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Performance has a few plates from different companies in the Trick section as well as this: http://www.perfski.com/Three-Event-Equipment/Accessories/Rear-Toe-Assembly.html

What's your stance on wake boarding and wake-surfing on public lakes?

I chopped a small gator while driving last summer. Too small to do any prop damage One of my friends fell tricking a few years ago and felt something stinging in his leg. When he reached down to see what it was he pulled up a snake which then bit his hand and swam off. Luckily nothing poisonous

See ya at the other end

You have no idea how scary this thread is for a young person.

I'm 22. That original comment seems kinda dangerous to post here

I am RFF, rear boot almost all the way counterclockwise on Exos, front boot about 1/5 clockwise.

I only spent 10 or so sets on each ski so I may not have the best opinion on them, but I know they are very different skis. The main characteristic I remember from the RS1 was it was FAST. Uncontrollably fast in the course for me. I feel like the Prophecy had a much looser feeling than the RS1, which resulted in a better release outward from the edge change and a more controlled for me. The RS1 felt like I was on a roller coaster and I never knew where I was going to enter or finish the turn.

I would say the 65". At 130, he'll have a few years before that would be too small for him, especially since the A1s are wider than older skis used to be. The 65 will still turn great and as MattP said will be plenty stable with its width. I am 5'11", 160 lbs and my 66.25" A1 from 2009 is a perfect fit.

Looks like Asher is on the EXOs in this vid. I know people always questioned his confidence in them before...

Go with the sport tube, they are tough enough for almost any baggage handler. I think I have the size that is designed for snowboards. I was able to fit 3 skis and a set of bindings in mine after an expensive 2006 nationals. 2 will be no problem, especially if there are releasable bindings.

I wouldn't mind the better gas mileage when towing a lighter boat. I bet that could help the promo guys travel just a bit further to get their boats to a better variety of tournaments

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Most winters I'll ski about once a week. Easy to handle the chill in a dry suit.

I started in INT and loved the tournaments when I did them, but I don't know the last time I heard of a slalom event at one of their stops in TX.

I'm not completely sure that this is correct. I think as long as the tournament isn't for any type of placement (so not regionals/nationals), a different boat, crew, and judges can be for skiers in the same division a given round. In an area where the same group of skiers shows up at the tournaments each week, I could see placing competitors into 3 or 4 ability based divisions being fairly simple for the tourney directors, and a easy way to develop some fun friendly rivalries for people with close buoy counts.

There is a pretty strong collegiate scene, but almost all of the skiers that have graduated from my team have pretty much quit the competitive scene simply because of lack of access. Most of them have no clue that they can look for clubs with boat shares and reduced annual costs from shared members. I feel like if there was more knowledge at the collegiate level about how to carry on with the sport in the years right after graduation where the budget is still tight, that would be a great source to beef up the M1/M2 divisions. I just hate seeing all these people work so hard in the sport for 4 years to simply free ski 3 or 4 times a year after they graduate.

I'm Nick Williams, a 21 year old architectural engineering student at the University of Texas. I started skiing in Arkansas when I was 6, first competition when I was 9, and moved to Lago Santa Fe near Houston when I was 12. I do most of my skiing with the UT Ski Team in Austin now. I saw my first course at my first INT tournament in 1998, which was an awesome way to get into competitive skiing, and started in USA Water Ski in 2001. By the end of high school I was burnt out on skiing altogether, but collegiate skiing has turned that around! I have never had more fun in my life than at any given collegiate tournament, and I'm looking for ways not to graduate because of it. My tournament PB is 2@-38 36mph, 4.5@-38 in practice. I have recently started enjoying trick for the first time ever by attempting flips, the first change in my run in 8 years. I'm not very successful with them, but I think the chicks even dig the failed attempts. I used to jump but quit due to injury, and I haven't found anything that compared to the feeling of flying yet. I've been an assistant judge for 5 years, I'm on the NCWSA Athlete's Advisory Committee, and am the vice president of the UT ski team. I say that skiing has taken a back seat to school, but any class where they take attendance can disprove that. I worked as a coach at M2 Ski School in Houston this summer, the best "job" I have ever had. I ride road bikes in the winter to keep in shape. Its the best way to release stress if its too cold to hang out at the lake all day.

I won't have internet at the site, but I'll try and do some updates from the hotel at night.

I'll ski year round since the water rarely drops below 45 here in Austin. A dry suit and closed toe bindings make it an easy feat. Its usually only going to the lake every week or two, but taking two to three sets each trip. A lot of back-to-backs with a monthly trip up the line. Still doesn't keep away the spring season soreness no matter how much I've skied.

2007 Malibu response LXI open bow. 1300 hrs. Asking $23000. Comes with single axle trailer, new cover, Perfect Pass Digital Pro speed control, fiberglass swim platform, stereo with mp3 memory faceplate, walk through jump seat. I will post pics soon. Contact Nick by phone (409-771-9717) or by email (nwilliamsski@yahoo.com) with any questions.

I've been using the Accurate custom ARS handles for a few years now. The rubber is softer than most other handles and the grip is incredible with kevlar gloves. The softer rubber means the handle will wear down every 2 years or so depending on how many sets you ski, but its really rare for me to have the handle pop on a deep turn with the grip I get

I just received my setup this week. I've had an incredibly hard time assembling the rear release mechanism for the set, otherwise i am impressed! I've been happy with my RS1's since March 08, although I have never been able to make a radar binding last more that 18 mos (which is still much better than any rubber binding I've used), but it feels like the construction on these are great. The mounting bar also feels much more flexible than my A1, so i don't expect the attitude of a ski to change with it. Has anyone else had any trouble mounting the system? I'll try and provide a good review by the end of the weekend if i get them set up and ski a few sets.