Administrators Horton Posted August 3, 2019 Administrators Share Posted August 3, 2019 Tunnel creates grip. Less tunnel makes the ski more free and lower drag. More tunnel means more drag and more grip. A ski with more grip will hold more angle and may actually be faster than a ski with less grip. Tunnel depth, shape and volume are only a few of many factors that impact how a ski works. Changing any one parameter may or may not change the performance in the desired way because all of the design aspects must work together. To answer a question from 2 other threads….. is a ski with more or less tunnel faster or slower? It depends … 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...
Baller Kroeks Posted August 3, 2019 Baller Share Posted August 3, 2019 I was just thinking about this. Well said. If nothing else is changed, more tunnel should make the ski slower. (But what if the extra stability helps the skier get into and maintain a better position for generating speed?...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted August 3, 2019 Author Administrators Share Posted August 3, 2019 Exactly 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...
Baller Ed_Johnson Posted August 3, 2019 Baller Share Posted August 3, 2019 @Horton.. May explain why you seem to like the C75 so much !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Bruce_Butterfield Posted August 3, 2019 Baller_ Share Posted August 3, 2019 Wow! Incredible words of wisdom from the great sage @Horton: “it depends” :D If it was easy, they would call it Wakeboarding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted August 3, 2019 Author Administrators Share Posted August 3, 2019 Well @Bruce_Butterfield if you decrease tunnel without changing anything else the ski may be lower drag but it COULD hold less angle and end up sliding in the direction of the boat becoming inefficient and slow by some definitions. It depends on bevels, rocker, torsional rocker, profile shape, sidewall thickness.... It depends. 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...
Baller_ Bruce_Butterfield Posted August 3, 2019 Baller_ Share Posted August 3, 2019 @horton exactly. You need to add a Captain Obvious icon to the flags! If it was easy, they would call it Wakeboarding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted August 3, 2019 Author Administrators Share Posted August 3, 2019 @Bruce_Butterfield it is obvious to you 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...
Baller skibug Posted August 3, 2019 Baller Share Posted August 3, 2019 What about ski width? Also effecting tunnel design? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Dirt Posted August 3, 2019 Baller Share Posted August 3, 2019 Look. Its simple. I have two skis that came out of the same mold. One is black and the other is blue. I like the black one better. Blue skis suck, but not enough to to throw them away. Unless.... I find another ski I like better than both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted August 4, 2019 Author Administrators Share Posted August 4, 2019 @skibug the point I'm trying to make is that each individual parameter is important and they all have to work together. When you change a skis width you may or may not need to change a number of design elements. A wider ski will glide / hold speed better which will be offset by the additional volume of the tunnel if the tunnel is also wider. A wider ski also will roll over less which then changes acceleration and deceleration rates. And so on and so on 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...
Baller JaredSmith Posted August 4, 2019 Baller Share Posted August 4, 2019 Got it, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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