New Hole Combos from Salida by Will Richardson | Jun 23, 2007 | Whitewater | 0 comments By Stephen Wright It was bound to happen: a move-blending-frenzy of epic proportions! Last year it was blunts-to-mcnastys, and back loops-to-mcnastys. This year there have been even more discoveries for more hole-paddling fun! Some moves just seem to finish in ways that could naturally lead into others. EJ and I spent a lot of time in Salida trying to figure-out what could be blended together. It turns out that just about any move hole move that starts forward (like a loop, phonix monkey, tricky wu, air wheel, etc….), can be linked following a move that finishes backwards. For example, throw a back blunt, and land starting a phonix monkey or air loop. OR (as in the video), throw a super-blunt (which is an old-school blunt to clean stern end) into a phonix monkey. Try a back blunt into a tricky wu. They don’t have to harder moves to be fun: try to do a cartwheel (or clean cartwheel, or several cartwheels) and throw the 3rd end into a loop! We even hit blunt-to-back loop combos in the FiBark competition. I actually saw EJ link loop-to-orbit-to-back loop-to-mcnasty in practice–INSANE! Ultimately blending moves adds can add more excitement to a spot that you may be bored-with. I only had the camera set-up for 1 days worth of paddling a few weeks before the event, so all the moves aren’t textbook in the film, but we have hit all of them clean at one point or another. I think that this is just the beginning of what’s possible to be blended. We’ve only scratched the surface. Go try some of them! Have a blast! Oh, yeah…Enjoy the Jedi Flip finally caught on video (QuickTime 8.6 MB) Live from Keener World Domination Headquarters on the Ottawa, Stephen Wright Submit a Comment Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment * Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ