Terms we make up to describe slalom

[6balls]

@skoot1123 the signature move of Mike Kjellander, the "mad swede" on the pro tour. Was impressive to watch (and hear) his onside turn.

[jwr]

Stoled six and snuck out the gate. Ran a pass you shouldn't have.

 

Busting chicken. Carrying a lot of speed

 

Hold on while I check the prop. Going the bathroom.

 

A@@ holes and elbows- either all over the place or a good crash.

 

Pre jump dump. Obviously started with jumping but used in slalom when nerves force you to go to the bathroom before you ski in a tournament.

[Than_Bogan]

I tried to introduce the term "eat lake" a while back with no success. Seemed to make sense, but I guess I'm not a language pioneer.

[Horton]

@than_bogan I have seen video off your skiing. trust me you are some kind of pioneer

[Marco]

Counting the fish- The result of the type of OTF that leads to extended underwater time.

[ForrestGump]

"Hell Ban"- Only a few know of this term

[Horton]

@ShaneH Lets keep it that way or I will Hell Ban you

[gsm_peter]

Feet off:

Clearly describe how long a roope isn't.

B-)

[The_MS]

Show us your tits.

Get your chest up and stand up tall.

[6balls]

@jwr also known as the "pre-ski pooter"

[mateja]

"Checking the prop" - used by skier to inform boat crew you intend to relieve yourself

[The_MS]

@mateja That is also called turning on the bilge pump.

[scuppers]

"Just checking the serial # on my ski" --After what has become my signature move, broke over the front out of 3 so bad that my head almost touches the tip of the ski and miraculously recovering and running the pass.

 

Re-setting the Ph. -- peeing

[jlittle]

Was driving for my wife and a few lady skiers that were working on their wake crossing skills. I became invisible and an innocent bystander as the day progressed.

Anyway, getting the hips up to the handle - you need to "push the bush".

[scuppers]

One more - "Polishing the Prop" when some one runs too close to shore or the turn islands.

[B_S]

"Toe Side" and "Heel Side": Terms borrowed from Snowboarding and wakeboarding and used in place of "on side" and "off side" to describe which side a skier naturally turns better due to which foot is forward. Mainly used by a particular guru to confuse the rest of us since both of our feet face forward on a slalom ski...

 

[B_S]

"Shattering Glass": Term used when skiing on perfectly calm water.

 

[mwetskier]

'spooky water' for totally glass flat

[bfreeski]

"Water snake"......not the "coppermoccarattler" (I butchered that).

 

This "water snake" resides near orange buoys, or at the first wake and if provoked it will grab your ski. This elusive animal is also the second leading cause of "otf" among skiers. Only improper form and technique (see previous entries including "humping the dog", "bowing to the queen", etc.) Cause a greater number of otf's.

 

It has been suggested that the water snake evolved from the equally elusive, yet ever present snow snake.

[bfreeski]

"augered in" or "spun the ball"

 

Interchangeable terms which describe the phenomonon that when you turn a little too much and your ski tries to go back up the course while the boat continues down course.

 

Spinning the ball or augering in commonly leads to "popping the handle", the phenomona by which the handle flies at high speed towards the back of the drivers head.

[9400]

"bangy"- the opposite of flowee

[MISkier]

"Helicoptered in" - when the skier falls and rolls on the water such that the rotating ski looks like helicopter blades slicing into the water at each rotation. Usually produces some sort of ankle injury or discomfort due to the torsional stress on the ankle.

 

"Blow the tail out" - when the ski loses contact with the water during a turn in such a manner that the tail end of the ski leads the path through the air for the rest of the ski and skier to follow. Immediately followed by significant discussion about fin adjustments.

[Texas6]

Is anybody with far too much free time creating a Baller dictionary out of this thread as a reference guide for new ballers?

[MISkier]

"eye peeler" - an OTF crash or faceplant executed with such violence and speed that the human reaction to close the eyelids before impact cannot be completed before the face contacts the water. In addition to slalom, seen frequently in barefoot skiing.

 

"scorpion" - an unnatural and undesirable curvature of the human back and spine during a crash, often the result of an OTF, faceplant or eye peeler. The heels of the skier's feet approach and may contact the back of the skull.

[MattP]

@texas6 that might fall into my job description.

[BCM]

"Swerve Me" - signal from skier to boat driver that skier is ready to go...

"The wind is picking up" - the skier is skiing sucking so bad they are creating wind, this can get bad enough that they suck the oxygen out of the air at which point the boat crew tells them "Its getting hard to breath in here".

"Franken-ski" - a ski/binding set up that no longer resembles the factory setup, usually using rusty bolts, bondo and zip ties...

[Skoot1123]

Another definition of "franken-ski" is what our good friend @eleeski uses. Whatever he uses is considered a "franken-ski" - at least from what I'm told!

[Brady]

"Virgin" A person who has not made it through the course yet.

[swardco]

Thanks to all contributors, that was a good laugh! Variation on an earlier theme. Smart arse driver to skier that missed his deepwater start 'Didn't I tell you to follow me?' Never happened to me, btw.

[Horton]

I had forgotten about this one.....

 

When ever the forum gets fired up about something I say "the Ballers are inflamed"

[A_B]

Another example of "out the front"

 

http://www.gifbin.com/987576

 

 

[tbrenchley]

we use the term "praying" when we have to pee instead of mentally preparing...hold on a sec I just have to say a prayer!

 

If you get bent over in your term we use the term "new guy in prison" That shouldn't require any additional explanation

 

"deep" is used to pretty much explain most turns I make around buoys (especially 2 and 4 ball)

 

and just remember, nobody puts @brady in the corner!

[SkiJay]

"There aren't enough o's in Smoooooooooooth ..."

When the driver has to keep checking the mirror to see if the skier is still there.

[footloose42]

@AB

 

"girl water ski board fail"

 

*cringe*

[thager]

@Horton Don't you really mean "My ballers are inflamed?"

[Horton]

@thanger unfortunately that could also be correct. I would never say that.

 

It is always "The Ballers" and never "My Ballers". "My Ballers" makes it sounds like I own you guys. I am pretty sure it is the other way around.

[thager]

@Horton OK, then scratch that!

[SkiJay]

"Herding cats"

What @Horton has to do to keep BOS from spiraling into anarchy.

[bfreeski]

"Flotsam" the new name for someone (actually several people) I have been skiing with recently. The dictionary roughly defines flotsam as the floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo. My definition is the carnage I see after the boat turns around and the cloud of spray I was towing 5 seconds ago is strewn about the water.