Tournaments?

[Horton]

What are your plans?

[The_MS]

Skied my last USA waterski Tourney and will Join the INT league.

[Horton]

@MS

 

I win!

[MattP]

@MS you are just a grumpy old man. Don't let @Horton win. He does not need an ego boost like that.

[The_MS]

No matter what league I am in, he has to deal with me on BOS. He cant monitor the site 24/7. I still owe him for letting @shane post that I came out of the closet. It is amazing what booze does to a young mans mind.

 

[Horton]

The Mayans were right. It is the end of the world.

[ForrestGump]

Oh crap. I completely forgot about doing that. We laughed our drunk asses off that night. hahahahaha. Oh, and don't leave Ski Dawg and Erb out. They were there.

[Horton]

Never happened

[6balls]

Skied lots of tourneys during undergrad both collegiate and AWSA...well lots is relative. Probably 8-10 combined at peak. Med school and residency 0-2 per season, sometimes going to watch my bro having not skied in 3-4 weeks myself, but skied 'em cuz I was there. First few years in MN didn't ski any as didn't feel like had a chance of PB. Got back up to speed at 36 and figured post 35 y.o. and the speed drop I would be killing it...turned out tougher than I thought. The last few years just enough tourneys so no penalty on ranking score (3 tourneys).

Prob same next year and hope to hang an even better avg out there though pretty happy with this season. Could prob have better overall scoring if I skied a pile of 'em so better chance of getting a number of scores into 39, but lots of other commitments important to me.

[ral]

I just started in 2004, but it feels like a lifetime now...

[crashman]

depends on whether the Ballerfest World Championship team slalom event happens in 2013. If so that will be my first tournament if it gives me a chance to team up with some other ballers and ski against that dude from the land of "not quite right" that used to hang around here irritating everybody else

[ForrestGump]

Dude, there's a few ballers that are not quite right. I, of course, am not one of those. hahahaha Shut up, Horton!

[The_MS]

Dont mess with Taelon28. He came out in support of me.

[crashman]

so it's a plan- Horton, MS and Taelon28 are on the same team

[The_MS]

Not a good plan.

[Cam]

Skied tournaments for the past 10 years but don't feel as though I am competitive anymore, going to take a couple of years out of tournaments and hopefully come back better equipped for Senior 4 (UK 65+).

[RichardDoane]

skied 15 last season, hoping to do the same in 2013 but with better scores !

[DavidP]

I got back into skiing tournaments in 2010 after a 15 year hiatus. My 2013 goal is to ski on the Varsity lake at Nationals this year (we called the turnpike lake the JV lake).

[Horton]

@crashman there is still talk of some sort of Ballers Bash. As always it is pending some details.

[John Brooks]

Lifer here. I really enjoy the climate of the events and all the great people. It's like a family, you don't agree with everything they say or do, but would not want to miss it.

[GAJ0004]

I did 2 or 3 tournaments back in the 1990's but did not get enough ski time to be competitive, much less time off to ski. My situation has changed where I have more time off during the week and I get to ski on calm water more. Took a stab at tourmanents again in 2011 after a long hiatus. My goal is to make it to nationals once..

[Marco]

I'm kind of in between the options. I skied my first tournament in 2007. I didn't know anyone there, so I was pretty nervous. I still managed 1-1/2 @ 38 on my second round, which is a good score for me, so I was pretty stoked. Since then I have been hooked, but due to injuries and proximity (only a few tournies within a 300 mile radius), I only ski in 2 or 3 per year.

[boarditup]

I am done with USAWS other than being a host site. I will continue to host both INT and USAWS events, but participate in INT only.

 

Willing to host Ballers Bash. John has final say on location, though.

[Texas6]

@Marco, I bet you got some people's attention at your first tournament with a score into 38!!! Wow! I fell at 2 ball at 15 off in my first tournament pass. Walk of shame was rough that day

[RazorRoss3]

I'm only twenty so I can't say I've been skiing tournaments forever but 6-7 years is more than 2-3 by a good margin cosidering 7 is over a third of my life and 3 is less than a sixth. Either way I plan on being a lifer, last season I improved from running 1@ 32 off in tournament to running 5@32 off and I'm itching to put that final buoy up and get into the blue line.

[Wish]

@RazorRoss3 you will get it. Great skiing. But to much math in your post. My head hurts running the numbers. I can only count to six and know only 8 or so colors.

[Marco]

@Texas6 - all the people I met at that first tournament were really supportive, but 1.5 @ 38 was middle of the road for the Mens 4 guys I was skiing with. Several of them run 38, and one runs 39 now and again. Got to be good friends with many of them and one of the main reasons I go to tournaments is that it is the only time I see this group of people. Really great bunch of folks!

 

I still have had plenty of walks of shame. Worst was at regionals where after a 13 hour drive, I went down at 3 ball at -32...

[PT Mike]

Skied my first tourney in 98, went out @ 26mph 15 off, missed, took my mulligan and got 3 @30 mph fist pumping all the way back to the dock. Lots of free skiing w/ no coaching for quite a few years. Took down the green loop twice last year in the same tourney(men 4). It's been a long road here on Long Island. Lets just say I'll just keep chippin' away @ the blue loop!