Baller gavski Posted June 29, 2023 Baller Share Posted June 29, 2023 Anyone know anything about this new book by Filippos Kyprios? https://www.filipposkyprios.com/product-page/mastering-the-art-of-waterskiing This is him as a skier: https://youtu.be/nXQ0pL3kHks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ lpskier Posted June 29, 2023 Baller_ Share Posted June 29, 2023 Don’t know about the book, but I know Filippos. Good guy. Great skier. Last I knew he rides a LaPoint. A zoom in on the book shows just that. 1 Lpskier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller gavski Posted June 29, 2023 Author Baller Share Posted June 29, 2023 Watch the YouTube video…great skiing… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Stevie Boy Posted June 29, 2023 Baller Share Posted June 29, 2023 His Dad "Sotiris Kyprios" is a well known and successful skier in Europe, they have their own ski school in Poros/Greece, one hour by hydrofoil from Piraeus Port/Athens. http://passage.gr 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller liquid d Posted June 29, 2023 Baller Share Posted June 29, 2023 Quite the facility! Looks like a fun week on a European Vacation.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller skialex Posted June 29, 2023 Baller Share Posted June 29, 2023 Philippos is a great guy, top skier, capable of running deep -41! bought his book, but haven’t received it yet. I’m really interested in what is going to be like. Also excited that he put this effort for the sport we all love. He is going to be in Kaiafas lake for Kaiafas battle pro tour stop next week promoting his book. That is what I’ve heard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miaminautiquemaxx Posted August 15, 2023 Share Posted August 15, 2023 We just got these in at Miami Nautique. Pretty cool book with tons of information and great page design. Our shop ships across the US if anyone is interested! https://www.miamiskinautiques.com/Mastering-the-Art-of-Waterskiing-Book-by-Filippo-p/master_waterskiing_001.htm 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller MDB1056 Posted August 16, 2023 Baller Share Posted August 16, 2023 WAYway too expensive for a how to book.... IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller BraceMaker Posted August 16, 2023 Baller Share Posted August 16, 2023 1 hour ago, MDB1056 said: WAYway too expensive for a how to book.... IMO Think of it less as a how to and more of a coffee book for ski schools, boat dealerships, and the ski lake. Is there a different book you'd buy to put there? Fin Whispering? 60 bucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Cnewbert Posted January 22 Baller Share Posted January 22 I'm still hoping some enterprising coach or coaches (Rossi and Trent for example) might put together a multi disc DVD instructional package utilizing video, stills, slo-mo, telestrator, side by side, re-play etc. to visually and graphically illustrate what can frequently be ambiguous and/or confusing when describing 3 dimensional, often simultaneous physical actions and movements in words alone. DVDs are cheap to produce once the content has been created... far less expensive than books... and the economy of scale is far less advantageous than the printing and binding of books, so short production runs are economically feasible. I have been active in the horse world long before I took up skiing and there are a great number of equestrian clinicians who have produced just such instructional DVD sets about many different riding disciplines and horsemanship in general. They have done very well with them because visual learning is so much more effective than the written or spoken word alone. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ lpskier Posted January 23 Baller_ Share Posted January 23 I was talking to Rossi some time ago and mentioned it was too bad there wasn’t a good book on water skiing, and he said “There is. Warren Witherall wrote it.” I said I knew Warren wrote “How the Racers Ski” about snow ski racing but I didn’t know he’d written a book about water skiing. Rossi said “That’s the book. Just add ‘water’ every time you read ‘ski’ or ‘skier’ and you’ve got it.” 2 Lpskier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Rednucleus Posted January 23 Baller_ Share Posted January 23 @Hortonuhh oh, is that AI/robot crap I see two posts up?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller MitchellM Posted April 4 Baller Share Posted April 4 I just got my copy of this book. Nicely done with good photos. As a novice, I got quite a bit out of it. A good looking coffee table book for sure. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller condorpilot Posted April 5 Baller Share Posted April 5 I bought this book last year. Filippos is a gentleman and his personal touch to customer service is first class. The photographs are beautiful and its well written however not what I expected, which was a detailed manual full of tips and instruction to make me a better skier. I know all the theory but as a weak 15 off skier it didnt help me much. As stated above its a lovely item but definately a " coffee book " in my opinion and not the reference book I needed at this stage. Not to discourage anyone from buying but if you can borrow a copy for a quick look it may provide all you need to know or already did. Just my honest opinion given price and content Good luck to Filippos and other vendors who are selling to the right market. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller 101driver Posted April 13 Baller Share Posted April 13 I bought the book, my opinion is it is a lot more than a coffee table book. It would be easy to criticise as on first inspection it contains much of what I already knew. The strength of the book is not in giving great insight into unknown mystic practice, but in giving clear focus on what fundamentals should be worked on and clear direction as to what good looks like. If you were lucky enough to be coached properly from the start and enjoyed good coaching to keep you on the straight and narrow through your development then you probably need to look else where. I was self taught then I had awful advice on the dock from people who could not ski on how to do it wrong. Having personally done this so badly and the wrong way and now having proper instruction and relearning I can see the quality of the book in its distillation to the correct focus. Many times I have struggled with what to focus on before I had an instructor, the book gives some clear direction. I have formed the opinion that if I want to progress I need to go back and focus on the basics, which I am now doing, the book has clear instruction and excellent photographs to illustrate what those basics are and what I should be doing. Filippos skill is in saying less, my instructor also says less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller RobHazelwood Posted April 15 Baller Share Posted April 15 On 1/22/2024 at 2:39 PM, Cnewbert said: I'm still hoping some enterprising coach or coaches (Rossi and Trent for example) might put together a multi disc DVD instructional package utilizing video, stills, slo-mo, telestrator, side by side, re-play etc. to visually and graphically illustrate what can frequently be ambiguous and/or confusing when describing 3 dimensional, often simultaneous physical actions and movements in words alone. DVDs are cheap to produce once the content has been created... far less expensive than books... and the economy of scale is far less advantageous than the printing and binding of books, so short production runs are economically feasible. I have been active in the horse world long before I took up skiing and there are a great number of equestrian clinicians who have produced just such instructional DVD sets about many different riding disciplines and horsemanship in general. They have done very well with them because visual learning is so much more effective than the written or spoken word alone. Not to sponsor drop but that’s pretty much what Marcus and Jenny put together with FPM. A pretty huge catalogue of videos that will answer pretty much any question you ever thought about both on and off water that gets added to constantly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Drago Posted April 15 Baller Share Posted April 15 19 minutes ago, RobHazelwood said: Not to sponsor drop but that’s pretty much what Marcus and Jenny put together with FPM. A pretty huge catalogue of videos that will answer pretty much any question you ever thought about both on and off water that gets added to constantly ⬆️that! Plus: not sure you can buy dvds anymore, or play them 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller slow Posted April 17 Baller Share Posted April 17 On 1/22/2024 at 11:39 AM, Cnewbert said: I'm still hoping some enterprising coach or coaches (Rossi and Trent for example) might put together a multi disc DVD instructional package utilizing video, stills, slo-mo, telestrator, side by side, re-play etc. to visually and graphically illustrate what can frequently be ambiguous and/or confusing when describing 3 dimensional, often simultaneous physical actions and movements in words alone. DVDs are cheap to produce once the content has been created... far less expensive than books... and the economy of scale is far less advantageous than the printing and binding of books, so short production runs are economically feasible. I have been active in the horse world long before I took up skiing and there are a great number of equestrian clinicians who have produced just such instructional DVD sets about many different riding disciplines and horsemanship in general. They have done very well with them because visual learning is so much more effective than the written or spoken word alone. Just now, slow said: On 1/22/2024 at 11:39 AM, Cnewbert said: I'm still hoping some enterprising coach or coaches (Rossi and Trent for example) might put together a multi disc DVD instructional package utilizing video, stills, slo-mo, telestrator, side by side, re-play etc. to visually and graphically illustrate what can frequently be ambiguous and/or confusing when describing 3 dimensional, often simultaneous physical actions and movements in words alone. DVDs are cheap to produce once the content has been created... far less expensive than books... and the economy of scale is far less advantageous than the printing and binding of books, so short production runs are economically feasible. I have been active in the horse world long before I took up skiing and there are a great number of equestrian clinicians who have produced just such instructional DVD sets about many different riding disciplines and horsemanship in general. They have done very well with them because visual learning is so much more effective than the written or spoken word alone. Expand What’s DVD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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