ShererSkier

My dad bought a Pulse after talking with Bob LaPoint at a tourney in Wisconsin in the late 80s. He also skied on one behind one of their boats after the tourney with my mom and baby me watching from shore. He skied on it until I was around 15 and started using it and had to put new bindings on it. I used it until the HO coefficient came out and my skiing addiction began. Last time I skied on it was a few years back after thanksgiving 34 degrees with snow on the ground. Not sure why that was the one I grabbed for that day 😅 It’s defiantly a different feel than the newer skis and now we have it hanging up with the rest of the “semi-retired” skis, along side my coefficient!

I was reading through another thread and @klindy mentioned Virtual Slalom is a interesting bridge between free skiing and course skiing. I was wondering if anyone here has used virtual slalom and noticed if it translates into course skiing. I’m talking about people that have limited course time and use it to try to maintain the width and rhythm of course skiing. Kind of a training aid to keep consistent on the course. I have the app downloaded but always forget about it when I’m free skiing.

@jhughes The course is way better than last year. They have all buoys this year and pre gates. The buoys are a little discolored though so it’s hard to pick up sometimes early am or late evening.

Lots of cool names in this thread! I like @6balls idea of the different colors for line lengths. I think the cap should be orange like buoy color! How about “Buoy Count IPA”

@oldjeep I know the rules have changed this year but that with the other changes I was talking about, IMO, would make passing even better. There has been races this year where cars go rocketing past or just can’t pass and I haven’t seen much wheel to wheel like years past. Plus as I said I don’t like the fact driver have to worry about their tire deg SO much. I’d just like to see them hit the perfect set of specs and rules to complement each other more.

What F1 needs is to ban aerodynamics on the car rearward of the front wheel and below the top of the wheel line. That would kill the underbody and diffuser which kills air behind the car. Also DRS doesn’t work the way it was imagined and if they keep, it the drivers should be able to use it anywhere they want to. I used to watch every practice, qualifying and race but now can pretty much predict what’s going to happen. I do still like watching but it’s not a big priority anymore because of the decreased passing and excitement. Also even though it’s cool to see technology that advanced in engines, it did add a bit of unknowing when someone’s engine had a chance to blow up in the middle of the race. One big thing they need is to let them run more fuel (wish they would do refueling) so drivers can push the entire race and not have to manage their car and tires. I miss when they could bang out qualifying paced lamps over and over to make a pit strategy work.

I ski probably 10 times a week for 6-10 minutes at a time, with 4-8 runs during that time. I ski the course every other week (on a good year) and do about 6-12 sets. I go through a pair of Arama palm Radar boa gloves a year. I’m thinking that’s over 300 rides.

I’d rather do drills that isolate certain postures of slalom behind the boat. Like the pull out and swing drill, that way you have all the other effects of the boat going that provide the most realistic feel of how the position will feel and will build better muscle memory. From the stretching aspect of it, there are better stretches to get way more flexible to make it easier to get into the proper stacked position. My 2 cents

That video was really good. This is my problem in the preturn also. The stand tall and straight rear leg cue is what I’m going to try this summer. I also need to stay connected to the handle longer after my edge change. Another thing I may try is move my boots back a little, I moved them forward at end of 2017 and all last summer was having more of a hips back problem than before. After hearing what @AdamCord said I think that may be adding to the issue. I seem to come in and out of the turn on my back leg then yaw the ski to get tip access and get into a better stack, but it’s all after I make the turn.

@drew widening the course is an interesting concept that I never considered. I always think rope length or boat speed when I think about something that could be done differently. I like your idea a lot and I agree that most lakes should be able to handle the extra width. I would like to see some of the top skiers try that out sometime to see what it would look like.

I have to get one of these. But if there is a triple panda shirt eventually @Horton should have to approve the sale so he can filter who’s in the award recipients club and should have one! Haha

I think anyone that likes a sport enough starts to get serious about it. You’re only too serious when you stop having fun doing the sport.

Thanks for the cool video. Ever since I started using ML ropes and handles I’ll never switch to anything else, they are so high quality it’s crazy. Plus they have the best comstomer service. I need to buy another rope and handle!

@dbski Nice! Is there a thread somewhere that you talked about what your envisioning it looking like? I looked a little but didn’t find it. Was wondering what exactly the car is, also what color you’re planning? I paint cars for a living and work at a shop that restores classic cars besides just collision work. Just got done with a 69 mustang convertible last fall and a 31 Packard last spring.

@Jboss sounds good! Haha yeah that snowy pic is a 86 Mastercraft. It’s my brother @PacMan and our family boat. Unfortunately had to store it there this winter. We’re going to have to borrow a tractor to move that snow!