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kobaz
Dec 20, 2009, 5:00 AM
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Whew... don't scare me like that. I thought Dean kicked it... but then if it was in the injuries and accidents forum the title would have been green.
That's a really sweet flip though.
P.S. How's that trip report coming?
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boymeetsrock
Dec 23, 2009, 1:55 PM
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I'm not really into the whole slacking thing that much, but...
That is a sick flip. I saw another video recently where he finally landed one in a competition. Can you say Winner!?
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j_ung
Dec 24, 2009, 5:07 PM
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I wonder if we'll ever see somebody do it unleashed on something reeeaaalllly tall.
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NJSlacker
Dec 24, 2009, 6:16 PM
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why'd you choose this title, Majid? Dean was never a guy for doing tricks on a slackline.
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slacklinejoe
Dec 31, 2009, 10:43 PM
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kriso9tails wrote: It's interesting where slacklining has gone over the years. I'm not an avid follower, but I've had a number of people tell me that there's all manner of folk who can't walk a line for more than ten feet, but they can back flip it like nobody's business.
You are correct, there are a lot of what us Missourians call a "One Trick Pony" in the sport and I've had to adjust my slackline competition scoring system to accomodate them.
At Lander WY at the International Climbers Festival this year, we had someone nail a backflip dismount solid, multiple times, but otherwise they fell off just balance on one leg and had a very shakey walk.
Generally, the people with a good repitoire of above average skills usually take 1st at our events, rather than the ones who pull admitably amazing single stunts.
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mrtristan
Jan 29, 2010, 5:02 PM
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boymeetsrock wrote: I'm not really into the whole slacking thing that much, but... That is a sick flip. I saw another video recently where he finally landed one in a competition. Can you say Winner!?
There are slackline competitions? When did that happen?
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bill413
Jan 29, 2010, 6:43 PM
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mrtristan wrote: boymeetsrock wrote: I'm not really into the whole slacking thing that much, but... That is a sick flip. I saw another video recently where he finally landed one in a competition. Can you say Winner!? There are slackline competitions? When did that happen?
As soon as the first slackline went up & more than one person tried it.
Oh - did you mean formal comps?
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boymeetsrock
Jan 29, 2010, 6:59 PM
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mrtristan wrote: boymeetsrock wrote: I'm not really into the whole slacking thing that much, but... That is a sick flip. I saw another video recently where he finally landed one in a competition. Can you say Winner!? There are slackline competitions? When did that happen?
As mentioned, I'm not really into the whole slack lining thing. I really don't know when these things started. Just happen to have seen some videos that are obviously of competitions.
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