Most skiers are riding broken down skis....

[eleeski]

DW, is torsion relevant? If a ski is reasonably stiff at all, it will not twist under waterskiing loads. Unlike snow skis, waterskis have even water pressure across the whole bottom of the ski. The small amount of torque from switching edges or uneven water breaking at the tip should not move a dial indicator much.

Anybody have hard data before and after data on a "broken down ski"?

Eric

[DW]

Not sure, I have not seen any data to make a good judgement on it. I was simply answering the question on how to test, we do it a lot on race car chassis and it is very relevant but the loads are very significant there. The fin will create the asymetrical loads on the ski but it does not have much of a lever arm. The tail is also not very wide either so it probably doesn't take much force to actually twist it relative to the binding surface. My own thoughts are the dynamic rebound characteristics are one element that make a ski feel very responsive.

[eleeski]

Interesting idea. Snow skis seem really sensitive to rebound - but they are more flexible and the turns are much faster (for the bumps I like).

My slalom ski is very stiff so it doesn't have much flex or rebound. Rough water is a challenge for me. Is it the stiffness of the ski or my lack of skills?

Even a "broken down" ski of mine is very stiff.

Eric

[scoke]

Back from a tourney.

 

54 skiers=80% of the skiers were on Goodes, mostly newer skis as well. Probably not broken down.

 

It's June 1st, are you riding a broken down ski and in denial?

 

[ForrestGump]

I was at another tournament on Saturday and of 18 skiers, only 4 were on Goodes.

[thompjs]

Shane, did you notice that Julie K was on an extremely broken down ski?

[ForrestGump]

hahahaha. YES, so broken down it had a hinge behind her back binding. I can't believe she actually was skiing on it!

[thompjs]

She just about took an OTF when the "hinge" suddenly appeared.

[Old MS Accout]

52 skiers with 19 of them on other brand skis. 63.4% of the skiers were on goode.

 

[thager]

Probably a regional thing. We don't see many here.