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I remember in the 70's when our new jump was never used for the 1st year after installation, someone decided, after some drink probably, that everyone should learn. So nearly all the club members had a go in one afternoon. 8-year-olds to 60-year-olds. And with steel-toe-capped wooden Kathro jump skis. Some of us actually skied away. Most could walk after 😀. Great days Sorry to hear your aggro. Try... Chris at CJM Waterski ? https://www.cjmskiandwake.com or Dave at https://www.chichesterwatersports.co.uk

My old man had a Canadian MC. In England

RFF and and 30 years ago Right ACL detachment when hitting the ramp and the re-entry didn't help either. didn't have it repaired at the time because couldn't afford the time off work (and cost). Got back to slalom only but using double Wileys and had a proper knee brace the type they measure you up for. After a while I didn't really notice it but took it carefully and no last buoy at all costs. Confidence does come back though. Good luck

Oz immigration don't like it when you reply to the question 'Do you have a criminal record?' and you reply 'Sorry, I didn't realise you still needed one to get in'

Good grief...

great video, thanks as I manage decline, 4 ball slalom courses could be the way ahead, ha ha

I have a feeling that for a short while and someone please correct me if Im wrong but Mike Hazelwood used to trick on one for a bit or pretty sure some of the UK team did in between the Reflex - EP era late seventies. I might have some old photos from back then, I'll check next time in Attic There is also a chance my old man still might have the pair in his garage. Seem to remember each trick ski had 2 slots in them running the length of the ski. They also made slalom and jump skis. The slalom skis were works of art - the Jump skis had steel horseshoes at the top edges pic enclosed. I'm sure that focused your mind on the cut to the ramp. A bit like having a pointy thing poking out of your car steering wheel. These were the days when hardly anyone wore crash helmets for jump

I had a pair of those...

You could well be right there but there is a slight misgender there, dear boy😀

Not a lot about the worlds on here either https://www.bwsw.org.uk/home/

What sort of mongrel steals one of these?

Fantastic. Well done young man!

Brilliant, looking forward to the jugglers and dancers? And the bloke on stilts

opted out that round

But they also said that about jumping 200' back in the early seventies. Saw graphs and everything about this in a magazine. Can't remember the conclusion though.

That is how to put on a tournament. Well done 👍

Bloody fantastic...

Cracking Lake

Your presentation and enthusiasm for the sport is fantastic Tony. Their loss...

It's all about the speed, line length, wind, cosines, algebra, launch coordinates, fractional differentials. trigonometry, and basic mathematics. And all done in a second or two. Quite easy really. In theory. Practice, however... BTW, this Zot is nice

A lot of valid points are being raised here. I actually don't think is as bad as what it seems though. Sure, it is never going to get back to the heady days of the Coors/and what we had in the UK - Kirtons Jump Classic etc in the 80s, where you had hundreds lining the banks watching, but with the advent of TWBC putting such fantastic coverage of tournaments - online- in slalom and now tricks and a bit of jump - I think that is changing a bit. In the UK we have quite a few sites where beginners can learn for really a minimal cost, pay as you ski - all equipment provided, with good enthusiastic coaches. My old site did that, we must have taught hundreds in the noughties - Wakeboard and skiing (mainly wakeboarding then). There are still plenty of busy sites in UK still doing this, My old ski club at Ringwood and Chris Mullins (CJM) near Heathrow. There are still these sites where it is easy to get access. What these sites are up against, amongst other things, is the cost of insurance, this is the thing that will make it harder to make it pay. It is not easy to run a site, I doubt if it would make you a millionaire, probably better to start off as one. I tell you what I found interesting though. I have skied pretty much all my life and 3 of my daughters also have done a bit, being a partner in a watersports centre helped that I'm sure. I don't ski as much these days - done a few (slalom) competitions locally fairly recently (in the UK) and my youngest daughter, the 4th one, has been along and not seemed that interested in having a go. She is now 15, not particularly sporty but when I was watching the TWBC trick competition the other week, she came across to where I was watching the event, watched for a while and after remarked that she'd like to have a go/learn when it got warmer. Before she saw the trick event, she couldn't have cared less about waterskiing. There are lots of different things that can get people in. Once you are in it is all about the personal challenge at every level. Slalom is a very easy discipline to measure your achievements, especially in the early stages.

You will have to watch via Youtube. Def lack of PPE for the jump - brilliant

Not sure about that particular model but I used a dark blue Lapoint slalom occasionally back in the late 80s. They also sold an asymmetrical one as well. I thought they were ok. Back then used to get into 14.25M line at 58 kph. I'd give it a try and keep it if I was you, if only as a keepsake

As a bog standard, in my senior days now as, an 18.25m skier, I love all the ads for the new skis showing all the new improvements they can do for you, the testing that goes on and Mr Hortons' testing videos are always very interesting and thorough. I find fascinating the adjusting of the wing and all the other little adjustments you can do - I even got the book on it. I may even get fired up to get something a bit more advanced as I manage my decline in the sport. Then I see a video of a skier running the course - 52 kph- on a trick ski. The penny re-drops.

I thought the coverage was fantastic and the standard of the skiers was incredible. As a slalom skier, who found tricking, in my past, very frustrating and hence I was rubbish at it - I thought the discipline worked brilliantly with the coverage. More so, dare I say, than slalom for me