Proof that slalom is not really all that hard

[Horton]

Thomas Asher flip Slalom in the Stokes EVO 2 Slalom Vest

 

 

[thompjs]

Could I get his fin settings?

[thager]

0.00, 0.00, 0.00, 0 degrees

[klindy]

The boat was moving pretty fast. I'm guessing somewhere in the 84 buoy range using ZBS!

[RazorRoss3]

Is that proof that slalom isn't that hard or that some people are simply that much better than us?

[Wish]

Kinda drives the point home that we can get off the loaded edge before second wake or first wake for that matter.. no matter what speed or line length...or ski. Impressive. And ALL of his weight is on the ball of his front foot..

[John Brooks]

I think there was too much slack in that rope. Does he get a full or 1/2 buoy with that slack? And if you fly over the gates, how is that scored?

[MISkier]

@John Brooks,

 

You are allowed slack at the exit gates. It is an exception, but you must possess the handle.

 

As for flying over the gates, it would be the same as if you jumped the wake without the aerial manuevers. The judge just has to determine if the centerline of the ski is on the inside of the gates (including 50% or more to the inside of the gate ball) or not. Admittedly, that will be harder with the ski 10 feet+ off the water and inverted.

[bigskieridaho]

Epic!

[TustinTom]

After watching that, I officially give up......Boat, Ropes, Skis, Vests and Fin Whisperer book for sale.

My 15 off hack ego needs to know that it was trick photography. The video needs to be pulled down and erased from memory. On my way to see a shrink. LOL

[alex38]

Is that cuz of all the talk about slalom skiers using trick mode?

Tricker in Slalom mode

[jjackkrash]

That was bad ass. Damn.

[bojans]

Probably 13 or 14 years ago Jimmy Siemers did a clinic at our site and stayed with us for a few days after. Aside from fishing a lot, he went out and ran the course on his trick ski doing a different flip at each wake crossing. If you think it is cool in the video, you should see it from the boat.

[brettmainer]

I think @Horton should post a video of himself running the course doing flips on double trick skis. THAT would be bad ass and would even impress @Dirt. Not that the single trick pass doing flips isn't bad ass; because it truely is.

[bishop8950]

Ok, that's sweet, and I quit

[DaveD]

I'm just as impressed by the driver's boat path.

[Klinger]

I've always wanted to see video of a flip on double trick skis.......

[mnewth]

@Klinger Talk to Cole Kalkbrenner - I'm pretty sure he has video of doing one down at Isaiah's... He loads pretty much everything off a single ski though!

[gsm_peter]

4 event. Tri-alom....