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Post by danielnc on Aug 1, 2017 17:23:24 GMT -5
Kacy is thinking of retiring Despite what Matt Iseman said in his Facebook livestream, there was no actual announcement, though. I wonder if there was a last-minute edit? {Spoiler} As a follow-up to this, I asked Matt Iseman on Twitter about this, and he said:
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Post by thebobmaster on Aug 1, 2017 20:25:01 GMT -5
Despite what Matt Iseman said in his Facebook livestream, there was no actual announcement, though. I wonder if there was a last-minute edit? {Spoiler} As a follow-up to this, I asked Matt Iseman on Twitter about this, and he said:
Yeah, that pretty much confirms that Kacy was the person he was talking about.
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Post by madship on Aug 2, 2017 15:48:17 GMT -5
49! is a very big number. 63 digits long! Ah, factorials. How fun thee aren't. OT: I was fine with most of this episode. No one who cleared got cut, and most of the veterans got shown as well. I feel bad for Horton, though. I can understand feeling bad for Horton, I was routing for him too. I think he dug his own grave though. After clearing Tick Tock, the shot moves to his family. When the shot comes back the Jonathan, more than a minute has passed. He had few other points on the course where time accumulated "magically".
I'm not sure that he would have been fast enough to the Hourglass Drop to qualify without the pauses between obstacles. but they didn't help. If there is one thing that has been beaten into my head more than anything else this year, it's DON'T TAKE TIME TO CELBRATE OR NOTICE YOUR FANS during your run.
The competition is too steep these days with "super-fans" who want to compete out there. The courses are too difficult to assume you are going to finish the course and get an automatic pass to the next level. You have to enter every course under the assumption that you will fail somewhere and need to get to that point as fast as you are capable. Otherwise, you'll be going home disappointed.
{Spoiler} I know nothing of Denver other than the Wedge being part of the course.
I hope Brian Arnold realizes this. He's not a show-boater, but he takes his time. With the Wedge on the course he has to get there fast.
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Post by TCM on Aug 2, 2017 16:45:11 GMT -5
One thing this episode showed is during Daniel's run: the transfer from the Elevator Climb to the actual top of the tower is freakin' ridiculous. I was half hoping he wasn't going to fall on his head if he fell trying to finish.
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Post by OwlRTA on Aug 2, 2017 16:54:29 GMT -5
One thing this episode showed is during Daniel's run: the transfer from the Elevator Climb to the actual top of the tower is freakin' ridiculous. I was half hoping he wasn't going to fall on his head if he fell trying to finish. I think they wanted people to transfer onto the bar above for an easier transfer, but the competitors are trying to finish the course as soon as they can.
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Post by ekkerb11 on Aug 2, 2017 17:11:35 GMT -5
One thing this episode showed is during Daniel's run: the transfer from the Elevator Climb to the actual top of the tower is freakin' ridiculous. I was half hoping he wasn't going to fall on his head if he fell trying to finish. I think the padding is good enough that he wouldn't be seriously injured if he fell back. What really scares me is if someone sits up with too much force at the top of the tower and falls through the railing in front. That's what always scares me when people get to the top.
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Post by 2D2Will on Aug 2, 2017 19:02:25 GMT -5
One thing this episode showed is during Daniel's run: the transfer from the Elevator Climb to the actual top of the tower is freakin' ridiculous. I was half hoping he wasn't going to fall on his head if he fell trying to finish. I think the padding is good enough that he wouldn't be seriously injured if he fell back. What really scares me is if someone sits up with too much force at the top of the tower and falls through the railing in front. That's what always scares me when people get to the top. My concern was what if he loses his grip when his feet is on the platform and flips out of the chute. If the safety platform extended far enough?
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Post by Messup434 on Aug 2, 2017 19:44:18 GMT -5
I'm with Will, the platform below isn't that long so if you're hanging just by your feet you could swing forward and have your feet come off the top and not catch enough of the landing-platform to stay on, potentially falling 25 or more feet with nothing catching them. I've been worried since the Invisible Ladder, but now it's the Lever Climb the opening is bigger so the chances of a fall is more possible. Or you could fall to the side and hit one of the levers with your head. That wouldn't be pretty either. It was epic when Daniel Gil did it, but might not be if someone doesn't get their legs hooked under the bar.
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Post by 2D2Will on Aug 2, 2017 20:31:18 GMT -5
My thoughts on the San Antonio Finals. Really wish the Hourglass Drop wasn't there.
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Post by jba392 on Aug 2, 2017 20:56:50 GMT -5
{Spoiler} I know nothing of Denver other than the Wedge being part of the course.
I hope Brian Arnold realizes this. He's not a show-boater, but he takes his time. With the Wedge on the course he has to get there fast. He was the fastest of everyone who failed the Rail Runner. I think this fear is misplaced.
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Post by c0balt on Aug 2, 2017 22:33:30 GMT -5
Like I said Gill grabbed onto the truss shoulda DQ'd him. There was like 5 feet more track to go up that he chose to try and get legs up instead.
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Post by TCM on Aug 2, 2017 23:57:44 GMT -5
Like I said Gill grabbed onto the truss shoulda DQ'd him. There was like 5 feet more track to go up that he chose to try and get legs up instead. In no circumstance is anyone going to DQ one of the big names on such an inconsequential thing like that, especially the only one to reach the top. You would piss off just about everyone there and get even more hell once it aired. And definitely not after they arbitrarily made the final obstacle five feet taller.
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Post by blah123 on Aug 3, 2017 11:38:29 GMT -5
I'm with 2D2Will and mvs -- If it weren't for Gil's desperation foot hook on the railing, a fall there could have ended badly. Even on pads, a fall directly on the head/neck can go very wrong. Or he could have caught a foot/leg on the platform and been spun around. Or catch one of the handles on the way down. Or missed the safety pad thingy altogether. So many scenarios where that doesn't end with him falling gracefully on the crash pad. Good for him to foot-grab the railing though; I guess that sort of impromptu thinking is what separates the pros from the amateurs. In no circumstance is anyone going to DQ one of the big names on such an inconsequential thing like that, especially the only one to reach the top. You would piss off just about everyone there and get even more hell once it aired. And definitely not after they arbitrarily made the final obstacle five feet taller. I mostly agree. But it's certainly a gray area in the rules. Remember that this may not have been the last run of the night (or maybe it was? idk). So when it happens live, it is possible (though very unlikely) that you have 15 other finishers after Gil who do not go off course - in which case, is Gil one of the top 15 And if you allow this -- where do you draw the line? How popular the competitor is? How late in the course it is? How late in the night it is? Definitely a gray area. But yeah in this case, certainly just let it slide.
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Post by TCM on Aug 3, 2017 14:06:50 GMT -5
In no circumstance is anyone going to DQ one of the big names on such an inconsequential thing like that, especially the only one to reach the top. You would piss off just about everyone there and get even more hell once it aired. And definitely not after they arbitrarily made the final obstacle five feet taller. I mostly agree. But it's certainly a gray area in the rules. Remember that this may not have been the last run of the night (or maybe it was? idk). So when it happens live, it is possible (though very unlikely) that you have 15 other finishers after Gil who do not go off course - in which case, is Gil one of the top 15 And if you allow this -- where do you draw the line? How popular the competitor is? How late in the course it is? How late in the night it is? Definitely a gray area. But yeah in this case, certainly just let it slide.[/quote] I don't consider this as gray. It's one thing on most of the rest of the course given you are directly leaving the area of play into a somewhat open setting where you can see where you're landing usually. But safety is important above all; when it's part of an area you're directly entering from where it was clear there were not rules set in place for entering through your legs and pulling yourself up that way, in addition to the obstacle not being made to completely lock (and you saw the handles go down slightly when he puts pressure on them, plus the fact they made it harder by making it taller (notice Daniel petered out at the original height of 30 feet, of which I maintain there was zero reason to actually increase it), someone putting a hand there when the significant majority on the rest of their body is on the platform is perfectly fine to me. It would be less acceptable if he went from both hands on the elevator climb, to both hands on the bottom truss and then pulled himself up that way.
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Post by c0balt on Aug 3, 2017 15:21:53 GMT -5
They need to add a line you have to pass before you can transfer to the platform for safety reasons imo.
And they clearly state on all obstacles on the course you can't use truss to support you in any way.
Finals are run in reverse order of finishers so gill would have been the last or one of the last I believe. Just check finishers list.
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Post by greenday61892 on Aug 3, 2017 23:38:56 GMT -5
•Daniel Gil’s completed more individual obstacles than anyone except Drew? He's good, but I don't think so... Yeah, considering last season was the first time in four seasons that Joe Moravsky ever failed a city final and also failed stage 2 for the first time, I call bulls**t.
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Post by Al Bundy on Aug 5, 2017 17:55:51 GMT -5
There's Grant McCartney. Remember: The Salmon Ladder knocked him out last week. You can't take it for Grant-ed.
Did Akbar do that on purpose?
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Post by Al Bundy on Aug 5, 2017 17:59:00 GMT -5
Did you hear during the intro the voice saying this?
We're moving one stop closer to crowning a new ANW champion
I see only two possibilities: 1) He simply meant we're closer to the final where the competitors will attempt to crown a new champ 2) Biggest spoiler in ANW history
PS Anyone who was in Vegas, no spoilers please, thanks.
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Post by BobbyG11 on Aug 5, 2017 18:42:24 GMT -5
Did you hear during the intro the voice saying this?
We're moving one stop closer to crowning a new ANW champion
I see only two possibilities: 1) He simply meant we're closer to the final where the competitors will attempt to crown a new champ 2) Biggest spoiler in ANW history
PS Anyone who was in Vegas, no spoilers please, thanks. I noticed that wording too. I was all "wait....what?" I'm hoping it's #1 but afraid it's #2. They have been spoilerific on ads all season. And there is precedent with Sasuke having done that several times on commercials.
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Post by OwlRTA on Aug 7, 2017 16:21:32 GMT -5
•Daniel Gil’s completed more individual obstacles than anyone except Drew? He's good, but I don't think so... They said that was over the last 2 seasons. I would've guessed Joe was after Drew, but it's definitely possible it's Gil. He completed 6 more than Joe in ANW8 (Invisible Ladder, Wave Runner, Butterfly Wall, Double Wedge, Wall Flip, Keylock Hang, and Floating Boards). ANW Nation released an article on this topic, and Gil is actually tied with Joe Moravsky for 2nd in most obstacles completed in ANW 7, 8 and city qualifiers in ANW 9. And the actual quote from Matt was, "Over the past 3 Seasons only Drew Drechsel has completed more obstacles than Daniel Gil" where the third season is actually city qualifiers this season. Article
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