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Beans

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  1. We're putting the boat in on Sunday so that will be my first ski.
  2. Here's the backstory: after my early season warm-up (I live in Michigan, so warming up is key) I can run 34mph-15 about 99% of the time, 36mph-15 about 85% of the time and my practice PB is 3 at -22. What is the key to getting past the first loop? I want to know what has worked for others as far as training techniques (getting out of the course, sowing down, etc...) and if there is something I should focus on as far as technique goes. Thanks for any help.
  3. @msuws @rab is correct on that. I have a stealth and a duo that you can try out.
  4. This is all good stuff to consider. Does anybody know the price to demo skis? And if I did want to jump, would either place have stuff I could use?
  5. Does anybody have recommendations on where to ski in/near Charleston? I'll be there for a week with my family and my dad and I are looking to do some skiing while Michigan is still frozen solid. We'll be there from April 5th-13th and know of Seth Stisher's school and Trophy Lakes. We're trying to balance price, level of coaching, and ability to demo skis. We'll be slaloming only (unless someone would be cool with me borrowing their jumpers!)
  6. I've been on double Vectors all summer and I've found them easier to get on if you do the back foot first. I've had problems with releasing from them in the fact that I've never come out of them. I've dug my tip in at the first wake (36mph-15), flew across and landed in flat on the other side and ended up unzipping my vest all the way and didn't come out of them. I've made sure to only really tighten the bottoms and keep the tops just snug enough and I still don't come out. Over the winter I'm planning on either going to Stradas/Vapors (which I feel more comfortable on because I have ejected) or going back to rubbers.
  7. @Bruce_Butterfield I have been jumping on team 88" Connelly HC800's for the past year but I understand where you're coming from, I learned on 80" skis. And looking at the D3 size chart I'm right at the cusp of being into 90" skis
  8. @MattP into the 90's usually with a tournament PB of 86ft. The Connellys are 2008 and from the pictures don't seem to be used too much. The Goodman's are 2011 but are being sold by Daniel Efverstrom and he used them for 2 seasons so their condition might not be as good. @RazorRoss3 how old are they and how beat up are they? That's in my price range, but I don't want them to be too destroyed. That's why I'm trying to move from my team's skis; they've been beaten up pretty badly and need to last another couple years.
  9. What would the difference be between a set of 91" Goodmans and 90" Connelly LS 300s? Anything other than the extra inch? I don't know a whole lot about the skis themselves and I'm looking to purchase my own pair and these are both in my price range.
  10. I totally agree. The guys that made this are another awesome example:
  11. Being from Commerce, MI I think that's an awesome idea. I need some routine to keep me from getting more out of shape than I already am so I would definitely be interested
  12. Wisconsin-Madison and Iowa State i believe. That makes 7 teams from the Midwest with 6 of 7 going to D1
  13. At collegiate tournaments they allow wakeboarding and give it half the points of a single trick ski, just like 2 trick skis.
  14. @rq0013 that was actually the only time in my life so far that I've ran 36mph so -15.
  15. @gregy I'm 5'9" and 170lbs and I used a 66" behind a 2013 197
  16. I've noticed that most of the reviews of the Vapor on here are from shortline skiers, so here's my perspective from being a 30mph-36mph skier. I demoed the ski yesterday and had Brooks Wilson as a coach (which I'm not gonna lie was pretty awesome); First off, you have to dominate the front end of this ski in order for it to work for you, after you do that, this ski rips in every phase of the course. Coming through the wake, this things picks up speed scary quick. Approaching the buoy, I didn't bleed off as much speed as I normally did, but that was okay because once I got to the buoy, I could rip the turn and the ski wouldn't wobble or have a stop-and-start ending once I established the angle like sometimes happens on my ski. This ski was an absolute dream to be on and I'm glad the guys from Radar were cool with letting the college kids give it a whirl while there were people looking to buy the new ProStar on the other lake. (Note: My normal ski is a 66" O'Brien Elite Quattro)
  17. Okay, the questions I'm left with is how do I relax my arms, and still bring the handle to my left knee? Also, am I going to have straight or bent arms as I go through this?
  18. @jimbrake I don't have a sling, but the rest of that I feel like I can work on still. And since I don't have one, I want the pull to come through my left arm, correct? And the guys recording that are collegiate jumpers but for some reason everybody I know feels like I shouldn't be good at things for some reason so they were really surprised that I was going that far. One piece of above I've gotten that I've been working with is "Wait as long as you can where you know you'll barely make it on the jump, and then count to 3"
  19. So, this is my first post, and it's not about slalom (quickest panda ever?) I'm jumping on 88" (we think) Connelly's on a 5ft ramp at 32 mph and with the boat at regular split. The problem I have is sometimes I feel my skis slip and that puts me back on the skis which then makes me let go with my left hand to keep my balance over the skis. It doesn't always happen, but it's definitely something I want to fix so it never happens. Any other tips on how to go farther would be much appreciated. I really want to join the Century Club before the season ends. And if it matters, I'm 5'9", 170lbs, and we think I've made a few stabs into the 90s before. All videos are the passenger seat of a 1991 PS190 Thanks for any help you can give!
  20. I wear a Radar Decibel Impact vest and I've had a couple of slams at 36 mph (although not at -35) where I hit the first wake, bounced over the whole rest of the wake, and landed in the flat on the other side where I know that that vest has definitely protected me from more serious rib damage. It's really compartmentalized padding which gives it nice flexibility, but the pads are really thick and float well so it still gives good protection. The one downside is if you go OTF, sometimes the vest unzips. (There are no buckles)
  21. I don't think 18+ is too out of range for me this season. I started with a PB of 2 at 32 mph and have already bumped that up to 4 at 36 mph which already 14 buoys. With another 2 months left in the season I think it's reasonable I could get 3@-22
  22. @MattP Midwest all the way. We took ~35 to the first two tournaments and then ~25 to the rest of them. We even took 22 people to nationals and it was our first year ever going.
  23. Being currently on a collegiate team, this could be a great thing for a lot of skiers. Our team alone only has 3 jump suits for 30+ skiers and 2 of them are starting to rip at the seams due to so many crashes. We also have 2 trick skis, a ski set up for RFF and a ski without a toe plate on it. And we have 2 slalom ropes, one has knots in it because it got hit with the prop and the other one I've never seen used, probably because it's so frayed. This program could help a lot of skiers not only access to better equipment to improve their skills, but also keep them much safer.
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