Administrators Horton Posted September 8, 2015 Administrators Share Posted September 8, 2015 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_ Wish Posted September 8, 2015 Baller_ Share Posted September 8, 2015 TW should have gone the way of @AdamCord and just said "science"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller MrJones Posted September 8, 2015 Baller Share Posted September 8, 2015 Heard he was doing some interesting fin experimentation as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member Than_Bogan Posted September 8, 2015 Supporting Member Share Posted September 8, 2015 Interesting how tight-to-the-vest these folks are. Clearly they think they are protecting some real advantage. Adam did set the bar high for non-information, but Terry crushed him. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Steven_Haines Posted September 8, 2015 Baller Share Posted September 8, 2015 Wow! That was informational! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J3 Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 What's the story with the wing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
londonskier Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 I cant play the video!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Garn Posted September 8, 2015 Baller Share Posted September 8, 2015 You're not missing anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Steven_Haines Posted September 8, 2015 Baller Share Posted September 8, 2015 What was wrong with the wing? I was too mesmerized by the commentary! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J3 Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 It looked like it was a unique shape and thicker than a normal wing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Dirt Posted September 9, 2015 Baller Share Posted September 9, 2015 They have been doing a lot of R&D. The fins and wing are really different shapes. They do testing in a water tunnel thingy in Germany. I think the wings are manufactured there as well. There has been a lot of very positive feedback from the skiers and they are supposed to be available for purchase within the next week or two. Terry or Willy can correct me if I am wrong but I think the final ski shape/design for the new ski is not nailed down yet. It should be really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Wish Posted September 9, 2015 Baller_ Share Posted September 9, 2015 What no SFE finlets anymore? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller baja Posted September 10, 2015 Baller Share Posted September 10, 2015 Had the pleasure of attending a 2 day coaching session at Shadow Lakes with Terry a few months back. Watched from the shore as Terry ran 41 several times. The fin is machined from a solid block and that opens up a lot of unique design possibilities which appear to have been incorporated. I'm sure someone with a video editor can reverse engineer it from the video. Since Terry didn't discuss further, I'll say no more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Chef23 Posted September 10, 2015 Baller Share Posted September 10, 2015 The video is kind of amusing but not informative. I am on a new ski and we have been playing with different things. Even Horton didn't know what to say at that point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted September 10, 2015 Author Administrators Share Posted September 10, 2015 Ok guys. I have HUGE respect for TW. He is without question one of the most technical and skilled skiers in the sport. Is he a man of many words? No. I pulled him away from the tournament and made it up as I went along. The lack of insightful information in this video is likely my fault more than TW. 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 drewski32 Posted September 10, 2015 Baller Share Posted September 10, 2015 I'd love to see him run 41 in some tournaments. Also there's a guy near me who is a dealer that i think has a LFF raptor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller wawaskr Posted September 10, 2015 Baller Share Posted September 10, 2015 So who is pressing these skis for Raptor? Is it D3 or Radar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Chef23 Posted September 10, 2015 Baller Share Posted September 10, 2015 I just sensed that the ski was a bit of a work in progress and he might not want to share full details until it was done. I certainly wasn't trying to disrespect Terry. The man can ski and I am sure he is knowledgeable about ski design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller cruznski Posted September 10, 2015 Baller Share Posted September 10, 2015 So I am not up to speed on the details of the design, but attended my second tournament in a lapse of 7 years skiing tourneys, and was pleased to see Terry get out there and ski. Here's a link to his 39.5 off pass, first set of the day...coming back at 41 off I swear his ski was out of the water at 1 ball for a few milliseconds but he made it around 3. Wish I had video'd that. https://youtube.com/channel/UC1i1OvZdY320S4ZgeCoCC2w/videos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDub Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Hi all! So, the wing... it's great! I've been skiing on it since the first time I tried it. It's not overly detectable other than it just feels better! Especially on my off-side. That is where I notice it most. Seems to help the tip stay down a tad better which of course equates to a quicker turn. I would recommend anyone at least trying it when it comes out! As far as TW, just know he is not a man of many words, and the new ski is still in the works. Not much to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilSymo Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 Raptor is pressed in the D3 factory, and is subject to all the D3 testing.... it is a D3 shape with Flex adjustments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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