Baller 9400 Posted April 26, 2012 Baller Share Posted April 26, 2012 I have people in my life that know I water ski and choose to do it when I'm tired, or I'm hurting, or it's cold, or it's stormy, or I'm sick. They know I spend a lot of free time and a bunch of money on this sport. Well I was looking through some old post and found this. Now I've never been in a fighter jet, much less flown one, but this post by George and another post by Ed kind of got my attention. I thought if some thrill junkies (that don't already participate in course skiing) were to read this, we might be able to bring in a few more addicts. @OB, I hope you don't mind if I repost this. Concur with Ed and was sharing this with Scoke on the dock the other day. Flying high perfomance jets, landing on aircraft carriers, getting bombs on target on time, and dogfighting were all a challenge in a previous life that required skill, great concentration, focus, and a lot of the "seat of the pants" athletic ability. I equate running the slalom course at my difficult line lengths to the same intensity mentally and physically....hence my addiction! Love the thrill and since I can't do the previous anymore, I'll keep chasing those buoys to get my fix!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ForrestGump Posted April 26, 2012 Baller Share Posted April 26, 2012 This is the same reason that I see a lot of motocross riders gravitate towards skiing and wakeboarding when they've decided they've cased one too many jumps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Onside135 Posted April 26, 2012 Baller Share Posted April 26, 2012 MIRTTB (Where B is for buoys...in this case) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted April 26, 2012 Administrators Share Posted April 26, 2012 and people wonder why I still talk about my days as a jumper. Yes it was a million years ago but I still miss it. Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes Drop a dime in the can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kona Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Bravo !!! well said OB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ DW Posted April 27, 2012 Baller_ Share Posted April 27, 2012 Adrenaline is a wonderful thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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