This is why i love the internet

[tobyg83]

Haha @liquid d im still picking up all the pieces :s

[MISkier]

@tobyg83, excellent height and trajectory on the ski, too.

 

Note the rope in the second picture. Interesting angle at the 28 off section with all the rope laying on the water.

[UWSkier]

@o2bnMaine does your post processing do cropping too? Wonder how well it works for getting a little closer view of the skier for coaching. Seems really cool. Wonder if the app will continue to work for processing or if they'll be killing it. I would love to replace the smartphone/skidoc setup I have now with something like that, especially if I can figure out a way to smartly start/stop it on throttle up/down.

[o2bnMaine]

@UWSkier It is tough to answer this one. I think the answer to your question is, Yes, but I want to say, No. Technically, the post-processing will do cropping. I have never used it because the image quality degrades quickly as you zoom in.

 

I currently am using a unsupported microSD, which means I can't record with the 5.8k 360-degree feature. I'm stuck with just using 4k 360-degrees. (aside: I made the mistake of using the Rylo-supported microSD card when I rebuilt a Raspberry Pi and I've been too lazy to remedy this)

 

This doesn't mean you get 4k resolution like you would think from a regular phone camera because the total resolution is calculated on a 360-degree image/video. I THINK that I'm already zooming in digitally during my post-processing. I THINK the quality would be better if I could use the 5.8k feature.

 

While post-processing, you can zoom out to show the "planet" or in to show the perspective I usually show for the skier. The final zoomed-in notch I use seems like it is digitally enhanced meaning it is already compromised.

 

I think the Rylo does great for 32-off and shorter. Any longer the rope length and the skier starts to get small fast. 15-off, the skier if very very small and there's not much I can do about it without losing image quality.

 

https://support.rylo.com/hc/en-us/articles/115000883733-Which-SD-cards-are-compatible-with-Rylo-

 

I've said it before, stay away from getting a Rylo. The company isn't maintaining the product anymore. The above "supported card" page keeps running out of available options. The supported microSD cards aren't active products anymore. Fewer and fewer are actually available.

 

Also, in the Florida heat, the camera overheats too frequently, in my opinion.

 

The third complaint I have is that Rylo isn't waterproof and when using the waterproof case, it fogs up too much.

 

I'm curious about trying out either the GoPro Max or the Insta360 modular camera next. It is supposed to be waterproof. https://store.insta360.com/product/one_r

 

I swear by using the 360-degree cameras for filming my snowboarding and skiing. I ski with just a driver. We can record the entire session and then I can process where to point the camera later. This is a great feature as you don't have to worry about someone screwing up the filming -- you just have to remember to hit record. ;-)

[VONMAN]

@o2bnMaine are you running a S-wing on your Denali?

[o2bnMaine]

@VONMAN 28.500, 8-degrees flat wing, 2.500, 6.780, 0.900

[Wish]

Best synopsis of skiing I think I’ve read. Well said @adamhcaldwell

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[UWSkier]

This is nutty

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/CDM0SvjhJN6/?igshid=1lapc4vh6e7j5

 

[RichardDoane]

Tie down your boat

 

[klindy]

Slid to a stop!

[skinut]

Ground to a halt!

[Andre]

That will buff right out!

[Wish]

Skiing on FL

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[slvrbulit]

[o2bnMaine]

@UWSkier Here is a pic of my camera mount.

 

 

[Bhaynes85]

Nice dog!!!

[o2bnMaine]

She manages to get into most pictures, it seems :smile:

[keithh2oskier]

 

Not skiing or boating related... but still randomness on the internet.

[BraceMaker]

https://www.instagram.com/p/CDrp7PUJ9Da/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet

[Horton]

https://www.instagram.com/p/CDt31KEh732/?igshid=1icjnju9jfbnw

[Horton]

https://www.instagram.com/p/CDuZ9znFHuH/?igshid=12nj3ki80swlx

[Cam]

 

[Golfguy]

That is one hell of a boat lift.

 

[thager]

I've seen that a few times in the Mississippi locks. Signs everywhere telling people to not tie up. Still, there you go! Hang in there buddy!

[UWSkier]

https://www.instagram.com/p/CDwWF2CDYO4/?igshid=t6p648zmj5g3

 

[Bruce_Butterfield]

How close can you cut the corner and not die?

 

 

Looks like one ski may make it on.....barely....

 

 

 

The fin of the right ski finally gets on about 4 feet up the ramp

 

 

 

And a successful ride away!

 

And the only damage:

 

 

 

[jjackkrash]

He who waits the latest is the coolest.

[klindy]

@Bruce_Butterfield it wasn't me waving Zach to go later! I was covering my eyes in the boat! :neutral:

[Horton]

@jjackkrash that slogan originated at ULM in the early 90s

[jjackkrash]

@Horton, are you sure ULM didn't get that slogan from J.P. and/or Billy Allen at Sac State? I know the crowd at nationals hosted by ULM crowned Steve Zineo the coolest when he fired straight sideways off the ramp into the setting sun and launched into the ULM band, wasting a bass drum and the tuba player, tearing his ACL (IIRC), only to slap his jumpers back on and PB on his next attempt. That was Circa 1991 I think. Might have been 1992, those days are kinda hazy for me. I can't remember which year was Millegeville and which was ULM.

[Horton]

@jjackkrash the slogan became a thing when Jane Tully (Greenwood) made insanely cool t-shirts with that slogan. I was on the ULM/NLU team from 1988 to 1993. Billy Allen and I did not ski collegiate at the same time. I knew Billy well.

 

I was at Milledgeville nationals. I nearly screwed up my trick run and remember it clearly. I still have nightmares about it.

[Hallpass]

Billy Allen and Jason Parades were both on the 88 Sac State Team that finished 4th at College Nationals.

 

[fu_man]

@Horton Does this thread hold the record for having the most views? Still my favorite.

[jjackkrash]

@Horton I skied for Chico those same years and was Captain in 1991. Horton lakes was my first tournament ever; IIRC (but not sure at this point) that was the one JP ran 38 and there was no next loop on the rope so the driver drove him back to the doc and announced he finished the game. That was also the first time I saw a little girl named Rhoni trick skiing and realized I was not and never would be all that talented. Good times.

[cougfan]

@Horton seriously 5 years to finish college? What did you do Red Shirt??

[thager]

I would laugh or mock but took same!

[jjackkrash]

It was all I could do to stay in Chico for five years. I took minimum full time load every semester and was hoping to milk it to six, but the folks were not having it. College was paradise to me.

[Horton]

https://www.instagram.com/p/CDkj2xroMwj/?igshid=151hslkwg2r7a

[skialex]

Didn’t know one legged waterskiing was a thing... ???

[DaveD]

Might be a good training tool for those of us that can't stop riding their back foot.

[Wish]

 

[thager]

Story of my life!

 

[Horton]

https://www.instagram.com/p/CEm-t2HhUZy/?igshid=yojsm8vywtqt

[dvskier]

Run the fan for 2 minutes before starting. I’ve seen an explosion at the ramp twice. Pretty powerful.

[Keith_Menard]

i don't feel like he jumped in to help his wife

 

[skinut]

@"Keith Menard" No, but he did plug his nose.

[MISkier]

She was very close to hitting her head on the dock, if she actually didn't. I hope there were no serious injuries.

[MISkier]

They were fueling the boat. No injuries. Here's the YouTube video.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8E1IO5LgQdU

[Horton]

https://www.instagram.com/p/CEuEd7ID_LP/?igshid=gjadfmhok9f1

[Bruce_Butterfield]

I bet the driver is running for mayor of Olympia WA. Or if we are lucky maybe even Congress!