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DLskier

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  1. Thanks for the help guys. Have not touched the fin but it is within about 0.005—0.01 from stock at worst.
  2. I own that Era MC hull and can say although they both ski well empty the 196 is built like a tank and is much less weight sensitive than the 190. Only downside of 196 is the switch panel (switches are prone to stick).
  3. This is my second full year of skiing in the course. Every once in a while I have the dreaded tail pop as you can see in the video below. Has happened on both my on and offside turn (LFF). Currently on a 67'' 2012 Senate C, fin is at stock settings, front boot run forward @ 30.25 w/ RTP. Any insight would be great as I seem to dislocate something each time this happens. Pass below is 15/32. Thanks for the help!
  4. I feel your pain. I had two Bankart repairs (right shoulder) in high school due to multiple shoulder dislocations and dislocated my left shoulder this past summer on a fall with my arm extended going at 3 ball. I was back skiing 3 weeks after the dislocation (I know not your typical recovery period, but I had equal strength on each side and figured summer is too short to not ski). My wife is a PT and she put me on a pretty aggressive exercise routine as soon as I could tolerate it. Be sure that your PT has you working on scapular stabilization exercises as they are a huge part of shoulder stability. I also skied with a Sulley shoulder brace, which is a neoprene brace that can be used multiple ways to limit external rotation (the motion that often times causes dislocations). Good luck in your recovery. Hit the gym hard and hopefully you will be ready to hit the water in no time!
  5. Add another shoulder to the list. Dislocated early August but luckily I am back skiing with a brace. All this after a L5/S1 microdiskectomy in February. Trying to treat the shoulder with aggressive rehab in an attempt to forgo surgery in the off season.
  6. I own a 91 MC and ski behind a buddies 94 MC w/ an LT-1 regularly. We also have 3 TSC-1 hulls in our ski club. While I feel they ski relatively similar with light loads, the Nautique excels when you have more than a 1/3 tank of gas and more than two people in the boat (IMO the wake on the MC stiffens up a bit). The Nautique is not nearly as weight sensitive IMO, but it also takes a mile to turn in the course when picking up a downed skier, where as my MC turns much tighter, and to the right direction! I love my MC but if I were to buy another boat in the next few years it would be a TSC hull. I would jump all over that 01.
  7. Long time reader, first time poster. Thought I would add my story to the mix as I had a microdiskectomy of L5/S1 on Valentine's day and can give you some insight to my experiences and recovery. A little history: I am 28 years old, like to consider myself fairly athletic (D3 track and field athlete in Decathlon and jumps). Last year was my first year in the course, by the end of the year I was consistently running full passes at 15 off/30 mph. Have always had random on and off back pain. Would flair up after skiing too many sets or doing stupid (like fishing too much). Around Christmas time I started noticing some pain in my lower leg along with pain around my sciatic notch. Progressed to where I had almost complete numbness on the lateral side of my lower leg/foot and strength had dropped to where I could no longer do a single leg calf raise. My wife is a PT so she was fairly certain I had some impingement on my S1 nerve root. An MRI showed a large herniation where my S1 nerve root was not even visible leaving the vertebrae. For me surgery was the only option I really considered, but bear in mind I could do next to nothing without being extremely uncomfortable. I could not stand for more than 2 minutes, could not work out at all, extension of my back was impossible and vicodin and oral steroids did nothing to dull the nerve pain. The only thing that would relieve my pain was traction. Met with the neuro surgeon and he agreed that in my current state it was not likely to get better and waiting may just increase nerve damage. After surgery nerve pain was gone instantly, slight ache around incision site was all the discomfort I had. Walked alot the first month and obeyed lifting restrictions (nothing more than 10-15 pounds). After the first month was told I could pretty much do anything I wanted but to listen to my back. Started low impact cardio at 4 weeks, running at 8 weeks. I am 12 weeks post op this Thursday and my back does not stop me during workouts. I do various body weight exercises (lunges, squats, single leg squats, single leg deadlifts, planks) and my back is not an issue. That being said I have completely changed how I even pick up a simple pencil from the floor. I no longer sit, (I'm a middle/high school science teacher and rarely sit for more than 10 minutes at a time when I am at work), and at 6'1" have dropped from 185# from last summer down to 170# now, which I did to help reduce stress on my back in the future. As for skiing, the surgeon said I should be good to go by the summer. When the ice finally melts off our lakes I plan to rip it up, but "smartly" at first. No long sets, and no more than 1 set every other day for a few weeks. Sorry for the long first post! Just wanted to give you my example of a microdiskectomy. I agree with everyone else where surgery should be a last option, but for me I was truly at that point. Sunvalleylaw, don't hesitate to email me if you have any questions about my recovery or procedure.
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