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Shaun White known for his big air moves, has a natural finesse for making his cab 7’s and frontside 900’s look easy. It was his huge amplitude on the powder that not only helped him into the pro ciruit, but also got him sponsored by burton at the age of 13. Despite what many people must think after what happened during this winter’s X game competition, Shaun White is a classic boarder with a style all his own. WX 2005 was his comeback after a painful 5 months of rehab due to a Torn ACL took him out of last season’s superpipe.

Shaun, or The Flying Tomato as he is sometimes called by fans, opened up his runs with a series of 900’s and 720’s but most of his competition threw out 1080’s at the beginning of their run, and in the end, risk is what get’s the points. But Shaun White isn’t discouraged. With the Summer X games coming up next, and several Snowboarding and Skateboarding competitions in between, he’s going to be too busy carving up that snow and street to bother worrying about the past. One of the main reasons Shaun does so well in contests is because he’s calm and doesn’t worry about the pressure, he goes out there and has fun, and that’s his secret to winning! Well that and some grid-iron practicing, he knows how to have a good time, and get the job done without letting the pressure get to him, in fact, I don’t Shaun even knows how to worry!

My bet is by the end of February, he’s going to be top tomato and WX will be a minor blip on his radar. Shaun White is a veteran boarder at the age of 18, a ripping Skater and a pretty good guitarist too. With a unique attitude all his own, you can bet The Flying Tomato will be flying for many more years to come!

Andi Smith, a 17 year old Snowboarder, Skateboarder and Surfer has been participating in extreme sports since she was 4. Having just graduated from high school during the first semester of her senior in Dec. 2004,Andi, the oldest of 5 children, offers monthly articles on Extreme Sports, and Extreme Sports Athletes like Shaun White,Dustin Miller,Antti Autti,Tony hawk and the like.

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Surfing is one of the most popular sports today especially to those who live near the shoreline. The people who are involved in surfing get enjoyment and relaxation in this very adventurous sport.

Surfing is a sport where the enthusiasts glide toward the shore on a breaking wave of sea water. Surfers usually use specially designed wooden or synthetic boards that are lightweight and allow the user for greater maneuverability.

While surfing is very popular, many are still ignorant to a sport very much common to surfing, knee boarding.

Knee boarding is very similar to surfing. It is a discipline where the user also uses a wooden or synthetic board that is known as a kneeboard - the rider paddles on his belly against the wave.

The popularity of knee boarding increased when the surf movie ‘Crystal Voyager’ was released by a prominent Californian kneeboard rider, George Greenough. After that, most surfers tried knee boarding and became indulged in the game.

Knee boarding requires a water current just like in surfing. It requires waves that are big and waves where the rider can go into. Only few places can offer this special requirement of knee boarding.

One of the best places for knee boarding is the sea water of Honduras. One of the best in this country is the Roatan Island. The island was the setting of popular TV reality program of Fox, ‘Temptation Island 3′.

Roatan Island is one of those islands that is not highly populated and with only few tourists. It is a tropical island of pristine beaches, uncrowded by visitors. Another thing about the island is that it is budget friendly and you can always find place where you can lay your head and body in a minimal price.

Costa Rica is another destination for knee boarding - a country that offers breathtaking knee boarding spots that you can never resist. Most of the beaches of Costa Rica are of serene beauty and with the type of wave required for good keeboarding. Knee boarders will definitely like the place for it is unique and one of a kind.

For those that want their knee boarding to be an experience of a lifetime, Maldives is the place where they should be. Maldives is a tropical island in the south of Asia, where you can find white beaches, crystal clear sea water and virgin shoreline. Maldives offers the knee board riders unbelievable waves.

Maldives make your dream come true. It is the place for discerning kneeboard riders. It is the ultimate destination to those that are already tired of the usual knee boarding places of California that are too much crowded and very much populated.

For those who want a place that is full of beautiful, sexy babes, Hawaii is the best for you. Hawaii has different locations for knee boarding. Its shoreline offers not just waves where you can get along and do kneeboard riding, but it also offers something that will feed your eyes!

If kneeboard riders are looking for the newest and hottest place for the sport, the Philippines is the place for you. Philippines is one of those knee boarding places that is increasing its popularity as one of the best places for the sport. The country offer virgin shoreline and waves you have never seen. The island wil not just feed your enthusiasm for kneeboard riding, but also feed your self for nature adventures.

Knee boarding is a sport that is very precise when it comes to location. These best places are very much applicable for the sport and will make your adventure an experience of a lifetime.

Nicola Kennedy is an enthusiastic kneeboarder. Kneeboarding-Supplies.info offers tips and news, information and views about good places for kneeboarding.

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Knee boarding is similar to surfing wherein the rider paddles on his abdomen into a wave on a knee board, then rides the wave face normally on both knees. However, kneeboard designers are recognized for their wild experimental excesses.

The advantage of kneeboarding is that it gives the rider the skill to deal with tube rides that might require too fast of a take off for a standup surfer or body boarder to get into and might get too tight or steep for a stand-up board surfer to deal with.

Boarders typically use swim fins and an ankle surf leash. Swim fins, or flippers are finlike rubber or plastic shoes worn over the foot to assist and ease movement through the water in water sports activities such as body boarding, bodysurfing, kneeboarding, swimming, and various types of diving.

Also, the speed determines the duration of your tricks. The speed depends on the weight of the boarder. The heavier the knee boarder, the slower the run goes, but if you are lighter, you will go faster.

In performing kneeboarding you must consider certain tools for you to enjoy as you hopefully perform excellent tricks and enjoy the fun of knee boarding.

The Board

There are two classes of boards - trick boards and slalom boards. A good trick board needs a lot of rocker (curvature) on the bottom part of the board and the rails of it should be thick and strong. On the other hand, a good slalom board has a flat end and it does not need too much of rocker or bending and the rails should be sharp.

The usual board measures between five and six and a half feet in length, with a wide round nose and constructed of a grassfire over a polyurethane foam core.

The Rubber Pad

Modern boards may have a rubber pad for the rider’s knees, to prevent undue wear of the knees, and to prevent slipping in order to help the rider maintain his control.

The Fins

The fins are also considered as better for slalom and cutting but not so essential for the trick board. Some boards come equipped with retractable fins so that they are good for just about anything to do. Most modern materials including various aerospace elements such as Titanium alloys (for fins), carbon fiber and Kevlar in epoxy matrixes are used for board construction.

The Rope

In knee boarding, you can make use of any kind of a good strong ski rope and it should be at least forty five feet long. A good slalom rope is useful because you can adjust the length of it depending upon how big you want the wake to be where you are.

Indeed, the best type of rope to use is the special kind of braided rope. This rope is specially made just for boarding because its braided design lets you twist and turn all you want and it is also easier to grip the board while you are in the wrap position.

The Boat

The only thing you need to look for in a boat is the wake. The wake of a good boat for boarding should be about twelve inches high with a sharp peak while you are traveling at about eighteen mph.

Nicola Kennedy is an enthusiastic kneeboarder. Kneeboarding-Supplies.info offers tips and news, information and views about essential kneeboarding equipment.

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