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All in favor of this ingenious Safe-T handle coming to market - raise your Right hand. The ayes have it; sign me up! Thanks for the great work Jason.

Hats off to Robert Pigozzi for exemplary sportsmanship displayed after coming up short for the final round.

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Winter is overdue in Melbourne.

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...margins; 11 time World Record Holder, 6 World Championships, 3 Senior World Titles, 14 U.S. Masters titles, 14 Moomba Masters titles, 15 US Open Slalom titles, 12 time Pro Tour Champion, 3 Time World Cup Champion, with 168 Professional Victories Worldwide...

Another measure being of whom the sport misses the most.

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Interesting shock absorber analogy. Wouldn't the amplitude of rebound in the no shock/spring scenario be greater (rebound above static height)? Does a slalom ski rebound beyond its static state(?). The core construction material/technique being the shock absorber? The thread is not posed to challenge the Goode ad, but regarding flex, standardized measurable findings are derived. Whereas with “rebound”, it appears this is a quantity (or just a quality noted) empirically derived? For slalom skis of identical shape (thickness, profile, length, etc., etc. ), given conventional core vs a carbon ribbed core, can there really be a demonstrably quicker rebound in a ski with a softer lay-up? Same goes for vaulting poles (same conditions of shape equivalence), is “rebound” quantified with a standard measuring technique? If construction techniques (as in the carbon core) permit a ski to have a thinner profile with a lay-up providing favorable flex (keeping it thin and not too soft); compared to a “thicker” ski with identical flex; it’s difficult to perceive the “rebound” of either being appreciably different, if measurable. Though it is conceivable that the “thinner” ski (in this comparison) would have a greater flex “displacement” relative to its thickness; call it a displacement/thickness ratio (the thinner and thicker skis having the same flex displacement). So a “thinner” ski, even if rebound is no quicker than the “thicker” ski, might be felt (skiing) to actually do so given a greater displacement/thickness ratio. Interesting stuff, and like most aspects of choosing a ski, favorable qualities all depend upon what seems to function best below the skier’s feet. Curious though as to what has been used to define and determine “rebound” as it has been applied to a slalom ski.

..."features a softer flex that makes turns quick, symmetrical and automatic, which when combined with a carbon core that rebounds more quickly out of the turn, leads to faster side-to-side speed and more space before the next buoy." Can flex (measured standards; "softer" = lower flex # measurements) and rebound be inversely related?

@JeffSwain - very sorry to hear of your injury. I've torn both; in '13 -the L was mid-substance; pretty quick return to decent skiing. In '17 the R was a week after "Ski-Freeze-or Die", that was off the calcaneus and required nearly a year to get back on the water and also was best adapted to by switching from LFF to RFF; then it took another year to start running passes and still looking for consistency. But - still stoked about skiing and will be at '20 Ski-Freeze-Or Die. The first 6-8 weeks post-op suck, but then things will be looking better. Be diligent with post-op instructions, rehab (Alfredson protocol) when permitted, get a "SlackBlock" for balance training (it'll help you get stoked to return on the water). By September you'll be behind a handle "exhilarating" down the lake!

@Chris Rossi and @TFIN – great work and thanks on the podcasts! All of them filled with pearls, particularly that on “Vision”. Any thoughts on discussing transition and moving up on the boat? Yes, it all ties in with what you’ve discussed already; good velocity into centerline, handle control, back arm/shoulder (leading) resistance (balanced in both/not giving up the back shoulder), etc. Are tangibles similar or dissimilar from say ~14 through 10.25m? So what do you “feel” or “visualize” (in essence to reproduce it) when that transition and moving up on the boat is money? E.g., @FWinter transitions seem a paragon.