In a post I wrote earlier this year, I stated that I was not sure if the Outlaw Slinger from Banshee Bungee was going to be able to pull me across the water. Well it did! One the flip side, we found a problem. It did not pull me fast enough to do anything that I would want to do. Now before I create a problem, I have always been told to solve the problem first, so I am going to take that route.
To solve the Banshee Bungee problem, I have came up with a few different solutions.
1. Buy the Federal Offense. This would give us twice the power, and is sure to get us across the water in order to hit a rail. Need more people to pull this thing back!
2. Get a bigger board. This would help get us on top of the water, and hopefully help create more speed.
3. Use a skim type board. A skim board would help us keep the speed because skim boards have less rocker than a traditional wakeboard. I believe the rocker that is designed into a wakeboard causes a lot more drag, and having less of this would defiantly help keep our speed to the rail.
4. Use a better starting platform. By using the grass as the starting point, I lost a lot of the initial pull that the bungee needs to get me going across the water. A nice plastic surface would have been perfect.
5. I could always loose 20-30 lbs, but I doubt that is going to happen.
So what do you think? Do you have any ideas on how we could make this work?
Either way, I put together a short video for all of you to enjoy. It was rainy and cold, dealing with the apartment manager was not fun, and thank you to my buddy Andrew for helping me out. We had a blast testing the Banshee Bungee out on the water, and I am determined to figure out how I can make this work. From there the possibilites are going to be endless. Enjoy!
Really this snowboarding video did not take place last night, but it did take place on a cool night in early March 2010. When you watch this video you will see an obstacle we like to build into our parks every chance we get. What is this obstacle you ask? It’s a wall ride. The wall ride is a feature you can add to your backyard park with ease, and one that can be utilized in many different ways.
The way we set the wall up came from a trip we took to Killington Mt. in Vermont. While riding Killington we found our way to The Stash. The Stash is one of many parks at Killington, and it is unique because it is set into the woods with natural features such as log grinds and natural hits. While riding through The Stash one of my favorite hits was a huge wall that you could hit from the side, which is exactly where I got the idea. This is one and only one of the many ways you can use a wall in your backyard park. So get out there, get creative, build yourself a wall ride, and enjoy the video of us shredding Last Night.
Over the past few years of my life I have developed a passion for building backyard snowboard parks. So what you will start to see throughout my blogs are, the different ways to set up a park, obstacles you can use in your park, methods to gain speed for the obstacles, and everything else I have learned from shoveling snow for hours upon hours.
In the two videos posted, our set up consists of a jump that runs into a 12 foot flat rail, and as you will see, we used the Banshee Bungee for acceleration. Because we had a shortage of snow, this is not our best set up. On the plus side, we were still able to feel the speed, float through the air, and grind some metal all in one run. Not to mention we didn’t have to pay for an expensive lift ticket!!
The first video is of myself, and the second is of my buddy Andrew. We rocked this day out until we couldn’t pull the bungee back anymore, so sit back and enjoy the footage!
Snowboarding can happen anywhere at anytime with the tool I describe in this video. Nothing more needs to be said, just go out and get it!
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To start off the 2010 snowboarding season, it was my goal to pick up a Banshee Bungee; so I did! In the middle of January I received the Bungee in the mail, and my snowboarding life immediately changed. The hits that I thought were never hittable, now are. I can’t stop looking and thinking of different ways to use the this thing. It seems like the possibilities are endless, and I can’t wait to try it out on the water this summer.
The Banshee Bungee comes in three different bungee packages.
1. Urban Assault – Which consists of a 10ft bungee with a handle and 30ft lead line. ($149.00)
2. Outlaw Slinger – Which consists of a 20ft bungee with a handle and 30ft lead line. ($215.00)
3. Federal Offense – Which consists of two 20ft bungees, two handles, and a 30ft lead line. ($425.00)
It is easy to see the difference in the three packages, and I would recommend the Outlaw Slinger for newbies to the bungee phenomenon. If you want a shorter bungee you can tie the Outlaw Slinger off at a shorter distance. This will allow you to still be able to ride the areas where 180ft of stretched out bungee is not attainable. If you are looking to skim water and hit your secret water spots, I would recommend the Federal Offense. I do not believe that you will be able to get enough speed to hit the water with the other two packages.
In the end, if you can see at least one spot where you can use the Banshee Bungee, I would pick one up. As soon as you get the bungee you will be amazed how your eyes and imagination open up and you will start to see the many different uses for the bungee. It has been one of the best purchases I have made, and I will continue to use the Banshee Bungee for a long time!
This VIDEO is just one of the great ways to use the bungee; at least I thought it was!!
In a post I wrote earlier this year, I stated that I was not sure if the Outlaw Slinger from Banshee Bungee was going to be able to pull me across the water. Well it did! One the flip side, we found a problem. It did not pull me fast enough to do anything that I would want to do. Now before I create a problem, I have always been told to solve the problem first, so I am going to take that route.
