Baller_ lpskier Posted December 11, 2019 Baller_ Share Posted December 11, 2019 Lpskier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ MISkier Posted December 11, 2019 Baller_ Share Posted December 11, 2019 Very cool. And, what a change from then to now. SI will probably have pictures and an article about people playing Fortnite in the May, 2020 issue (if they haven’t already). The worst slalom equipment I own is between my ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller DangerBoy Posted December 23, 2019 Baller Share Posted December 23, 2019 Awesome photography! Given the technology they had back then. I'm just trying to imagine how they got some of those shots. Now we have drones and Go=Pros and all manner of ways to get those types of shots but it must've been so much more difficult back then. I'm also amazed at what the skiers were able to do on those flat bottomed wooden skis with bindings that were no more supportive than a pair of bedroom slippers nailed to a plank. A lot of us here are "okay" water skiers, some of us are good and a few of us are great skiers. I just wonder how good any of us would be if we were made to ski with equipment like that our whole lives. I'm old enough to say I started out on skis like that but I really wonder how far I would've progressed if I still had to ski on skis like those instead of having all this incredible technology that I now have strapped onto my feet. I have a lot of respect for the athletes shown in the magazine photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Jetsetr Posted December 23, 2019 Baller Share Posted December 23, 2019 I always said if I could ski 4 times per week I would look like Charles Atlas at the end of the season. Did pretty well even though we had a very limited season due to lake closures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jetpilotg4 Posted December 23, 2019 Baller Share Posted December 23, 2019 Photos are amazing considering how long ago they were taken!!! @Skid how are you these days?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller mmosley899 Posted December 24, 2019 Baller Share Posted December 24, 2019 I have that issue also... Mike's Overall Binding USA Water Ski Senior Judge Senior Driver Senior Tech Controller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller coach3 Posted January 11, 2020 Baller Share Posted January 11, 2020 I am taken back by the fitness and balance they have on flat skis. Maybe a good training plan to learn balance on a ski? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller NikolG Posted January 11, 2020 Baller Share Posted January 11, 2020 I got one on amazon (not currently available) However eBay has them. https://www.ebay.com/itm/1962-MAY-21-SPORTS-ILLUSTRATED-MAGAZINE-WATER-SKIING-SPORTS-PRO-BASKETBALL-CS5/352793800431?hash=item5224262eef:g:eEsAAOSw901dbrlV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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