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schroed last won the day on January 6 2023

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    Mastercraft
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  • Real Name
    Steve Schroeder
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    D3 NRG
  • State
    CA
  • Tournament PB
    4.5 @ 39; 55 KPH

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  1. Not sure what to say. What a loss. Brett was a great friend, father, professional, husband, and valued member of the waterski community. I am personally thankful for over 30 years of skiing, competing, and having great times with Brett. He was always funny, encouraging, and looking to have a good time. I will greatly miss his presence at local tournaments, regionals, and nationals. His enthusiasm at all the tournaments we skied together was contagious. He was always hoping that ALL of us would ski our best and see who would come out on top. That led to great fun and competition between all of us around him. Further, at times when I have gotten frustrated skiing through the years, he always had a kind, encouraging word that would put things in perspective and make me laugh. His generosity with his time and the effort he put into the waterski community will also be missed. He and Tricia were the main forces organizing and running the junior development camps that were held in the Sacramento area during the past 10+ years. The Mainer family offered their time, their boat, their cooking skills, and whatever else they could give to ensure that we always had a successful camp. My entire family has great memories of those junior development camps and are very thankful to Brett and the Mainer family for their effort. His presence at those camps will be missed. My hope is that Brett is in a better place now and his spirit will continue to encourage all of us who knew him to strive to be the best we can be, give back to the community, and have a great time doing it. You will be missed Brett.
  2. It's cloudy, windy, and cold here today. Suppose to be even cooler tomorrow. @Horton - Can we move the tournament to somewhere in Hawaii this weekend? It's suppose to be mid eighties and light winds all weekend there. You can get Smart to fly all of us form Rio Linda airport right next to the lakes to Hawaii. You should have enough $$ from the tournament fees to cover that.
  3. Check this out: https://www.facebook.com/guyhumorofficial/videos/894726710926619/?t=26 Clearly an over achieving Dad.
  4. schroed

    NRG 1

    I've been skiing on the NRG for the past two years and really liked it. My impression was that it was a stable ski that carved tight radius turns and was really good on my off side. My only complaints with that ski was that it really didn't have any slide at the end of the turn and would sometimes over turn if I came over the front of the ski too far (especially on my off side). I just started skiing on the NRG - R1 and definitely like it better. My first impression was that the ski really turned well. There's definitely more slide at the end of the turn which I like. I'm running my bindings in the same place, but I moved my fin back and a bit deeper from what I was running my NRG. A driver that drives me often in practice said that I was much easier to drive on the NRG-R1 versus the NRG. I think that's a testament to the fact that I'm skiing smoother on it than I was on the NRG. I also feel earlier in the course than I was on the NRG even as the line gets shorter. I think that may be due to the fact that I'm staying more stacked coming out of the turn and through the wakes on the NRG-1. Overall I'm excited to be skiing on the new R1.
  5. I skied for Chico State in Nor Cal from 89 to 93. Some of the best times of my life. I'm still friends with many of my former teammates and I'm still skiing after all these years. College skiing brought me into the tournament waterski seen and for that, I am grateful.
  6. We handicapped a kid's ski league this summer using the .95 multiplier method @Than_Bogan outlined. It worked well for skiers that ranged from running the course at 15.5 MPH up to skiers running into -38. We then did season points based on placement (top 4 scores out of 8 stops). The end result is that the multiplier worked well. At the end of the season the kids that skied at least 4 stops were really close in points. We even had a tie for 3rd place that we ended up doing a sudden death run-off. My conclusion is that if you have a wide range of abilities, then you need a multiplier. If the skiers are all -28 or better as @Horton mentioned, then no multiplier is needed. FYI - here's the season standings if anyone's interested: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ztTGwFN4PBmucw2oDDmj33zH8yH9_aOXfL1eyToSYyI/edit?ts=5b19834c#gid=0
  7. Best part of nationals - watching @horton miss 38 (yeah he still beat me) 2nd best part of nationals - watching my son nearly set a PB in trick 3rd best part of nationals - watching B3 and OM jump
  8. @MikeT : For hotels, it depends what you're looking for. Downtown Sacramento is only about 10 or 15 minutes away from the site. There's plenty of nice hotels there including the Hyatt which is right across from the capitol and my personal favorite which is the new Kimpton Sawyer Hotel. Those places are pretty pricey, but they're nice. If you're looking for something cheaper and closer, I'd look in the Natomas area. There's a bunch of chain hotels there. As Horton said, stay away from Rio Linda and Del Paso Heights.
  9. Would my handle pop on @Horton's boat be considered a Level 10 handle pop? I specifically aimed for the aluminum vent rather than the gel coat. @Horton - Is your boat going to Nationals or to the Ball of Spray tournament? If you want, I can aim for the gel coat next time to try to show my control of hitting your boat and achieve a Level 10 handle pop rating. BTW - just so you know. I had a lot of money riding on that round and I needed the extra half buoy.....
  10. I'm trying to figure out who's going but the seeding report on USA Waterski's website for Nationals keeps crashing. I'm guessing Horton has been hacking the database to try to get me out of the tournament and improve his seeding. @JeffSurdej - Do you know if the seeding report is working on USA Waterski's website? Also, I'd like to request the disqualification of @Horton based on rule 7.07.D which states "Any contestant (or his representative) or official whose conduct is deemed unsportsmanlike or whose conduct may cause discredit to USA-WSWS, either on or off the tournament site before, during,or after the tournament, may be disqualified from participation in the tournament." -- Clearly his harassment is unsportsmanlike and his hacking of the USA Waterski database has caused discredit to USA-WSWS
  11. I don't think it's been decided yet. I'm rooting for Bell Aqua.
  12. I'm going. I got my wind practice at regionals. I should be all set for Wichita.
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