Baller skibug Posted July 7, 2011 Baller Share Posted July 7, 2011 I heard Adam Cord left O'Brien and is no longer working in the ski industry....confirmation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ForrestGump Posted July 7, 2011 Baller Share Posted July 7, 2011 He was still there last Wednesday because he sent me a new Elite fin from the Obrien shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted July 7, 2011 Administrators Share Posted July 7, 2011 Yea true story. I think he wanted to keep it quiet but yea. I think he wants to something more normal (less trips to Florida and China) now that he is an old married man. Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes ★ Baller Video Coaching System Become a Supporting Member or make a One-time Donation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller skibug Posted July 7, 2011 Author Baller Share Posted July 7, 2011 Too bad becuase he always seemed to be a good source of information here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jdarwin Posted July 8, 2011 Baller Share Posted July 8, 2011 Is the Elite program a functioning entity any longer? They have boots w/ full page advertising that you cannot get. A ski (Quatro) you cannot get. The "Experience" is still available but you really don't know what you are getting (2009/2010/2011?). They title sponsor an event (Big Dawg) where 2 out of 50 skiers were on their product. That should tell you something, huh? Do they just sell gloves and vests? The doer and the thinker - no allotment for the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Garn Posted July 8, 2011 Baller Share Posted July 8, 2011 "The doer and the thinker - no allotment for the other" Tull fan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jdarwin Posted July 8, 2011 Baller Share Posted July 8, 2011 @Garn - yes, it seems some of O'Brien's strategy is "Thick as a Brick". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted July 8, 2011 Administrators Share Posted July 8, 2011 As I understand it Quatros are being built NOW Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes ★ Baller Video Coaching System Become a Supporting Member or make a One-time Donation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller skibug Posted July 8, 2011 Author Baller Share Posted July 8, 2011 Horton, I heard the same thing; Quattro's are running now and the Elite's some time in Mid July. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jdarwin Posted July 8, 2011 Baller Share Posted July 8, 2011 If anyone has a Quattro in their hands in the next two weeks, post up a picture and I'll buy Horton dinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted July 8, 2011 Administrators Share Posted July 8, 2011 I know where one is.... Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes ★ Baller Video Coaching System Become a Supporting Member or make a One-time Donation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jdarwin Posted July 8, 2011 Baller Share Posted July 8, 2011 Me too - one of the prototypes is sitting 10 minutes away. Not what I'm referring to. I would like to see (and ski) the final product. They should send Ward one for free - he's been a loyal soldier while the company flounders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller MrJones Posted July 8, 2011 Baller Share Posted July 8, 2011 Dawgs are known for their loyalty... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller skidawg Posted July 10, 2011 Baller Share Posted July 10, 2011 WOOF!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted July 10, 2011 Administrators Share Posted July 10, 2011 Woof! Woof! Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes ★ Baller Video Coaching System Become a Supporting Member or make a One-time Donation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Stevie Boy Posted July 11, 2011 Baller Share Posted July 11, 2011 Buy something else to put in the boot as a backup, you might need it, I had a demo, Hmmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller CsSkis Posted July 11, 2011 Baller Share Posted July 11, 2011 Stevie Boy - What do you mean by "Hmmmm"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Stevie Boy Posted July 11, 2011 Baller Share Posted July 11, 2011 The Quattro didn,t suit me, perhaps I have no right to comment as I am not the best waterskier around, I hope I am wrong because I wish O,brien well, but I would be very surprised if they flew off the shelves, I withdraw the Hmmmm comment and will leave people to make thieir own minds up, apologies for any offence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Dirt Posted July 11, 2011 Baller Share Posted July 11, 2011 I don't think you offended anyone. I would like to know what you thought of the ski, likes or dislikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Stevie Boy Posted July 11, 2011 Baller Share Posted July 11, 2011 Or though it is different technology, I would say it felt a bit like the connelly course, whooah thought I would never utter those words again, LOL, the ski was fast, it ran on autopilot, but didn,t feel like you could do anything with it if you were in trouble, if you were a pro and placed it in the right place everytime you went into the course, all you would have to do is stand on it, but the ski had no soul, it felt like I was standing on a steel girder, it felt like it was on rails but would not deviate from those rails, it didn,t set me alight, it didnt scream more bouys and didnt scream buy me, I flew some distance to Florida to buy the ski, but was dissappointed the moment I stood on it, It didnt feel like an O,brien. I went home with the A2 instead, that felt like it had potential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller skidawg Posted July 12, 2011 Baller Share Posted July 12, 2011 @stevieboy, ship it to me, I'd love to give er a rip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Stevie Boy Posted July 12, 2011 Baller Share Posted July 12, 2011 @brent, Magic I am glad the ski works for her, I hope your wife continues to get more PB,s, just shows we are all looking for something different from a ski. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Law Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 O'Brien is going down.Check out the Elite website, it still says spring 2010! Cord is getting out cause he sees the writing on the wall. I have not seen a O'Brien at a boat show since 2002, I have not seen a new one on my lake since I don't know when, my dealer stopped carrying them. Sad but true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Marco Posted July 12, 2011 Baller Share Posted July 12, 2011 First I get a Fischer in '07- then an Elite next at the end of '10. I guess I have a knack for choosing soon to be extint manufacturers... Actually, both skiis still ski incredible! I hope the Obrien rumors are not true! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller skibug Posted July 12, 2011 Author Baller Share Posted July 12, 2011 I would think a big company like O'Brien would have enough diversity in products to weather a storm. Maybe high end slalom is hurting; but, what about tubes, knee boards, cloths, lower end skis....etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller MattP Posted July 12, 2011 Baller Share Posted July 12, 2011 O'Brien is dong fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jayski Posted July 12, 2011 Baller Share Posted July 12, 2011 Tubes are just WAY more profitable... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ForrestGump Posted July 12, 2011 Baller Share Posted July 12, 2011 Who says high end slalom is hurting at Obrien? They have shown that they have their own life cycle for product development on high end skis. That's been the case for the last 10+ years. You might not like it, but it is what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted July 12, 2011 Administrators Share Posted July 12, 2011 O'Brien is not going anywhere. Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes ★ Baller Video Coaching System Become a Supporting Member or make a One-time Donation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoky Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Kent Water Sports in New London, Ohio is the majority owner of HO, O'brien, Connelly as well as their wake boarding counterparts. John and Bob Archer are president and CEO. They also own Full Throttle and Onyx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller skibug Posted July 12, 2011 Author Baller Share Posted July 12, 2011 That was meant as a hypathetical comment about high end slalom....I didn't mean to infer that they were. Just meant it as an example. Substitute tubes, knee boards, etc. Plus isn't O'Brien part of a larger conglomerate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Stevie Boy Posted July 13, 2011 Baller Share Posted July 13, 2011 Perhaps they can design a TUBE to ski on LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Dirt Posted July 16, 2011 Baller Share Posted July 16, 2011 "They should send Ward one for free - he's been a loyal soldier while the company flounders."-jdarwin I couldn't agree more. Ward McLane is within a buoy or two of the 34 mph world record and ranked #3 in M3 in the whole country and he does not get anything (that I know of) from Obrien. That is amazing. I would think they would want to send him skis to try and test. Many skiers ride the Elite because Ward promotes it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Marco Posted July 16, 2011 Baller Share Posted July 16, 2011 I agree. I'm on an Elite partly because I figured if it was good enough for the Dawg, it had to be good enough for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ForrestGump Posted July 18, 2011 Baller Share Posted July 18, 2011 Glen Campbell's on a Quattro at the Worlds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Dirt Posted July 18, 2011 Baller Share Posted July 18, 2011 I thought that was a quattro in one of those photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted July 18, 2011 Administrators Share Posted July 18, 2011 Yep Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes ★ Baller Video Coaching System Become a Supporting Member or make a One-time Donation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller skidawg Posted July 19, 2011 Baller Share Posted July 19, 2011 mmmmmm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Marco Posted July 19, 2011 Baller Share Posted July 19, 2011 Quattro on ebay. Seems like a good price to start... http://cgi.ebay.com/66-OBrien-Elite-Quattro-waterski-/120751869563?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c1d5f4e7b#ht_500wt_1413&clk_rvr_id=248598466698 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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