth. guys aren't forcing rotations when they're throwing in boots. keep the spins to a minimum and the style to a maximum.
I too have no interest in wake board tricks. if i was interested i'd watch wake boarding.
Sure those guys have mad skills and they hammer themselves to death learning the stuff. I'd rather see a decent wave vid, a guy jumping off a crane or over a road amuses me, somebody freeriding through mangroves that sort of stuff. I also like to see some old school boosting.
Haters gotta hate.
I have a lot of respect for the technical skills in this competition. And I dont think wakeboarding can come close to the tricks these guys are pulling off...
But personally I have no interest in learning handle passes, and so I understand why some people might feel the sport is short-selling itself by putting so much focus/importance on it.
Having said that; I don't really want the sport to get much bigger than it is. Beaches are getting crowded all over the world, bringing with it restrictions and rules... Have any of you ever been to Tarifa (Spain) in July or August? 1000 kites on one beach, traffic jams in the sky... Nah man that sucks.
Less is more.
Oh and Youri - class act. If you aint Dutch...
