Ed Glas

@DvarianDan Johnson the D3 Tfactor bindings look neat! Will the ski come off if you wipe out? My current bindings do, which I think helps prevent knee injuries. They look like wake board bindings, which need to stay on during a wipeout. Ed.

@UWSkier good point on changing one thing at a time! I have a O'Brien Comp Series World Team Comp ski, with O'Brien 890 bindings, which are a velcro double-wrap around the ankle adjustable style binding. I got the ski second hand around 10 years ago. I'm not sure what year it is, my guess is around 2005? It's dark blue and has "Aerospace aluminum top with Kevlar dampening". Two of the loops on the bindings broke, so I think I'll start there. I've never tried a back foot full binding (I start with my back foot out), and I'm not really interested in that. But I do want a good binding that I can get snug on my front foot. I'm the only one using it, so it doesn't need to be adjustable. @Rednucleus I ski free style. I'd like to ski a course (I did when I was younger) but I don't know of one in the area (Raleigh, NC). I updated my pic with my own "ball of spray to give an idea" 🙂. I tried out an HO Omni Water Ski and didn't like it at all and returned it. Hard to start, too bulky, bad turning, no speed across the wake.

I'm a long time skier looking to upgrade my ski. I would like to try the ski before buying. We don't have any slalom ski shops nearby. The skis I'm looking at online do not have bindings. Is there a way to buy the skis and bindings, and try them out? Can I send them back if I don't like them? Are bindings mount points pretty standard / universal? Any favorite online ski stores? Thanks for any info! Ed.