scott thompson

Gee m nee....I leave the sport for a bit and it turns into nascar!! Haha! Just kidding of course...so sorry to see this happen. Sorry for Jeff and Dave and all involved. Won't be long and it will be all forgotten.

any other MM scores.... or who all is in the final 8 in MM?

in response to MS's comments, i wouldn't let my achilles rupture steer ya away from the Reflex. I really think it was just a fluke thing - i finally got to see the video - got over the front way too much, then to the point of tail blowing out and then the tip went right down in the water - apparently just not enough force or the right direction of force, etc. and my achilles went and binder didn't release. I've pondered what i'll do come next April. Pretty sure i'm just gonna strap it back on - especially after hearing of achilles ruptures/ankles broken, etc. in Wileys, Power Shells, HO Animals, RS-1's,  etc etc - I'm not sure any one is better than the other. And as far as achilles goes, and according to the Docs, if you're between age 35-45, thats just when its gonna happen, if it does.

reflex front hard shell, and just a rear kicker. front boot did not release. i'm hoping to see the video of it sometime, cuz of a couple comments i heard from other skiers at the tourney that saw it happen: 1) the rope never came tight to really yank me forward, and 2) there was not a lot of upward momentum from my body in order to cause the binder to release - it was more just downward and forward direction of my body.     so............  i.e. - it might have just been a real fluke thing - not the binder's fault -  not enough pressure to cause a release, and maybe just some "weak" achilles. I've only had the binder about a month and the only time in practice that it should have released, it did, so i was confident the release mechanism was working fine.

skicoug - not the same achilles as last time, its the other one - so yes, 2 "new" achilles now! this one was the front foot , front reflex hardshell with rear toe plate. Went over the front a bit at one ball @ 39, stuck it - ski stopped, and the binder didnt release. had the tension spring set on the recommended setting - it released once in practice in the 4 weeks i had been using it - so it seemed like it was set right. maybe my achilles was just weak??? the other one ruptured on just an easy jump up and landing playing basketball - nothing unusual. Hope you are doing well - looks like its been 3 weeks since surgery for you - still on crutches i assume , those are a pain! Touch base with me: sthompson@taxproscpa.com MS - thanks man! - that's the only good thing, its put my "skiing misery" to rest for a while! hopefully 6 months off, rehab, etc. will get rid of whatever was causing me to regress this past year or so!! ha ha -ÂÂ

just ruptured my achilles at Big Dawg finals. Surgery coming this Friday. Its the 2nd one - other one was playing basketball about 6 years ago. 5 months after surgery i was skiing again (couldn't hold out much longer - it was June - in Iowa).  Now I already cant wait until 4/15/09 - a good 6.5 months of recovery, and another tax season done and I'll be on the water  4/16/09!! no time to waste - those scores at the big dawg are going nowhere but up! Incredible finals this last weekend.  Hope you are doing well skicoug! Take care, and look forward to skiing again. It is a long recovery, and the crutches for 5 weeks is not fun - But do all the rehab and you'll be fine. You know, i think i had one of my best nationals the year of my first achilles rupture - so you are right, think positive! I understand our achilles are as good or better than new after repaired and rehabbed. scottÂÂ