Into The Flats Teaser

A few days ago, Frankie sent me this link to a new film he is working on. To tell you the truth, I don't know where to start. ITS EPIC!!! The editing, filming, music, and quality is top notch. There were a few times that I had to pause and replay what I had seen, because I my brain wasn't registering what just happened. The riding was sick and truly lived up to the films name "Into the Flats". Way to represent Frankie. This will definitely be a must have film. In stores in January

Kneeboard Demo

So I went up to Jacksonville last spring. I sold some hydrofoil DVDs aswell as filmed a new one while I was there for the Spring Fling. One thing led to another and some of the organizers foundout I was a kneeboarder. They were stoked to see the teaser from Passion and offered me some demo pulls after the event was over. Special thanks to my cousins and aunt for the place the food and everything. Special thanks the hydrofoilers for putting on the event and supporting what I love to do (filming) and giving me some pulls (Also what I love to do). So what I am doing now is placing the entire film online and selling the passwords away for a rediculously cheap price. (Currently undetermined). Anyways here's the video of my kneeboard demo. Fair warning that theres a few sloppy landings, a very questionable roadkill ( ehh maybe invert front), and more fist pumping than Jersey Shore can handle. But an epic time of epicness none the less

Kneeboard Demo from AllState Productions on Vimeo.

2010 AKA Male and Female Athletes of the Year

Congrats to Kent Harshorn and Alisa Piper. Both have truly earned this award from everthing they have accomplished over the last year.

( http://www.usawaterski.org/default.asp?Display=1088 )

The American Kneeboard Association has announced that Kent Hartshorn (Goose Creek, S.C.) and A'lisa Piper (Lake Placid, Fla.) have been named the organization's 2010 Male Athlete of the Year and Female Athlete of the Year, respectively.

Hartshorn won titles in slalom, tricks, freestyle and overall at the 26th Kneeboard National Championships, Sept. 4-6, in Pine Mountain, Ga. It was his first national overall title since taking a four-year hiatus to work as a regional coordinator with In His wakes Ministries. Hartshorn also won the men's freestyle titles at the 2010 International Kneeboard Rider Cup, Georgia State Kneeboard Championships and Florida State Kneeboard Championships.

Piper swept titles in slalom, tricks and freestyle, as well as women’s flipout at the Kneeboard Nationals. She also swept the women's slalom, tricks, freestyle and overall titles at the 2010 Georgia State Kneeboard Championships and Florida State Kneeboard Championships, in addition to winning flip out, freestyle and slalom titles at the 5th International Kneeboard Rider Cup.

Both athletes will be honored at the USA Water Ski Awards Reception on Jan. 29 in Haines City, Fla.

Kenny Stuart's Cover Shot

So Doris contacted me recently and sent me this (for some reason I couldn't get the picture to showup).

http://65.55.85.247/att/GetInline.aspx?messageid=8d089baf-e553-11df-b0a0-00215ad7b274&attindex=0&cp=-1&attdepth=0&imgsrc=cid%3atie_8CD47775794CEFE_F8C_174FD&hm__login=bighaile88&hm__domain=msn.com&ip=10.13.30.8&d=d6980&mf=0&hm__ts=Thu%2c%2004%20Nov%202010%2005%3a53%3a11%20GMT&st=bighaile88%402&hm__ha=01_d4b77886d10f3cc0dc35c670cc34de9ebafef76ccec3d1e917e3f65bdad05cb5&oneredir=1

I thought she did a great job on it. Let me just say that this was done for fun so I'll clearup anything that may have thrown you off.

False- That is not my quote, only because I couldn't have said it better myself :). Kneeboard Magazine is not a printed magazine. I'm not the President of Kneeboard Magazine. I wasn't technically voted on so I like to think of myself as more of the dictator of Kneeboard Magazine.

Truth- This is an online magazine. We are devoted to bringing the best information and resources to kneeboard entusiasts. Likewise as the "only" kneeboard magazine... we are also devoted to bringing you the worst lol. The articles are original, but they're definitely not fun. Only because I suck the fun out of kneeboarding and generally everything. Just kidding, but seriously.

Anyways, thanks to Doris for sending me that cover, and thanks to Kenny for making the cover look good. If you have any covers (serious or nonserious) that you would like to send. Feel free.

-John Haile

International Randomness

The plague of random International videos is still among us. Rumor has it the plague will last a little longer, then Kneeboard Magazine can go back to serious business. Because thats what we're about here. Serious Business. Just kidding... but SERIOUSLY

International Randomness from AllState Productions on Vimeo.