Gypsy Ram Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 For a few years i have been trying this, but i have failed at full slids, so who is near? who is a longboader at heart. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e42SsS-o-XE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bris Vegas Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 New sport I've taken up is kitesurfing. I love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimmu Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 For a few years i have been trying this, but i have failed at full slids, so who is near? who is a longboader at heart. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e42SsS-o-XENo tricks for me, just casual cruising.With Waara skateboards, obviously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gypsy Ram Posted April 26, 2015 Author Share Posted April 26, 2015 New sport I've taken up is kitesurfing. I love it.Had a couple of lessons, find it so hard and technical in the set up. You are in Brasil right, do you do regular surf?No tricks for me, just casual cruising.With Waara skateboards, obviously.I want one of those boards for general cruising, at the moment I have a bustin Ibach and a Arbor. All top mount, but thinking of getting a proper drop through to figure out those slides properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 I took up tenpin bowling in the early 1990's having never even been in a bowling centre until I was persuaded by a guy at the company I worked for. Within 2 years it took over my life, and within 5 I was bowling Team England events, European championships, World Cups and the like and breaking house records (best game 300, best 3-game series 790).There's nothing you cannot achieve with the right amount of dedication - and a shedload of money to throw at the sport, of course. Nobody could ever say that I was a 'natural', but 3 days of coaching from one of the greatest bowlers the world has ever seen (Díck Ritger) certainly helped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashz09 Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 I need to go home.. Got a right headache and thinking the title of this thread said 'Masterbating a new sport' confirms this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bris Vegas Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Had a couple of lessons, find it so hard and technical in the set up. You are in Brasil right, do you do regular surf? I'm in Mexico. I don't often do regular surf, as athough I live literally four blocks from the ocean - I'm 90kms away from the pacific side which generally has decent enough waves to surf.The reason the Sea of Cortez is so good for kitesurfing, windsurfing etc. Is because the weather is impeccable all year round - beatiful sunshine with decent enough wind to make the most of it and the water is lake-like flat.La Ventana is one of the best spots in the world, and I'm only 40ks away - takes 30 mins to drive there which is great.Kitesurfing must be one of the most expensive sports around, learning and the equipment costs a bomb. But when you get good at it, it's such a great sport and immense fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gypsy Ram Posted April 27, 2015 Author Share Posted April 27, 2015 I'm in Mexico. I don't often do regular surf, as athough I live literally four blocks from the ocean - I'm 90kms away from the pacific side which generally has decent enough waves to surf.The reason the Sea of Cortez is so good for kitesurfing, windsurfing etc. Is because the weather is impeccable all year round - beatiful sunshine with decent enough wind to make the most of it and the water is lake-like flat.La Ventana is one of the best spots in the world, and I'm only 40ks away - takes 30 mins to drive there which is great.Kitesurfing must be one of the most expensive sports around, learning and the equipment costs a bomb. But when you get good at it, it's such a great sport and immense fun. To be honest that has put me off it. I have been surfing since 2009 and I was lucky enough to live somewhere where the was a constant swell. Get up early surf before work, surf lunch break and then some more. But it was affordable, Lee surfing looks amazing, but the lessons are a bomb -- and you need those for kite surfing -- then the equipment and the whole logistics of it. But I did try it in Bahrain, where there is plenty of on shore wind but not enough for waves. The longboarding came because of lash of surf on 2011 and I love it. I haven't achieved any sorts of eddies sort of accoutrements for a second sport but I enjoy it - also wipping out on concrete hurts a lot more than water. You are very lucky to be so close to a spot like that. I surged one just south of Tijuana, it was my second ever session and loved it. If you ever had back let me know, well hit the water. For now, it's concrete waves for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gypsy Ram Posted April 27, 2015 Author Share Posted April 27, 2015 I took up tenpin bowling in the early 1990's having never even been in a bowling centre until I was persuaded by a guy at the company I worked for. Within 2 years it took over my life, and within 5 I was bowling Team England events, European championships, World Cups and the like and breaking house records (best game 300, best 3-game series 790). There's nothing you cannot achieve with the right amount of dedication - and a shedload of money to throw at the sport, of course. Nobody could ever say that I was a 'natural', but 3 days of coaching from one of the greatest bowlers the world has ever seen (Díck Ritger) certainly helped. That's really impressive following your cricket achievement. I have a similar attitude and people mistake it for arrogance. But it's not, people could achieve whatever they want, look at Hendrick We all need that helping hand, what helped with my surfing is that I was also writing about it, and got to share the water with some truly amazing surfers. Incidentally, a good friend of mine picked up surfing at 55. Being a former usa army colonel helped in fitness. He was there to support the kids. But he picked it up so quickly and our friendship built up that we surfed Morocco, lebanon and usa. Anything is possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanRam Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Tried Ultimate Frisbee not too long ago...meh.Not really fast enough and would rather take my dog to local dog park and see him catch a frisbee.Have gotten a tad better at pool though over past few months so theres that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRamFan Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Tried Ultimate Frisbee not too long ago...meh.Not really fast enough and would rather take my dog to local dog park and see him catch a frisbee.Have gotten a tad better at American pool though over past few months so theres that. FTFYAmerican pool is a walk in the park, over sized pockets and over sized, supidly heavy balls. A lot of people in Oak Park, Chicago, Illinois where beated badly in the 90's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Incidentally, a good friend of mine picked up surfing at 55. Being a former usa army colonel helped in fitness. He was there to support the kids. But he picked it up so quickly and our friendship built up that we surfed Morocco, lebanon and usa. Anything is possible. Blimey, thats some long wave, hope you took some pack up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gypsy Ram Posted April 29, 2015 Author Share Posted April 29, 2015 Blimey, thats some long wave, hope you took some pack up! It was horrible, he turned out to be a forest fan, and I had to endure his **** for so long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 For a few years i have been trying this, but i have failed at full slids, so who is near? who is a longboader at heart. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e42SsS-o-XEMid life crisis? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaftesbury Street Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 I've always been a jack of all trades, master of none kind of guy when it comes to sport. I've got trophies in about 11 different sports but i have never been outstanding at any of them. I get bored easily then move onto something else.Just a regular gym rat atm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuespachRam Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 I took up tenpin bowling in the early 1990's having never even been in a bowling centre until I was persuaded by a guy at the company I worked for. Within 2 years it took over my life, and within 5 I was bowling Team England events, European championships, World Cups and the like and breaking house records (best game 300, best 3-game series 790).There's nothing you cannot achieve with the right amount of dedication - and a shedload of money to throw at the sport, of course. Nobody could ever say that I was a 'natural', but 3 days of coaching from one of the greatest bowlers the world has ever seen (Díck Ritger) certainly helped.Nice one Eddie...impressive stuff.I decided to do a full Iron Man last year, found one, entered it, then decided i better learn to swim.... within 6 months i was swimming 4km, riding 180km and running a marathon...as Eddie said, put your mind to it and anything is possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColonelBlimp Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Does Sim Racing count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gypsy Ram Posted May 22, 2015 Author Share Posted May 22, 2015 Does Sim Racing count? It does if your set up looks like this : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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