What is easier......

[ctsmith]

What is easier? Pulling Open skiers at 41 off in a tournament or pulling a recreational tube at less than 10 MPH? This is not a trick question.

[ctsmith]

Horton, bear with me on this........

[kfennell]

Easier in an absolute sense or easier to do well. I think its easier to go full throttle and point the boat then it is to watch for other boats, make sure the guy hasnt fell off and the ski is catching water, keep the other kids in the boat in line, etc.

[Texas6]

Ill take this one step further and add in 200lb beginniner adult course skiers at 30mph

[ctsmith]

 

Albritton votes that the tube is more challenging, and he's done both in the last several weeks. Of course there were some extenuating circumstances.......

 

 

 

[6balls]

Safe public lake tubing requires a TON of situational awareness at all times. Turns this way and that way, 360's, timing the wakes for some fun, and also managing traffic. Problem is most wally tubing is done by the inexperienced monitoring none of the above...which requires even more diligence from the rest of us.

I'm not trying to be a snob. I will have my wife pull me barefooting but would not have her pull the kids tubing.

[Horton]

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[ForrestGump]

It's only fitting that the person who said "bear with me" receives the Panda.

[rodltg2]

Tube will not plane out at 10 mph or less. Won't be doin much spinning or turning. Just dragging !

[6balls]

Yah should qualify that as I pull a lot of tube...it's more than 10 mph. 20 or so and the tube speed on the swing who knows...my guess is they hit 30 mph. When pulling like that on a public lake the situational scan is key. 10 mph or under the tube probably has not even planed.

 

When I have kids on the tube on our public lake I'm looking to give them a good time but safety is a serious priority and I'm all over my mirrors, as well as constantly scanning the lake prior to making the next turn. Driving slalom well in controlled conditions is less stressful for me as there are far fewer variables.

 

[rodltg2]

Pulling a tube on a ski lake while providing a fun ride for the kids is a challenge in itself. Avoiding the bouys , shoreline and islands!

[disland]

Once my kids got over 12 I made a rule, no more pulling tube. If your friends want to come to the lake they can learn to ski or stay on the dock. Most of them chose to learn to ski

[ctsmith]

 

Keith, aren't you driving the boat???

 

 

 

[ctsmith]

I think there's a Seal somewhere too, and not the old man (sorry Jody). Though the squirrel stole the show.

[skiep]

yes I'm driving the boat and Stephen Seal was doing some sking. If they would have used the Nautique 200 things would have gone way better. Outboard with camera crew , pylon on rear wow! Rather pull Open Men.

[skiep]

[thager]

Nice! Think of the exposure if there was a little slalom, trick or jump in there somewhere.

[Chef23]

Pulling slippery slalom at 38 off is a tough one also.

[Zman]

Very cool! I imagine quite a few of us started out as river rats, and some still are. Fun times!