Baller ALPJr Posted August 29, 2014 Baller Share Posted August 29, 2014 Any word on this ski? I saw it at prowake.com.au Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Wish Posted August 29, 2014 Baller Share Posted August 29, 2014 http://prowake.com.au/brands/connelly/2015-connelly-gt-slalom-ski-blank.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller lpskier Posted August 29, 2014 Baller Share Posted August 29, 2014 Great. Just when I think that no ski could ever surpass the 2014 Prophecy... Lpskier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted August 30, 2014 Administrators Share Posted August 30, 2014 If the GT is what I think it is- I played with some prototypes early this summer. Think Prophecy with tweaked tail shape and tweaked bottom. I never skied on the final prototypes but I think the idea was faster off the second wake. Support BallOfSpray by supporting the companies that support BallOfSpray California Ski Ranch ☆ Connelly ☆ Denali ☆ Eden Lake ☆ Goode ☆ HO Syndicate ☆MasterCraft ☆ Masterline ☆ Pentalago ☆ Performance Ski and Surf ☆ Reflex ☆ Radar ☆ Rodics OffCourse ☆ S Lines ☆ Stokes About Horton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rq0013 Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 The ski has that angled tail edge running almost up to the boots. The ski is also very thin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted August 30, 2014 Administrators Share Posted August 30, 2014 @rq0013 yep that sounds like the test ski I skied on with Support BallOfSpray by supporting the companies that support BallOfSpray California Ski Ranch ☆ Connelly ☆ Denali ☆ Eden Lake ☆ Goode ☆ HO Syndicate ☆MasterCraft ☆ Masterline ☆ Pentalago ☆ Performance Ski and Surf ☆ Reflex ☆ Radar ☆ Rodics OffCourse ☆ S Lines ☆ Stokes About Horton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Deanoski Posted September 4, 2014 Baller Share Posted September 4, 2014 same crapy fin box. I wish they would put some set screws to fix the fin box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoelHowley Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Hi All... The GT is coming... But it's not here yet. I’m riding a quite resolved prototype, production skis will be out in about a month. The thing is absolutely ridiculous! I love it and everyone I have seen test it so far has ran big scores so it will be interesting to see what the BOS community has to say when we start selling them. Thanks to many years of collaboration between Jamie and Doug (Connelly's Engineer) the Prophecy has an extremely well resolved and extremely complex system of bevels from tip to tail more than capable of 41off. The general consensus with the engineering team was that altering the bevel system was not going to drastically alter what the ski is capable of. The concept we went with was hinged on the principal that currently ski design is based on a tradeoff between... Acceleration vs Brakes and Grip vs Drag. When you’re tweaking bevels increasing acceleration is easy but you’re going to decrease the skis ability to bleed speed and increasing grip is easy but you’re going to add drag. Basically the goal was to produce a ski which had more grip with less drag without altering the skis overall attitude. The concept is so simple but it's such a difficult thing to accomplish. Less drag gives greater acceleration and more grip means the ski would not need better brakes as it would be capable of making the same radius turn as the prophecy at a higher speed. We kept things super quiet for so long because everything we tested was extremely conceptual so it was hard to develop a timeframe for production. There are some things happening inside the ski that I signed a contract not to speak about but as for the thinner side wall at the tail of the ski. This reduces the surface area making contact with the water when the ski is on edge which allows the ski to ride deeper and therefore increases grip. The altered shape of the V's allow cleaner water flow along the skis edge with a greater disturbance to the water flow through the tunnel of the ski which ultimately reduces drag. Reducing the drag to this extent on the prophecy makes the ski feel like you have no wing. And making the tail of the old prophecy ride this deep makes it feel like you have your wing set to 15 degrees. But when you combine the two it produces a ski which is quite simply capable of carrying more speed through the turn than anything I have ever rode before. Thanks for the interest... Hope I answered some questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Drago Posted September 19, 2014 Baller Share Posted September 19, 2014 Sounds good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gator1 Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Sounds like its gonna need a gator tail. Joel I'm done with serial number 001 in two weeks. Have Doug call me, I'll send it over. ROTFL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members coach3 Posted September 23, 2014 Members Share Posted September 23, 2014 Chanah Carter and I have been testing the 2014 prototype which has the same bottom as the GT. It feels about the same at longer line lengths but holds well when you make a tight turn and or get shorter. Joel do you think one can go to a bigger size if on the border? Or is it about the same? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef23 Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 @JoelHowley were you on the GT when you set the new Australian record this weekend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gator1 Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Whatever he was on, if that ski in the pic is what he used, it looks like there is some voodoo going on in the speed steps on the bottom of his ski. Can't see all that well due to the artistic blurring of the photo. Maybe not artistic. Maybe intentional industrial espionage prevention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoelHowley Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 @chef23, Yep I was on the GT with Prophecy graphics @coach3, The tail modification does tend to make turning a larger ski an easier process however we have made the front torsionally softer than the Prophecy as this allows the front of the ski to unwind when/if you happen to overturn so I would suggest sticking with exactly the same length. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ozski Posted September 28, 2014 Baller Share Posted September 28, 2014 @JoelHowley - Great information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller DanE Posted November 9, 2014 Baller Share Posted November 9, 2014 Soo, anyone tried this ski yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJR Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Come on people, someone feed me something on this stick. Love my Prophecy and wondering whether there is something better. I thought @Horton would have unboxed one of these by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted November 21, 2014 Administrators Share Posted November 21, 2014 @jjr I played with some of the early prototypes but have not gotten a production ski yet. Looking forward to it next year. Support BallOfSpray by supporting the companies that support BallOfSpray California Ski Ranch ☆ Connelly ☆ Denali ☆ Eden Lake ☆ Goode ☆ HO Syndicate ☆MasterCraft ☆ Masterline ☆ Pentalago ☆ Performance Ski and Surf ☆ Reflex ☆ Radar ☆ Rodics OffCourse ☆ S Lines ☆ Stokes About Horton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller DanE Posted November 21, 2014 Baller Share Posted November 21, 2014 If all goes well I'll have one at my doorstep in January, unfortunately there will be close to 2' of ice on the lake by then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SkiJay Posted December 18, 2014 Members Share Posted December 18, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Wish Posted December 18, 2014 Baller Share Posted December 18, 2014 Ok First...very well explained in every aspect. He is clear, concise and makes perfect sense. At the same time, he seems nice. What a great ambassador for Connelly. Second, he spoke "smear" but didn't say the word and how this ski is gonna get that done based on design. Third, he spoke of the same tip twisting concept that @Mapple skis are designed to do. Forth, I want to try one....BADLY. Almost checked into a 2014.. will no longer be looking at those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller DanE Posted December 18, 2014 Baller Share Posted December 18, 2014 Well @Wish You´re the one living lakeside without ice and snow, what´s stopping you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Wish Posted December 18, 2014 Baller Share Posted December 18, 2014 Access.... as he says, none out there to ride. I sent an email... sooo... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller rockdog Posted December 18, 2014 Baller Share Posted December 18, 2014 I think it would be easier to design a space shuttle and get myself to Mars from my garage. Good stuff from Joel, not all that common to hear such detailed analysis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ozski Posted December 19, 2014 Baller Share Posted December 19, 2014 Its great to see this type of innovative approach to design and I hope it delivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ALPJr Posted December 19, 2014 Author Baller Share Posted December 19, 2014 It sounds and looks real good. Santa I want one, with double soft OB4's in all black. I watched the video today on Connelly's web site. The also have a cool page for their 50th anniversary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SkiJay Posted December 19, 2014 Members Share Posted December 19, 2014 I'm not sure if it's the lighting or what, but the pressure relief holes in the fin look bigger than normal too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ AdamCord Posted December 19, 2014 Baller_ Share Posted December 19, 2014 I've gotta say this may be the first water ski design/marketing video that I've ever seen that isn't pretty much all BS. @JoelHowley clearly is a bright kid and everything he says in this video makes sense, which is super rare for ski marketing. Normally I watch videos like this and just shake my head. All the explanations he gives on how the ski shape effects the on water performance are spot on. Now does that mean the ski is any good? I have no idea, but at least the ideas are sound and he didn't just make up a bunch of BS! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef23 Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 I have been coached by @JoelHowley a number times and he is a great guy who is bright and gives a lot of thought to coaching and obviously ski design. We discussed his thoughts that most successful fin settings were either back/short/deep or forward/long/shallow last time I skied with him. Joel had been keeping a log of fin settings on skiers he coached including details on the skier, ski they were on, ability and fin settings as a way to validate his thoughts. Obviously Joel has been skiing well on the GT as he did on the Prophecy but he could probably ski well on a paddle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Wish Posted December 19, 2014 Baller Share Posted December 19, 2014 @AdamCord That is exactly what I felt the first time I watched it. And it is the only manufacturers video that I went back and looked at it again because of the detail. The second go through helped me understand some of the design features of other skies I have ridden and why others shaped certain elements the way they did. Probably will watch it again... @Horton I did not see this on the front page (ya, I go there sometimes) but may have missed it. If it is not.. it should be. Very educational as this ski seems to have every conceivable new design element of that past 3yrs packed into one ride.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted December 19, 2014 Administrators Share Posted December 19, 2014 @wish I only post on the front page what is sent to me by the content creater. I have asked Connelly to ask me to post it. Clear as mud? Support BallOfSpray by supporting the companies that support BallOfSpray California Ski Ranch ☆ Connelly ☆ Denali ☆ Eden Lake ☆ Goode ☆ HO Syndicate ☆MasterCraft ☆ Masterline ☆ Pentalago ☆ Performance Ski and Surf ☆ Reflex ☆ Radar ☆ Rodics OffCourse ☆ S Lines ☆ Stokes About Horton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Wish Posted December 19, 2014 Baller Share Posted December 19, 2014 @Horton Makes sense. Silly they have not gotten back you to yet but maybe you just sent them an email or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted December 19, 2014 Administrators Share Posted December 19, 2014 @Wish there are a lot of moving parts in every ski company Support BallOfSpray by supporting the companies that support BallOfSpray California Ski Ranch ☆ Connelly ☆ Denali ☆ Eden Lake ☆ Goode ☆ HO Syndicate ☆MasterCraft ☆ Masterline ☆ Pentalago ☆ Performance Ski and Surf ☆ Reflex ☆ Radar ☆ Rodics OffCourse ☆ S Lines ☆ Stokes About Horton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connelly_Skis_Inc Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 @Horton We would love for you to post this video. Find the GT clinic, as well as others, on our website connellyskis.com or our vimeo page https://vimeo.com/connellyskis/videos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted December 20, 2014 Administrators Share Posted December 20, 2014 @Connelly_Skis_Inc It will go up on the front page Monday. Support BallOfSpray by supporting the companies that support BallOfSpray California Ski Ranch ☆ Connelly ☆ Denali ☆ Eden Lake ☆ Goode ☆ HO Syndicate ☆MasterCraft ☆ Masterline ☆ Pentalago ☆ Performance Ski and Surf ☆ Reflex ☆ Radar ☆ Rodics OffCourse ☆ S Lines ☆ Stokes About Horton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ozski Posted December 22, 2014 Baller Share Posted December 22, 2014 This might be the ski that helps me forgive Connelly for the Rocket... B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller aupatking Posted December 22, 2014 Baller Share Posted December 22, 2014 What @ozski, you weren't a Rocket scientist? I still remember walking around the Masters pavilion as a kid seeing the Connelly guys wearing those tee-shirts. I wanted one, think I wanted a Jobe SCO1, and had an HO PSX. This however, doesn't strike me as a gimmick. HO had been playing with that rail for a few years. Should be fun to see what it does. Gotta say, I almost went to the "order now" page when he said it's not fin sensitive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jjackkrash Posted January 30, 2015 Baller Share Posted January 30, 2015 Wow, I want to try one of these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ALPJr Posted February 7, 2015 Author Baller Share Posted February 7, 2015 Any updates on this ski? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller lpskier Posted February 8, 2015 Baller Share Posted February 8, 2015 None that I have heard. Lpskier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Sullivan Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 I want to know how long or how many cuts it took to make that video. That was a lot of speak about the design of the ski. Oh, and I want one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller 9400 Posted February 10, 2015 Baller Share Posted February 10, 2015 Saw someone on one this past Sunday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjack Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 I've been using Connelly and I'm satisfied with it. Here's some more info I got about this brand: Connelly Skis have been making gear in the water skiing industry for decades. They are the staple brand for all waterskiers, including professionals and recreational skiers. If you are ready to join the best in design, manufacturing and quality, select a product from Connelly Skis because it will give you peace of mind that you have exactly what you need. Connelly Skis are tough and durable. They are safe and sophisticated and a pleasure to ride...Read more here and also see the products here http://www.waterskiersworld.com/brands/connelly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ALPJr Posted February 28, 2015 Author Baller Share Posted February 28, 2015 Scam? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ozski Posted March 18, 2015 Baller Share Posted March 18, 2015 Any end user feedback on this ski yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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