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Sethski

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  1. I’m up for those three events @horton
  2. @horton No beers, no booze, just raw old man athleticism or lack thereof. And let’s don’t involve younger more capable waterski athletes...let’s stick with our old asses
  3. @Horton to be fair, I like the size sticker...but do you need to understand I’d go toe to toe with no size sticker, overhand grip, opposite foot forward with you any day...challenge extended my friend...as long as I can ride my DV8...(for clarification...we will both be opposite foot forward)
  4. With regards to the DV8 and the new Fogman system, i have them both at the Connelly booth. Come by and see them or send a friend and you’re welcome to video. With respect to lengthening a ski...we shall see. Whoever mentioned Filing your own tail, we will most likely have additional tail options down the road, and this is a viable thought we’ve considered. Asymmetry is also a potential direction. As for the Fogmans, @Horton is right and to be honest, even though the current version is still not going to be available right away, it’s probably the most complete release concept I have seen in all of my years of being involved with hardshell boots and releasable bindings. @lpskier looks like they want you to video...see you at the site shortly. Have a good day fellas...you should all be here! It’s a great event and Bennett’s is doing a great job as are all of the officials.
  5. @ToddF That is correct info from @lpskier There are no places on the water. However, much as @adamhcaldwell mentioned, there are lots of homes around Trophy Lakes. In fact the house I helped @lpskier ’s daughter and son-in-law buy is just around the corner from TL. I also have a lake about 6 miles from there. I’d love to help her out if you want to put her in touch. She could arrange to ski at my place and/or Trophy. We’d both love to have her. Folly is a great spot as well as far as places to live. I have two properties under contract out there now and the buyers are super excited to close and be on the Island permanently. My email is seth@sethrealty.com. Thanks and happy to help!
  6. Thanks for the great comments. It was a great experience for everyone involved. Side note @Tdub the hats are the ones I sell. That’s my logo on the front. Feel free to email us (bookings@skiseth.com) privately if interested. I don’t want to self-promote on this thread that is really about something amazing! Thanks again for the support everyone!
  7. @ReallyGottaSki I’m at Connelly guy and I will still tell you that it’s not sacrilegious. Happy that you are still on at Connelly and we definitely want you to get it set up right. There should be blocks in that ski so the sheet metal screws should be fine but the blocks would be where Connelly inserts would be. That means it should work properly on your front plate, but you’re better off borrowing a Connelly rear plate (from a newer pair of boots than your old one) and mark the plate and ski and still your plastic plate and tap into the ski based on those holes. If you have troubles or questions feel free to give me a call. 843.270.2902 As for settings, the link someone gave above should be good but let me know if you have troubles.
  8. @buechsr I agree with most and with you that there is really no need to go with a sub-high end ski, but definitely ok (and smart) to look for a demo/closeput/used ski to save on $$$’s. I’m biased but I moved to Connelly skis for both myself and many of my clients based on riding the ski and loving it. I think you should at least consider the Connelly GT or GTR in your quest to find the right ski! A lot of energy has gone into the design and testing and Connelly products and it shows. That having been said, I think the best thing you can do is make sure you rest some skis before you buy them if you can make that happen...or at least buy a ski at a price where you know you could sell it if you decide it isn’t best for you. My two cents...
  9. I’d have to agree with @TallSkinnyGuy however I have had so many great experiences more specifically with the Connelly V and the Connelly Carbon V. Both carry speed and energy very well, but maintain their predictability. Both skis carve well, but won’t dump you through the turn. Additionally you can easily get the acceleration you need to cross the wakes with little effort. H2OProShop.com is a great resource. But if you are worried about picking the wrong ski, email Austin there first. His email is sales@h2oproshop.com. Perhaps he can set you up on their “try before you buy” program.
  10. True story about the Connelly GT feeling more glued to the water. It is not quite as critical as far as being balanced fore and aft on the ski, but obviously, like all skis, the more evenly distributed your weight is the Beyer the ski will carry energy into and out of the turn. Despite trying lots of different settingns on the GT, I always seem to come back to some settings that Fred Halt gave me when I switched over to Connelly from D3. I love 6.825, 2.525, and 0.725. Also, understand if you can transition properly and insure that you have cast the ski out to maximum width at the apex of the turn, balance from tip to tail is mildly less critical on all skis. When the ski is trapped underneath you, generally speaking tail pressure doesn’t work well on most skis. The GT moves out from under you and out onto the carving edge very well which allows it to feel connected to the water all the way through the turn. Good luck!
  11. @btb24 I think @bigskieridaho might be heading the right way when he mentions the Radar senate, however I think you should thro the Connelly V and carbon V into your thought process as well. I put students on it regularly and have amazing results from 30 up through 34. It is a user-friendly ski that works well without paying through the nose and also carries good speed through the Wales while maintains stability. They are great in the course, but also very suitable for crushing it on the open water. If you decide you want to try one I may be able to get you demo to try. Either way, the midsize ski options are great! Have fun and keep crushing!
  12. @nzupancic I believe you chose the right Ski and got it at an amazing price! I hope it works well for you. If you need absolutely any help with the Ski or riding it, please feel free to email us at bookings@skiseth.com. Enjoy the new ride!
  13. @chef23 and @vtmecheng I agree wholeheartedly. The theory definitely indicates that a transition as you pass through the middle of the wakes makes sense on paper, however we aren’t skiing on Paper. And like @Chef23 says, it’s not the speed and line length that is the difference, it’s the fact that people who run faster speeds and shorter line lengths have learned how to generate energy/speed so well that they can transition as the pass through the centerline. I like to tell people that I coach, “as you increase your efficiency and ability to generate speed and as your transition becomes more effective and efficient, you will need to start transitioning sooner.” Cool question and excellent answer @chef23!
  14. @TacticalSpeed I am glad and not surprised that @Connelly_Skis_Inc is on top of it. They definitely standby their products. Just as a little feedback, I have mounted a lot of the plastic plate RTP’s and have never had a problem as long as you don’t tighten any of the screws before you get screws in all holes. That is generally my method for mounting any boot to a Ski. I have had the same problem (but perhaps more often) with Reflex plates as they are trying to match the insert patterns for all Ski manufacturers. Anyway, if you have any continued problems or need any additional help, I am happy to help as Connelly athlete and Brand representative!
  15. I have to agree for the most part with all of the comments that have been made. However having coach waterskiing for 20 years and seen all different types of interest in the sport, I understand the desire to have one ski only for all of you. The 67 inch idea is a good one, but will still be a little bit small for a 200 pound man. However, If you go with a ski slightly wider than the Senate it may work just fine. Personally I would suggest the Connelly aspect and just suggest that you try two different size boots and change them out when you ski. If you decide that the Connelly aspect is too wide, my personal suggestion would be the Connelly Carbon V or the regular Connelly V. They are similar in size to the Senate. Ultimately though, at such a low price point you could simply get a 69” Connelly V for the one guy who is larger and get a 67” that would suit the rest of you. You may have to change boots out, but you could sneak by with two skis that way. Hope this helps. Feel free to email me if I can be of further help: bookings@skiseth.com
  16. Yeah, I was there for four weeks and went all over. I was unable to see any possibilities. There is definitely land near the airport, but I would imagine it wouldn't be an easy thing to accomplish.
  17. @AdamCord and @adamhcaldwell this is some great stuff and I hope everyone is paying attention. I will re-read More later to absorb everything. Thanks for your insight. I like this and it makes me question if I am making too much of a movement through the transition...and even if I coach too much of a movement through the transition. I have made mine more subtle over the years simply so that I don’t allow my body to come up out of position, but maybe I need to do more. My main premise in my own skiing is to get the Ski to move out to a wider path (but same trajectory) than the handle without my upper body coming to the inside. I have a difficult time with some skiers trying to find a way to create a similar concept at 15 and 22 off. This is the basic snapshot of what I try to do and in subsequent photos thenpull of the boat brings my up ove the ski coming into the apex... Mind you, that’s free skiing on my ankle three months before I am supposed to be skiing (so I may be a little further on my back foot than intended). And when all of the concepts fail, I just try to do something more like this...
  18. @AdamCord great points. And for the record I don’t condone “shoving the Ski out in front” rather I think you have to do something to get the Ski out of that “trapped” position when you are stacked and building pressure. For my own skiing, I personally think a little More of “unweighting” or absorbing while Maintaining my lean so the Ski will travel through and out onto a wider path...of course my skiing didn’t win me any World Championships so take that with a grain of salt... Great discussion regardless and great point!
  19. Quick notes: 1-I don’t pretend to have it all figured out and my thoughts on what I said in the video definitely aren’t shared with everyone and I respect that. 2-The importance of being stacked up and building pressure coming into the wakes is key. 3-In what I am describing, the movement with the lower body or feet must be SUBTLE. If you make too big of a move you will come up from your lean abruptly and that will carry you more directly into the next buoy. 4-You are merely acting as the catalyst in this movement. You don’t shove the Ski way out in front of you. You simply “upset the stack” or alter the alignment slightly so that the pressure slightly advances the ski such that the ski path crosses to the outside of the handle path as you travel out to the ultimate apex of the turn. **my two cents...
  20. @rockdog Good luck with it and let me know if you ever need anything!
  21. We have taken the 66 Connelly GT and used the mold to build a 63” GT for Juniors. You get the width of the 66 without all of the length and by removing the extra length from the tail, you actually still end up with an appropriate sweet spot/flat spot on the Ski. My son is starting his third season on it and it really works well. Helped him at the slower speeds because of surface area, but is still working as he speeds up. Let me know if you’d like to get one and I can point you in the right direction and have the factory make one for you.
  22. @Bruce_Butterfield I don’t have a hard time believing any of this...
  23. @EliasE can you email me at bookings@skiseth.com? The dates can possibly be flexible as I may use multiple people that overlap. In general, I run beginning of April through mid-November but the first few weeks of November are pretty light
  24. @wawaskr Pain and arthritis from old injuries and surgeries
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