BSR SURF RESORT "American Wave Machine" in Waco, Texas
During his two-day stay at the Waco Wave Pool, Nishii spotted four different types of waves.
Each wave occurs approximately once per minute.
This tower is in the middle of the pool and there is a person in charge of controlling the waves.
When you perform a move, various sound effects will be played to liven things up!
One is "Beginner WAVE"
This is three waves at a time, peaking in the middle of the pool.
This wave breaks and comes out split into right (regular) and left (goofy) waves.
This is a wave that can be ridden with only a softboard, and is great for a large group of beginners.
We didn't do it in the LOST team session.
The second one is "Barrel (Tube) WAVE"
This is an hour-long session, with 30 minutes of regular (right) surfing and 30 minutes of goofy (left) surfing. Three waves appear each time, but only the first one turns into a barrel from the takeoff, while the other two do not. The second wave is a wave that can be ridden normally, with ups and downs and rips, while the third wave is similar to the second wave, but even smaller. Only the first wave is for practicing barrel (tube) riding.
The third is "Medium Wave"
These waves are suitable for average surfers and Nishii found them to be the most fun.
Three waves appear every hour, 30 minutes on the right (regular) side and 30 minutes on the left (goofy) side. These three waves are moderately hollow and have what is generally considered a good wave shape, making them perfect for practicing lip surfing. Yago, Mason, and M-ROD all managed to do air reverses on these waves. The waves on the left (goofy) side were a little different, and some were even able to get into the barrel.
The fourth one is "Air WAVE"
This wave is perfect for expert air surfers, with a hole and fast breaking. The air section appears from the front, designed for a single air. This wave also appears in 30-minute right (regular) and 30-minute left (goofy) waves every hour, but only one "air wave" appears. After taking off, you gain as much speed as you can, and then when the hole-hole air section appears, you do an air. Surfers who can't do an air have to roll in or do a roller coaster up and down before they can do it. The power of the hole-hole air section makes it difficult to land an air wave. Yago and M-Rod both broke their boards after hitting the air section.
The boards suitable for use in the waves of this pool are high performance boards.
Yago, M-ROD, and Mason all said that the
UBER DRIVER ,
DRIVER ,
SUB-DRIVER, and POCKET ROCKET were working well. The waves were full and powerful enough to take off, so you could stand up in just three strokes, and no buoyancy was necessary.
EPS blank boards are clearly better suited than POLY boards because they have better bounce response and can instantly reach high speeds.
Nishii used the 5'7"
UBER DRIVER .
Mason also rode the RNF-RETRO C4 skillfully, landing some huge air maneuvers.
Kelly's pool is apparently going to be built in Kisarazu, Chiba Prefecture.
I hope this "American Wave Machine" can be made in Japan too!
