Baller jgills88 Posted August 12, 2021 Baller Share Posted August 12, 2021 I'm not sure if anyone else feels this way, but I was surprised by how much I prefer watching trick on the webcast over the other two events. I absolutely love jumping and slaloming over actually doing trick, but even in the younger divisions it's more fun to see how people vary their trick runs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbogoose Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 Kirby on deck. Go Kirby!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller BS74 Posted August 12, 2021 Baller Share Posted August 12, 2021 They keep losing the signal on lake one! Wanted to see Kirby ski! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Cnewbert Posted August 12, 2021 Baller Share Posted August 12, 2021 Note to Troy, announcing lake 1: I can only speak for myself of course, but what you claimed everyone would just love… slalom skiing under a dome… I find appalling. It would be almost the last thing I would want to see. Only tournament cable skiing in place of tow boats would be more unappealing. But that’s just me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller unksskis Posted August 12, 2021 Baller Share Posted August 12, 2021 Will be sure to let him know how appalled you are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Hallpass Posted August 12, 2021 Baller Share Posted August 12, 2021 Wow, never seen Adam Caldwell ski. That is one crazy strong dude. And quite the dismount as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Kelvin Posted August 13, 2021 Baller Share Posted August 13, 2021 @BS74 Did you continue watching after the stream came back online? I replayed all of Kirby’s passes at the break between drivers changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller BS74 Posted August 13, 2021 Baller Share Posted August 13, 2021 @Kelvin , yes I did see Kirby. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller UWSkier Posted August 13, 2021 Baller Share Posted August 13, 2021 While for non Open divisions I'd like to see better conditions for y'all, I love watching the Open skiers deal with the weather. Especially the men. You can really tell the Midwestern guys train in sub optimal conditions. Cale and Nate's 41s were great scores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller unksskis Posted August 13, 2021 Baller Share Posted August 13, 2021 250 people tuned in right now for jump qualifiers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller eleeski Posted August 15, 2021 Baller Share Posted August 15, 2021 Thanks to the Surdejs, their crew, and all the people who put on Nationals. A superbly run event! The Open was fun and well attended. The video was excellent. Fun event! Thanks! Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ScottScott Posted August 15, 2021 Baller Share Posted August 15, 2021 @Horton "maybe but most of us expect reasonable conditions" that's pushing panda category. An outdoor sport has to expect the variability of weather. We're not talking random rollers from sea-walls or barges here, or even river current.....it's just weather. Practice in it and be prepared. Those that did are standing on the podium, those that didn't missed their 1st pass. Also, this isn't like most amateur tournaments where you're going for the best score you can get to try to qualify for nationals.....this is Nationals, the last step where you're just competing against the others, in the same conditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted August 15, 2021 Author Administrators Share Posted August 15, 2021 @ScottScott exactly 50% of the skiers in W4 missed their opener because of the wind. That is pretty extreme from my perspective. 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 ScottScott Posted August 15, 2021 Baller Share Posted August 15, 2021 And which 1/2 looks out the window from home on a windy morning and says "lets wait till this afternoon and see if the wind dies down some...?" And If I ever make it to Nationals, feel free to laugh at me when I miss my opener..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted August 15, 2021 Author Administrators Share Posted August 15, 2021 @ScottScott if you make it nationals and miss your opener because of wind I will not laugh. I might offer to by you a beer but will not laugh at you. I created a poll about wind. Be interesting to see what the Ballers say about skiing in the wind. 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 mbabiash Posted August 15, 2021 Baller Share Posted August 15, 2021 I felt sorry for my son. And many other B1 kids. It was his first nationals. The wind was stiff down the lake with occasional gusts enough to rip canvas off of peoples tents. He didn’t run his opener and said he couldn’t even see the buoys. He had a good attitude but I was crushed for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller scuppers Posted August 15, 2021 Baller Share Posted August 15, 2021 @mbabiash yea, that would make for a long ride home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Bruce_Butterfield Posted August 16, 2021 Baller_ Share Posted August 16, 2021 @mbabiash its rough, but we learn the most from the toughest conditions. It sucks at the time, but is a huge lesson in perspective. Your son will be telling stories in 30years about his first Nationals to all the pampered skiers of the next generation. If it was easy, they would call it Wakeboarding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller BraceMaker Posted August 16, 2021 Baller Share Posted August 16, 2021 @Cnewbert man exactly the opposite opinion. Id love to see nothing more than some form of indoor ski facility with world class facilities at any time of day or winter. Your comment to me seems like what someone said the first time an ice hockey rink opened. This sport will never survive if it aint on a pond in the rain ya hear. Aint no one wants to see hockey in a building mark my words. I still love to play pond hockey. The first indoor ski facility that is roofed temp controlled with a high throughput volume will be life changing. If its in a northern state where colleges could hold allstars in the winter, host their winter gala. Then you can get a set after work. In winter. Or ski when its raining and windy. Sign me up! i wish there was a way to have a flex day when weather blows. but how do you pull that off for the kids? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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