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KcSwerver

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  • Preferred boat
    1995 Prostar 190 / 1976 mastercraft S&S
  • Home Ski Site
    MoKan ski lake. Lawrence, KS / Pomme de Terre lake, MO
  • Real Name
    Bryan Bailey
  • Ski
    66" HO A3 w/ reflex and toe loop
  • State
    Kansas
  • Tournament PB
    3.5@ 36 mph -15 -scored at longline :(-

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  1. @Drago Leigh is that you? It’s Bryan from two Mondays back. It was a pleasure being at Kodiak, your site is incredible in skiability, scenery, proximity to businesses, and the cherry on top with especially great people on the water. Trying to get another couple of sets in this Summer while I’m back playing bass at the Aspen Music Festival. This is my third season playing here and the first year that you all have offered public sets. I’m so thankful that the owner of the lake has done this for the community. Now I can say (as a waterskier and waterskier only) that I have skied Aspen! Never thought it’d be possible! Next stop, Miami to play with the New World Symphony… For those interested, kodiak put me back on the course for the first time after 8 years. I went ahead and stayed at 32mph (felt so fast behind a big new boat with ZO… used to 96ps190) and managed to make a handful of passes at -15 and actually felt good enough to shorten to -22! What a rush! thanks Leigh! (hat tip to ski mom @sunperch If she’s still on here & all those at MOKAN who gave me the bug!)
  2. @keithh2oskier looks dried up? Is this normal?
  3. @keithh2oskier Santa Clara? I skied there a few times visiting family in San Jose. Great site, great people.
  4. Piss poor planning for the managers of the ramp and docks. They should really know better
  5. @aupatking hey, I just switched holes ( I didn’t even see those earlier, they are kind of hidden) I believe this has fixed the issue, and I hope this short thread will help the next dinghead figure this problem out :)
  6. There’s a video of the issue. The plate was purchased with an original black shell with silvretta 500 which had the 4 point connection on each arm as opposed to the current two point connection.
  7. I just replaced the boot and the silvretta (new 840) on my reflex system. However the toe loop and carbon plate are original. I am noticing (just during setup so far) that there is a good amount of play under the toe loop when the system is locked in at the intended tension.... I’ll post a video later today to show exactly what I’m talking about, but has anyone experienced this? I’m asking because I am gun shy from a handful of prereleases on my old setup, and want to make sure everything is as the manufacturer intended to be before I ski this summer. Thanks :)
  8. last thing I want with my reflex is to have the toe pop out of the horse shoe, after all it's there to keep us IN. If Mapple does it like this, why shouldn't we.
  9. @Deanoski I actually have the 4 screw design not the 2. would you still recommend moving the heel release forward one set of holes?
  10. @kpickett I live in Kansas City. Ski at Mokan in Lawrence and Pomme De Terre in Hermitage. would love to meet up and talk music/skiing with you before I head out to college.
  11. A little update about my absence here lately: I have dialed back my skiing time in order to pursue my passion of orchestral music and work at getting better playing Double Bass. Over the past year and a half I spent about 5 hours every day practicing, and as a result I will be starting my freshman year at Indiana University as one of 2 music majors studying double bass performance this August, and I can say I have never been so excited about something in my entire life. Many of the great bass players across the country went through Indiana University, and now it's an incredible thing to see my hard work pay off in a big way.. The drawback of course, is spending less time at the lake. But I have reaffirmed the necessity of a few things while practicing all these hours that apply to skiing 1.) If there is a hard passage with lots of notes the best plan of action is to slow it down - Whether it is the boat speed or simply breaking it down in slow motion in your head, you can access the data in a more understandable way if you aren't flying through it at 36mph 2.) I go into every practice session with a deliberate plan of action, working on one thing at a time - Always ski with a purpose, have a plan of what you want to improve and how you want to try to improve it. I consider the practice room to be a laboratory.. the lake should be the same, experiment around with things. something is bound to be magic, you just have to take the time and effort to find it. 3.) If I have good playing posture, I will not only be able to play better, more efficiently, but also more comfortably. at the end of the day my back will not hurt and my arms won't be exhausted - When you are stacked on your ski, you get across course quickly, efficiently and safely, you won't feel as if you are about to eat it, but most importantly at the end of the day you have used your body correctly and you have saved yourself aching arms and sore quads (or more permanent issues) which are byproducts of bad body position 4.) Rhythm & timing are more important that notes and being in tune. I spend all of my hours obsessing over the perfection of intricate rhythms. the result is a piece of music that flows extremely well without ever feeling a sense of urgency (regardless if I miss a note or two. - focus on the true rhythm of skiing, strive to make your offside as smooth as the onside. push yourself to feel like you are in control of the pass, not the other way around. The better your rhythm and timing are the less ZO will hit you and your driver will be able to counter you more effectively. 5.) I just bought an incredible new bow (the stick with horsehair when moved on the strings makes sound) which is professional level, hand made by the best bow maker in the country. playing it has upped my game tenfold, everything is more articulated and my sound has a more lyrical quality to it. Your gear matters - Get the best ski you can get, for the money you have available, not because of the name on it but because of the feel of it. get the most comfortable gloves you can find, and get that custom handle with the exact diameter handle that feels perfect in YOUR hands, and hell, if you think you'll be more confident on your ski with that badass ski vest with the big American Eagle on it, then buy it, because it doesn't matter what someone else thinks about your gear, all that matters is that you feel absolutely comfortable with it. so you don't have any reason to not go out and kill that next pass. I hope some of this helps someone out there, I have lot's and lot's of things that I could have put but these are the best ones I thought of. I really miss all the time on the water, so if anyone knows of a place near Bloomington Indiana to catch a quick ride, let me know and I might pop in someday. -Bryan
  12. Thanks everyone for the suggestions! I took apart my release mechanism and inspected it all. spring is not broken, horseshoe is not loose. I decided to drill holes on my 404 plate to fit my A3 hole pattern for the rest of my summer. I will probably send an email to reflex and see what they say about it (although I think I might have the masterline boot on the 500.) I am sure it is the Silvretta release/Metal arms that have become compromised. Again, Thanks so much. It's great to have such a helpful community active in this sport.
  13. hey ballers, it's been a while since i've posted here. good to be back! I have been running a reflex 500 release on my syndicate A3 for almost 3 years now. Recently I am struggling a lot with the binding releasing for no reason as I cross the wake. I believe the impact of the wakes is tripping the system. (happened 5 times over the course of 6 sets this weekend) Since this started happening, I have inspected the system. The release is set at the same tension as I have always had it (about 5) but there is some play in the boot. I think some parts of the system have shifted over time enough to let the boot slide a little in the system. to be quite honest, I have about a month left of skiing this year before I go to school, and I do not feel safe skiing as it is right now. in a perfect world I would just buy a new reflex but I want to get back out a few times before I leave, and limited time and money say that won't work... I think my immediate option is to move the release mechanism's mounting assembly closer to the horse shoe one set of holes to tighten the boot in the system. -OR- I could take the 404 reflex off of my trick ski and hope I can get the binding placement close (although I doubt I can position it well because the mounting plate is very screwy) I just want to make the most out of this last month of skiing Any suggestions, warnings or thoughts? Thanks so much -Bryan
  14. We have a house on pomme de Terre (about 45 minutes away from Lucas oil) and have looked at this with that exact idea in mind. Shores are not sloped well. That's about all I could tell you.
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