Golden Strokes Von Strokerton of April 8th
So many good images and videos out there it is ridiculous. We like them all and will get them posted, so if you sent us an image and it hasn’t made the site yet stand by, it is coming.
Up first GRL, Chris Roberts shows us a couple more from his home river on The Green Narrows.
Here we have two nominees: 1st Wilson Bell golden stroking off the Monkey during a practice session for 2009 Jerry’s Baddle. Second is the legendary Eric Stritmatter(?) showing some true golden prowess at Sunshine! Pics by Chris Roberts
Monk
Stritty rules!
Next up…
Dear LVM,
I’ve been very fortunate to have good friends capture some great shots.
Here are a few from the past year that might be considered golden
strokes..Thanks to Emily McAdams(midnite hole), Geoff Kohl(Gorilla), and
Scott Darby(notch) for the photos.
Thanks,
Mike
Midnight Hole, Big Creek
The Notch, it is scary!
The notch worked out and now for some lightning riding.
Next up representing our man Ryan Snodgrass.
Hey guys,
Here are some photos that I think would be good for the golden stroke competition. I tried to use pics that emphasize strokes being taken. The one with the yellow Jackson boat is Taylor Martin on the last drop of Goforth Creek, as is the up close one of me in the blue Burn. The third that shows the boof to grind move is me the Pinnacle rapid of Suck creek.
Thanks,
Ryan Snodgrass
Goforth and be gold
We likey
Suck, Sucky, Sucks so good. Chattanooga staple Suck Creek
And one final entry for today.
I know you can’t have a shot of class II win this contest, but I think
this shot is better than any hardcore shots I have, although I may
enter some of those as well. Paddler is Karl Whipp on Big South Fork
of the Cumberland. And if you want a higher res version to prove he
is actually taking a Golden Stroke, let me know.
Thanks,
Jim Janney
The Big South Fork of The Cumberland River, Tennessee. Nice perspective!
April 8th, 2010 at 4:38 pm
midnight hole shot is the best stroke from today.
best so far:
1. Ryan Zimny’s last shot from April 6th – perfect stroke, angle, grimace, carve, framing. even the boat is gold. gonna be hard to beat this one.
2. Kaweeeeeeeaaaaaah – beautiful perspective, amazing river
3. Midnight Hole – nice framing
4. Alex Knupp on Stateline – good color/composition
5. Suck Creek – great boof
shots from the monkey are cool and all, but we’ve seen a million of ‘em and they all look the same.
enjoying seeing what yall are putting up. keep ‘em coming
April 8th, 2010 at 4:43 pm
Thanks JC, lots of good photos coming in. We’ll narrow it down toward the end of the month and do some polls to help come up with a winner. Lots of good imagery still on the way.
John
April 9th, 2010 at 9:32 am
I submitted a picture and I don’t think I should win any longer! That Suck Creek shot is SICK!