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FEATURE: Instaweek 6

NZWakeboard — Sun, 20 May 2012 08:35:15 +0000

It’s been a fun week here in NZ with the inaugural King of the Show rail jam. It was somewhat of a revelation for myself though that winter is well and truly here and thus my wakeboarding days are over for the time being. On a brighter note, it looks like the weather was perfect for the first Pro Wake Tour stop, Enjoy!

@ronixwakeboardsAcworth PWT with the Ronix crew in fine form @adam_errington @parxxx @chadsharpe @deanwsmith @shotatezuka @bradsmeele #sohotrightnow #beesknees

@amberwingAcworth Pro Wakeboard Tour stop. Course is lined with party boats, beach is packed! Lots of fun activities along the beach

@amberwingFinals day at the 1st Pro Tour Stop. Warm up pass for the boat. Full day of riding ahead. Hope the conditions stay like this!

@hayleyannesmithSunset goodness with all the boys and girls out of town. Can’t say I’m bummed not to be at Actworth this weekend

@regancarlyonLove monster

@nzwake2012 king of the show

@jeffweatherall@drunkencherry_privacyissues, @lilykokolove autum snapper…beer o’clock

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EXCLUSIVE: 2012 Monster Energy Jet Pilot King of The Show

NZWakeboard — Fri, 18 May 2012 22:37:24 +0000

Those that braved the rain and the wind last night down at the 2012 Hutchwilco Boat Show were treated to an array of some of our best wakeboarders battling it out for the inaugural “King of the Show” title and with it the tidy little purse of $750 cash!

There was some tough competition with Logan Collier returning from Australia and showing that he had spent plenty of time riding rails over there at their many cable parks. Also New Zealand hard man Paul Maguire showing that he’s still got it in him after his self proclaimed retirement to take away 2nd place. It was Josh O’connell (Josho) who made it his night however and took away the coveted title of “King of the Show”. Josho has been renowned as one of the worlds best sliders by many people and last night we saw just a glimpse of why with some super steezy sliding being produced in less than desirable conditions.

Results:
1st-Josho
2nd-Paul Maguire
3rd-Logan Collier
4th-Brendan Ellis

Here are a few photos to tie you over until we get our full release out!

Photos: Josiah Murray

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VIDEO: Mark Kenney, Muskoka Ontario Canada

NZWakeboard — Thu, 17 May 2012 01:57:23 +0000

Check out some of the lines in this video, Mark Kenney was ahead of his time!

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FEATURE: Lipsmack Review

NZWakeboard — Wed, 16 May 2012 08:55:09 +0000

I just watched Lipsmack for the first time and my opinions will change if I watch it again so I’ll write this now while I have some fresh ideas and a desire to shine some light on whether you to should spend the $15 for the HD iTunes download as I did. There are also the SD and renting options cheaper online, maybe a DVD that’s more and it will probably already be on the torrents if you want it free but illegally, I won’t be going into if I think this should have been a free release on vimeo, it’s not, that means it’s not an option to discuss so let’s just deal with those choices we can control such as my choice to pay that much of my hard earned cash and if I think you should too?

Before I brought the film I based that decision to pay on a few reasons; starting with seeing the hype up to this film the trailers and stoke on the net, this showed off the main two reasons I did, The film is made by Patrick Wieland, he’s earned my respect as an editor and producer of content for alliance online and he has personally helped me by running clips like the rail gardens edit so I’m happy to support him in a bigger endeavor. The next reason was I like Shred Town and the direction they have taken wake shredding but their net clips are just a touch sloppy so I wanted to see what they can do given a bigger stage, budget and more time.
Away from the net hype but still key to my decision to purchase was the fact that I prefer films to web edits, in general more thought has been put into them and they can give so much more back than a shorter clip, finally I like iTunes being the distribution platform Lipsmack has used but I hope this article is one more part to you and may now come into your decision making process.

This however wasn’t the film I expected, maybe I was only seeing what I wanted to in the hype, from the start Pat killed it in making this movie what it is, in terms of the technical side it is really well shot the cameras move smoothly, it’s a lot better than his web edits as the shots are strong and clean the editing is controlled and smooth leading the viewer through the movie. Patrick’s style is tight on the rider, which is cool if your watching this on a smaller screen but sometimes looses a bit of context on the spot or feature and gives it a touch of web feel but as I said he killed it.

Shred town kill it, they pulled through on the hype and show some of the most progressive rail riding and features.

Lipsmack is a film not an edit, it’s thought out, this maybe Pat, it maybe the riders or other producers but wherever it came from it’s well done it’s planned not just jam a camera on what’s happening, they tried to progress the riding, the filming and every part they could and they have, from shooting beautiful locations to a good selection of diverse music that I would be happy to have in my head while shredding. This film has been worked on and it shows in the quality and style

ITunes just does a good job as a commercial platform, I call $15 cheap from growing up in the $40 DVD era but it’s slightly more than the Art of Flight. It’s easy and almost instant I can click buy in NZ as soon as the Americans can and the HD downloads slightly slower than it plays so 45 minutes after clicking buy I have watched the 30 min film movie in HD.

What I didn’t really realise until I started watching was this isn’t Patrick’s view of Shred Town it’s the Slingshot movie and there a diverse bunch, the shots are more boat tricks than anything else, the boat riding isn’t Defy and it’s not supposed to be trying to beat Harley trick for trick, the level builds through the film and shows tricks done well, there are grabs in there, not board touching, not patting the board like it’s a dog, and grabbing tricks not only straight airs and 180′s. It’s not only boat tricks though there are cable tricks, something I miss in way too many American edits but this is only in one part from the Euros and not really a feature of the film, but in general it’s not a boat trick movie It’s a family movie. This means there are personal insights into the team hanging out together and who they are, this over shadows my vision of half an hour of Shred Town progressing trick after trick but not to the point it disappears, it’s just not what I had in mind. Shred town are an integral part of Lipsmack but only one part of something bigger at Slingshot which this movie show cases.

So with the original question should you buy Lipsmack? I may or may not have had $15 enjoyment watching the progression of Pat Shred town and the rest of the Slingshot family but what I am most excited about was this film builds over the 30mins but doesn’t really go out with a monumental bang, the last section is the best and dam it’s good but it’s beatable, in time this crew or another could do better, it’s a massive step in progression but I hope that my $15 will show there is a budget to continue that progression and make this another film I won’t be watching in five years but money well spent on the progression of high quality endeavors such as Lipsmack is.

Buy Lipsmack Here:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/lipsmack/id524821405

Written by Riley Bathurst

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Oneill Frost Jam – 27th May

NZWakeboard — Mon, 14 May 2012 09:35:56 +0000

The South Island crew are running a comp on the 27th May if you’re brave enough to bare the cold waters!!! check it out!!

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FEATURE: Across the Ditch Part 3

NZWakeboard — Mon, 14 May 2012 09:23:26 +0000

Check out the 3rd part of Brad Smeele’s Webisode; Across the Ditch. Starring Brad Smeele and Talor Walters.

Filmed and Edited by Bruce Thompson

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FEATURE: Social Sundays – Instaweek 5

NZWakeboard — Sun, 13 May 2012 04:27:33 +0000

Here’s what we’ve picked for you for the week that was in the eye of the gram, it looks like things are really starting to heat up on the other side of the world. I must admit i’m a little bit jealous as its getting cooler and cooler here!

[ @ ] shawnwatson #instabarrel @nautiqueboats #G23 thanks for the photo @chewburger

[ @ ] monsterenergy #CaptionThis Let’s see what you can come up with! #monsterenergy

[ @ ] flaxdog Shred on the #cable and #nosurf so…Do some work on #penny

[ @ ] scottybroome Heading out to ride today in Luxembourg. European @tigeboats Tour official tow boat getting setup. #Tige’ #EuropeanTour

[ @ ] ronixwakeboards Deano boosting a crow mobe over Andrew. 5 Gallons with CBK! @deanwsmith @brett_hargrave #ronix #beesknees #5gallonsoffreedom #sohotrightnow

[ @ ] humanoidwake @brandonjudd

[ @ ] scottybroome @tigeboats Europe rolling out for the weekend. #EuropeanTour

[ @ ] humanoidwake Good morning.

[ @ ] lkiclothing Hot off the press! New LKI James Windsor Ad.

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VIDEO: Delta Force #1: Derek Cook

NZWakeboard — Wed, 09 May 2012 22:28:01 +0000

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EXCLUSIVE: What i’m Rocking

NZWakeboard — Tue, 08 May 2012 22:59:00 +0000

Alright we’re going to run an exclusive new feature over the whole of winter called; What i’m Rocking.

It’s simple really, each week we will take one local NZ rider and simply let you know what they’re rocking!

If you would like to be a part of this then feel free to email us if we havn’t already got in touch with you.

Brad Haakma a Junior Mens rider from New Plymouth gets the honours of the very first What i’m Rocking feature!

So Brad tell us what are you rocking?

ON THE WATER:

Board: CTRL RX

Bindings: CTRL Hustles

Handle: straight line henshaw

Rope: ronix line

Vest: jet pilot oshea

Boardies: LKI pacman or LKI 3 deegrees

Wetsuit?: try not to, but if i have to board shorts over top are a must!

OFF THE WATER:

Clothes: LKI shirts and jeans from urban edge

Shoes: $12 k-mart ones

Cap?: LKI new era neon and the new LKI snap backs look awsome

Extras: Pack braclet, odd socks,warehouse Phat pants are a must to

Any weird rituals or must haves when setting up a board: Alot of stickers

Shout Outs: Rob at Urban Edge taupo, Adam from CTRL, Brett from LKI nz/Relentlessenterprises.co.nz, Mumma fay fay and baulo(dad), the Carlyons, Guy Mac, Josiah Murray, the schollums, grant and freanchy hazlewood, andre at mastercraft, party marty and matt tremewan.

Pic: Riley Bathurst

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USER VIDEO: Mangakino 6th May 2012

NZWakeboard — Tue, 08 May 2012 04:05:53 +0000

Here’s a little video of local boys and girls Regan Carlyon and Brad Haakma Francesco Hazelwood and Morgan Haakma! Who said it was getting too cold?

Edited by Guy Mac, cheers for the clip guys!

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