Shoe Ski Tournament?

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   Is there even such a thing? 
It has come up in many discussions with my barefoot buddies, but can one 'officially'. Could we host it as a 'Fun' class tournament? 

Do non-US countries host show-ski tournaments?

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lovatoj Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joe Lovato Joined: February 06 2006 Location: Portland, OR Status: Offline Points: 211	Post Options Post Reply Quote lovatoj Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Shoe Ski Tournament? Posted: September 01 2007 at 11:31pm
	Is there even such a thing? It has come up in many discussions with my barefoot buddies, but can one 'officially'. Could we host it as a 'Fun' class tournament? Do non-US countries host show-ski tournaments?

Foot Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List WBC Group Joined: February 16 2006 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 1123	Post Options Post Reply Quote Foot Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: October 08 2007 at 7:18am
	It should be possible to put on a shoe ski tournament that is sanctioned by the USAWS through the ABC and just call it an experimental format and make the exception to the rule that require barefeet... You would be conforming to all of the other ABC rules so why not?????
	AA Region rules...Its hard to be humble when you're this good

Paul McDonald Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Pan Am Council Joined: February 23 2007 Status: Offline Points: 22	Post Options Post Reply Quote Paul McDonald Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: October 19 2007 at 11:25am
	In Canada we run a shoe ski jump division in most tournaments to get skiers used to the format of the event and promote more skiers learning to jump. No medals in that event yet, but lots of skiers, and the scores obviously don't for rankings but no one seems to care.

jleuck64 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Enthusiasts Moderators Joined: April 12 2010 Location: Oregon Status: Offline Points: 124	Post Options Post Reply Quote jleuck64 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: March 22 2011 at 3:43pm
	I have been thinking on this for a while now and would like to toss out this suggestion for consideration/debate. This would not be a "Tournament" but more like a friendly challenge between footers of all ages, all abilities and from around the world too. We could use Youtube as the venue... film yourself making a trick run, both passes, and post it up on your account for all to see, critique, accept, reject or whatever. Ski on bare feet or shoes... longline or the boom or all of the above. After all, we know which is easy versus harder and can give the highest props to those who can perform tricks behind the boat on the short pole... The main thing is I believe we could all improve our own skills by pushing ourselves to complete trick runs under the time limit. It could also help other skiers who are still learning by watching those higher level footers. I've heard about the camaraderie at tournys but having never attended, have never experienced it. I suspect it just might be possible to extend that a bit through the web... Now if your thinking to your self this sounds familiar... it could be? Just take a look the the Master's Challenge over on BFC. http://www.barefootcentral.info/MastersChallenge.htm Great idea they have going and I like it for the many reasons listed, but it's not open to shoe skis... I have spent many hours watching those skiers videos from 500 points through 11,000. Enjoy them tremendously and feel I have learned by watching them also. It could be very cool to be able to watch the rest of us perform those same kind of runs as well

BFC01 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Barefoot Enthusiast Joined: December 29 2010 Status: Offline Points: 69	Post Options Post Reply Quote BFC01 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: April 01 2011 at 4:18pm
	I don't mind if you submit your videos to the Masters Challenge on Shoes. I agreee they would be good to watch. I can just modify the certificate and prizes for that category. Chuck...BFC

Richard Gray Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Pan Am Council Joined: February 23 2007 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 443	Post Options Post Reply Quote Richard Gray Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: June 14 2011 at 4:36pm
	Get your ski buddies together and go do a shos ski tournament next time out. No need to sanction it, video it or even time it. Post the results on the beer fridge for all to view until next time. Back in 1990 = 1992 my ski buddies and I had tournaments every second week. Anyone that happened to be in the boat that day was obligated to ski in it an their scores got posted on the fridge. This is back before anyone felt the need to video every set and pass it around the world to make it "Authentic".
	Richard PanAm Region

johnmartin348 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Barefoot Enthusiast Joined: June 15 2011 Status: Offline Points: 1	Post Options Post Reply Quote johnmartin348 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: June 15 2011 at 7:38am
	I have never heard about shoe skiing. Can you please give me some more info on shoe skiing?
	Dubai Charter

Richard Gray Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Pan Am Council Joined: February 23 2007 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 443	Post Options Post Reply Quote Richard Gray Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: June 15 2011 at 1:20pm
	Training aids for Barefoot Skiing. A little bigger than a pair of running shoes with a symetrical sole about 4" wide and and inch or so longer than the shoe at each end. Most today have an dive/beach type shoe on them.
	Richard PanAm Region

jleuck64 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Enthusiasts Moderators Joined: April 12 2010 Location: Oregon Status: Offline Points: 124	Post Options Post Reply Quote jleuck64 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: June 27 2011 at 4:51pm
	OK then... I will go first! http://www.youtube.com/user/jleuck64#p/c/7F33C968419525A0 This link will take you directly to a playlist I created on my YouTube Channel. I started adding videos of my trick runs recently. After watching them feel free to leave comments and vote thumbs up or down if you think the run would count or not. I have some work to do on my tumble turns, obviously, and will re-shoot those trick runs that were over the time limit the next time I get a chance. But, to illustrate what my earlier post was getting at I will leave them up for now. Now, C'mon... get out there and film your own trick runs, then post em up so we can see them also! ( ;