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@Horton No idea how many users but I’m guessing a fair few as it was pretty useful. It gave a really handy log of your current and previous fin /binding settings (in my case over 18 months and multiple tweaks) together with an area to write notes about that setting/how it felt etc. Also allowed you to log all your previous skis and settings, together with the factory settings for that ski. And latterly it even introduced a community-style sharing option to compare your settings with others. Pretty cool. If anyone knows the developers contact details, I’d be grateful 👍

@Jtim3032 Sadly it seems this App is gone forever. My iPhone had offloaded it, which means when it tried to re-download it, it realised it was no longer available in the App Store. Guess I’ll have to either a) start from scratch or b) leave my fin alone now 🫣😆

🤔 hmm not on mine unfortunately, I’m on the latest iOS 17.3.1 so I wonder if it’s now not compatible? (The Fin DB is v3 btw)

Not that I’m a Fin Nerd 🤓 but I’m pretty disappointed to see that my Fin Database App (iOS) has been removed from the App Store and it now won’t open on my iPhone. I’ve consequently lost all of my current and past fin settings…😱😱 Anyone know where it (and my data) is??!

Is the 24 really worth the upgrade from the 22 I’m currently on? I mean I’m sure it’s a better ski but it’ll cost me a bunch to swap and I doubt it will give me any more buoys..🫤

@Drago yes I guess man made lakes provide that ability to dissipate wash easier. Ours isn’t so does see plenty of bounce back 🫤

@Drago thanks for that, interesting. I didn’t realise many other sites mixed surf and slalom at the same time. Do you find the surf rollers settle pretty quickly?

Anyone have any experience or thoughts regarding lakes where Wakesurf boats operate directly before or after slalom sets and the resulting backwash or rollers. I’m aware of the small amount of research that’s been done regarding bank erosion, e.g: https://cdalakepoa.com/uploads/3/6/4/3/36431208/technical_summary_finalpdf.pdf However, our smallish lake (private members club) operates a G21 surf and Nautique 200 ski boat, with a 6 ball slalom course along one side. My perception is that the wash or rollers can last for some time and pose a potential safety issue, as well as messing up the slalom set. Thoughts?

Agreed also. Kevin was great. Corey was particularly good, his comments were spot on. Video was good, I got 720p mostly but I’d have liked more in-boat footage but the camera on the pylon was a bit ‘to the left’ and regularly missed 2,4,6 balls. But hey a vast improvement on last year.

@Horton be good to get your thoughts on how it compares to the outgoing model. When I got the 22 it instantly felt a little slower/ smoother /longer than my previous Vapor, a 2017, which was a rocket ship so was slightly disappointed. If it’s a mega upgrade I’m going to have an expensive dilemma 🙄

Jeez it looks like he’s been messing around with left over crap he found in his garage. Maybe we’re the crazy ones and in 10 years this becomes the industry standard. I particularly like the spring on the back of the front boot to give rubber boot-like dampening..

A good tip given to me by Andrew Bergman at Drews was not to snatch at the handle at the back of the ball, but to drive the outside hip through and let the ski tip come right under the line or further before connecting the outside arm back to the handle. In fact he said ‘imagine you are trying to ski almost back to the whitewash with only your inside hand on the handle before reconnecting’. Try it. It’s incredible how much speed you can carry around and through the turn using this tip and it really smooths out the finish of your onside. Obviously, you need the width coming into the ball and a tight line off the second wake to enable this, otherwise you’re going to ski straight at the ball and way down course pretty quickly. As AM always said, finish the turn AT the buoy, not after it’ And incidentally I’ve always found that moving the front binding back one hole helps the onside turn…

As a ski fan I Ioved the hell out of this documentary, superb cinematography with great production values and Freddie was ace as always. but why no tricks? Guess they couldn’t squeeze everything in but tbh I think Joel (and his ongoing overall battle with Dorien) could sustain a whole film all on his own….(Part 2?) 100% from me 👏🏼

Great info. Fancy trying out a Neo as the Vapor I’m on sits so high anything other than glass feels a little sketchy.

You remember skiing in two piece wetsuits with that flappy strap between your legs

Fantastic event, great energy, great performances but I can’t help wondering if all those people and dancers on the dock affected Freddie’s focus. Was a bit chaotic at the end there just before he skied - where was the special dock rope he talked about? 😆

Anyone tried the D3 Neo / Neo2 that Freddie is riding? Anyone know the difference between that and the Ion?

What on earth happened with Freddie? From the live streaming it looked like his original score of 3.5 in the final H2H was downgraded to 3 AFTER they both skied in the subsequent run-off… But Iwwf site page still says he won with 3.5?

This was at the Masters LCQ 1 at Drews this year. Watched it at the lake and looked even crazier live 😆 god knows what he was doing probably checking for weed on his fin..

I have the medium stretch (comp) rope from S lines after many years using the ML mainline pro, and I really like it. Firm enough to give a stable and consistent pull, but just enough give to make it feel really easy on the joints and allow good acceleration into the first wake. Much less bouncy than the ML optimised and an absolute bargain imo.

Is there something hidden in the Masters event rules (or IWWF for that matter) which states that if you are DQ’d from a specific event you are automatically barred / unable to compete the following year? If not it appears that the event organisers or officials (either the individuals involved in the incident last year or Nautique themselves) are just making a point to FW and the skiing world, which kinda stinks.

@Taperflex was he ok? 😮 Problem with jump crashes is that although spectacular, they can be pretty devastating in terms of injury. The worst ones I really don’t want to see (I’m thinking Geoff Carrington, Kyle Eade etc). Still, jump is popular with the audience for similar reasons we watched F1 in the 80/90’s - the danger and potential for a big off.

Thanks brody. Missed the live coverage but knew something pretty bad had happened from the chat on the livestream indicating Jacinta has gone in to help Taryn who was KO’d. My thoughts are with her and fingers crossed for a good recovery 🤞

So no news about Taryn? Can’t see any of the jump final videos on the website or livestream also.

Andy Mapple used to ski with both feet (rubber front, RTP rear) pretty much flat against the ski. Said he could feel the ski more and adjust / react quicker etc. I think he even took all the insole padding out of his front rubber boot. I appreciate that both feet should ideally be level ( to create a balanced stance) but raising them any further above the water surely has to reduce the skiers input to what the ski is doing.