Had no idea it was that many.

[Wish]

[LeonL]

That is a bunch.  Begs the question, how many total by everyone else in the world?

[Nater]

200 41off’s! …..   Not to mention the the countless times he’s run it in practice…..  More than AMAZING!!! 
It would be interesting to see how the rest of the field compares.

[rockdog]

Ok now that we've got the number 200 and we know the world record is 2.5@43. Let's restart the thread about someone running 43 😆

[ISP6ball]

The odds of running 43 off have always been high in my mind.  After seeing that stat, the odds of running 43 off are extraordinarily high.

Running 41 off will always be impressive to me, so I take nothing away from those that have accomplished that feat.

[The_MS]

I would be willing to put up a pile of money on a bet that it wont happen. Just need to have an end date of me still being alive to spend it

[rockdog]

@ISP6balli think you missed my point. 43 is no chance.

[6balls]

Agree with @The_MS.  If the best in the world generational talent who has run 200 41's in competition and my guess is easily doubles or triples that if practice total is added hasn't run it---it's not going to happen.  It's physics here folks--the line is too short.  

If I'm him I don't even take shots at it except in a tourney--just be magic at 41 and win 95% of the time. 

[Mastercrafter]

If the buoys were two feet narrower could -43 be run, or are there way more things happening with regards to swing/acceleration/deceleration when the line gets shorter? 
 

 

[Slalom.Steve]

Anyone know how far Nate's gotten down -43 in practice?

[lpskier]

@Slalom.Steve Or Andy…

@Mastercrafter If the buoys were two feet narrower, wouldn’t -43 functionally be -41? So wouldn’t the answer be “yes?” Dr. Jim might be able to offer an expert opinion here. 

[Mastercrafter]

39 minutes ago, lpskier said:

@Slalom.Steve Or Andy…

@Mastercrafter If the buoys were two feet narrower, wouldn’t -43 functionally be -41? So wouldn’t the answer be “yes?” Dr. Jim might be able to offer an expert opinion here. 

Yes. It’s kind of -41 but I’d guess there are a lot of dynamics at play with the handle path, ski path, swing, etc. Kind of stupid hypothetical question but I wasn’t  sure if its getting the ski around the buoy that’s hard, or managing everything else at play. 

Edited August 26, 2023 by Mastercrafter

[rico]

Crazy to think that in 200 attempts, Nate only got to 3 once. It shows how insanely hard 43 must be.

[LeonL]

That brings up the topic of the constant talk of continuous ski improvement.  Nate set the record at 2.5@43 about 10 years ago.  Bumped it by half a buoy what, maybe 6 years ago. If ski technology is constantly improving, it just proves that there is a hard limit to what is possible.  Oh, just maybe Nate is still skiing on the same design from 10 years ago with current graphics.  Just shooting wild thoughts.

[6balls]

Isn't there a vid of Andy around 4 likely a fall right there the vid cuts out so likely a 3.5 score?  Was part of his Mapple skis website when he was selling skis if I remember correctly.  

[Wish]

Nate = 200 41s

Ragina = ??? 39s