Baller Dirt Posted August 12, 2014 Baller Share Posted August 12, 2014 http://www.waterskiresults.com/WfwWeb/wfwShowTourScores.php If anyone has pics they want to share (skiing, crowd, podium, etc...) please post them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Dirt Posted August 12, 2014 Author Baller Share Posted August 12, 2014 Here is the official scoring/results link http://www.usawaterski.org/rankings/scorebks/14C999CS.HTM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ The_MS Posted August 12, 2014 Baller_ Share Posted August 12, 2014 35 M3 and 45 M4 skiers. We are running out of Big Dawgs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller gjohnson Posted August 12, 2014 Baller Share Posted August 12, 2014 24 M2 skiers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member Than_Bogan Posted August 12, 2014 Supporting Member Share Posted August 12, 2014 What the trend on M1 and M2 numbers? I think that's the real measure of Nationals participation growth. For various reasons, people born in the 70s did not pick up the sport in large numbesr. I was born in 71, which means that my division shrinks every year until I go up a division and rejoin all those guys born in the 60s. But what's indicative of the immediate future is folks born in the 80s and 90s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Chef23 Posted August 12, 2014 Baller Share Posted August 12, 2014 @Than_Bogan I don't know if participation in Nationals for M1 & M2 is necessarily a good measure. People leave skiing for lots of reasons in that age range. I pretty much stopped skiing in the M1 and M2 ages to chase women/meet my wife and play golf then came back to it later. I came back late in M3 when Matt got interested in tournament skiing. I think that is not all that unusual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Mateo_Vargas Posted August 12, 2014 Baller Share Posted August 12, 2014 In the West we had 5 M2 slalom skiers and no trickers or jumpers at Regionals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller MattP Posted August 12, 2014 Baller Share Posted August 12, 2014 Alight so I put together the numbers on the M1-M2 skiers since 1991. To me M1 looks about the same now as it has for the past 10 years. A slow decline in slalom over the past 24 years. Participation in Trick, Jump and Overall remains fairly consistent for the past 24 years. M2 participation looks higher this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller gjohnson Posted August 12, 2014 Baller Share Posted August 12, 2014 M2 numbers are really low compared to where they once were. That's not good long term for competitive skiing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller RazorRoss3 Posted August 12, 2014 Baller Share Posted August 12, 2014 Not having anyone outside the sport know we exist is bad for the sport. Too bad we can't get into summer X games, summer Olympics, some espn channel that only shows every other Tuesday at 2:30 am... Anything that gets some public awareness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller colo_skier Posted August 13, 2014 Baller Share Posted August 13, 2014 Saw a really (stupid to me) odd sport on one of the sports channels. It was volleyball played by soccer people. If someone can watch that then water skiing should be easy to cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller MattP Posted August 13, 2014 Baller Share Posted August 13, 2014 @colo_skier that's a sport they play in Brazil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member Than_Bogan Posted August 13, 2014 Supporting Member Share Posted August 13, 2014 B2 and G2 are huge. We're not done yet. We'll probably never see divisions with 150+ ever again, but most of the dying already happened with my generation and the recent trend is one of recovery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller rayn Posted August 13, 2014 Baller Share Posted August 13, 2014 Are there more or less tournaments to ski in now than in the past? What I really care about is the availability for ME to ski in a tournament. If that is decreasing that would be more of a sign that we are in trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller oldjeep Posted August 13, 2014 Baller Share Posted August 13, 2014 Is there a page somewhere that shows the complete schedule for a division? Interested in MA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller gjohnson Posted August 13, 2014 Baller Share Posted August 13, 2014 @oldjeep both MA events are today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller oldjeep Posted August 13, 2014 Baller Share Posted August 13, 2014 OK - just saw the slalom results, but I don't know much about the competition format (multiple rounds for each event?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller MattP Posted August 13, 2014 Baller Share Posted August 13, 2014 @oldjeep 1 Round only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Skihack Posted August 13, 2014 Baller Share Posted August 13, 2014 :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member Than_Bogan Posted August 13, 2014 Supporting Member Share Posted August 13, 2014 I ski on a public lake. I find I can't compete with people who are more athletically talented than I am and work harder at it than I do... I'll admit that the sport has fundamentally changed in the last 50 years or so, from a blue collar feel to more of a country club feel. Maybe that's a bad thing, but it's absolutely not the same things as the sport is dying or dead. The notion of "I can't compete so I give up" is a bit of a pet peeve. Guess what? I can't compete with Nate Smith. Right now, essentially nobody can. Should they all leave the sport? Heck I can't even compete with Regina Jacquess. Lifetime of dedicated training only to be crushed by a woman? Guess I better go put my ski on ebay! NO. In fact, water skiing is one of the ultimate "compete against yourself" activities, and one of relatively few sports that you can pursue seriously at any age. Another interesting metric: Anytime I travel somewhere I can find a slalom course within an hour of driving and people willing to pull me. It's a GREAT and VIBRANT community we're part of! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Skihack Posted August 13, 2014 Baller Share Posted August 13, 2014 :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller skierjp Posted August 13, 2014 Baller Share Posted August 13, 2014 I was told by a friend of mine that lives at Isles of Lake Hancock, once you move to private site or live on a lake you have a big chance of becoming a smooth water skier. Think about it, why go out and ski the wind when I can wait a hour for smooth water!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller thompjs Posted August 13, 2014 Baller Share Posted August 13, 2014 @skierjp -- Not only that, I don't ski in cold water either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller markn Posted August 13, 2014 Baller Share Posted August 13, 2014 With all due respect, I would argue skiing on a public lake can, in many ways, be an advantage. If one goes to the trouble of getting up at 5:30 AM to uncover the boat, gas it up and cruise all the way across the lake to the course, you are GOING to ski regardless of conditions. In many ways, it makes you a better skier. Some days you may not get to your hardest pass or may not run your desired pass, but then what is considered difficult conditions at a private site become relatively easy. While I enjoyed training at a private site for a few years, I actually prefer my public lake and think it helps coping with adverse conditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller markn Posted August 13, 2014 Baller Share Posted August 13, 2014 Well, I must admit, there are times when you do have to bag it to avoid injury.....not all conditions are skiable! Then I go over to Swiss Ski School and do a set on their protected lakes..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Chef23 Posted August 13, 2014 Baller Share Posted August 13, 2014 I live on public water and we usually have good conditions in our course. I do admit to becoming a bit of a prima donna sometimes and heading out to the course and not skiing. It is only a two minute drive from my dock so it is pretty easy to say we will try later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ The_MS Posted August 13, 2014 Baller_ Share Posted August 13, 2014 It all comes down to access to a quality ski course. Public or private, if you have access to a course, you can practice and get better. Private lakes get wind just like public lakes do but skiing in boat rollers is a one way ticket to injury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck_Dickey Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Horton, John - Round: 1 1.00 buoys at 23.00M,46kph,Long,28.6mph ????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller oldjeep Posted August 13, 2014 Baller Share Posted August 13, 2014 @Chuck_Dickey I'm guessing that is the John Horton skiing against our local guy in MA ;) If they are the same guy then that much hair and having a baby in your 80's is really an accomplishment. Congrats to Roger for his wins in Slalom and Trick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ISP6ball Posted August 14, 2014 Baller Share Posted August 14, 2014 Well said MS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ntx Posted August 14, 2014 Baller Share Posted August 14, 2014 Waterskiresults.com they will post all results and some will post in real time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ToddL Posted August 14, 2014 Baller Share Posted August 14, 2014 If you use Facebook, these two sites are posting info: https://www.facebook.com/SanMarcosRiverRanch https://www.facebook.com/pages/AWSA-South-Central-Region/206992499431804 https://www.facebook.com/CAWSClub/media_set?set=a.10203282278316171.1073741843.1186167821&type=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ToddL Posted August 14, 2014 Baller Share Posted August 14, 2014 Photos http://www.usawaterski.org/nationals/nationals/Photos/Day1/index.html http://www.usawaterski.org/nationals/nationals/Photos/Day2/index.html http://www.usawaterski.org/nationals/nationals/Photos/Day3/index.html http://www.usawaterski.org/nationals/nationals/Photos/Day4/index.html (TBD?) http://www.usawaterski.org/nationals/nationals/Photos/Day5/index.html (TBD?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ScarletArrow Posted August 14, 2014 Baller Share Posted August 14, 2014 @MS I agree. The distinction between being able to train on private water vs. living on private water is different. I drive 50 min one way to ski on private water. My situation is great but doesn't compare to the owner of the lake who can step out his back door to ski - huge difference and advantage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller oldjeep Posted August 14, 2014 Baller Share Posted August 14, 2014 @ScarletArrow kind of depends on the public water ;) The one course I use is about 500 feet off the end of my brother in-laws dock on a public lake (o'doud) and the other is about 500 feet off the end of a ski buddies dock on Prior lake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller MattP Posted August 15, 2014 Baller Share Posted August 15, 2014 @mmosley899 coming in 3rd Overall in M6 with OB4 bindings on all his skis! Congrats Mike! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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