Baller_ Wish Posted May 17, 2011 Baller_ Share Posted May 17, 2011 What have you hit with a ski, board, feet or boat? I ran over a huge turtle last week with my ski. Had a friend get fish bones removed from his foot by a doctor after footing over a school of carp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted May 17, 2011 Administrators Share Posted May 17, 2011 I killed a duck once. Fin did a lot of damage. Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes ★ Baller Video Coaching System Drop a dime in the can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Wish Posted May 17, 2011 Author Baller_ Share Posted May 17, 2011 Oh that reminds me, last summer my neighbor took a bird to the chest as it came off the ball. I almost peed myself laughing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller BobF Posted May 17, 2011 Baller Share Posted May 17, 2011 I hit a turtle with my ski and clotheslined a sea gull with the rope while pulling out to drop. Just last weekend had a fish jump out of the water and hit me in the shin just as I was going through the gates. Kinda wrecked my pass... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller als2104 Posted May 17, 2011 Baller Share Posted May 17, 2011 +1 for duck. Bagged it and finished the set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaredH20 Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 barefooting on the boom, early morning lots of mist, didn't see the duck till it was to late and as i tried to jump over it the duck decided to take off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Ham_Wallace Posted May 17, 2011 Baller Share Posted May 17, 2011 I hit a goose with my shin at max speed behind the boat. The beak hit my shin and it was much worse than hitting the trailer ball mount with your shin. It almost made me puke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jimbrake Posted May 17, 2011 Baller Share Posted May 17, 2011 Took a mallard to the shin last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Marco Posted May 17, 2011 Baller Share Posted May 17, 2011 I was in the boat in Costa Rica when a friend skied right over the top of a submerging croc. Didn't hit it but it was close. It was funny how fast he got back in the boat. We never skied near dusk after that. We made a T-shirt in honor of the moment.../vanilla2/uploads/FileUpload/9/829.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Razorskier1 Posted May 17, 2011 Baller Share Posted May 17, 2011 Drop ski on a return barefoot run -- ouch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller rawly Posted May 17, 2011 Baller Share Posted May 17, 2011 Plateaus.....The longest was 28 off.I spent about 10 years there.My boat hit the bottom of the lake last summer,that's got to be the worst for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller bishop8950 Posted May 17, 2011 Baller Share Posted May 17, 2011 Submerged car. I was pulling a friend on a jump set, right as he made is turn for the jump, he ran over the roof of a car that was about 1’ under water. It was a river site (Grand River, Lansing MI) which A) was right next to the road and B) water you couldn’t see 2” through. When the police pulled it out we were happy to find out there was no one in side! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Ed_Johnson Posted May 17, 2011 Baller Share Posted May 17, 2011 Hit an alligator at Okeeheelee a few years a go. Like hitting a log at the 2nd wake @ 35 off. Broke my nose and right ankle in three places. I asked the Doc, how long before I ski again? His answer was, ask me if you will ever walk again.....1 1/2 years later, and lots of therapy, finally skied somewhat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller MrJones Posted May 17, 2011 Baller Share Posted May 17, 2011 A guy at my old club had the great idea of having the magnet on it's own rope off of the anchor. (not on the same one as the buoy) The lake went down a bit and the magnet was floating just under the surface inside of the right hand entrance gate. Hitting a mangnet is kinda mundane compared for some of you guys, but the crash that occured at the edge change was not... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jwr Posted May 17, 2011 Baller Share Posted May 17, 2011 Was riding in the boat when a guy took a seagull to the nards. He was coming around the bouy that the seagull was sitting on, and it decided to try and fly away. The bird didn't survive the encounter. I cried, but not for the loss of the seagull. It just about brings a tear to my thinking about it now. One of the funniest things I have seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Cam Posted May 17, 2011 Baller Share Posted May 17, 2011 Hit a coot once, but the funniest one was when a small fish jumped out of the water and hit me on the left nut just as I was about to pull out for the gates, needless to say I didn't make it to the gates, wasn't funny for me but the boat crew thought it was hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller MattP Posted May 17, 2011 Baller Share Posted May 17, 2011 baby dear... thats right I killed bambi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller skinut Posted May 17, 2011 Baller Share Posted May 17, 2011 Caught a duck in my arms as I was pulling through the entrance gates. Amazingly enough I ran the pass and the duck survived. Same sight we had some rednecks using us as target practice with their .22 caliber rifles. Didn't "hit" a bullet but I saw them splash down in front of the boat as I was skiing. That was a very surreal experience. The police caught them but they claimed they didn't see us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Jody_Seal Posted May 17, 2011 Baller_ Share Posted May 17, 2011 A canadian Goose off the ramp back in the early 80's A block of wood on Flathead lake that ripped the whole fin and fin block out of the ski, Again back in the 80's At a recent (2008) AWSA tow boat test some foriegn Fool talked The test group to install a pool noodle as a Right side entry gate bouy on the slalom course. Some 50 or so passes had occured before I skied, on my third pass I was late for the gate and hit that pool noodle. when my fin entered the noodle I lost all directional stability and caught the out side edge and got slamed very hard breaking the ski into two and rupturing my righ ear drum along with a bloody nose and a short time loss of mobility of my right arm. This one accident set me back nearly three years. It is funny to think that a delicate pool noodle could cause that much havoc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller UTWaterSki Posted May 17, 2011 Baller Share Posted May 17, 2011 I chopped a small gator while driving last summer. Too small to do any prop damage One of my friends fell tricking a few years ago and felt something stinging in his leg. When he reached down to see what it was he pulled up a snake which then bit his hand and swam off. Luckily nothing poisonous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller thager Posted May 17, 2011 Baller Share Posted May 17, 2011 Ran over my buddies Saucier trick skis with his boat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Ham_Wallace Posted May 17, 2011 Baller Share Posted May 17, 2011 Went flying past 3 ball at 35' off many years ago in West Memphis. Little did I know that the water was 2" deep out between 3 and 5 ball. The LaPoint Pro with the double wing stopped dead and I did 5 end over end face plants. Knocked me goofy. I guess that I still am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller swc5150 Posted May 17, 2011 Baller Share Posted May 17, 2011 Barefooted over a 2x6 that floated off from a dock build. I also once made an emergency swerve to avoid an 8 pointer (whitetail deer that is) in a Prostar. Up to that point, I had no idea they swam! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jimbrake Posted May 17, 2011 Baller Share Posted May 17, 2011 Seriously? None of you know the correct answer to the original question? Actually there are several correct answers: "your mom", "your sister", "your wife", "your girlfriend", "this chick". Where the heck is ShaneH? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Nando Posted May 17, 2011 Baller Share Posted May 17, 2011 Hit a beaver or muskrat at a tournament in Duluth, MN many years ago at about 8 AM and lost a day- no recollection of the day at all until I found myself in a Burger King 150 miles south at about 10 PM- may explain a few things about me... Hit a submerged fishing boat on a jump pass once- no damage. Hit a submerged railroad tie while driving a jump event in a promo that had under one hour on it- bent the shaft, prop and rudder beyond repair- it was floating about 3" below the surface and I just nailed it. Took a junebug in the eye once while pulling out for the gates- tore my contact and scratched my cornea- doc said the contact saved me from a much worse scratch. Glad there are no gators on the frozen tundra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller dleenhouts Posted May 17, 2011 Baller Share Posted May 17, 2011 Came very close to running over a jet skier once. To this day I will never, ever ride on one of those things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller 19skier Posted May 17, 2011 Baller Share Posted May 17, 2011 Hate to say it but I hit some ice - expensive ski session! /vanilla2/uploads/FileUpload/10/830.JPG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller usaski1 Posted May 17, 2011 Baller Share Posted May 17, 2011 Great fun topic! Well as long as its all over... Hit a log with the boat doing 40+ mph, was miles from the ramp. Thank god for insurence. 6k$ repair bill I only had to pay 500$. Had to get towed to ramp. Also a few bent props from hitting ground, and one stump. Its never fun to hit things, my best advice is to avoid hitting things with your boat. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Wish Posted May 19, 2011 Author Baller_ Share Posted May 19, 2011 19skier, were u barefoot skiing or did the damage occur through the ski? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller 19skier Posted May 28, 2011 Baller Share Posted May 28, 2011 Skiing - rubber boots were probably stiff and way too tight. Using EXO's now and so far so good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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