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MarcusDski

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  1. Hi @chrisrossi‌ Recently I have sort of hit a wall in my skiing progress and I can't seem to get any nice clean 22off/16m passes run. I think my problem is width. What advice could you give to a longer line length skier to help get wide and early to each buoy and run some clean 22off passes. I have been told things such as tensing my core through the wakes and so on but I can not seen to make it click. I know a group of us at our local ski club are having the same problem so any tips would be greatly appreciated! Thanks Marcus
  2. Hey guys, I'm a 16 year old youngster from New Zealand. Started skiing the course a couple of years ago and I'm hooked on it! I get out on the water close to every weekend and sometimes during the week. I hardly post on here but I enjoy learning from all the advice and tips you guys offer. My current pb is 2@22off and I can't wait to get better!
  3. Hey guys, I'm a 16 year old youngster from New Zealand. Started skiing the course a couple of years ago and I'm hooked on it! I get out on the water close to every weekend and sometimes during the week. I hardly post on BOS but I enjoy reading up on all the advice and tips you guys give. My current pb is 2@22off and I can't wait to keep getting better!
  4. @ral I have given up on using the gopro on the front of my ski. Sure, it gets cool footage but I found that when crossing the wakes the mount would snap clean off. I contacted gopro about this and they replaced the mounts but I still would rather use it on my chest, which is also a cool angle.
  5. Hi there I'm lucky enough to be going on a school exchange to the states next year to Richmond, VA and I was wondering if any ballers knew of any slalom courses around the area that I could be towed on for a couple of sets Cheers
  6. @19skier I used to have the same problem until someone told me that I just needed to let the ski flow and let it ski itself around instead of forcing it to do this. I believe I was rushing and I was trying to force the ski round with loads of back foot pressure (ended up losing all of my angle and i found myself struggling to regain that angle I had lost). I ski at about the same speed as you and I too do not use a wing because I don't think It has that much affect at the slower speeds and it teaches you to have a bit more front foot pressure in the pre-turn to help slow the ski down. If you maintain this front foot pressure or equal pressure on both feet the whole way through the turn and out of it you should notice a good deal of difference. The objective is to find that sweet spot on the ski, which is a little more forward than where you are skiing on now. I agree with @mwetskier when he says that you are trying to slow the ski down by jamming your back foot down. this is not when you should be trying to slow down, you should be doing that in your pre-turn by shifting your weight a little more forward and maintain that balance point the whole way through the turn. Try to apply a little more front foot pressure through the wakes as well which will help a lot to set you up for the next buoy.
  7. A shot of the MPD and on of the hometown ski lake.
  8. @klindy they began work on the lake in 2010 so you would have just missed out. I agree, Hawke's Bay is an awesome place. You might have to come back some time and check out the lake!
  9. Thanks @richarddoane you'd be welcome to come ski. Those shots of the lake are of when it had just been built (it's a lot more established now!). Have you got an Instagram or Facebook? If so theres a page on Facebook and a few photos on Instagram under #backpaddocklakes
  10. @richarddoane - sounds good - 干杯 For convenience http://translate.google.com/m/translate
  11. 好了,謝謝,我明白了 @Horton
  12. The bindings look pretty sweet I agree. They look interesting though, they look to be quite high compared to other bindings like the vectors. They could almost be compared to wakeboard boots by the look of them. Other than that, they seem pretty cool. Looking forward to hearing more about them myself.
  13. Just got round to becoming a member on BOS and after creating a profile saw that in contrast to everyone else having the role 'member', I am a 'slug' :( haha how do I qualify as a member?
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