Howa1500 Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Can anybody tell me anything about this ski, my dad absolutely loves it but I can't stand it.....just wanted to hear other people's opinions on the ski, can't find it online anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Onside135 Posted September 30, 2015 Baller Share Posted September 30, 2015 It appears to be an O'Brien Mapple from the early 2000s with Contact Bindings. In one summer I completed my first full pass at 30 mph on that ski (different color), then by the end of the summer had a few buoys at 36/22. The following summer I hopped on a D3 Z7ST. I still have love for that original Obrien, but what a difference getting on "new to me" technology! You should upgrade…a lot better skis on SIA right now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted September 30, 2015 Administrators Share Posted September 30, 2015 Classic but not super user friendly 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...
Howa1500 Posted September 30, 2015 Author Share Posted September 30, 2015 I have a very hard time getting the ski on edge and on every turn I feel like the rope is gonna get ripped out of my hands, sinks in A LOT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Wish Posted October 1, 2015 Baller_ Share Posted October 1, 2015 What size are you and what size is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howa1500 Posted October 1, 2015 Author Share Posted October 1, 2015 5'10" 170 ski is about 68 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Baller_ Wish Posted October 1, 2015 Baller_ Share Posted October 1, 2015 hmmm... about? That should be plenty big. Any chance you know the fin settings and boot placement. And @Horton is correct about not friendly. Owned on for a yr or so. Lots of OTF... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howa1500 Posted October 1, 2015 Author Share Posted October 1, 2015 It's slightly bigger than my dads other obrien competitor, 67.5 (another ancient ski) so I'm gonna say 68. But it's a very stiff competition/tournament ski. I'm still new to the slalom world so there's no doubt in my mind I'm not using it right or to its potential. Ski won't let me roll on edge at all. I start to lean and it stands me right up, never experienced that on any other ski? It digs so hard 50% of the time the rope gets ripped out of my hands @Wish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Wish Posted October 1, 2015 Baller_ Share Posted October 1, 2015 Are you free skiing or in the course? Skiing at what speed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howa1500 Posted October 1, 2015 Author Share Posted October 1, 2015 Free skiing, 32-34 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Baller_ Wish Posted October 1, 2015 Baller_ Share Posted October 1, 2015 Set it aside, mount it to a wall, sell it for $50 and go to Ski It Again and find a Radar Vice, Senate, or Theory and start to really enjoy skiing. That Mapple ski worked for Mapple and CP and a few others. If you can't get it to work it's just not worth the haste and certainly not worth waisting good water time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Wish Posted October 1, 2015 Baller_ Share Posted October 1, 2015 http://www.ski-it-again.com/php/skiitagain.php?endless=summer&topic=Search&category=Slalom&postid=34463 http://www.ski-it-again.com/php/skiitagain.php?endless=summer&topic=Search&category=Slalom&postid=32738 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Glydon Posted October 1, 2015 Baller Share Posted October 1, 2015 @ wish 65 in. Theory be ok for someone 5'10 , 170 ? I am sure you know better than I , that is why I am asking I am 5'9 170 and was going to go to a 67" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Wish Posted October 1, 2015 Baller_ Share Posted October 1, 2015 That is a wider ski. Wider then the Strada/Vapor (67 would be perfect in a Stada/Vap/Vice) Probably on the edge of to small but maybe not. I've been at an annoying betweener weight most of my skiing yrs with most brands. Going bigger when on the bubble is probably not a bad idea but considering the ski he's on now is so narrow up front the 65 might feel great. It will be far more user friendy. Would be nice to get weight chart. But for that little bit of scratch to buy that ski..I'd risk it. Can always get you money back and repost on SIA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNh2oskier Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Move the front binding back a couple of holes and see how much that changes it wanting to roll on edge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller chris55 Posted October 1, 2015 Baller Share Posted October 1, 2015 I have a O'Brien Mapple I bought in 2002, it is a 68 with the same binding with a RTP and I am 6'2 for 170 and I started slalom last year and I can pass at 32mph. But I did not use the ski for 13 years and I like the ski because I ski on open water and it feels so stable (it is a tunel). Everybody told me to change but I cannot buy a new ski so I adapt to it. If you click on my picture you will see the ski.I have the stock setting and I have Andy's setting as well if someone need it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howa1500 Posted October 2, 2015 Author Share Posted October 2, 2015 I'm not a huge fan of the ski, someone who knows what they're doing or a pro I bet could absolutely rip it up on this ski, but being a novice the ski seems to drag and sink a lot, could be cause of how narrow the ski is and I'm not going fast enough. I think what happens is, because the bindings are literally right to the edge of the ski (a very narrow ski) I start to roll on my edge and the water hits the binding causing me to drag and stand me up, could be completely wrong though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtrskr Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 I have that same ski and really like it. I haven't tried out the newer skis so I might just not know what I'm missing. I know a guy that switched from the Mapple to a newer high-end ski and a year later, at best, he was getting the same number of balls on the course. I'd switch to something newer if I felt that the ski was holding back my progress. The one thing I will say is that the ski seems to work better for me at 36 mph than it does at 34. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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