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  1. Absolutely ski. But don't you think you should ask your daughter to ski as well?
  2. We already had it and he was using it this past weekend.
  3. So I was wrong, he's falling to the left not right. And as he read through all the great advice, he's realizing that 1) he's straightening his leg and bracing against the boat and trying to stand too early and 2) he did not have one knee behind the other. His left knee was out to the side like an anchor once the boat put tension on the rope. Got the deep V handle. I'll let you know how it goes when he tries again. I think he'll get it this time. Thanks so much.
  4. WOW--lots of great answers. I really appreciate it. I'm sure this is going to help.
  5. He's RFF. With 2 feet in, he falls to the right. With one foot in, it's wild and out of control, darting left and right as he rises from the water. When he does get up, skiing is smooth sailing. Looks like he ski's everyday of his lift. Thanks for the advice. I'm going to print the comments off and let him read them as a guide before we try again later in the week.
  6. There's no such thing as skiing on 2 ski's to him....LOL. By George he used to be able to pull up 35 years ago!!!!
  7. My 52 year old, 200 lb, athletic husband has decided to start skiing with me (in October). Once up, he's very stable. The problem is, I'm wearing him out trying to get him up, 7-10 tries. I've tried to describe exactly how I get up but not been successful in conveying this to him. I do NOT want him to get frustrated. Could someone try to offer some advice on this so he stays interested? He skied a little bit as a child and did the one foot start. But that's not working well either. I noticed that he not plowing under water and the handle ripping away. What's happening is, he ends up falling over to the right before he's out of the water. I find the 2 footed start so smooth and easy and I hardly exert any energy on it. Just can't figure out how to put into words what I do.
  8. How long does the ski season go in Orlando? Are they still skiing in December? I'll be passing thru Orlando the 2nd week of December and would love the opportunity to possibly ski a set.
  9. My mindset may definitely change if I use the thought process of lean instead of pull----because right now, I'm pulling hard enough to move heavy furniture around a room. I've watched Regina's video a million times but never stopped at those frames and really studied it. I hope to one day look relaxed and confident like that. :)
  10. Pertinent information about my skiing: LFF/righthanded/51 years old/very athletic/135 lbs/5'7"/65.25" ski/28 mph/15'/2 hands on handle all the time. I can ski 6 passes or 18 passes/day with ease. But never achieve more than 1,2 sometimes 4 and 6th buoy. I'm always too narrow at 3 and 5. If I pull super hard I can reach 3 and 5 but the next buoy is out of the question. My position needs to be fixed and I apparently need to hear it differently from what I've heard or read because I've not been able to process everything once behind the boat. I don't have any "feel". I'm literally skiing along, mentally flipping pages in a book about what-to-do-and -when-to-do it! Makes me so LATE! I've skied at speeds anywhere from 21 mph to 30 mph. My thoughts were that faster speeds would generate more energy (glide time) but I'm skiing flat and past the buoys, headed down course. I've never made a successful pass. I ordered a Radar Lyric before I ordered the Goode Nano XT but haven't received it yet. I didn't know about the P6, but I'll certainly look into it. Trust me, I'm coming at this dilemma from every angle I can possibly think of. Up until 2 weeks ago, I was skiing on the only ski I owned, HO Couture Freeride and I was literally leaving the water at wakecrossings (scaring the devil out of me). I also learned to ski behind our 2012 Mastercraft Maristar Wakeboard boat (hence my fear of wakecrossings). All of my course work has been behind a Malibu Response which has been so nice. A video forthcoming.....
  11. I'll try to get a video either tonight or tomorrow night. At the moment, I've pulled a muscle in my back on left side below my shoulder blade which I have to assume is for pulling entirely too hard. I have nothing left to pull any harder. I have to address my position and HAVE to figure out a way to CHANGE it. Thanks
  12. Out of frustration, I'm reaching out for somebody to please say something that might possibly click for me trying to learn the course. I started free skiing a year ago, and been attempting the course for 7-8 weeks. I absolutely love skiing and want to compete. I ski 4-5 days/week and mostly in lessons. I just returned from Women's Week and still not able to run a successful pass. I've never gotten more than 4 buoys at any length or any speed. IMO, my passes all feel the same to me no matter the boat speed or length. I'm very close, often running over the buoys. I've been told that I pull like I'm skiing 28' off and that I'm way too flat/fast approaching the 2nd and 4th buoy and can't get turned around (LFF). When I try to do a controlled pull, stop pulling immediately as I cross the 2nd wake, I lack energy and short of all the buoys but have more rhythm. I've just not been able to figure out how to get my hips turned around 2, 4 and 6 (LFF). I lack width and space in front of all the buoy's. Does anybody have a suggestion how to break this down into a much simpler approach for me that would allow my confidence to come back? It all happens so fast behind the boat. I've watched a gazillion videos/read articles....I'm making it way too complicated. I don't have a recent video of me on the course but I'll try to get one. I recently purchased a Goode Nano XT but that didn't do the trick. I watch how simple others make the course look and what stands out to me is how SLOW they are skiing and how much TIME they have in front of the buoys. I'm starting my passes way outside of buoy 1 (no gate). I love lean drills and can do them easily but it has not translated to "behind" the boat. Originally I was very afraid of the wake but now I'm only focused on the buoys.
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