Guest Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 after many years of wanting a prostar we are proud owners of a 2020. 2nd year skiing in the course 34mph. The adjustment to ZO is proving to be a challenge. have gone from consistent 22 to inconsistent 15. I understand the letters and numbers in theory and am experimenting. question 1-is there great benefit of mapping the course over simply using slalom practice mode set to 34.2? I get that if you map it the boat comes in to the course hot, to what end? Currently using an HO knotless, very firm line i think. suited our old boat. Am wondering if the consensus is to use a stretchier line with a ZO boat before i go and drop some $ on one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member Than_Bogan Posted July 4, 2022 Supporting Member Share Posted July 4, 2022 Map it for sure. Shockingly better feel. Then be patient and adapt. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller vtjc Posted July 4, 2022 Baller Share Posted July 4, 2022 Congratulations on the new Prostar. I agree map the course, boats always feel better after doing that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller B_S Posted July 4, 2022 Baller Share Posted July 4, 2022 Absolutely map the course, and a new, good mainline will feel much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Mastercrafter Posted July 4, 2022 Baller Share Posted July 4, 2022 Personally, the softer mainlines and I get along worse with ZO than lines like the Syndicate, but I’ve been improving and ski with a ML Optimized 2.0 now. It took a lot of lousy passes to get used to the Optimized but every event and clinic uses them, so I wanted to keep consistent. I’ve never skied a course with PP so maybe that helps. I have a tendency to rush turns and load the boat too soon. I spike ZO, the boat starts working against me, the softer line stretches, and then it feels like a slingshot pulling me up and out of position. Didn’t have the rebound with the Syndicate. Patience out of the turn and working behind the boat are my keys I often try to focus on… and I worry way less about what mainline I use. Ive read that “A” ZO settings are best for those coming from PP. Congrats on the new tug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member Than_Bogan Posted July 5, 2022 Supporting Member Share Posted July 5, 2022 No ZO setting is similar to Perfect Pass. ZO actively reacts to the skier, so what seems "close" to PP for one skier may be totally different than for a different skier. Just have to try them until you find something you can work with. The only generic hint I can give is that you *probably* don't want to use 3 unless you are heavy and powerful. So at least try the other 6 options before trying A3 B3 C3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller liquid d Posted July 5, 2022 Baller Share Posted July 5, 2022 It's not you Lefty....Everyone hated zero off when we got stuck with it years ago! You're just late to the party! But remember, after 15 years or so, we're all indifferent to it. Maybe in another 15, we'll love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller lefty Posted July 7, 2022 Author Baller Share Posted July 7, 2022 Thanks folks. am using A1 and feeling good now. Sticking with HO line. Its a floating course so next time we deploy it i will try the mapping function. More we ski this boat the more we like it-such an improvement for both skier and driver. All our ski buddies also seem to like it-a lot!! @liquid d late to the party is an understatement-got serious about course skiing when I was 50 lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Mastercrafter Posted July 7, 2022 Baller Share Posted July 7, 2022 Was skiing with a Perfect Pass skier last night who couldn't care less about ZO settings. I always pulled him B2 as a "default" but without telling him, 3 passes in, switched to A1 and his passes looked way better, and buoy count improved. Perhaps coincidence but there was a difference. I still haven't told him, and he wouldn't care if I did, ha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Drago Posted July 7, 2022 Baller Share Posted July 7, 2022 A1 should not be the default setting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller lefty Posted July 7, 2022 Author Baller Share Posted July 7, 2022 FWIW I used B2 a number of times before changing to A1 based on some reading into the theory of letters and numbers and on what I felt was the issue. I could see maybe A2 orB1 my next experiment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller BobF Posted July 8, 2022 Baller Share Posted July 8, 2022 Wouldn't be a zero off thread without my favorite ZO graphic! This really helped me understand the potential impacts of each setting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller scoke Posted July 8, 2022 Baller Share Posted July 8, 2022 In the new boats with 5.3-6.0-6.2 engines: Highly recommend B1 as a starting point. The exception is a single puck Nautique, I’d start at A1 then slide it from there. Dual pucks, B2 for all boats is a great easy setting to start with. There’s also a reason why the majority of 34mph short line skiers are B or A and not C. Rarely would recommend C unless the skier is quite advanced and a strong edge changer second spray outbound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ETskier Posted July 9, 2022 Baller Share Posted July 9, 2022 I used to ski C1 on my 196. Then I upgraded to single puck (version S), and changed to B2. Now all the boats feel the same to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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