OffCourse unboxing

[Horton]

[dbaconaz]

Hope you do a follow up with the install and how it works!!!

[ETskier]

It would be cool to run it right down your bouy course to see how accurate it is.

[Horton]

that is my plan. hopefully tomorrow. Cross your fingers for video publish sometime this week

[ErikBerghiller]

@ETskier In case you have not seen this. This slow-motion video is shot in an Insta-Slalom course at 34mph and with a 7 mph headwind.

[Than_Bogan]

Am I the only one who is kinda bummed that I have no use for this gadget? It is just so ingenious and so well executed! I feel bad to not be explicitly supporting this kind of innovation!

[Wish]

I'm trying to convince the guy I free ski with in MN to get one. @Than_Bogan does that count?

[Horton]

@Than_Bogan if you saw how beautifully it is manufactured you'd likely just buy one and put it on the wall.

[steeliejunkie]

@Than_Bogan if you feel the need to support the company but do not have a use, I am sure some underprivileged BOS members who do not have access to the course would gladly use it for you ;)

[r_maniak]

@Wish

I'm not sure if this helps at all, but after using ours a few times, my ski partner and I both agreed that (ERIK - PLEASE DON'T READ ON), It's worth it at TWICE the price! Free skiing digs you into a rut. OffCourse challenges you and changes the sport for guys like us! I cannot wait until tomorrow morning! Going for 32 off (A)!

[klindy]

As a guy who likes to look at the buoy too long, I like the concept! Seeing the video above was quite impressive!

 

What do they do for the gate? Or better asked, if it will be triggered somehow to shoot a ball at #1, does it give you a 0 ball to go around or somehow identify the gate?

[ETskier]

I'm also impressed with the video above. Surprisingly close. Thanks Eric.

[travtitle]

Can you modify this so it shoots at the skier?

[Horton]

@travtitle funny but NO!

[r_maniak]

@klindy

There is a zero ball. My driver/OffCourse operator knows - after I get up and I'm ready to go, I ski into the left side foam. That's when he knows to press "A+START" on OffCourse. I lean into my pull-out, and GO LIKE HELL at the 0-ball marker. I'm set up nice for 1 and it feels like a great gate. It takes a bit of driver/skier practice to time this properly, but we've been using ours for about 5 weeks now and we're dialed in.

There is a rather mature 13 page thread on OffCourse (link below): Plenty of other info. I'm really looking forward to John's take!

 

https://www.ballofspray.com/forum#/discussion/20635/new-extremely-portable-slalom-course

 

[Horton]