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  1. Ah at least that makes sense. Water on the moving parts does screw up digital caliper readings.
  2. Hmmmm. @Hortonfor your crazy numbers on hot days, how many beers/scotches were consumed prior to the crazy numbers? ”bad numbers “ with calipers is almost always human error.
  3. @chrislandyyour son is in a really funky transition zone. Without watching him in person or video I would err agreeing with Horton (dammit) and keep him on the same ski. But…… it never hurts to try something else if you have the opportunity or can pick something up on SIA. If it doesn’t work, sell it back and break even. The 63.5 vapor would be near the top of the list. another thing to consider is that he is in the range to move to a hard shell. Not to add more variables but you could keep the same ski and have him try a reflex. Keep the rtp. you’re welcome for another way to spend $$ on kids gear😝
  4. @B_S it’s because we (the US) caved and gave in to the metric system All “official” line lengths are in meters. All shortening’s after 38 (11.25m) are in 1/2 m increments. But us goofy Americans still think in “feet off”.
  5. Yes. Just a matter of time. IMO a Michael Jordan “type” will perform a lot better than a Yao Ming “type”. Athletic ability will trump physical stature every time. just because @liquid dis past his expiration date has no bearing on real skiers.
  6. I guess I should clarify what I mean by getting "hurt". Even in a non-release fall, real injuries are very rare. The reason I set a release tension low for beginners is that its very common to catch an edge and SLAM into the water. The skier doesn't get "injured", but those falls really don't feel good. It may not take too many of those slams before the skier decides tricks aren't that much fun after all. But if the skier catches an edge and the ski releases, its like falling into a pillow. Its a minor annoyance to put the ski back on, but a small price to pay IMO. Once as skier gets the basics down and doesn't catch edges very often, then crank up the release tension. When skiers start doing flips, that is usually the point where they have separate toe and hand skis. For toes, even advanced skiers can catch an edge, although rarely. Even with a good release person, the risk of injury is small, but does go up. Those quick slams with your knees in awkard positions don't feel good. Particularly when learning toe wake line tricks, wrap-ins, and higher level toe tricks, being able to come out of the ski is a wise thing.
  7. There is a small handful of high level trickers that use non-releasable bindings for hand pass, BUT they also have the rear foot strapped in. For toes, and pretty much anyone below 10k points, you absolutely want a releasable binding. Especially beginners that take sudden awkward falls, they will be glad the ski released. For beginners I ususally set the release on a very easy setting, below the normal recommendation. Even for an intermediate toe tricker and a good release person, there are falls that you could get hurt on if the ski doesn't release.
  8. Fun to watch, sure. The guy is a resaonable athlete, so he could do a lot of stuff if he really wanted. Fun on the water is almost always a good thing. Bottom line: If it was easy, they would call it wakeboarding.
  9. 4.03 Regional Tournament Qualifications A. General: Each Region shall determine the required qualifications for its own Regional Tournament. 1. In any year, a skier shall be qualified to enter only one Regional Tournament for placement. A skier shall ski for placement in the Region where he does more than half of his tournament skiing during the ten weeks prior to the Regional Tournament, but has the option to return to his Region of legal residence to ski for placement. 15 2. If this rule is clearly inequitable, the Regional Executive Vice Presidents of the affected Regions may correct the situation at the request of the skier prior to July 16 immediately preceding Nationals. EVP’s from the Regions involved must be in agreement. 3. If the skier has not done more than half his skiing in the ten-week period in any single Region, he shall ski in the Region in which he has skied most. If a skier is in doubt as to the Region in which he is qualified to ski, he shall present all the facts to the Regional Executive Vice President in the Region in which he has legal residence prior to July 16th immediately preceding Nationals and the Regional Executive Vice President’s decision shall be final. If there is any question regarding a particular skier’s Region, the Executive Vice President is required to rule based on the legal residence of the skier. This may be accomplished with the information contained in the USA-WSWS membership database. A skier skiing “out of Region”, based on the ten-week rule, may thereby satisfy the requirement to compete in a Regional Tournament to qualify for the National Tournament (Rule 4.02.A), and may ski for rankings only. He may not ski for Regional placement.
  10. Suck it up and buy a new one. You will get the correct size and know the hardware is in good shape. Used bindings are more of a crap shoot than used skis. You may get lucky and get a good deal on something “lightly used” but the odds are against it. You won’t regret getting new. Go with the basic reflex classic
  11. Sure seems like waterski related politics, so that's allowed. C'mon @The_MS how do you feel about it?
  12. It really depends on the best native tree that grows well in your part of the country. What is great in the PNW probably won’t do well in drier parts of the country. something in the evergreen family is probably your best bet. Check locally to see what varieties grow fast and wide
  13. Uhh Lucky Lowe? yeah that’s an outlier but hard to say “no one”
  14. If you are a beast you can do many things mortals can’t get away with. There is a video of Andy doing a similar gate at 39. @lpskierlets see a video of how you do with that kind of gate 😳
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