wcciv25 Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 I am hoping for some feedback. I am 45 and grew up on a lake skiing. My current ski is a 1986 O'brien Competition GT 67" w/Double high wraps. Time for a new ski! I am a lake skier that has done the slalom course but its been a while.I am looking at to get back on the water with my kids and try to get my mojo back. Here are the 3 skis I am considering. Please give any feedback you have on them. Synchro, Triumph, or Coefficient X. Thank you everyone. I get my boat delivered next week so lets hear your thoughts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctsmith Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 Can't beat the Radar Theory for 32 mph or below. Its very reasonably priced to boot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kona Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 Radar Theory with double Vectors. Great Ski also welcome back nothing better or no better place to spend quality time with kids than in a boat on a lake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bogboy Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 I really love my new triumph! It's better in every way than my older triumph, which I used to get back into skiing again about 5 years ago. I wasn't making a lot of progress in the course, but mainly still doing mostly free skiing. I tried a high end ski, thinking it would be the magic bullet, but it was too advanced, as I had to slow way down in the course. I decided to get serious and get lots of coaching on ski lakes, get the 2012 triumph per a coaches suggestion, and I am now skiing the course. Give the new triumph a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted June 9, 2012 Administrators Share Posted June 9, 2012 @wcciv25 Of the three skis you have named there is not a bad ski but they are really three different skis. I have not ridden the latest Triumph but generally this is the most stable of the three and the one you would ride at the lowest speeds. The Synchro is a little more advanced and will go a little faster but I would not want to ride it at 34 mph The COX is a full on shortline ski. It is stable but not super stable like the two other skis. So the question should first be what kind of skier are you? How fast do you ski? How aggressive are you? Support BallOfSpray by supporting the companies that support BallOfSpray California Ski Ranch ★ Connelly ★ Denali ★ Goode ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ MasterLine ★ PerfSki ★ Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcciv25 Posted June 9, 2012 Author Share Posted June 9, 2012 Having not skied much in the past 10 years I would classify myself as a lake skier with the hope of being aggressive again. I used to ski around 32-34mph. I hope I have made the right choice of skis. I went with the 2012 Triumph. As much as I liked the look of the Synchro, I think I get more band for my buck with the Triumph and more forgiveness. COX is prob too much ski for my current level. I also will say the Eric at HO was awesome to speak with convening the comparisons. He was fair and objective. Darren and the guys at Wiley's were also very helpful. As you can see I am not afraid to ask. LOL. I ended up getting the 2012 Triumph 67" w/basis boots. I was going with 69" but I am told that at 6'1" 195lbs that the 67" is what I should be on. Let me know if I missed anything and thank you all for the help. My 2011 Mastercraft X14v should be here end of next week and then off to the lake! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted June 9, 2012 Administrators Share Posted June 9, 2012 Yea the 69" would have been HUGE! Support BallOfSpray by supporting the companies that support BallOfSpray California Ski Ranch ★ Connelly ★ Denali ★ Goode ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ MasterLine ★ PerfSki ★ Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcciv25 Posted June 9, 2012 Author Share Posted June 9, 2012 I also am going with the Ronix Vault wakeboard 144. Too big? Should I go with the 139? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 What is a wakeboard??? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller disland Posted June 9, 2012 Baller Share Posted June 9, 2012 welcome back. Slash a few turns, rip a few wake crossings and next thing you know you will bust the bank and get a new AM ski :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcciv25 Posted June 9, 2012 Author Share Posted June 9, 2012 Between the new boat and the new gear it's like Christmas for an adult! Thx for the feedback. Am I good on the wakeboard too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattP_Evil_Twin Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 @wcciv25 the 144 board will be perfect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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