Baller ForrestGump Posted July 5, 2013 Baller Share Posted July 5, 2013 Regina runs 3 1/2@41 off in the 2nd round of the Freedom Slalom Fest at Utopia River Ranch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ToddL Posted July 5, 2013 Baller Share Posted July 5, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member Than_Bogan Posted July 5, 2013 Supporting Member Share Posted July 5, 2013 Complete awesomeness!! This better count for the Goode bracket thing -- I picked Regina!! Are Regina & Nate the 2nd coming of Kristi and Andy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller usaski1 Posted July 5, 2013 Baller Share Posted July 5, 2013 That's awesome! Now I'm kind of kicking myself (if I could kick myself?! ha!) for not showing up today. Way to go Regina! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfennell Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Internet is slow so the upload is taking awhile but here's my shore video (it'll be available shortly) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller webbdawg99 Posted July 5, 2013 Baller Share Posted July 5, 2013 I saw that @Horton posted up a photo of @ShaneH chatting up Regina about slalom. He must've given her some good pointers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ForrestGump Posted July 5, 2013 Author Baller Share Posted July 5, 2013 Yep. Exactly. Told her it was time to stop playing around at 3 ball. She was on a mission today. First round, she got squatted a bit out of 1 and went just inside of 4. Second round she had a much better start to 41. I don't think people realize just how good she is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller 6balls Posted July 5, 2013 Baller Share Posted July 5, 2013 In a class by herself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ForrestGump Posted July 5, 2013 Author Baller Share Posted July 5, 2013 I'm calling it now. She will run 41. Boom! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member Than_Bogan Posted July 5, 2013 Supporting Member Share Posted July 5, 2013 Wow really goin' out on a limb there Shane! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted July 5, 2013 Administrators Share Posted July 5, 2013 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 gregy Posted July 6, 2013 Baller Share Posted July 6, 2013 We had some premium conditions in central Texas today. I didn't see the flags moving any, not terribly hot either. Nice to have a world record in Texas, don't think it will last long, like @shaneh says she gonna run it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Texas6 Posted July 6, 2013 Baller Share Posted July 6, 2013 Nice of Chad Scott to represent with the BOS hat!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller skidawg Posted July 6, 2013 Baller Share Posted July 6, 2013 @gregy....after watching her ski at the ridge in June, She is definitely on track to be the first woman to run 41. May not happen this year, but its just a matter of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller webbdawg99 Posted July 6, 2013 Baller Share Posted July 6, 2013 Is there any video from the boat out there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted July 6, 2013 Administrators Share Posted July 6, 2013 in time... 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 thompjs Posted July 6, 2013 Baller Share Posted July 6, 2013 EndCourse -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLVgauGelcA&feature=youtu.be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller MattP Posted July 7, 2013 Baller Share Posted July 7, 2013 Awesome skiing! @OB what are those green buoys for at 3 ball? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller thompjs Posted July 7, 2013 Baller Share Posted July 7, 2013 ZO wasn't working so Chad hand drove and we used a stopwatch... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member Than_Bogan Posted July 7, 2013 Supporting Member Share Posted July 7, 2013 Wow that's some sweet driving with Regina pulling the boat all over the place! I did a little -39 gate drill today. That is goddam short. No clue how somebody can run 41, but it's obvious she can!! Every weekend this summer is gonna be double WR watch!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller thompjs Posted July 7, 2013 Baller Share Posted July 7, 2013 The tournament was actually 2 - 2 round tournaments. She ran 39 all 4 rounds in two days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller thompjs Posted July 7, 2013 Baller Share Posted July 7, 2013 Gates 39 and 41 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Texas6 Posted July 7, 2013 Baller Share Posted July 7, 2013 Chad hand drove a world record? Hook, line, and sinker @thompjs....I was trying to figure out why nobody was making a bigger deal about that, or even questioning boat times, etc....I figured if anybody could pull a world record by hand, Chad is on the short list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller thompjs Posted July 7, 2013 Baller Share Posted July 7, 2013 @Texas6, just kidding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ToddL Posted July 7, 2013 Baller Share Posted July 7, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Baller Brady Posted July 7, 2013 Baller Share Posted July 7, 2013 Sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller klindy Posted July 7, 2013 Baller Share Posted July 7, 2013 Sorry @Brady that's an old video and not from July 5th at Utopia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller MattP Posted July 7, 2013 Baller Share Posted July 7, 2013 @brady wrong WR video.... See home page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller klindy Posted July 7, 2013 Baller Share Posted July 7, 2013 @scotchipman Regina and Chad know.... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ToddL Posted July 7, 2013 Baller Share Posted July 7, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller sunperch Posted July 8, 2013 Baller Share Posted July 8, 2013 Malibu? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ForrestGump Posted July 8, 2013 Author Baller Share Posted July 8, 2013 @sunperch Yes, @mad11 's 30th Anniversary 2013 TXI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klundell Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 My question is do you think Regina is always trying to split the gate like that? Intentional strategy to arrive on time to one ball or was she just being cautious? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member Than_Bogan Posted July 8, 2013 Supporting Member Share Posted July 8, 2013 @Klundell I had the same question (and no clue of the answer). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ForrestGump Posted July 8, 2013 Author Baller Share Posted July 8, 2013 She split em like that at every pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller mwetskier Posted July 8, 2013 Baller Share Posted July 8, 2013 good way to never have a pass cut for a gate miss. plus david nelsons studies on shnitzs site seem to suggest that a shortline skier doesnt benefit from aiming tight for the up course right gate ball but might do better skimming the more down course left gate ball instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gator1 Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 @mwetskier, so that was like the splash of a toy poodle falling off the dock to the ears of gator. What studies?when? Who? What's the theory? I've always thought the gates put your wake crossing too far away from one ball. Is that the hypothesis?! NEED the info! Geek meltdown imminent!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller webbdawg99 Posted July 8, 2013 Baller Share Posted July 8, 2013 I did find it interesting that she "split" the gates. It is also interesting to think that to the far right may not be the best path.....then again, look at Nate's gates...... You have 2 world record holders. One consistently splits the gates, and one consistently goes as far right as possible. The only difference is the speed of the boat. I wonder if this has an impact on the perfect path? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ForrestGump Posted July 8, 2013 Author Baller Share Posted July 8, 2013 CP, another WR holder, does a pretty good job of splitting his gates too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member Than_Bogan Posted July 8, 2013 Supporting Member Share Posted July 8, 2013 If there's one conclusion I feel confident in from my woefully inadequate analysis, it's that there isn't just one optimal path through a slalom course. This became obvious when we couldn't figure out precisely what parameter to optimize! Minimize peak tension? Average tension? Peak acceleration? Avg acceleration? Total energy? The gap between min and max speeds? Generally these choices all lead to different results! (In the rare cases where I could do anything with the resulting hideous differential equation -- or even be able to express it!) So there are tradeoffs that can be made that might be beneficial to one skiing style or another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ForrestGump Posted July 8, 2013 Author Baller Share Posted July 8, 2013 Than, after that post you really should remove Athlete from your signature and leave just Geek. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member Than_Bogan Posted July 8, 2013 Supporting Member Share Posted July 8, 2013 Yeah I'm totally fakin' it on the athlete part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller 6balls Posted July 8, 2013 Baller Share Posted July 8, 2013 Just my two cents but going too early at 38 and beyond at 34 mph can have the affect of getting a skier to max width too soon when max width is starting to become necessary at the ball to round the ball. Then stuck hanging out there for the ball. I'm sure not true for everyone but true for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller mwetskier Posted July 9, 2013 Baller Share Posted July 9, 2013 gator1 - on steve shnitzs website he has a link to many pages of analysis by david nelson who I think maybe has a phd in physics. not sure how to make a live link, but heres the url for some of the articles: http://www.schnitzskis.com/davidnelson.html one point he makes is that at the shorter line lengths the skiers point of crossing the wake is much more up course at the gate then at any other point in the pass. from that and other things he says ive kind of concluded that aiming just up course of the left hand gate ball might be a better strategy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller mwetskier Posted July 9, 2013 Baller Share Posted July 9, 2013 hey as soon as i posted it made the link live automatically so there you go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member Than_Bogan Posted July 9, 2013 Supporting Member Share Posted July 9, 2013 Made a little change :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller wilecoyote Posted July 9, 2013 Baller Share Posted July 9, 2013 @mwetskier, thankyou so much for that link. Holy crap! For the analysis minded skier, what an eye opener! There's a lot of reading there and I read it start to finish. Being someone who's bad habits are all grouped in the "bad form" category, this info has come for me at the right time. I haven't yet established any habitual lines through the course as I'm still trying to get to 4 ball, so I now have a solid direction that makes sense to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller thompjs Posted July 9, 2013 Baller Share Posted July 9, 2013 I asked her about the gates and she said that she has always done it that way and really never thought about changing it or it seemed a low priority... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Texas6 Posted July 9, 2013 Baller Share Posted July 9, 2013 @thompjs: proof that we tend to over analyze on occasion no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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