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If you have the money get the lessons and a new ski. Doesn't have to be either/or, but lessons first. Horton's right on always get the highest materials spec if possible. The ski's one down from the top, typically slightly wider versions, seem to work well for people progressing. They reward when you do things right but don't bite. Omni or Max if your stuck on HO but I really think the Senate Lithium is very versatile. But lessons, definitely lessons. Getting in shape and a ski school week ideal.

Ha! @keithh2oskier and I crossed post! @MarkM You say "I’ve used it. Heel comes out." How did the heel come out without the foot coming out? Not meaning to argue just wanting to know. Mine is in or out, never halfway. It's gotta release somehow.

Hmmm, I am not sure and I don't think you are sure what you are asking. @MarkM You say "Rear bindings either come in the format of a boot or a flip-flop/sandal." No, this is clearly not true. As you point out "I realize there are choices like a radar Hybrid, Reflex rear, etc." So options other than boot or sandal. Crux seems to be "but the heels are so cut down that your heel slips out" and "Negative. The heel is cut too low and your heel is not secure." Specifically "heel slips out" and "not secure". So what do you mean by that, what is the "secure" you would like? For instance the Reflex R-style, which I know well, the heel can not go out sideways or back and the foot can not slide forward. Any release, "slip out" requires an up component of several inches. This particular binding concept is to have the foot held to the ski like a hard boot but to free the ankle and specifically free the heel, let the heel come up, without the heel moving in any other plane, like a toe loop but with side and rear support. No slip out the side or back. I believe it does that exact thing, been on one for years. Only way out is with an sizable UP component. You ski better than anyone on this thread, well better than most anyone. You state you want your ankle free, so no boot. I assume you don't want the ball of your foot to move, all options lock that. So what do you want your heel to do? Locked down to the sole like in a boot? A small amount of vertical but no fore/aft/side movement? Resistance or free for that vertical, up, movement? Completely free vertical but no fore/aft/side movement?

@jeidmann The SuperShell is a great boot and a wide fit so a good fit for you. It's awesome we now have so many excellent hard shell options to choose from. Couple points of clairification: -All the boots are repurposed roller/ice skate shells. -The SuperShell is the stiffest, noticeably stiffer than Reflex Classic (black cuff classic slightly stiffer than white). -The Goode shell is noticeably softer than the others. The shell has also been unchanged for the longest time, years, great for consistency and repairs. -The SuperShell is noticeably wider in fit than Reflex Classic and Goode (RC & G very similar in width). -Everyone's feet seem to fall asleep and cramp up in a traditional rubber high wrap ...a molded liner is MUCH more comfortable. Particularly in hot or cold water. Warm water poured in a liner before a ride in cold water is soooo nice! Enjoy your new boot(s)!

@jeidmann The SuperShell is definitely a wider fit that the standard Reflex boot and the Goode but is way stiffer. I had no success with the SuperShell as way to stiff for me, ran early passes but ugly. I have skied Goode PowerShells and Reflex White cuff a lot. The Goode shell is definitely the softest between them all. Have looked at but not skied the HO but it feels like its between the std Reflex and SuperShell. I don't think any of them are forgiving or unforgiving. They all will give a comfortable, consistent and more responsive ride when fit properly. Goode specifically tells you to heat mold (and how to) their liners. They also haven't changed their shell for years, cause it works, so consistent reparable/replaceable performance. With the Reflex release now seems a great way to go.

So now it seems to enter an L or R (almost all tournaments in S. FL) you need to prop up IWWF.

IWWF LICENSE MANDATE NOW IN EFFECT By USA Water Ski & Wake Sports | April 22, 2021, 3:33 p.m. (ET) Based on a decision made at the 2019 IWWF Congress in Malaysia, all athletes wishing to register for Ranking List (RL)/Record Capability (RC) competitions must hold an IWWF License in the future. The introduction of the IWWF License will begin with the Barefooting, Cable Skiing, Wakeboarding Boat, Wakeboarding Cable and Water Skiing disciplines as of 2021. The disciplines of Disabled, Water Ski Racing, Show Skiing and Wakesurfing will follow in 2022. Also, from 2021 U.S. skiers in non three-event competitions will use the IWWF system for registration and scoring which may require an active EMS account. Manual registration is not available in the IWWF system so please reach out to discipline (Barefooting, Cable Skiing, Wakeboarding Boat, Wakeboarding Cable and Water Skiing) coordinators for details and information. The EMS registration system will be required for events outside the U.S. for all competitors and will necessitate active EMS accounts. Examples of such events would include Moomba, Sesena's International Slalom, VII San Gervasio Pro Am or other international non-title events. Overall Concept The IWWF License is valid for the duration of a calendar year (January 1 to December 31). The “IWWF Order License” will be activated in the IWWF Event Management System (EMS) on January 4, 2021 (first working day of the year for our IT-Provider). An athlete will only be permitted to participate in an IWWF Ranking List event if he/she is in possession of an IWWF License, valid for the year of the competition (USD25.00 for a Yearly Unlimited License or USD7.00 for a Single Competition License). He will order his IWWF License in the IWWF EMS through the “Purchase IWWF Licenses” button on the Public Athletes menu item and pay by credit card in US Dollars or Euros. The process is quick, easy and user-friendly. Federations will be able to order Yearly Unlimited Licenses in bulk for their respective National Teams (one single payment for several Licenses). Families and Clubs will also be able to order their Licenses in bulk with one single The Licenses will be designated for a specific Athlete and credited to his account in EMS. Licenses will not be transferable to another Athlete. EMS will issue email confirmations/receipts. The USD25.00 Yearly Unlimited License will be non-refundable. The USD7.00 Single Competition License will be flexible and not linked to a specific competition. It will be sold in the form of “tickets” through the “Purchase IWWF Licenses” function (see above). If the competition is cancelled or the Athlete is rejected, he will be credited with a ticket on his EMS “License Account” to use for a future competition. Plastic License cards will be NOT be issued: in case of control, the Athlete will easily be able to prove to be in possession of a valid License by showing his EMS “License Account” on his smartphone. The License gives the right to participate in competitions of all disciplines. Why an IWWF License? During the 2019 IWWF Congress held in Malaysia, it was decided to launch an IWWF License to help finance/reduce costs for organizers to host future IWWF World Titled events, in particular the IWWF World Open Waterski Championships, which includes the hosting of the IWWF The International Hall of Fame ceremonies, held at the respective IWWF World Championships of each sport discipline, also needs to be financed. This would result in there being more interested parties wishing to bid and host for this event so the IWWF can select event venues with the best conditions so athletes can perform to the best of their abilities. Most International Sports Federations practice a licensing system to finance their operations, some up to USD130.00 for a yearly License! The IWWF License, for a modest fee, will help improve the quality of our services to our Athletes and National Federations. The IWWF Executive Board is counting on the support of all National Federations and Sports Division Councils to achieve this goal because it is in the best interest of our Athletes and Sport. Will the IWWF License be mandatory for all Athletes participating in a RL or RC competition? YES, it will concern ALL Athletes participating in a Ranking List competition (and not only the Athletes who want to have their names listed on the Ranking List!). This is not a License for those who want to be on the Ranking List but a License for those who want to PARTICIPATE in a Ranking List competition from 2021 onwards. An Athlete may not be interested to be part of the World Ranking List but will appreciate participating in a Ranking List event which guarantees a high level of competition: good event venue, good skiing/riding conditions, experienced & competent technical officials (judges/drivers), first-class technical equipment (cableway, obstacles, homologated slalom course and jump ramp, video, tow boats), publicity (live streaming, public relations, social media, ), professional infrastructure and the motivating factor of competing together with high profile Athletes. It would be only fair that ALL Athletes participating in the same quality competition pay for a License. * IWWF License required for competitions based on Homologation Codes: – Barefoot/Waterski: Record Capability, Ranking List. – Cableski: Record Capability, Normal. – Wakeboard Boat/Wakeboard Cable: 3 to 6 Stars (Wakeboard Cable will be integrated in the EMS system during the 1st quarter of 2021)

Sent you a PM. You didn't say what size. I have a 68" 2016 Lithium, very good condition.

For a real outboard ski boat (boat designed specifically for skiing) check out Dyna-Ski. Dyna-Ski Boat Blog They say they ship all over the world. Lots of configuration options, no wood in hull or transom. Look real good, I am not affiliated nor own one. dyna-ski.com/

Also, a side note, with the Denali Adams's one seems to break skis with regularity and the other one never does. And it's the lighter, more slender one that breaks them. Perhaps it's something you've started doing that is causing you to begin breaking skis?

@drew7ski I am 6'1" 225+, haven't seen 200 since mid high school, basic linebacker build. Was solid mid 38 tourneys, ran it some in practice a couple years ago. Then my bad knee gave up, got it fixed (kinda), and it's been a long road back. M5 doesn't heal like M3. Got 4@35 at Nats, should have run it but Nat's jitters. Used to break skis and ropes but haven't for a good 10 years at least. Had a couple Radars since 2014 and just got on a Goode. My 2016 Vapor looks hardly used, have a 2019 Vapor I don't like (need to sell both). Have had the Goode Revolution for 5 months and love the way it skis. But I think I am borderline too heavy at 34 for it, 36 it would be prime. I did have to send it to Goode for repair due to a small section of sidewall pulled off, think tubing on handle did it on a start (tubing gone from handle now). It seems more fragile for sure than Radar for dings and scratches. The Revolution though is a really strong, solid platform under foot skiing and surprising good in rollers and wind chop. Doesn't feel like it is going to fold up ever. All in 68" Goode Revolution: Great so far (had an Goode Nano Twist that tried to kill me a couple times but it was as good when I sold it, after a season, as when I got it) Radar Vapor: A 2014, 2016 and 2019 all good D3: skied on them years ago, never broke one. HO: skied on them years ago, broke a couple Kidder/KD: Broke several back in the day, current ones won't handle over 210 (if that) Connelly: skied on them years ago, never broke one, Pro I know who's tied with them said "yea, your too big for the GT-R." Reflex: Demo'd, what a noodle, felt like it would snap at any moment, got off quick. Hope this helps.

Both my pucks finally failed so needed to get new ones. Wanted to go to Rev S anyway so time to spend money. I have access to the cable and did the update to Rev R so all good with how to get the firmware update done. Called my local Nautique dealer and they quoted $1500, uninstalled, so that was a no. I could see possibly a little premium but 3X is crazy. So I called ZO and left a message with questions on ordering RevS, left a voicemail and did get a call back next day which I missed. Pretty sure I had it figured so on 4/4/19 I placed my order online for Rev S and single puck hardware. Received e-mail order acknowledgement later that day. Next day received e-mail with RevS .mot file and password. Later that day received e-mail notification that hardware would ship on the 10th. On 4/10/19 received e-mail notification that products had shipped and the tracking number. So everything as it should be, can't fault ZO here at all. Like ordering from many companies. E-commerce is not what they do so pretty good actually. Now, the issues. Turns out the 2011 CC Nautique 200, AFAIK only the 2011 CC200, has everything hard wired for ZO, head unit and pucks, and does not use the harness plugs. All other years use harness plugs so "plug and play." Sent a detailed e-mail to the ZO contact provided with the ordering e-mails about this. Figured they would have run into this before and have some idea of what to do. Crickets, no response at all. Got it figured out and got confirmation I wasn't crazy or missing something from Skip. He also sent me a nifty diagram too. So I cut off the plugs from the new harness and spliced it all in. Real PITA due to where some wires were. Not really a ZO issue here, it's really a Nautique issue with Nautique wiring. But a note or call back saying yea on 2011 200's you have to hardwire it would have been good. Bit of a minus here to ZO but they didn't build a boat different from everyone else for one year, Nautique did. End result is Rev S installed and working well. Boat skis a bit better, subtle but feels a bit "spunkier." Good thing in a 5.7 200. Does take substantially longer than dual puck Rev R to find a satellite initially on start-up. Then it usually has 7-9 satellites and after about 4-5 minutes is usually around 22 satellites with "D" (I believe means Differential GPS active). Good thing we don't worry about turning the engine off at the ends. So my experience is ZO as a company I'd say was fine. They did what they advertised and sell and it was all responsive and on time for what they advertised and sell. Did they go anything extra? No. Didn't do anything negative either.

3.02 Divisions A. Competition for the three major events shall be separated into the following divisions as determined by the contestant’s age. The “ski year” shall begin on the day after the conclusion of the Nationals, and shall end on the final day of the following Nationals. The contestant’s age on December 31 of the ski year shall determine his division for the entire ski year. For example, if a skier's birthday within the "ski year" could result in an age division change and his birthday is between the day after the conclusion of Nationals and December 31 inclusive of that "ski year", he will ski in the older division, beginning the day after Nationals. Otherwise, he will remain in the younger division for one more season concluding with the end of the following Nationals. Age Division Age Boys 1/Girls 1 9 years and under Boys 2/Girls 2 (Boys 2/Girls 2)* 11 years and under Boys 2/Girls 2 (Boys 3/Girls 3)* 13 years and under Boys 3/Girls 3 (Boys 4/Girls 4)* 17 years and under Men 1/Women 1 18 - 24 years inclusive Men 2/Women 2 25 - 34 years inclusive Men 3/Women 3 35 - 44 years inclusive Men 4/Women 4 45 - 54 years inclusive Men 5/Women 5 55 - 59 years inclusive Men 6/Women 6 60 - 64 years inclusive Men 7/Women 7 65 - 69 years inclusive Men 8/Women 8 70 - 74 years inclusive Men 9/Women 9 75 - 79 years inclusive Men 10/Women 10 80 – 84 years inclusive Men 11/Women 11 85 and over Elite Divisions Open Men/Open Women any age Masters Men/Masters Women 35 and over *All division and speed changes take effect after 2019 Nationals. Page 8 of the AWSA rule book, pretty clear to me. INT Slalom Divisions Men’s Novice – 14 & over – never made a full pass Women’s Novice – 14 & over Junior Novice – 13 & under Junior 4th Class – 13 & under max speed 28 mph 4th Class – max speed 28 mph 15 off line length 3rd Class – max speed 30 mph 15 off line length 2nd Class – max speed 32 mph 15 off line length 1st Class – max speed 34 mph 15 off line length Advanced – men 35 & over and all women, max 22 off @ 34 mph Advanced Open – men 35 & over and all women 28 & 32 off @34 mph Advanced Super Open – men 35 & over and all women, 35 off & shorter @ 34 mph Junior Expert – 13 & under, working on 22 off @ max 34 mph (Must meet qualifications (see rulebook for more details) Expert – men 14-34, max 22 off @ 36 mph Open – men 14-34, 28 off & up @ 36 mph Super Open – men 14-34, 35 off & shorter @ 36 mph Wide Ski Ride Fun – max 28 off @ 30 mph Wide Ski Ride Super Fun – 32 off & up @30 mph Wide Ski Ride Open – 38 off & up @30 mph Men’s Pro Division – Special Pricing Women’s Pro Division – Special Pricing Hmmm, a rule book? What? Let's see... Event scoring, Bonus points, Bumping, Sand Bagging... Bumping At the maximum speed in your division, there is an automatic bump ball that will move you into the next division. Only Mr. Judge (the INT software program) will know which ball that is. The criteria that Mr. Judge takes into consideration are: the total number of events, number of events you have competed in, the number of events left in the schedule, and your past performance. A skier may bump without making a complete pass. • When you bump into a new division, after your first event, you will be awarded the points in your new division. • Once a skier enters an event they will remain in the same division for the entire event. The skier will receive a score and points in their new division based upon their best performance of the event. The skier will enter the next event in their new division. Some mystery formula bumps me around? Hmmm.... And what's this Special Pricing? Hmmm, pretty complicated. Seems running a competitive sport isn't all that clear cut. Sunshine Marketing has done well over the years with INT. A club I was in put on one of the original tournaments in WA State back in the day, Rick and Larry came to us, and more I won't go into. INT is different but not necessarily better than AWSA. I prefer AWSA. No need for war between the two. Twist on War Games: The only winning move is to play. How about an nice tournament, INT or AWSA?

I just changed my 2011 5.7 200 to RevS single puck. I would say it is "spunkier" I guess. Different, better, but not dramatic. I would agree smoother hookup and release yet more "go" also. It's good, worth it. I'm well over 200lbs, C1, 34/55, -28 to -38. Haven't played around with the + settings yet. C1 is what I used before and feels really good, better on RevS. Side note on the 2011 200's there are no plugs in the boats harness so it has to be spliced in.

$170,000 AUD is almost exactly $120,578 USD today. Assume that includes all import duties, freight and so forth for the AUD MC. A nicely spec'd MC with single axel and 6L, but not fully loaded, shows $119,680 USD MSRP on MC's site which is $168,545 AUD today and does not include all import duties, freight and so forth. So not much difference, bit of wiggle there where discount off MSRP may or may not be roughly equivalent to "all import duties, freight and so forth." Raw base MC listed at $80,950 USD which is $113,998 AUD. What does an Aussie MC dealer quote for equivalent boat to that Nautique quote? Either boat new, in USD or AUD, is damn pricey for what it is. However there is a 2018(maybe 2019) MC with the big engine along with two 2019 Nautiques (one with big engine) on my lake. The big motor is sweet but they really charge for it. But not seeing a huge differential between the two for new out the door regular guy price. I seem to get by with my 2011 200. Works just fine for slalom. Someone can pick up a similar boat for around $36K-$40K USD or about $50.7K to $56.3K AUD. You don't have to spend $100K+ on a boat to ski. Lots of tourny guys (most?) personally run older boats.