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Live2ski, at 220 pounds I would suggest trying a 69.5' Strada. I think the bigger ski will definitely help you if you want to run 35. I am 6'3" and last year weighed in the 225 range. I switched from a 68.75 A1 to a 69.5 Strada about mid-season and then started running 35s in tournaments. With the bigger ski I found that it was alot easier to carry speed through the turns and I was able to ski alot lighter. I lost about 20-25 pounds over the winter (Insanity program by Beachbody) but stayed on the 69.5 Strada and have run more 35s this year than I ever have before. I know there is a big push to go to smaller skis but I am not drinking that Koolaid.

I was in the boat on Dave's last round at Ski Park and the funny thing was there was one solitary Canada Goose lurking around the turn island his whole set. This one was smart enough to stay on shore however. I guess word travels fast in the Goose community.

Forget Zero Off, if you want a good spray go old school and go with the hand throttle and a driver that will juice it right at the ball! ML is right, those top guys are committed and as I said they deserve every buoy they get. I would gladly give the shorter guys extra rope as a trade off for the added weight.

Even though Dave Miller beats me by more than a pass, my spray is way bigger than his which at the end of the day is what impresses all the non-skiers who were on the beach.

I had the opportunity to ski in the Big Dawg at Abbotsford this past weekend. I think it is safe to say that of the 28 or 29 skiers who signed up, I was the only one who was over 200 pounds. Watching some of those guys who weigh a buck-fifty run 38 and 39 just doesn’t seem fair. Todd Kuykendall ran a 39 in round 2 that was crazy. If I tried stuff like that I would either rip my arms from the sockets, rip the pylon from the boat, break the rope, break the handle or break the ski in half (I have done the last four). It just isn’t fair. I am 6’3”, 205 pounds. I worked out like crazy this last offseason and dropped about 20 pounds but it still isn’t enough , I think I still need to lose another 10-15 pounds to have any hope of competing with these guys. I mean have you seen Dave Miller? Most eight graders weigh more than him! I have thought long and hard about this and I think the only way to address this inequity is to approach it in the same manner that they do in horse racing where they make all of the horses carry the same weight. It would be quite easy to do, simply establish a baseline weight that every skier must weigh (my vote would be for 190 pounds) and if a skier is under that weight they must carry extra weight. This would level the playing field. If Dave Goode can design the Bubble Buoys and the Power Vest I am sure he can design a vest that can be fitted with weights. I would like to see Dave Miller run 39 wearing a 40 pound vest*. I am writing this on behalf of all of the other 200 pound plus skiers out there, please take up the cause and contact Greg Davis and support this idea. All kidding aside, the Big Dawg was a great event. All of the skiers I met are great guys and amazing skiers who deserve every buoy they get. *He probably could

Kyle I ski on a slough on the Fraser River about 30 minutes south of Vancouver. We ski Tuesday and Thursday morning 5:30 to about 8:30. I can give you a pull through our course if either of those dates work for you. You can reach me on my cel (604-202-9791) Cam