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Unread postby tim hutzley » Mon Jun 14, 2004 3:20 pm

How many of you guys surf? Surfing seems to be a big thing for vaulters. Im Just starting tried it a few years ago and I sucked but yesterday I was doing pretty good for being my first time in a few years. Its good stuff.

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Unread postby swtvault » Mon Jun 14, 2004 8:04 pm

I tried it and for the most part hated it. The surf in TX was normally so bad, that you had to be an experienced paddler just to make it out of the impact zone. I had alot of fun doing it when it was clean, but I suck really bad, and most of the time I hated it.

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Unread postby mcminkz05 » Mon Jun 14, 2004 10:29 pm

yeah, surfing isnt exactely big here in michigan.. but if you count the FROZEN water + snowboard version, then i surf, and love it! :P
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Unread postby KYLE ELLIS » Mon Jun 14, 2004 11:20 pm

I know coach Lon is a big surfer.
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Unread postby jhesch » Mon Jun 14, 2004 11:46 pm

well last year at jj's camp as well as when i spent time at a cousin's in SLO, CA I learned to surf and loved it, i got up several times and thought i did alright for a beginner! id love to do it again, but here in the landlocked state of NM my only option is snowboarding, which is also much fun. my fav. part of surfing was the 52 degree water!

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Unread postby tim hutzley » Tue Jun 15, 2004 12:14 am

I went snow boarding in the last winter and ate crap. I hit this section that was all icy and slipped backwards. My back got all scraped up It was fun though.

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Unread postby Lord of the Poles » Tue Jun 15, 2004 10:35 am

I would love to surf...but I really don't have the time, nor the locations...

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Unread postby indestructo » Tue Jun 15, 2004 11:38 am

give me a nice 3-5ft wave, I'll body surf it all day long!!!! :P
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Unread postby theflyingkorean » Tue Jun 15, 2004 1:18 pm

I love surfing but I barely get to go anymore. I want to get up to Santa Cruz this summer a few times :heart:

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Unread postby ashcraftpv » Tue Jun 15, 2004 2:56 pm

I've been once in Santa Cruz and I loved it. I picked it up pretty quick and would love to do it again. Washington isn't a surfing mecca, but the snowboarding makes up for it.
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Unread postby bjvando » Fri Jun 18, 2004 2:27 am

swtvault wrote:I tried it and for the most part hated it. The surf in TX was normally so bad, that you had to be an experienced paddler just to make it out of the impact zone. I had alot of fun doing it when it was clean, but I suck really bad, and most of the time I hated it.


You gotta get yourself into some REAL surf, no more of that crap you call " surfing" in texas, get your arse out to the OC for real waves ( and real women)- hahaha :P
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Unread postby Vaulterchick88 » Thu Jun 24, 2004 12:38 am

mcminkz05 wrote:yeah, surfing isnt exactely big here in michigan.. but if you count the FROZEN water + snowboard version, then i surf, and love it! :P
Yeah, for sure! there are definately not waves to surf on in Seattle.
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