Ross credits his wife for enrolling Neilly in a learn-to-swim class when she was barely out of diapers. By the age of two, she was on skis. At four, she was slaloming.
"Leigh took her swimming early and Neilly was never afraid of the water," said Ross. "Being comfortable around the water and being around waterskiing was good. I had a lot of time to formulate a program for her."
The 2012 Connelly Prophecy can trace its linage back to the Connelly F1 and earlier versions of the Prophecy. While its predecessors were radical in terms of skiing attributes, the new Prophecy is more user-friendly and mainstream. With a top graphic that is a mix of carbon fiber and hard wood, this ski lets you know that it is not too conventional.
Marcus Brown and Bob Lapoint meet up at the Ridge in Chico to waterski
For some young athletes, reaching the pinnacle of their sport means reaching the pinnacle of arrogance. I was discouraged Friday when I read on another website, allegedly pro-level skiers disparaging the Men's Masters competitors and their inclusion at the Global Invitational Pro Event in Grand Rapids. More troubling than disrespect for the Men's Masters skiers, is the flagrant disrespect for Dana Reed.
When I was a child, the rule was, as long as you live in my father's house you abide by his rules. That is a perfect analogy. As long as Dana Reed is the event organizer and is doing all of the work, it is his event. If a skier does not like the format of an event, I suggest they stay home. If a group of skiers wish to raise the money and do all the legwork, they can have an event with any format they choose. At the very least, if you are a pro skier who hopes to receive a paycheck at an event organized by Dana Reed, it is enormously disrespectful to publicly and anonymously criticize him.
I would personally prefer to see a men's and women's three event professional tournament instead of Men's Masters Slalom but I'm not a sponsor and I'm not organizer. I'm going to assume that the decision to run Men's Masters slalom the Global Invitational Pro Event in Grand Rapids was not a thoughtless, random decision.
Many of these young athletes, behind a shroud of anonymity, act as if respect is owed them simply because of their buoy score. I suggest to these young skiers that to be a truly professional athlete, they have to do more than just ski. They have to promote themselves, their sport and their sponsors. At an individual level they have to produce sales for their sponsors. They have to become celebrities. They have to become entertainers. They have to acquire a fan base. If Chet Raley, Chad Scott, Dave Miller or Mike Morgan are better representatives of their sponsors, they are the real pro-skiers.
From a business perspective, the only difference between many pro-skiers and the Men's Masters is boat speed and buoy count. Professional sports is a business. If the professional athletes do not elevate themselves above the amateurs beyond just buoy count, they are indistinguishable from the amateurs. If the audience cannot discriminate between the amateurs and professionals, the professionals have failed.
When professional skiing, becomes more professional, the money will flow in that direction. When professional skiing becomes more professional, old guys like me will be where they belong, sitting in the stands and watching. But in the meantime, let’s show respect to Dana Reed and others involved in promoting the sport to position it for future growth.
John Taylor Horton
Running an early line into the buoy is fine, but no matter how early you are, straight-lining into a turn will force a sudden change of direction and rapid loss of speed at the ball. Skiing outward from the wakes to the widest point possible will ensure the sort of fast, flowing that allows you to set and maintain angle, and leave you feeling light on the line. Skiing wider is simple. You just need to delay your separation from the handle for as long as possible.
Classic Water Skiing Narrated by Mystery Science Theatre
WASHINGTON -- Before Santa loads his sleigh Christmas Eve, he'll be putting on a free show at National Harbor.
Make that, "on" National Harbor.
Claus is hosting the 25th annual Waterskiing Santa tradition, and tells WTOP you can expect to see Mrs. Claus, the jet-skiing Grinch, flipping wake-boarding elves, Frosty the Snowman in a dinghy and hydrofoil sky-skis that can do inverted flips.
The best viewing for the show is from one of the two docks flanking the show at National Harbor, Claus says. The performers are nationally-ranked water skiers and wake boarders who participate -- and prefer to stay anonymous -- as a way to give back to the community.
The region is expecting cold clear weather for the performance. This will be the 25th year the free show has gone on rain, snow or shine, Claus says.
Show time is 1 p.m. Dec. 24 at National Harbor in Prince George's County, on the Maryland side of the Potomac River just south of the Interstate 95 Woodrow Wilson Bridge.
source http://www.wtop.com/?sid=2211098&nid=25
September 2010 EZFT / BallOfSpray Intergalactic Cash Prize Slalom Challengehttp://www.ballofspray.com/images/stories/Bailey2.JPG
Skiing 4.67 balls above her 2010 USAWA Average, Bailey crushed us all.
Special Thanks to EZ Fin Tool
Final Rank Skier Handicap Score OverUnder 1 Bailey Austin 81.33 86 4.67 2 David Wolters 88.25 92 3.75 3 Matthew McCuddy 100.67 104 3.33 4 Mark Shaffer 85.17 88 2.83 5 Shane Hill 86.5 87.5 1 6 Emily Darwin 91.33 91.5 0.17 7 Brad Miller 104.83 105 0.17 8 The_Krista 92 92 0 9 Horton 100 100 0 10 michael erb 94.33 94 -0.33 11 Kim Schneewind 63.75 63 -0.75 12 Ward McLain 110.33 109.5 -0.83 13 Richard Doane 104.33 103.5 -0.83 14 James Little 98 97 -1 15 Joe Darwin 99.67 98 -1.67 16 Terry Bandel 71.33 69.25 -2.08 17 David Satterfield 101 98 -3 18 Lydia Heard 77 4.5 -72.5
Name
Country
Categ.
Priliminary
Final
1
Dodd Ryan
CAN
Ope M
62,7m
66,1m
2
Krueger Freddy
USA
Ope M
68,6m
64,6m
3
Sharman Damien
GBR
Ope M
59,9m
64,6m
4
Morozov Igor
RUS
Ope M
62,9m
64,5m
5
Seels Jason
GBR
Ope M
66,1m
63,9m
6
Magnowski Kole
CAN
Ope M
60,6m
61,9m
7
Ryanzin Vladimir
RUS
Ope M
59,9m
61,1m
8
Ballon Pierre
FRA
Ope M
51,2m
51,6m
Name
Country
Categ.
Priliminary
Final
1
Parsons Nick
USA
Ope M
5,00/58/10.75
4,50/58/10.75
2
Degasperi Thomas
ITA
Ope M
5,00/58/10.75
4,00/58/10.75
3
Travers Jonathan
USA
Ope M
1,50/58/10.75
3,50/58/10.75
4
Rossi Christopher
USA
Ope M
5,00/58/11.25
3,00/58/10.75
5
Asher William
GBR
Ope M
0,00/58/10.25
2,50/58/10.75
6
Larkin Aaron
NZL
Ope M
4,00/58/11.25
2,00/58/10.75
7
Campbell Glenn
GBR
Ope M
5,00/58/11.25
3,00/58/11.25
8
Susi Billy
USA
Ope M
4,00/58/11.25
2,50/58/11.25
9
Faisy Jean Baptiste
FRA
Ope M
3,50/58/11.25
10
Morozov Igor
RUS
Ope M
1,00/58/11.25
11
Allais Carlo
ITA
Ope M
0,50/58/11.25
12
Seels Jason
GBR
Ope M
4,50/58/12.00
Name
Country
Categ.
Priliminary
Final
1
Beliakou Herman
BLR
Ope M
10510
11490
2
Le Forestier Nicolas
FRA
Ope M
10470
11450
3
Poteau Alexandre
FRA
Ope M
10770
11420
4
Zharnasek Aliaksei
BLR
Ope M
11720
10220
5
Ballon Pierre
FRA
Ope M
8690
10220
6
Fortamps Olivier
BEL
Ope M
10910
10050
7
Dodd Ryan
CAN
Ope M
9160
9740
8
Desboyaux Franck
FRA
Ope M
7600
8200
More http://www.iwwfed-ea.org/competition.php?cc=T-10UKR10&page=women_slalom_results
Footage from the Ukraine Water Ski Open 2010