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Hello, looking for other options with recording ski footage. Generally only my wife & I, she is driving and I am skiing, so no 3rd person to record. Been using a Ski Doc set up with my cell phone, but getting too much vibration in the recording. Anyone have a better option with that scenario ? Thank you

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Hello, first time shipping some bindings internationally from USA to UK via USPS, do I have to get a forwarder or is it possible to ship without a license ? Thought it would just be filling out the customs form in addition to paying postage. Thanks for any advice on cheapest alternative to resolve.

@dude, felt the same restriction, I moved the screw for the strap to the top hole & it fixed the issue for me, allowing more flex

Great suggestions ! I have always kept my back binding loose and intentionally heal lifted my back foot to place more weight to the front leg, pondering now if the consequence is loosing some balance in the rear ball of the foot and rocking back onto the heal. In actuality doing the exact opposite of what I wanted. Will be trying to feel that connection with the new binding set up where my rear foot will be locked in tighter. Two rooted foot beds with a straighter rear leg sounds like a good starting plan. That laundry list of keys are more of my "dry land skiing" daily chant ritual. I do try and only carry a couple of technique intentions into a pass, but for sure I am guilty of over thinking. Hips dropping in, are definitely in the forefront, I tend to toggle back and forth with trying to be the one legged man, figuratively speaking, and just using the hips in the edge out. Did manage to shed the weight, 17 lbs gone as of today, shooting now for 3 more lbs to make it an even 20, before I start the new season. Thanks very much for the feedback

After 15 years, I have determined, “The single weakest leak in my chain is the “Edge Out” A LFF skier Mens IV – 34mph. My thoughts just prior to Edge out. Weight on the front foot, hips up, elbows on the vest, arms straight, fingers relaxed, handle low, ski close to the wake as possible but out of the trough, I start when the boat is approximately a half a boat length from the pre-gates. As I go, I turn my shoulders slightly to the boat, with vision on the back of the boat’s platform to get my hips moving in the direction I need to go, (having my vision anywhere else has not worked in the past and causes me to break forward at the waist, as my eyes directly control my shoulders). Most of the time midway out from the start of the edge out, to the middle of the white water, I end up losing some of the front foot pressure, the hips squat back a little (strangely I never feel it until it is too late), connection (elbows to vest) is lost and I end up with decreased outbound speed and energy, instead of the opposite increased speed to take me high up on the boat. I believe once the hip drop occurs, I hang on the line a little bit too long (as a consequence) in the edge out to achieve that width. I feel like most of the time I have ended up with down course rather than outbound speed. My next move is to stand tall and square up to look down the buoy line. I normally do get as wide as the 2, 4, 6 buoy line at 28 & 32 off. The end result is a slower turn in for the gate, ski gets stuck or trapped slightly behind me instead of out in front in a good stack position. The boat pulls me down course through the gates into a “late” one ball. Video displays a slight squat on the back leg through the gates with space between the elbows and vest (all as we know no good). I would say 75% of the time this is my start to the pass. So I want to really change it up this year more than ever. Searching for the why I allow the hips to squat a little, even with so much focus on not doing it. Note I have and will continue to do get more professional coaching just in Atlanta nothing is too close by, either over to South Carolina or down to Florida are the closest avenues. A little background, 2012 I was a 35 off skier (scrapper, mainly because of the poor late starts), I managed to get one or two balls at 38. 2013 broke my L ankle right at the beginning of the season, hit 2 ball square and didn’t release (fogman bindings) and was done for the year (surgery). 2014 started my come back, changed my bindings got back to skiing 32 off (but never liked the new reflex bindings, were just too sensitive for me). Stayed away from tournaments last year just because I never made it back, Could not ski consistently where the first two passes were on demand out the boat, normally start at 28 off. Towards the latter part of the season, I just fell a little out of love with chasing buoys and worked more on free skiing instead of course skiing, with the intent to change up old ingrained bad habits. Free skiing helped some, (I am an adrenaline junky, so ripping 100 turns over a ski practice brought me back some joy into the pureness of skiing. but never helped me as much as I thought, once I would go back into the course) Overall, For me, if I am not skiing the course 3 times a week, I normally do not make forward progress getting shorter down the line. If you are like me, your perception of what is going on in the pass versus reality are nowhere close to each other. Long story, but hopefully the details are clear in understanding. 2015 is here I have decided to go back to my original fogman bindings that I really liked because of the stiff cuff and now have them mounted on the OB4 system. Really been motivated over this fall, & will be back to high school weight by the start of the season in March, dropping 15 lbs (180 down to 165lbs & I am 6’ tall). So wondering, How do you keep & maintain your stack in your edge out ? For those that have mastered your edge out if you can think back on what you did mentally to keep the hips up at all times. The start dictates the rhythm & speed of the pass. Any suggestions/comments are appreciated on what I listed above. I believe the RFF skiers may have different approach than the Lefties on the start, so if you would not mind advise which foot forward you are. Thank you

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i just recently upgraded from a 9800 to a Nano One, haven't made the maiden voyage yet, was wondering from those that have skied it, if you stayed at stock or ended up shallowing up the fin in a diagonal or vertical move. Hearing from some that they had to shallow up the fin to get it to turn. Seeking to circumvent some of the R&D & cut to the chase. What were your magic fin #'s ? I posted the stock #'s as a reference. Thank you 65.25″ Binding placement: 28.75″ (+- 1/8) from the tail of the ski to the rear of the front boot. Fin: .705″, 2.491″, 6.770″ Wing: 9.5 degrees (+- ½ degrees – The NANO ONE is wing sensitive. Try different settings)

@rico do not feel any coming from the steering wheel

No visual damage to prop, will have the other items checked, trying to make it to fall before putting it in a shop or sending the prop off, @rico vibrates no matter if pulling up straight or into a turn around island

I have a 09 Ski Nautique 196. It vibrates when pulling up heavier skiers (170 lbs +). It goes away after the initial get up, but it is considerably noticeable. It is weird, as there is no vibration when normal throttling the boat to plane or when pulling up the wifey at 125 lbs. I assume the prop is the first place to start and have it reconditioned or could it be something else ? Anyone had this issue before ?

how you can make those gate entries with your head turned almost totally away before the turn in is extremely impressive, awesome skiing !

Fellows thanks for the suggestions, I ended up feeling the ski was biting in the offside turn and now have moved back the bindings a 1/4 inch, and the ski is performing better. @webbdawg99 it was time for newer bindings the fogmans buckles had become cumbersome when removing, I also went down a size in the Reflex, fogmans were a 10, now in a size 8 Reflex, shoe size is a 9 so I could get my feet closer together. Been doing some more free skiing, along with the course, and it appears I am skiing stronger. Going to commit to the Reflex this season. Hoping to peak for some tournaments in later Aug/Sept. If the Reflex requires better technique, imagine that is a very good thing for me. Remember when Zero off first came out, didn't like it to begin with, but it made me ski better.

Not to bore you with a long story, but wanting to give background for better understanding. Coming off of a season ending ankle injury last year only skied twice before the injury. 2012 I was at the top of my game over my 14 year ski span, mens 4 skier now, (started skiing at 38 yrs old ) with a tournament PB 2 @ 38. During practice second outing in 2013, hit a high floating 2 ball at full speed with fogman bindings, back foot came out, front was locked and no release occurred with an immediate stop on the buoy. Surgery was needed, repairing torn tissue, dislocated peroneal tendon, along with removing bone fragments to my front angle (LFF skier) and was a very long summer in 2013. Water under the bridge now. Ankle is back 85% now, still some swelling after a year, but I am skiing again, Ya !!!, Decided to make a change and moved to Reflex binding with a rear shoe. Went to the rear shoe, because I never liked the back full boot binding tight on my leg on the fogman as it tended to pull me to the back leg. I have free skied many times on the new Reflex and course skied about 8 times (multiple sets over the last one month). Just can't seem to get anything going. One day at the end of a ski set I feel like I am coming back, completing 28 off passes, then running deep 32, other days can't make a pass at 28 getting 4 or 5 balls. I do not feel "skeered" pushing the ankle, but the reflex seems so much different than the fogmans. In the past, if I got late in a pass on the fogmans I could still scrap out most passes at 28 & 32. The reflex seems super sensitive with zero hacking leeway, requiring better body position. Any separation off of a 1 or 3 hook turn (onside for me LFF) and game is over into 2 & 4. There is no jacking the ski (on a goode 9800) around on these bindings, just end up on the back leg at the end of a turn, getting pulled down course late into the next. Don't get me wrong, I do strive to stay stacked over the ski through the pass, and not to place extra stress on the body, but stuff happens quickly :) Anyone had similar struggle coming off of a injury and a binding change ? Was on the fogmans for 10 years. I am "skeered" to go back to that binding at this point. Grasshopper try to never make same mistake twice. Not sure if this is in someway a norm, and it just takes time the find yourself or at what point do I except the bindings are not going to fit my style and move on. It is great to be back out there, the ski workout still beats the gym, but i want to get back into consistently skiing passes in practice and back into tournaments and find my "man card' again.

Chris, looking for the latest ski tips on the "ultimate edge out" for the gates, where the desired width, outbound ski energy and snug line is achieved when it is time to turn in, LFF 35'off - 34mph skier, most of the time at the harder passes, after the edge out, end up on a flat ski with downcourse speed and a loose line. When the line tightens up, I am not in the desired position, the handle is somewhere to the right of my body and the ski is not out in front of me, so alot is going on in the white water, scrambling to reposition and not let the boat just pull me on down course late into one ball.

Decided to change back last season, after 5 years of the one hand, the two hand just simplified the steps with the all important start to the course

Was able to get some coaching from him & Seth, about 5 years in Charleston, late in the afternoon the winds picked to sub-gale force, noone wanted to attempt a pass. Jamie got out there, (I was in the boat :) & saw go up the line starting at 32off, he still ran the 38 off in a 20 mph tail wind with a half foot of chop. He was an absolute beast, super nice guy, with a ski path vision way beyond my pea brain fathomobilty, really enjoyed hanging out for the day with those guys

Have not, tks for the suggestion

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I have a 2009 Ski Nautique 196, closed bow, with a non-walk through windshield. After the skiing is done, I also use the boat to joy ride and anchor out during the summer, so would really like to get one that is walk through. Didn't know if anyone out there had a windshield they would want to swap or if there is a way to modify the windshield I have. The cost of new one is pricey and that would be my "new ski" $$$ for 2014 down the drain for next season.

2nd pass (32 off) beginning of season, bad gate, late one, thinking be patient out of one, got into a kodak moment lean, eyes on the back of the boat through the wakes, changed edges & went oh sheet, hit the 2 ball, back leg came out cuz I run the binding loose, front foot locked in gorilla tight, broke the front left ankle, & had tendon sublux, way too much fun for one summer followed, by surgery, crutches & waking boot, only positive is you find out just how tough you are mentally, 4 months of captivity does have me wanting to wait till next year to start back to ensure the ankle is at full strength & I am back at gator1's 5th stage of mourning !

Great to hear no surgery necessary, know it is the last thing you want, but ensuring the ankle heals completely before coming back, lot of folks rush back too quickly only to reinjure. I did something similar last May, bad gate, late one, got into an andy mapple lean, changed edges & ran into 2 ball, fratured talus, dislocating peroneal tendon, torn retinaculum, season was over, had to have surgery, looking forward to the new season next year, but I feel for ya, things can change in a nano sec out there in a sport we freakin luv ! No longer an ankle model :) but time heals everything, hang in there !