Supporting Member Than_Bogan Posted May 21, 2015 Supporting Member Share Posted May 21, 2015 Semi-inspired by @gsm_peter's recent travels, here's something completely useless but maybe fun to think about! I seriously doubt I'm even remotely in the running, but I guess I might as well set the bar somewhere. My intent is only to count "tournament-style" skiing, but it doesn't need to be an actual tournament and all three events count. I believe my list is: OR CA IL PA NJ NY VA MA NH VT CT (hm, not ME? how can that be? I go to Maine a lot) FL So, 12. -Than Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller LeonL Posted May 21, 2015 Baller Share Posted May 21, 2015 Not nearly a big list but here it is. OH IN CA TX AL TN FL GA NC KY So, 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller MattP Posted May 21, 2015 Baller Share Posted May 21, 2015 14 - GA, SC, FL, AL, TN, MI, IL, IN, NY, NJ, CT, NC, NH, OH. Should be adding a few more by the end of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted May 21, 2015 Administrators Share Posted May 21, 2015 CA OR WA UT CO TX OK KS IL AR AL LA MS GA SC FL MI HI 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 bishop8950 Posted May 21, 2015 Baller Share Posted May 21, 2015 19. MI, IN, IL, OH, VA, NJ, PA, NY, CT, VT, FL, SC, LA, TX, AZ, ID, WA, CO, CA. Having lived in 3 regions pushes the number up. Also Canada, Italy, and Austria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ozski Posted May 22, 2015 Baller Share Posted May 22, 2015 Did Rathbun do something like 50 sites in a day or two back in the 90's? 1 pass then back in the car / plane and off to the next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller rodltg2 Posted May 22, 2015 Baller Share Posted May 22, 2015 It was 49 but all in California. Sounds like if he skipped the lake Im a member at and opted for another site he would have made it to 50. No skiing after Sunset rule killed it ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Bruce_Butterfield Posted May 22, 2015 Baller_ Share Posted May 22, 2015 Ontario, CA NY NJ Maine Virginia N Carolina Florida Texas Louisiana Mississippi Indiana California S Carolina Georgia Arkansas Missouri Ohio Washington At least that's what I can remember. If it was easy, they would call it Wakeboarding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller GOODESkier Posted May 22, 2015 Baller Share Posted May 22, 2015 New Hampshire New York Vermont Washington Oregon California Quebec British Columbia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ALPJr Posted May 22, 2015 Baller Share Posted May 22, 2015 Not a huge one. Hope to add FL this year. NJ NY MA CA CT VT NH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kstateskier Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 KS MO AR OK CA TX FL IA IL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller nate93 Posted May 22, 2015 Baller Share Posted May 22, 2015 PA NY NJ CT ME VA OH IN NC SC GA FL AZ CA MI WV I guess it's 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Edbrazil Posted May 22, 2015 Baller Share Posted May 22, 2015 A bit off-topic, but this got me thinking of the states where I have installed/fixed/checked courses. Like another poster, I'm listing the states where I haven't: Alaska Hawaii Idaho Montana Wyoming North Dakota South Dakota Arkansas Delaware Leaving 41 states where I have. The era when the Pro Tour was running strong helped me get to some unusual places. Also did international work in: Canada Australia Mexico Columbia Dominican Republic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted May 22, 2015 Administrators Share Posted May 22, 2015 @Edbrazil New Mexico? 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_ RichardDoane Posted May 22, 2015 Baller_ Share Posted May 22, 2015 happiness, confusion, inebriation, befuddlement, heightened awareness, ecstasy, sadness, and I'm sure quite a few others if I put my mind to it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted May 22, 2015 Administrators Share Posted May 22, 2015 @richarddoane you forgot "insane raging fury" or am I the only one that gets angry at slalom? 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 LZywicki1 Posted May 22, 2015 Baller Share Posted May 22, 2015 Slowly working on it. MI KY TN TX FL Larry -----<| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller bigtex2011 Posted May 22, 2015 Baller Share Posted May 22, 2015 @richarddoane so friggin funny. I was thinkin the same thing. You must be from the South... Texas Louisiana Arkansas South Carolina Florida Bakersfield.. that was an altered state Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Edbrazil Posted May 22, 2015 Baller Share Posted May 22, 2015 Horton is right; can't remember any New Mexico. So, make that 40 states, not 41. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted May 22, 2015 Administrators Share Posted May 22, 2015 @Edbrazil New Mexico is the one state in the union with no known Ballers 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 Chef23 Posted May 22, 2015 Baller Share Posted May 22, 2015 I don't have too many: MA NH CT NY NC FL WI I think that is it. I skied a ton as a kid but we never went anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member Than_Bogan Posted May 22, 2015 Author Supporting Member Share Posted May 22, 2015 I brought my ski all the way to Japan years ago, but that was only because the only possible way I could attend Regionals was to fly directly from Japan to Washington. And I really wanted to attend Nationals that year, so I have to "achieve skiing position" at Regionals. Skiing a tournament with massive jetlag after a week of no practice was ... interesting. But I started one pass back from my normal start and I did manage to run a couple of passes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted May 22, 2015 Administrators Share Posted May 22, 2015 @Than_Bogan UPS to the regionals hotel might have been easier 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...
Supporting Member Than_Bogan Posted May 22, 2015 Author Supporting Member Share Posted May 22, 2015 @horton yep. Can't even recall why that wasn't what I did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Bill22 Posted May 23, 2015 Baller Share Posted May 23, 2015 @Horton is there even 1 baller in West Virginia? Nothing against WV but do they have enough flat land for a course? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Bill22 Posted May 23, 2015 Baller Share Posted May 23, 2015 Oh wait... I just remembered about 4-5 years ago two guys drove down from WV for a clinic at Timber Lake. So, there must be at least 2. They said they had a course on the river. [ok, end off topic side track] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Edbrazil Posted May 24, 2015 Baller Share Posted May 24, 2015 In the days of the WOW tour (Women Of Waterskiing), we had 2 tournaments in Parkersburg, WV. On the Ohio River. Wide enough you could have run SL crossways. Massive barge trains going by at times. Recipe for a disaster event, but both years, the event went off relatively well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller JackQ Posted May 24, 2015 Baller Share Posted May 24, 2015 I made a quick count of skiing in tournaments in 24 states, but most likely I forgot a few. I have lived and skied in three different regions and in college. I am sure it is not a record but at least honorable mention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller rayn Posted May 24, 2015 Baller Share Posted May 24, 2015 MA,NH,VT,NY,NC,SC,FL,TX,CA,FL,RI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ALPJr Posted May 25, 2015 Baller Share Posted May 25, 2015 I forgot the state where I first skied the course... SC NJ NY MA CA CT VT NH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member Than_Bogan Posted May 25, 2015 Author Supporting Member Share Posted May 25, 2015 Lots of good lists, but @OB is crushing the field with a 15 state lead! Nobody close even if we factor in that Marines may not be good at counting. (And neither am I.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller igkya Posted May 25, 2015 Baller Share Posted May 25, 2015 @Bill22 Cheat Lake is in WV and had a course on it for many years. Haven't been there since I moved west in 2010. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted May 25, 2015 Administrators Share Posted May 25, 2015 Correction => state with least Ballers is Delaware The site was visited from every state in union in the last 12 months 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 aupatking Posted May 25, 2015 Baller Share Posted May 25, 2015 @Horton does that mean Texas too? Jk I love Texas. I couldn't resist. I would have bet a bunch of pesos on @OB before this one got started. I'm looking for him in the Atlanta airport as we speak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Jody_Seal Posted May 25, 2015 Baller_ Share Posted May 25, 2015 FL. GA. MS. LA. TN. AL. SC. NC. KY. MI. IL. AR. PR. MT. TX. UT. NV. OR CO. WY. ID. CA. AZ. NM. WA. VI. MEX. VIC. NSW. ALB. BC. Peru. Chile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller aupatking Posted May 25, 2015 Baller Share Posted May 25, 2015 And there it is. @OB still has it, but it sure looks good in a list. @Jody_Seal has seen me in @Horton state of "insane raging fury" in Axis AL. Probably Milton FL too. Product of setting up a ski in 85 degree water and going to a spring fed lake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller aupatking Posted May 25, 2015 Baller Share Posted May 25, 2015 I want to add AZ. I'm in Phoenix a bunch this summer. Ballers, where's best? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller igkya Posted May 26, 2015 Baller Share Posted May 26, 2015 @Horton Delaware is a state? j/k. Skied there several years ago with a group of 6-8 skiers. Hard to imagine they fall below NM... but you are the king! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller akale15 Posted May 26, 2015 Baller Share Posted May 26, 2015 IN, MI, OH, IL, FL, LA, TN @OB in 6 years of course skiing I have only skied on a total of 14 or 15 different courses so 49 in one year is extremely impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jstaab3 Posted May 27, 2015 Baller Share Posted May 27, 2015 KS OK TX IL MN IA NE LA FL CO CA UT KY TN MO MS MI IN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Zman Posted May 27, 2015 Baller Share Posted May 27, 2015 As soon as I saw this post I knew @OB would be tough to be beat. He had an impressive summer in 2013. @OB how many SportTubes have you gone through? Come ski in Bama sometime with us! We're moving over from GA this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member Than_Bogan Posted May 27, 2015 Author Supporting Member Share Posted May 27, 2015 Wow, that's a tremendous advertisement for SportTube! Also, this thread IS kinda fun. Wasn't quite sure it would be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller aupatking Posted July 8, 2015 Baller Share Posted July 8, 2015 I'm at 3. It's not much but take 20 years off and start over. Here's the prettiest place I've seen yet. AL FL CA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller gregy Posted July 8, 2015 Baller Share Posted July 8, 2015 TX AR LA FL HI Not a very big list but I noticed Hawaii wasn't on many list. I skied on the slalom course on the river in Kauai during my honeymoon. The rental company even had a Kidder Redline just like mine. I free skied a bit then ran up to 1 bouy at 28off. The guy was really surprised. College? There was a lot of drinking involved I might of been I different state and not even known it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller dchristman Posted July 8, 2015 Baller Share Posted July 8, 2015 Good skiing - come and see us again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member Than_Bogan Posted July 8, 2015 Author Supporting Member Share Posted July 8, 2015 @OB Wait a second! PA wasn't on your list of never-skied-states. Now I must question if everything I've ever read on the internet could be a lie! Perhaps we should try to add NH to your list this summer? There's one site that's just over an hour from Logan where I sometimes beg up a set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Edbrazil Posted July 8, 2015 Baller Share Posted July 8, 2015 I think that the above photos from @aupatking may be from Bell Acqua. That site has some key distinctions in water ski history, that I could elaborate on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted July 8, 2015 Administrators Share Posted July 8, 2015 For sure Bell Aqua 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 nam1975 Posted July 9, 2015 Baller Share Posted July 9, 2015 OH, MI, IN, IL, KY, TN, SC I should get out more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller rawly Posted July 9, 2015 Baller Share Posted July 9, 2015 Any retirees out there that have done a " Ball of Spray U.S. Tour " in a motorhome ? I plan on it in a few years. Tour the country and hit up Ballers along the way. Right now I'm just Ca Fl Nv Az and Mexico. Almost Hawaii , packed my barefoot suit for our honeymoon , but never used it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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