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I would love to see video of Wim Decree in 1/4 speed.

I would love to see video of Wim Decree in 1/4 speed.

Awesome video. Horton, what was the second song?

I'll be there with the Crimson Tide!!

Didn't Mapple run a few at 43 in a class C at Trophy a few years back?

Boys 3: 1st: Strada 2nd: 9800 3rd: Nano 4th: X7 5th: Razor

I just tried 36/15 for the first time a few weeks ago. When I aged out of Boys 2 and had to speed up to 36 I went straight to 36/22. 36/15 is a very difficult pass. There is a lot of speed combined with a lot of rope to deal with. This may sound weird but I would try to run all of your passes at 22 off. Start your set at 22 and see what happens. You may find 36/22 to be easier than 36/15.

Check out the Peace, Love & Waterskiing Training Center. It's located in Central VA, about an hour from Richmond. Head coach is pro skier Corey Humburg. www.peaceloveandwaterskiing.com

I agree with londonskier. I have been on a Reflex front and a rear toe plate for the past few seasons. I honestly don't think there is a safer set up. The Reflex has released every time I thought it should and have never had a problem with pre-release. I have seen too many people get hurt when the velcro is not set up just right. And it tends to always happen off the second wake... a very nasty fall. Good Luck! Paul

Yeah exactly. Holding onto the handle as long as possible.

Just took my 5th set on the razor. Last night I set the fin to stock "shortline" settings and the ski came alive today. It turned both sides of the course perfectly. One thing I did notice was that I really had to carry out into 246 (my onside) or I would tend to ski straight at the bouy. But even if it did feel like I was skiing straight at the bouy I could turn on a dime and be back in the pass. Not something I want to make a habit out of, but will be great if I need it. There were many times that I would have been swimming if I was on my A1.

Horton- My toe side feels like I am getting very far down course before I can get the ski traveling back across the course. But like Razorskier1 said, it feels like 2,4,6 is bouncing off of a wall--it's unreal. But it is the beginning of the season and I think that once I start skiing wider and more efficient it should come back together. I can't wait to ski it again. What settings are you guys using? Horton, you said you haven't touched them-- so stock?

Forgot to mention... I'm a righty and skiing on the 66A at 36mph

I tried a friend's razor for one set at the end of last season. Absolutely loved the ski! I ran some of the smoothest, easiest 35s ever. So I purchased one over the winter and after staring at it in the cold, I made my way down to Orlando this week. I have three sets on the new ski and parts of it are incredible but some things need work. It certainly doesn't feel like it did last season. I'm finding it very difficult to turn 1,3,5 and I'm getting pretty far down course. But I can ski all the way to 2,4,6 and turn like what feels like 90*. This ski is fast. And from what I can tell extremely stable. I ended up shortening the fin quite a bit after the last set and we'll see how it goes tomorrow. This ski has potential.

This is somewhat off topic but I wanted some quick advice... A very good friend of mine just tore her ACL, MCL, and meniscus as well as fractured her tibia, fibia, and femur playing soccer. She is young (18) so hopefully the healing process will go fairly smoothly. I know skiers are familiar with ligament injuries, how long before she will be able to run again? She was planning on playing soccer in college in the fall...

I have a 66" Outlaw with HO hole pattern if anyone is interested. I Can't say how it skis as I have never put bindings on it.

I just heard that Nate Smith ran 1@43 today in a tournament. Any more news on this? Was it an R tournament? I can't wait to see video of this. That kid is an animal.

I also recommend the InTow handles. In my opinion they are by far the best our there. The rubber that she uses lasts longer than any other handle I have used.

That does not look normal to me. But some ski manufacturers intentionally make the bottom of the ski "porous" to break up the suction of the ski in the water, and in theory make the ski slightly faster. Same idea, but a larger scale, is the step-bottomed coefficient X.

Well the radar gun didn't work out so well... The officer said that he has a different kind of radar that he thinks will work better for this application. Hopefully the next time he comes out I will have some more exciting news to share.

Thanks for the input guys! Our plan is to position the boat in line with 2 and 3 ball, hopefully getting the skier to ski straight at the radar gun. He should be here soon. I'll keep you guys updated.

Tomorrow I am fortunate enough to have a State Trooper join us at our lake with a radar gun. We will have a second boat in the water as the platform for the radar gun and will hopefully get some good pictures. What are some possible ways we could position the gun? Since our site always has a strong wind blowing down it we thought about measuring the speed of the skier going into the buoy from a head wind vs. a tail wind.We also want to measure the speed of different styles of gates to so see how much they vary. How much speed does a fast gate add to the rest of the course? Any other ideas we could try?

I popped a handle into the side of my A1 and unfortunately took a nice chunk out of it. What do you guys use to patch it up?

I talked to the HO guys at their tent for quite a bit this week at nationals about the bindings. They designed the front plastic piece as a fail-safe, designed to fail if the tip of the ski is caught in the water and the ski is ripped underneath of the skier. They did say they are finding more of the pieces breaking than intended. They also commented on the stiffness of the aluminum bar. They claim they made it this way so the flex of the ski is not affected when the bindings are attached. (Notice how the bar is flexed when laid on the ski, versus when the release is engaged.) I am seriously considering giving these bindings a try. They are the only system that has been entirely designed by waterskiers for waterskiers.

I saw the 2011s at nationals this week and the only immediate changes i saw were the recessed hinges on the saddle bags and slightly different vinyl some places.