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That’s good stuff! I have them going 28 off right now- would u recommend putting them back farther? 15off to try to run some buoys?

ya, if it happens only once in awhile its just poor technique. the boat is picking you up before you are set in your stacked position. could be because you are shoulder heavy coming out of the turn.. could be because you are crunched forward going in... could be a lot of things. but if you get re connected to the boat before you are ready... its nigh nigh time.

Ok- ya those O’Brien look nice- the radar combos I have are traditional and no tow plate. So... will those work for my 50lb kids? They are much larger skis... also... as an aside- anyone have rec on how and when to teach jr to slalom. They want to do it... they can go in and out of the wakes (11mph) but it seems a little early?? Just seeing what the best progression is. I never learned to drop- just got up.. so I’m more along that line of thinking.

Hey anyone have a suggestion on combo skis for my little guys? They are 7 years old and can get up long line on those radar jr skis that have the bar for the tips and a tie for the tails. They can also take the bar off and get up, but the tie for the tails takes a screw driver to un hook and I haven’t tried that....Should I unscrew that thing that keeps the tails together or is there a better way to go? Or just keep blasting them around without the front bar? My kids only weigh about 50lbs.

Does anyone know what would work best with an iPhone 8? My videos with the old wakeye are total garbage. Jittery off the charts. I contacted wakeye and they said it was my phone. I tried with them the iPhone X. Same sitch. Thoughts?

My 2 cents- after blowing through 2 reflex thin liners (the Velcro is chincy) I decided to try the newest reflex short liner for my r-type. It’s not very comfortable.... not sure what to do. I liked the thin ones but the tongue would pop out sometimes if u didn’t strap the daylights out of the Velcro and even then the plastic piece would turn in it and it would just be all jacked up. Bad design and cheaply made for both so I’m looking for another thought.

Q: Do you keep this visual even through the gates of the back of the boat..? if so do you know you went through the gates? I can do it in the course but for some reason i always have my eye on that right gate ball.... J

skispray- i have had the same issues in the past. i thought it was ski set up and i'm not saying that it isn't for you...however.. when i went to Rini's school in florida last year he smoothed it out with no fin adjustment. basically...if the ski coming in to the turn flat and you have no arc or preturn developed you have to make pretty big moves to make it finish where you want the ski to finish...so for me...through the edge change ...getting my hips more toward the inside of the turn while still rotating upper body out made a longer, smoother turn that resulted in more of a carve and a zig zag chatter fest. if you are "pushing" as you say on the ski...it's because you are telling the ski you want it to turn NOW...no need to push on the ski if you have set up the turn right. just stand tall and let your hips fall forward and inside. j

Jay/TSIXAM- I have video but it is on Digital Video Cassette...i don't have a converter or a memory stick ...i'll have to get one. Upon Video review i can tell 3 things. 1. Jay- on turn in i am standing tall...LFF...handle out in front ...(slightly countered but not much)..then my first move is tipping in and slightly back. Although my ski gets rolled..it still is slow and gets me in a more closed postion behind the boat...with my hips for sure....but it's hard b/c i am LFF. My shoulders are pretty open but i can tell i have more load in my lead arm than my trailing one.  2. Maybe as a result of not being open...i change edges past the second wake and my new edge isn't set until past the white wash...at this point then both arms are pretty much out...my back arm..(right arm now) is getting pulled up and out so i just end up releasing. i can still run the pass but it's just not real smooth. 3. on both sides my shoulders tip in at the finish...instead of staying square and level they rotate and tip at the finish. thanks guys.ÂÂ

Horton- thanks for you comments...one question though. i realized that i am skiing pretty straight legged. my CM is not behind my feet and head b/c this would mean that i am bent over a bit....hunched if you will. However...when i "stand up" my ski feels like it continues to slide forward and i am "standing" straight pretty much on the tail...the only way i feel like i can move forward is some contrived weight shift that is not natural. So just standing for some reason isn't getting back to the center of the ski...any thoughts? J

Jay- yea...i have seen T-MO ski from the boat...and have had some instruction by him.. the guy is unreal. my lead hip IS for sure behind me...i am just trying to get a new thought that would get it forward because the last one..."inside hip leading" i think left me going out the front with a tail blow out...i'll try the standing tall thing...i do remember him saying something like he skis with almost all his weight over the front foot..  j

Jay- Thanks...when do you begin the counter with your hips...through the edge change?...i feel like i do it right at apex and end up forcing my body forward..instead of a smooth slide...it's too abrasive. I end up doing all the counter after i have released my off hand...and then i am inside the turning arc and too far back to do anything but hope! thoughts? J

Thanks to all for helping the "tip chatter" on my 67.5 A-1. putting a little more depth (2.517) seemed to get rid of it as well as moving the fin slightly back.....(.754) while keeping the tip (6.86) What i have noticed though is that i am now riding the tail pretty much the whole way from edge change through the turn....if i make an aggressive body movement (late) i end up biting it hard or blowing out the tail...Does anyone have a good suggestion that would help get more centered on the ski? i can get open...counter rotate...do everything i am trying to do and still do it all on the back of the ski. if i think about moving my CM more forward i just end up with a bizarre upper body over the top move at the finish and then a backward compensation...you know the rest. I can still get through 28@36 but it's not real smooth. should i move the fin farther back? should i move my bindings forward? they are alligned in the "neutral" hole settings.  Thanks j

A1 folk continued... i rode the 66.25 A1 and am trying to compare that to the 67.50. it turned tighter/faster and the edge change was much more responsive/aggressive. but less stable....  if anyone can help...i'm not good at knowing if this is a "better" thing to work with or not. i'm 195 so i feel like i'm inbetween. the 67.50 is slower turning but more stable and less squirly. do you go with the shorter and tweak it or the longer? thanks j

Thanks-i'll give that a go. i remember last year at Drew Ross's them saying to "rotate out" with the handle. in other words try to reach what would be across your body. you can't actually do this but the feeling is taking the handle out there and countering. my problem is i can do that with my upper body and still leave my hips and CM in the back seat. j

A1 folk- any suggestion on size for a 6ft 185-195 pound person...36mph. i am on the 67.5 but don't know if that's too big...it doesn't feel like it much j

After reading a few posts on this i am wondering if someone has a few key thoughts that might help this problem. i am a 28 off skier (36mph) i have no problem at 22. 28 i am about 30% 32 is not happening. after video analysis here's what i see....  i am open pretty good through the wakes going to 1...but right after the edge change i am on the back half of the ski and i can never seem to get forward unless it comes too abruptly. i usually end up turning on the tail and falling out the back. no matter how much i try to counter...through the edge change or after...i can't seem to get my CM to move forward and though the turn. when i release the handle i just continue falling to the inside and back...no matter how much i counter or reach forward.  any thoughts?  thanks.

As an FYI...i moved my bindings one back from neutral...seemed to ride a little better through the turns...although i am on Approach boots..  J

Jay- i agree completely about the edge change....felt a little slow on the A-1. i don't know if there is a fin adjustment to speak of for that. As a result i felt more in control with the A-1...and i could get on it if needed...but was a little narrower overall. Still, i liked the feel of the A-1. Do you know any place to pick one up at a decent price?  J

Has anyone ridden both the RS-1 and A1? Rode the A1 today and liked it. I've ridden the MPD but not the RS-1. Very different feeling skis from my perspective. I got used to the A1 much faster than the MPD.....  Thanks J

Thanks man- i'll give that a rip. j

Hey-wondering if someone would mind helping with a ski adjustment.... My 69 SIXAM is bouncing at the finish of my offside turn and going into the wakes....it's like the tip is trying to engage but it's not quite...it's kind of shimmying...that's the best way i can describe it. but it feels so awefully unstable as i begin back toward the wakes and at the finish. HELP! should i add tip?  running 28@36mph 2.505 .82 6.885 8 degrees i'm 190 so it's a little long for me....

Brent...could you send me your settings...i set the DFT forward to reduce the length feel of the ski a bit because i am only 190 6ft on it... i feel like i am runnin a little too shallow fin too at 2.47...? yes ? no? thanks j

Could anyone direct me to a good setup for a 69 SIXAM 1.0? right now it's a little slow and bouncy though the offside turn...  i am 6ft 190. LFF 28@36 6.88 lenghth 2.475 deep .89 DFT 30 and 3/4 front boot 8 degrees wing. thanks so much.