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First Person Footing

Posted on July 3, 2011 by wedge

I now have access to a GoPro camera and strapped it onto my wrist yesterday while taking a couple short runs just to see how it’d work. The water wasn’t the best and the stretches of calm water were short … Continue reading →

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A Day at the RSWS

Posted on April 19, 2011 by wedge

Here’s a nice video showing the fine people at Ron Scarpa’s Watersports in action as they teach some new footers how to foot and some old footers some new tricks. Mr. Paul Macdonald, among others, makes an appearance as well. … Continue reading →

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Even They Catch a Toe…

Posted on April 16, 2011 by wedge

…or a heal, or just fall over. But one thing is true, the more spectacular the tricks that are being attempted, the more spectacular the falls can be. So here are the likes of KSO, Small, Groen and many others … Continue reading →

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Footstock 2006 on YouTube

Posted on April 15, 2011 by wedge

A ways back, Slalom Magaine… I mean WaterSki Magazine went up to Footstock, wrote a nice little article and even created a video that they posted on their website. I know I linked to that video when it came out, … Continue reading →

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Sad, But True

Posted on April 1, 2011 by wedge

Off Topic… This looks a little bit staged, but still, it’s a man at a hockey game… and yes, it was a Friday… and since this is April Fool’s Day, lets see someone making a fool of themselves in public. … Continue reading →

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In Trouble for Water Skiing

Posted on March 29, 2011 by wedge

Off topic… A man is in trouble from Australian authorities for spending the day water skiing with his son on the Victoria River. The authorities have an issue with it because he wasn’t using a boat. He was towing his … Continue reading →

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A Closer Look at Lauren Lindeman

Posted on March 27, 2011 by wedge

Over on Karen Putz’s blog Barefoot in the Burbs, she has a nice article about Lauren Lindeman. Lauren learned to ski at 3 1/2, barefoot at 6 and is now a World class barefooter. Take a moment and check it … Continue reading →

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Calendar Updated for 2011

Posted on March 15, 2011 by wedge

Take a moment and check out the calendar on the site. Lots of events have been added for 2011. If you have a barefooting event that you want listed, send it to wedge [at] talesfromthefoot [dot] com. I’m anxiously waiting … Continue reading →

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We’re Back…

Posted on March 1, 2011 by wedge

Sorry for the technical difficulties you’ve been experiencing trying to reach the site. In the beginning of February it was migrated to some better hosting, but during the move, I forgot to update the hostname for the database. It’s similar to have … Continue reading →

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Extreme Skier Tries Out Footing

Posted on December 10, 2010 by wedge

This story from Chicago Now was forwarded to me Karen Putz who I previously mentioned on this site. Glen Plake, an extreme downhill skier innovator, recently visited Keith St. Onge at the World Barefoot Center to do some barefooting. Be sure … Continue reading →

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