Wake Team Making Magic

"Find out why James Balzer is the way he is in this Firsts interview on Alliancewake.com."

http://www.alliancewake.com/skate/firsts-james-balzer/

"Harley Clifford blowing minds with the first ever nose grabbed crow 9, not to mention his wake to wake indy double tantrums. He's a child prodigy for sure…"

http://www.alliancewake.com/wake/harley-clifford-xstar-documentary-home-stretch/

"Team rider Jeff McKee has been busy for the last year riding in and producing Slingshot's first team film "Lipsmack" which is now available for download in the iTunes store. With tons of creative new rail riding and Jeff's classic wake riding style, this film is fast, fun, and funny as hell. Exactly what the wakeboard industry needs." 

Lipsmack Trailer: 

http://vimeo.com/42074191

Body Glove Team Rider's New Years Resolutions

We asked our OH SO TALENTED team riders what their New Years Resolutions were. We got some pretty wild responses... hope you enjoy!!!

Jeff McKee: I'm looking to put together the best video section of my career this year for Slingshot's "Lipsmack" team video premiering in May. If that goes according to plan, I'd like to celebrate by going to my first ever rave. Take all my friends in an RV out to the middle of nowhere and then dance our asses off. We may have to go to Germany for this, not really sure...Hopefully the field is filled with soap bubbles too. That would blow my mind.

We are waiting for our invite!

Matt Pagan: My new years resolution is to build a piece of furniture, considering my dad is a building contractor and to win a big event this year :)

We hope you'll win a big event too!

Austin Ware: I am going to make an effort to be more creative in my way of life.

Cheyne Magnusson: My new years resolution is to not make resolutions. It’s also to get a haircut.

Alex “Wisdom” Gray: Find the meaning of life, pull the sword out of the stone, and dance all over the 8th world wonder.

Chandler Parr: Work out/ train every day with world class trainer Rob Parr (my pops) haha
Finally get dive certified!

You know where to go to get certified!

Nathan Yeomans: My new years resolution is to rock my Prime wetsuit every session and get the best neck tan line on the west coast. Booo Yaaaaaa

Clay Pollioni: My new years resolution is to use less plastic bottles!

So are we!!!

James Balzer: Ride a board every day of the year (skateboard, snowboard, wakeskate, waterboard, or whatever), Learn how to swim, Spend over $5000 on boat gas. That’s like 250 sets (man i would be so good), Not swear (oh crap this going to be an easy one), Hold my breath for over one minute, Land the flip (wakeskating, of course), Never cut my hair, Cut my lawn to look like a baseball diamond all year.

Balzer you are too crazy!

Rusty Malinoski: Stop eating fast food three times a day.

Harley Clifford: Invent a bunch of new tricks this year, Win King of the Wake again, Get good at surfing, Go to California and eat In N’ Out Burger.

mmm In N' Out!

Bob Soven: Run a four minute mile. It’s been a childhood goal. If 2012 is going to be our last year in existence, then I’m putting my heart into this one.

Harley Clifford Wins Wakestock Canada

Body Glove team rider Harley Clifford placed 1st at the Wakestock Wakeboarding World Series on August 7th. Fellow teamrider Bob Soven placed 2nd and wakeskater James Balzer placed 3rd in his division. For more information visit the Wakestock website.

Harley Clifford and Bob Soven on the podium.

Photo by Steve Jarrett

James Balzer on the Wakeskate podium.

Photo by Steve Jarrett

Slick City on Fuel TV Tonight

Body Glove's epic wake film is airing on Fuel TV tonight at 8:00pm EST and then repeating throughout the next week. Check your local listings at www.fuel.tv and check the Slick City Facebook Tab at www.facebook.com/bodyglove for more updates

Body Glove's Slick City on DVD Available July 7th!!!

Redondo Beach, CA – 29 June 2010 – The time has come, Slick City will be available for world wide purchase starting July 7, 2010, through action sports media giant VAS Entertainment. The DVD will be available for purchase in your local wakeboarding shops and for download on iTunes shortly after.

Slick City debuted in Orlando, Florida on May 1, 2010, to rave reviews from the wakeboarding community. Athletes, media and wake enthusiasts packed the Plaza Theater to catch the first viewing of the most anticipated wakeboarding movie of 2010. In the DVD you'll get bonus behind the scenes footage and never before seen crashes.

According to Kevin Michael, Editor of Wakeboarding Magazine, “Slick City will be a serious contender for your favorite video in 2010.”

Patrick Wieland of Alliance Wake says, “one of the funniest wakeboarding movies I have ever seen.”

Slick City follows some of the biggest names in wakeboarding; Rusty Malinoski, Harley Clifford, Bob Soven, Jeff McKee, James Balzer, Daniel Doud and Shelby Kantar. Go from everyone’s favorite hideaway Tiki Shack to Florida and Australia as these rippers go in search of the glassiest water.

Body Glove would like to thank all of Slick City’s partners: MasterCraft, Rockstar Energy Drink, Air Pacific, Ford, Wakeboarding Magazine and VAS Entertainment.

James Balzer in Redondo

After an early morning flight from Orlando to LA, James Balzer stopped by the office to kick it with his extended Body Glove family. Tomorrow, he and the rest of the Body Glove Wake team, along with team manager Sarah Lalau and Body Glove Entertainment, will be headed to shoot the last key component of Slick City in Australia. Today, Balzer decided to experience Southern California's best winter ever.

New PIcs of James Balzer

New shots of Body Glove team rider James Balzer posted on the Body Glove MySpace page.  James also has a blog. Go check it out.

Balzer's got a blog

Follow BG's wakeskater James Balzer on SBC Wake's Blogs....

http://www.sbcwakeboard.com/blogs/category/3/Balzers-Blog

A Break in the Day-Tiki Shack

So the guys had some time on their hands one day.  Rusty and James decided to give the Airchair a try. 

Rusty went first and rode it for a little before going down.

James was next and did about the same as Rusty.

James falls gracefully down in the water.

After the airchair Rusty and James were finding other ways to keep them occupied.  Wheelbarrels back and forth to start with.

Dragging James across the front yard next.

Hopping in a cart and pulling Rusty around.

Then getting the bright idea to ride the cart together down the boat ramp and into the water.

Better yet.  Let's try a shopping cart.  After they got their feel of fun it was back to work.  Getting the rail out into the water and go riding.

James Balzer Nabs the Cover of SBC Wake!!!

Check out BG wakeskater James Balzer in the Body Glove D3O impact vest on the cover of this month's SBC Wake!!!!