Wake Journal, Issue 82

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

CHRIS O’SHEA JOSH PALMA / ERIK RUCK / BRANDON THOMAS

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ON THE COVER

CHRIS O’SHEA

By Joel Hilliard Another summer is in the books. By now, you’ve crossed a few new tricks off the list or at least injured yourself trying (if you’re like me). Those injuries will fade, but a season of traveling to new riding spots and meeting new people will help keep a positive mind set and the evolution of creativity flowing.

This past season, I had the opportunity to get to know Chris O’Shea, or Chris-O as most affectionately call him. ChrisO wears his heart on his sleeve and lets his riding do the talking. If you’re reading this fine digital publication, you undoubtedly know his versatility—destroying park setups, thrashing with amazing style behind a boat, or snapping ‘keepers’ during crunch time - he’s a completely devoted D.I.Y. type of rider.

The globalization of wakeboarding and wakeskating, in part with help from the unfettered growth of cable parks, give previously unknown D.I.Y. type of riders a great opportunity of being discovered beyond the standard contest scene.

smaller budget. This is not

Contests are absolutely necessary,

new info for most, and I’m not

and I’m careful to acknowledge the

the first one to spell it out. I do

importance of them. Lately however,

know if you follow your heart,

I’ve noticed the abundance of creative

keep a unique perspective on

riding in wakeboarding and wakeskat-

your riding, work hard, and

ing videos and photos and the caliber

persist, it doesn’t take a big

of international riders this channel has

budget or living full time in the

produced.

U.S. to mold your dream into a

These recent videos and photos were

reality. Luck is a derivative of hard work

from creative D.I.Y. type of riders on a

and persistence...just ask Chris O’Shea.

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ERIK RUCK

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It’s an amazing place to ride and people always ask where it is. You’d

never guess but it’s right outside Clermont in Florida! That lake, plus a big old 180 shot from the boat, will never get old, it’s just all around fun.

I also think shooting from the boat is the new chase boat angle, get on it!” —Erik Ruck

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MIKE DOWDY BACKSIDE 720

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“There are many ways to do a

When you cut back into the wake

anticipating the pop. When you

Backside 720 and this is the way

use a medium to fast edge. As

get to the top of the wake, push

I found that works best for me.

you get to the wake, let off of

off the top as hard as you can.

Take a far edge outside the wake.

your edge and bend your knees,

This will give you a straight up

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and down pop while still

to your lower back, roll your

it is all focusing on the

clearing the other wake.

wrist over, and turn your

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new, because you never

exposes the sport to riders all over the

know what you’ll get. Yang

world through his AF Wake school in

certainly impressed me.

North Carolina. I had never heard of

Especially for not speaking much English.

some of his young students when Adam

Thanks to the universal hand signals and

and Co recently visited the Orlando area,

Adam’s patience, Yang let his riding do

but Adam had assured they ripped. For

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269 Broad St

2400 Glenna Goodacre Blvd. Ste. #106B

8199 Clairemont Mesa Blvd Suite G

Lake Geneva, WI 53147

Lubbock, TX 79401

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The Projects

Scotia Sessions Wakeboard Park

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The Wakeboard Camp

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848 W. Osceola St.

7 Candlewood Hts

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CAMPS / SCHOOLS Adam Fields Wakeboard School

Texas Ski Ranch

292 Northern Cove Drive

6700 North IH 35

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New Braunfels, TX 78130

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(830) 627-2843

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CABLE PARKS

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Wake Nation

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4411 County Road 418

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The Boarding School 19504 East Colonial Drive Orlando, FL 32820 (407) 273-5920

McCormick’s Cable Park 2020 McCormick Lakes Way Seffner, FL 33584 (813) 681-4441

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Hansen’s World Wakeboard Center

Orlando Watersports Complex

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Pine Lake Ski School Action Water Sports at PLM 3599 Orchard Lake Rd. West Bloomfield, MI 48324 (248) 682-0095

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