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Old 2nd July 2005, 08:13 PM
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.....a pretty strange sight, well its porb normal for all you lot but i was pretty confused to see a load of wakeboarders being pulled around a lake by apparently nothing! 8O looked closer... then saw the cable things but pretty soon i was upside down and couldnt look anymore! and yea it confused me - erm, wot was it :?: and how do you do tricks and stuff if there isnt a wake from a boat?
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Old 3rd July 2005, 08:37 AM
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Its called cable ski. You use the tension in the line to ping you into the air.
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Old 3rd July 2005, 10:21 AM
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www.wakemk.com

www.sheffieldcablewaterski.com

www.jbski.com

to see what it's all about.
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coop, you should try it out. there a good crowd at jbski, i cant bring myself to go to thorpe park any more, rather wakeboard anyday :wink:
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