Baller ForrestGump Posted June 9, 2011 Baller Share Posted June 9, 2011 Anybody hear about Ben Favret? Heard he broke a ski a week or so ago and tweaked his ankle and it turned out to be broken? Coming off last years achilles, that's gotta be a bummer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted June 9, 2011 Administrators Share Posted June 9, 2011 Yea I heard the same thing,.... 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...
Chuck_Dickey Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 What ski broke and why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members acmx Posted June 9, 2011 Members Share Posted June 9, 2011 nano, heard it broke between the bindings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller skibug Posted June 9, 2011 Baller Share Posted June 9, 2011 It was about a month ago. I also heard of one or two more Nano's breaking. Anyone else here of any. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller 9400 Posted June 10, 2011 Baller Share Posted June 10, 2011 Best reason I can think of for using Fogman bindings. That thick plate is a little protection for ski breakage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ski6jones Posted June 10, 2011 Baller Share Posted June 10, 2011 Radar sequence plate is nice for that too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted June 10, 2011 Administrators Share Posted June 10, 2011 I think safety is more a function of how your binding releases, not the plate. I love the Radar bindings. They are safe because I can release, not because of the plate. (I guess the plate helps but it is not the big reason) 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...
MCskiFreak Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 I really do not see how Goode can continue building his skis with prepregs when he knows that delamination and breakage are a very real possibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller 9400 Posted June 10, 2011 Baller Share Posted June 10, 2011 Just to be clear, I don't like how Fogman's release in a stuff the tip situation....my point was that the thick plate offers protection and maybe even prevents a ski form breaking between the bindings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCskiFreak Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 Did his ski break between the bindings or just in front of the plate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ski6jones Posted June 10, 2011 Baller Share Posted June 10, 2011 What 9400 said. The plate will help keep your feet together if the ski breaks between bindings. A guy I ski with had his ski break between the bindings. Fortunately the two halves stayed together. He was on Animals at the time (I think). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ForrestGump Posted June 10, 2011 Author Baller Share Posted June 10, 2011 The worry is not that the two halfs of a ski stay together, but when they do and the front half folds back up it wrecks the front ankle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ral Posted June 10, 2011 Baller Share Posted June 10, 2011 "Carbon NANOTubes (pictured to the right) are no bigger than 1 billionth of an inch and help make a lighter, stronger and faster water ski." I wonder what do they mean by stronger. Maybe smell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted June 12, 2011 Administrators Share Posted June 12, 2011 I just spoke to Ben. he has a twisted ankle but otherwise the story is false 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 ForrestGump Posted June 12, 2011 Author Baller Share Posted June 12, 2011 Good to hear that it's only a twisted ankle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller AggieSkier Posted June 12, 2011 Baller Share Posted June 12, 2011 Shane, Quit reading SkiFly ;-)... It is the TMZ of watersports and they bash BOS. (joke) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller skibug Posted June 12, 2011 Baller Share Posted June 12, 2011 I understand the ski broke; just not his ankle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted June 12, 2011 Administrators Share Posted June 12, 2011 I do not know about the ski but he laughed his ass off when I told him that I heard he was in a wheelchair. 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 ForrestGump Posted June 13, 2011 Author Baller Share Posted June 13, 2011 I was told the ski broke and that jammed the reflex release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Roger Posted June 14, 2011 Baller Share Posted June 14, 2011 Here are Ben's comments on Facebook about the ankle: "The rumors of by injury have been greatly exaggerated. While it is true that I re injured the same foot as the Achilles injury about 4 weeks ago by tearing the all the ligaments in the ankle and a bad bone bruise of the ball and socket of the ankle, I am not in a cast or wheelchair as the rumor went from about 4 different phone calls this weekend. Beat up but grinding it out." Hope that helps bring the rumors in line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller skibug Posted June 14, 2011 Baller Share Posted June 14, 2011 Is he back on a Nano? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Roger Posted June 14, 2011 Baller Share Posted June 14, 2011 Not sure about that. The one round he skied at Okeeheelee on May 14, he was not on a Nano, but that was only a week or so after breaking one, so he might not have had time to get a replacement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller GAJ0004 Posted June 14, 2011 Baller Share Posted June 14, 2011 I am glad Ben is okay. I have seen him ski on the Big Dawg webcast. He gave me some good pointers in 1995 when he was at Mapple's ski school I was struggling to get through 15 off at 36MPH at the time. I could run it, but not consistently. I always had to start at 32MPH,34 MPH, and then 36MPH. He and Andy really helped me master the gate approach which was the key for me, and showed me how to get wider. Two seasons later I started getting into 32off just about every time. Since I ski in Pennsylvania and the season is short compared to the south, I hate to see anyone miss ski time.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller GAJ0004 Posted June 14, 2011 Baller Share Posted June 14, 2011 I can tell you I would never put my foot in a hardshell boot. My cousin is a national level competitor. He sees alot of people get hurt on those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Roger Posted June 14, 2011 Baller Share Posted June 14, 2011 I don't know where your cousin hangs out, but I ski at Okeeheelee which is one of the busiest ski sites anywhere and the injury numbers are way higher on rubber here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted June 14, 2011 Administrators Share Posted June 14, 2011 Truth is: Ben hurt his ankle competing at a midget bowling contest. The story about skiing is just a cover up. 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 skibug Posted June 14, 2011 Baller Share Posted June 14, 2011 Does he use a two hole or a three hole midget? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller skidawg Posted June 14, 2011 Baller Share Posted June 14, 2011 Do they come in three hole??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller MattP Posted June 14, 2011 Baller Share Posted June 14, 2011 No you have to drill the third. It gets a little messy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted June 14, 2011 Administrators Share Posted June 14, 2011 2 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 ral Posted June 14, 2011 Baller Share Posted June 14, 2011 "tearing the all the ligaments in the ankle and a bad bone bruise of the ball and socket of the ankle". That is not my usual twisted ankle... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted June 14, 2011 Administrators Share Posted June 14, 2011 Ever since Ben became the lead writer for CreakyRowBoat there have been some strange rumors 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 ForrestGump Posted June 15, 2011 Author Baller Share Posted June 15, 2011 The guys at Cypress are saying Ben has confirmed his entry for Big Dawg next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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