Administrators Horton Posted September 28, 2020 Administrators Share Posted September 28, 2020 View this post on Instagram A post shared by John Horton (@ballofspray) Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes ★ Baller Video Coaching System Drop a dime in the can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller liquid d Posted September 28, 2020 Baller Share Posted September 28, 2020 I need to put a ramp in my lake.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller andjules Posted September 28, 2020 Baller Share Posted September 28, 2020 Love the rapid set up for the Toe O. And if you've never tried it before, a two-ski wake line back is one of the toughest tricks going. There are folks throwing flips who would be very surprised by it; way harder than one ski stepovers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller MrJones Posted September 28, 2020 Baller Share Posted September 28, 2020 That is soooo cool.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Jody_Seal Posted September 28, 2020 Baller_ Share Posted September 28, 2020 Tricky Ricky? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Bruce_Butterfield Posted September 28, 2020 Baller_ Share Posted September 28, 2020 I'm gonna bet Ken White. If it was easy, they would call it Wakeboarding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted September 28, 2020 Author Administrators Share Posted September 28, 2020 @Bruce_Butterfield the best guess I have heard is Alan Kempton but IDK. I think I have a Ken White run also but there is not ramp front flip in it. Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes ★ Baller Video Coaching System Drop a dime in the can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Mateo_Vargas Posted September 28, 2020 Baller Share Posted September 28, 2020 So cool. If that was taken at the same time as the other video then it's from the '69 Nationals. You can see it on the ramp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted September 28, 2020 Author Administrators Share Posted September 28, 2020 @Mateo_Vargas yes Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes ★ Baller Video Coaching System Drop a dime in the can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller dchristman Posted September 28, 2020 Baller Share Posted September 28, 2020 Alan Kempton. From USAWS FB page: Celebrating 75 years of competitive water skiing, one photo at a time... Alan Kempton developed the arm sling for jumping out of necessity becasue of an injured shoulder. He developed and was the first to do a ramp flip in tricks competition out of necessity too. He had some very stiff competition in the Men's tricks division, guys like Ricky McCormick and Al Tyll. His first flip in competition was at a tournament in Mexico in the winter of 1965-66, doing the flip "Texas style" (the boat passing on the left side of the ramp). Read more about Alan's Hall of Fame skiing career (inducted 1998) here: http://www.waterskihalloffame.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller dchristman Posted September 28, 2020 Baller Share Posted September 28, 2020 Here's a video of his competition, Al Tyll, from the 1965 Eastern Regionals - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Cooper_Trelawney Posted September 28, 2020 Baller Share Posted September 28, 2020 Great stuff! I love all the waterski history. I think the athletes were amazing to do what they did with the equipment they had available! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller dchristman Posted September 28, 2020 Baller Share Posted September 28, 2020 ... and Ricky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller kc Posted September 28, 2020 Baller Share Posted September 28, 2020 @dchristman Thanks for posting the article on Alan’s career. I skied on the University of Tampa ski team with Alan’s younger brother Robbie, also a fantastic three event skier. Alan skied for Tampa, but graduated before I arrived. Water skiing was a varsity sport at Tampa back then, and the Kemptons attended on skiing scholarships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller klindy Posted September 28, 2020 Baller Share Posted September 28, 2020 Ricky’s video looks like Calloway Gardens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller fu_man Posted September 28, 2020 Baller Share Posted September 28, 2020 @andjules ....which is why some of the trick point values should be re-evaluated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted September 28, 2020 Author Administrators Share Posted September 28, 2020 Don't get me started on the current trick points... Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes ★ Baller Video Coaching System Drop a dime in the can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Moffattra Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 LOVE all of this! The history, the talent, people taking the time to resurrect this stuff, so awesome! But mostly I want those shorts from the first clip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller fu_man Posted September 29, 2020 Baller Share Posted September 29, 2020 The other thing I noticed is how much air he gets on all of his wake turns. Wonder if he could have been quicker with less air. Makes it easy on the judges I suppose. No video review in those days! I suppose I should clarify.....I was not at Nationals in '69. I wasn't born until 5 years later. I was looking for cool waterski patches on ebay and found it. Haven't decided what I'm going to put it on yet. Here is another I found. Sorry I know this is getting off topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Chef23 Posted September 29, 2020 Baller Share Posted September 29, 2020 That is an awesome video. Amazing home much tricks have changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted February 5, 2023 Author Administrators Share Posted February 5, 2023 I spent like 30 minutes looking for this thread today for no reason. Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes ★ Baller Video Coaching System Drop a dime in the can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller dchristman Posted February 5, 2023 Baller Share Posted February 5, 2023 Let's add to it https://vimeo.com/361511280 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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