Bamboo Drift Racing is popular in Southwest China. It was actually a way of traveling before the sport was inspired. The sport is that you'll use a bamboo pole and then paddle with thin bamboo however now a days bamboo poles aren't used anymore but with green fiberglass: fiberglass material increases speed. The trick in this sport is how you row and balance the bamboo paddle with your waist.
Would you like to experience bamboo drift racing? I think it's a pretty interesting sport and if I was in China, I would like to try it out or any Asian culture that has this sport. It looks like fun but I don't think I would be very good because I'm not really balanced, lol.
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Comments (31)
I am pretty sure it's a game I can never win LOL
seems pretty interesting
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I've never heard of this sport before.. seems like tons of fun though!
That seems hard actually. I could never do this lol
Ana Claro: Me either til I did some research =)
Thi Hoang: aww. will you learn to swim? =) swimming is fun too!
Eileen Hoang: Me either it'd be a fun experience to try though right? =)
Connie C: yeah i bet it is. theres not much room on the bamboo!
Anthony Tran: yep and knowing me im not balanced at all nor is my body haha
Allison Ong: Yep a lot of balance would be needed =P
Titi Miguel: i bet it would be interesting to see this sport race =)
hello itsniina: ME too but fun to try out if I was given the opportunity too! =)
Pauline Monillas: Id like to try too but I doubt I would make it very far =P
Lilly M: I would too =P I would need to be rescued before the finish line, lol.
Looks fun but I don't know how to swim and I also have trouble balancing myself.
I'd like to try it, but I am not sure how long I would be able to stay upright and not swimming in the water lol.
It looks like it'd be hard to stay standing on it.
I didn't know about this sport
Cool sport looks hard to balance one self though.
looks hard!
hahah that's funny! it'll definitely take a lot of balance, i wouldn't try it and if i was really going to i'd be in my swimmers! =]
This seems a very nice sport, not sure if I would play it but it would be cool to see some scenes :D
Very cool
but i think i would fall :/
cool
Balance! Level Asian.
that's so cool!
This sport probably takes a lot of balance, which I have none of lol. I can see myself falling over a lot.
Looks so hard but I'm so down to try.
I'd for sure fall and never win haha.