Baller skinut Posted June 13, 2018 Baller Share Posted June 13, 2018 I was skiing yesterday and was struggling to run 28 off. I felt like I couldn't slow the ski down and I was overshooting my gates. Last pass I shortened to 32 off. I put on my game face and was intent on running the pass. I pulled out, had a great turn in for the gates, set my edge, and away I went. Started my preturn after the second wake and felt the ski stop like it hit a log. Next thing I know I was somersaulting through the air at 50 mph. Made two complete flips before the water stopped me. Once I stopped I verified I still had all my bits and pieces and I could feel all of my extremities. Then I wondered WTH happened. After being picked up by the boat and retrieving my ski I noticed that my fin looked odd. On closer inspection I saw this..... Note to self, ALWAYS inspect your equipment before you ski. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ozski Posted June 13, 2018 Baller Share Posted June 13, 2018 Yeah from what I can make out its a Goode... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller MuskokaKy Posted June 14, 2018 Baller Share Posted June 14, 2018 That will do it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU_Skier Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 I Have never checked my wing but will point forward. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhofert Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 Been about a week since another post to check yo $h!t. You bet your tail i will check mine a bit more often. Everything checked out ok last weekend nothing loose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller markn Posted June 14, 2018 Baller Share Posted June 14, 2018 Also check your rope! Was at Swiss Ski school the other day with a "travelling rope". Driver said "that loop only has about 10 sets left on it and you will need a new rope". While in a hard lean to 4 ball at 38...Kaboom! Loop broke. Guess the driver was off by 9.5 passes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller david_ski Posted June 15, 2018 Baller Share Posted June 15, 2018 I had that happen to me once. I was coming through the gates approaching one ball at 28 (or 32) off and it all happened so fast. I face planted into the lake right at ball one. My bell was rung really hard. Usually you have a split second to react before a fall, but this was being thrown face first into the water without any warning. There was blood in the water around my head, and the driver thought that I was serously injured. It was just my nose that was bleeding. After we realized it was just a bloody nose and I was not really hurt, we went looking at the equipment to see understand what happened. The culprit was the wing screw came lose like yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller vtmecheng Posted June 15, 2018 Baller Share Posted June 15, 2018 I had a rope let go similar to what @markn had happen. Next thing I knew, I smacked the water hard. Rang my bell really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Texas6 Posted June 15, 2018 Baller Share Posted June 15, 2018 @Skinut - I’ve had that exact thing happen. Except my dumbass got back in n my ski after an OTF just past the wakes going to 2 ball, and I took another shot. Same thing. Painful lesson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ MISkier Posted June 15, 2018 Baller_ Share Posted June 15, 2018 One of my ski partners said to me as I drove the boat, “Are you planning to ski with your handle like that?”. He showed me there were less than 20 strands left at the grommet. I got my backup handle instead. I hadn’t noticed it and I’m sure he helped me avoid a painful surprise. The worst slalom equipment I own is between my ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller mwetskier Posted June 15, 2018 Baller Share Posted June 15, 2018 @MISkier -that type of handle failure can be *extra* painful because it rips the handle out of/through your hands from one end. in the process you'll be very lucky if you don't break a finger or thumb. i wasn't very lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller dchristman Posted June 15, 2018 Baller Share Posted June 15, 2018 @MISkier How the heck could you be oblivious to that kind of wear!? Yikes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Andre Posted June 15, 2018 Baller Share Posted June 15, 2018 Rope broke suddenly while pulling hard and sent me violently in the water. It was late september and decided to use an old rope to finish the season. Very next set,same thing happened... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ MISkier Posted June 15, 2018 Baller_ Share Posted June 15, 2018 @dchristman, exactly. I should have seen it. My ski partner also said it must have been hit by a prop or some other sudden thing that got it to that point quickly. I’m usually fairly good about my equipment. The worst slalom equipment I own is between my ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller C5Quest Posted June 16, 2018 Baller Share Posted June 16, 2018 So far at our club this year we’ve had a hand punch to the balls after a 12 year old rope break running deep short line, a lose wing, and 2 different Skier have their ski split between front and rear bindings. Moral of story is check your gear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaunT Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 Good call. The older I get the more checking I do..lol. had a rope break on my up near the handle right in the post-turn and for whatever reason it was the most painful thing my hands have experienced skiing. Was like getting wacked over the fingers with a steel bar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller vtmecheng Posted June 16, 2018 Baller Share Posted June 16, 2018 @C5Quest, what had they done to their skies to result in full on failure between the bindings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller C5Quest Posted June 17, 2018 Baller Share Posted June 17, 2018 I have no idea. I heard a girl broke hers in half just after I saw her on the dock and left the club. The other I witnessed as a spotter in the boat. Guy made a pass and said it felt weird. On the return run he bailed around 2 or 3 ball. Ski cracked in half between bindings. Didn’t separate fully in 2. It was definitely split. Crazy. Both skis were same brand. I’m reluctant to say which brand though. Was later told one could have been caused by airline damage but not sure if I believe it or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaunT Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 airline damage? Interesting.... Im guessing if an airline had damaged a ski enough to compromise its overall strength you would most certainly visually see something. Could only imagine "extreme" flexing of the ski or being run over could do it but surely it would leave some type of mark/evidence? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Gar Posted June 17, 2018 Baller Share Posted June 17, 2018 I had a brand new handle do that to me in a run off for a spot to advance to the Nationals. Defective grommet had an sharp edge inside where you could not see it. Luckily I only got my feelings hurt. Casad apologized and gave me a new handle. It was not long after that I discovered In Tow!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller MattP Posted June 26, 2018 Baller Share Posted June 26, 2018 Working on my ski today I noticed I had a bent wing on the side of the ski that I always have facing down while changing settings. Quick swap out and should be good to go. It could not be making any difference but you never know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller gsm_peter Posted June 26, 2018 Baller Share Posted June 26, 2018 Saw a guy ski in italy a few yers ago. He have had a long break from skiing but was a top skier. He did a great amount of diffret flips the first run but complained about not getting enough hight. At the dock i saw that the ski was totally broken between the bindings.... He then run some slalom 36@39 off. At the dock he told us the ski behavied a bit different. The wing was loos the front screw was missing. The fin was also bent and loose... What a skier! But he might benefit from checking the material? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Andre Posted July 9, 2019 Baller Share Posted July 9, 2019 Yep...always check your equipement. About half the strands gone. Good thing i have a new one stock at home! Never reuse a retired handle. Learned my lesson the hard way a couple of years ago... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaterSkier12 Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 MattP,, you'll win state now!! ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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