Kick Start My Heart feat. Don Mixon Jr. August 19, 2008
Posted by wedge in : stunts, video reviews , add a commentThis guy appears to be one of the godfathers of footing. It’s obviously some older footage (early 90s), but it is one hell of a video set to a great barefooting song. The dude can spin like a top. And barefooting in zebra print zubaz? Check out this video from GoFastFilms.com.
Alternately, you can also check it out on YouTube.com.
The Barefoot Whip Up August 18, 2008
Posted by wedge in : stunts , add a commentThe guys in this video call it a handle pass, but I’ll keep call it a whip up. I mentioned this trick back in my review of Soul and I’ve found this video of some guys trying it out. The music is a bit harsh, but watch them try out this trick.
The Back Breaker!!! August 17, 2008
Posted by wedge in : stunts , add a commentNot quite a jump trick and not quite a barefoot trick, but this falls squarely into both worlds. The Aberdeen Aqua Addicts invented this trick and Mad-City just did a version of it at Show Ski Nationals. Here’s the setup…
2 Footers, neither doing anything special, but they are wearing what show skiers call a strap. It’s a harness that allows the skier to be hooked directly to the boat and keep their hands free. But the footers aren’t using it like that. They have the strap on backwards with a rope hooked onto the back. That rope goes to a jumper who’s going to hit the ramp at barefooting speeds and do some sort of invert. If you do the math in your head, the barefooters are the pylons for the jumpers. Here’s the video of Aberdeen doing this…
What Its Like August 16, 2008
Posted by wedge in : stunts , add a commentAnother BFC from South Africa featuring the DeViller brothers. Besides them doing some sick little tricks with both of them on the boom, one of them does a trick I haven’t seen before.
I’ve seen barefoot front flips before, but never have I seen with a twist. Luckily they slow it down so you can really see it.
These guys make this tricks look way too easy.
Download What Its Like from BFC
Reverse Overhead? August 15, 2008
Posted by wedge in : stunts , add a commentBFC had a challenge to see who could also do the Overhead 360. Well Chris Morrison stepped up to the plate. Not only does he do an overhead 360, but he does a reverse too! He’s also a fan of the dolphin start. Not a whole lot else new. Check it out…
Download It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp from BFC
Footstock 2008 August 14, 2008
Posted by wedge in : events , add a comment
It’s that time of year again… the folks in Crandon, WI are putting together THE FIGURE-8 TOURNAMENT of the year. The competition is always fast and furious. They’ll be big names in the barefooting world showing up to compete that fall on their face and no names that surprise the hell out of everyone. They’ll be guys wearing the pinks shirts to let people know who they lost to. The boys from South Africa will be there trying to show they got some endurance skills to go with their mad trick skills.
This year MasterCraft and Redline have teamed up to pull FootStock 2008 with a revved up engine with over 400hp! Redline will also be offering test pulls behind the 400hp 214 for all participants of Footstock. People can schedule the appointment with Brian at Redline by phone or email. His email is brianb@redlinewatersports.com or call 608-838-0838. More details, click here.
Want some more details, go check out these links:
- Official Footstock 2008 Site
- Entry Form
You can also look around BFC.com to see if you can find more details.
Superman 2 August 14, 2008
Posted by wedge in : stunts , add a commentAndre’s footing ability is just sick.
This BFC video’s footing is set to the haunting song Tusk by Fleetwood Mack. In this video we finally hear them admit that doing this tricks that just blow your mind are EASIER on the super fly high. Then they try them long line. Many props for that. Trying the overhead 360 long line is tough!
We also finally learn the name of the unique start they like to do. They call it dolphining up. They kind of do a dolphin kick to propel themselves out of the water and then pull their legs in front of them to pop up. They do this trick long line too. Then he does this back deep start with the rope held in front of him between his legs. Anyways, enjoy the video and watch it all the way through for the out takes.
Download Superman 2 from BFC
Superman August 13, 2008
Posted by wedge in : stunts , add a commentAfter a couple months of dodging rain drops and then waaaaay tooooo mucchhh driving, I’m back. For me, the summer has been a bummer in regards to barefooting. I’ve hit the water about 5 times to go footing so far… usually I’ll hit the water 5 times a week to go footing. Enough of me whining and on to the video.
BFC has been busy making videos down in Texas. The first video I’ll review this week starts off with Andre talking about his Checkmate Suit with Chuck. Normally, this would be just total fluff, but Andre is actually doing something pretty cool with his suit. As he tours the world, he’s getting the world’s best to sign his suit in the various boxes the suit is made up off. The dolphin kick start still looks pretty cool, but the highlight would be at the end when he tries the overhead 360 and makes it on his 2nd try. The back tumble up on the boom is pretty slick too. Check it out.
Download Superman from BFC
Human Short-Lines June 18, 2008
Posted by wedge in : stunts , add a commentOver at BFC, they’ve had a new video up for a while. The video features Andre de Villiers from South Africa once again playing on the jacked up boom.
Download Jungle Bookie
A while back there was a huge debate on Super Fly Highs and their impact on barefooting over in the BFC forums. If you watch the video you see Andre doing some jumps while footing. The only people I’ve seen get more air hit a ramp so I think the argument about Super Fly Highs (SFH) not helping a barefooter is moot. They provide a fair amount of upward pull (aka lift) that a skilled barefooter can take advantage of.
I’m not saying the footers that do the crazy insane tricks on the SFH’s aren’t good footers. They are. They are usually very good footers, but the SFH is helping them with learn some of these insane tricks. If they start doing these tricks long line, they’ll have taken their skills to a whole new level.
We Need a Friday!!! June 17, 2008
Posted by wedge in : debates , add a commentOk world, I’m rolling out a new feature here on TalesFromTheFoot.com… here’s the first debate topic.
The world of wakeboarding has Dallas Friday as one of it’s leading ladies. She’s a phenomenal wakeboarder, widely recognized as one of the best in the sport, who looks just as good as she boards. Here’s a picture of her holding a wakeboard as she poses on the sun deck of a Malibu Boat (yeah, she’s got a boat sponsor.)
The question I’m posing for this debate is this:
Who is the Dallas Friday of the Barefooting World?
Is it one of the ladies from the Chicks Rule video that has been about to come out for what seems like years now? (Good excuse to link to the trailer over at Toes Up.)
Download Chicks Rule - Trailer 1
Let the debate begin!
