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Smokey56

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  1. I have a BallerCoin and would like to redeem it anywhere in Socal soon. Any takers?
  2. Double rubber rear-lace-up boots laced up too tight. Leaned too hard against the rope while crossing the wake and went down on my shoulder. Snapped the bottom of the tibia and sprained everything, especially the posterior tibiate tendon. Both feet stayed in. Screwed the bone back together, and at month 6 the tendon is starting to heal. Shopping for new bindings now.
  3. A question on the Stealth, Reflex and Powershell "Velcro" setups as compared to conventional rubber: Would it be correct to say that with either of those setups, you can maintain a snug boot but by adjusting the tension on the boot/plate attachments you can still meter the degree of safety? Whereas with a rubber boot the only way to make it safer is to loosen the boot?
  4. There is a Malibu Dealer outside of Henderson toward Lake Las Vegas. Not a lot of slalom around there though that I am aware of.
  5. I'm in Huntington Beach so I can get on the water in Long Beach any time. I am kinda thinking about starting up slow in about Feb and getting out there for regular workouts and demo'ing a lot of set ups before making a big investment. Not sure how that Reflex is going to be available for demo though. No dealer around here.
  6. I had a clean break of the medial malleolus about an inch up from the bottom. It was reset with two screws in from the bottom. Standard procedure from what I can tell. All the connective tissue was injured too, but the one still bothering me most is the tibialis posterior tendon. That means it's hard to flex up on my toes. Plus the fast twitch muscles are still atrophied. And yes, swelling. There's also a nerve tear apparently on top of the joint and the top of my big toe is numb. I have heard the one year projection from everyone. It's coming along slowly, but I occasionally push too hard and aggravate it and have to back off. Cycling, elliptical, and stair stepping seem helpful. And I just started rowing again. That's feeling pretty good. Thanks for your input.
  7. Hi guys, I'm new here. Thanks for letting me in. I'm a 57 year old recreational free skier. Last May I was edging back across the wake after an onside turn and I somehow leaned a little too far against the boat and fell down. I can't explain what happened immediately after that, but when I came up for air I knew my (LFF) ankle was destroyed. I was right. I snapped the bottom tip of the tibia (the medial malleolus) clean off and severely sprained I think every one of the hundreds of tendons and ligaments in my ankle. I ended up having surgery to put screws in to put the bone back together. So now what? I've been in intense therapy since and still having a hard time balancing or taking any stress on the bad ankle. But I am starting to think more about getting ready for next season including a change in equipment. I was riding an HO ASX with double Venom lace up boots, and I now realize I had the boots laced way too tight. I sure wish someone had told me not to do that. Now I'm thinking I don't want back in them at all. After reading through a lot of the discussions here, I am thinking the Reflex system might be the best way to avoid a repeat. I am also interested in checking out the Connelly Stealth. Any suggestions? Thanks again.
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