Baller nicktoryous Posted October 13, 2017 Baller Share Posted October 13, 2017 First real post - been lurking a while absorbing the (generally) wisdom but going out on a limb to see if any Ballers may be able to pull something out of the www ether... I was doing some deep diving on free skiing and remembered reading an old Waterski Mag feature (which I did manage to find: waterskimag.com/features/2008/05/01/open-water-discovery#page-4) but wondered if anyone knows of any footage of the skiing written about: To break up the monotony of his training, he had been skiing with a 150-foot, zero-stretch spectra line and wanted to share the buzz that is comparable to giant slalom. With the boat dialed in at 38 mph, Brown, Asher, Trent Finlayson and Terry Winter took turns figuring out the timing and movements required to link turns of sizable proportions. It's pre-drone/GoPro era so odds might be slim but would be awesome to see! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller GregHind Posted October 13, 2017 Baller Share Posted October 13, 2017 If it doesn't exist yet, let's ask them to take some video now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller BG1 Posted October 13, 2017 Baller Share Posted October 13, 2017 There is a little footage in the film "Edged in Water 2" I think. Been a long time since I watched it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jcamp Posted October 13, 2017 Baller Share Posted October 13, 2017 I heard rumors that Carl Roberge was doing something like this decades ago. Not sure if it's true or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller nicktoryous Posted October 13, 2017 Author Baller Share Posted October 13, 2017 @BG1 awesome thanks! I think my uncle has a copy, will have to track it down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ALPJr Posted October 13, 2017 Baller Share Posted October 13, 2017 @MarcusBrown may know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ozski Posted October 14, 2017 Baller Share Posted October 14, 2017 Ski racers use big long ropes and they free ski. Fast. But I could imagine on a 70 inch ski on wide open glassy water this would be a total blast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Hallpass Posted October 14, 2017 Baller Share Posted October 14, 2017 Bob Maher used to sell 150 to 200 foot ropes for skiing his long boards. Not sure if he still offers those. Marcus Brown and others skied fairly long ropes in the Video's he did for HO Free Ride skis. Not sure 150 feet, but certainly looked like a long line in those vids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Garn Posted October 16, 2017 Baller Share Posted October 16, 2017 In one of the water ski videos that were made quite a few years ago (Edged in Water II maybe?) a bunch of pro skiers were at a lake in a houseboat. Marcus Brown and Will Asher put two non-stretch wakeboard ropes together and went out and skied behind it. So that would have been 150 feet. I did it a couple of times just to try it when I was at Lake Powell. It was fun! Something different for sure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller JayShower Posted September 17, 2023 Baller Share Posted September 17, 2023 Anyone have a copy of this waterski mag article? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller foxriverat Posted September 17, 2023 Baller Share Posted September 17, 2023 Scroll to page 50 and you will find the article. https://books.google.com/books?id=Nis2AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA104&dq=waterski+may+2008&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj5y5OdyrGBAxWBHjQIHfJGDxIQ6AF6BAgEEAI#v=onepage&q=waterski may 2008&f=false 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ToddL Posted September 18, 2023 Baller Share Posted September 18, 2023 From the article: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller thager Posted September 18, 2023 Baller Share Posted September 18, 2023 150 feet? Nope! 2 X 70 plus one 5 foot handle is 145 feet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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