What do you consider your personal best?

[kmenard]

When someone asks what is your PB, do you give your tournament PB, your practice PB, or both?

[jcamp]

Tournament. 

[Wish]

Both …why not. 

[MISkier]

I start with tournament PB.  If we get into a further discussion about it, the topic of how much further I've made it through the course may come up.  At that point, practice may be discussed.  The funny part is that my tournament PBs and practice up-the-line PBs are essentially identical.  I only ever add any buoys after a couple of cracks at the wall pass and it is only 2.5 extra at 34 mph and 3.5 extra at 36 mph.  In fact, I'd be suspicious if I were running additional full passes (or more) up-the-line in practice and not at tournaments.

[503Kento]

Tournament 

[Dano]

Both A PB is a PB, state your best score. if you ski tournaments, a tournament PB may hold more meaning to you as that is where you have set the goal posts.   Not everybody skis tournaments so practice PB's are their standard.  I don't really get the concern of it being tournament PB or practice PB.  It's just an indication of what your hardest pass is.  If you can do it in practice it's just a matter of time before you do it in a tournament.   Personally I think all skiers at all levels are awesome.

[skier2788]

When considering a PB do you think in terms of rope length or bouy count? My tournament pb is 3.5@38 36mph. I recently slowed to 34 mph and ran 5@38. So which is my PB?

[MISkier]

@skier2788, I consider each PB at each speed separately.  There are those here that will say further down the course on the shorter (or same length) rope is more impressive than the prior loop at a higher speed.  I see the combination of speed and rope length together as a unique challenge all it's own and give respect to higher speed as much as a shorter rope - although I would certainly be intrigued by someone running -41 off at 15.5 mph.

Great skiing, by the way.

[adkh2oskier]

Tournament.

[RichardDoane]

@skier2788  both, you can different pb's at different speeds imo

[Jody_Seal]

tournament: 36 mph men1&2 3@35off. 34mph men 3,4,5,6 3@35 off. 32 mph men 7 so far 1 @32 off "note" hip replacement recovery.

Anyone can have a PB in practice.

 

[Dirt]

Both. I just make sure they know I could beat Horton but not Skidawg

[lpskier]

Record or Class C? 

[dave2ball]

Tournament. Practice really means nothing. When in tournaments your under pressure and perform to your best says all the sacrifices you have made in practice paid off. 

[ForrestGump]

My tournament PB is 7 years from mattering. 

 

[6balls]

Tournament, ZO, happens to be a record course tho that particular tourney wasn't a record cert.  If asked how far I got in practice I'll tell.  Like @ForrestGump I sing the Springsteen song about skiing and powerlifting---Glory Days--they pass you by Glory Days....  

[eyepeeler]

Tourney PB and practice PB should be the same unless you are cheating in practice.  If your driver is bumping the buoys and running slow you'll run 39 every time in practice.

[MDB1056]

Agree with @Dano - it’s just your hardest pass. There are as many or more folks skiing a course that do NOT ski tournaments than do. I have not skied a tournament in ages and have no desire to ever again, yet am in the course 10-15 sets a week . 

[Drago]

4 hours ago, eyepeeler said:

Tourney PB and practice PB should be the same unless you are cheating in practice.  If your driver is bumping the buoys and running slow you'll run 39 every time in practice.

What if my tournament pb is better than my practice pb , wise @eyepeeler?

[LeonL]

I usually mention tournament first, but follow up with practice.  Only 2 buoys difference though.

[ScottScott]

Both. Still a beginer my inconsistancies make it tough in a one shot sistuation like a tournament (as my tournament PB is from a turn n burn.) 

[SHungerford]

Haven't done a tournament yet, so only practice for me. The group I ski with only counts it as a PB if you've run your passes consecutively though. 

[swbca]

Do you have to have to forget about your tournament PB's after they get real old ?   

My first PB of note was at 36mph / 36off . . way back in the early 70's before metric
Then 36mph /  35off late in the 70's
Then 34mph / 38off in the mid 80's

That's all I got.  No more PB's, so I think I'll still count them even though everything has changed including ZERO Off, skis, boats and drivers.

 

Edited September 23, 2023 by swbca

[aupatking]

I honestly can’t remember what my practice PB is. Something at -35. Now that I think about it, I’d have to look up my tournament PB. Pretty sure it’s 3 @ -32. Tournament is the one that really matters but practice let’s me know what  I’m working on

[hacker]

Tournament and practice PB are one in the same. The first time I ever ran a 32 was in a tournament, I ended with a score of 1@35. That was about 10 years ago. I have matched that score a handful of times since in practice and tournaments. Not much progress over the years due to the fact I don’t have access to a course. 

[75Tique]

On 9/21/2023 at 2:48 PM, skier2788 said:

When considering a PB do you think in terms of rope length or bouy count? My tournament pb is 3.5@38 36mph. I recently slowed to 34 mph and ran 5@38. So which is my PB?

I'm just a rookie/non-competitor, but when it comes to this question, it is reasonable to go to the points chart?  If I read it right, the 36 mph pass is 105.5 points, the 34 mph pass is 101 points, hence, the 36 mph pass is the pb. 

[6balls]

@75Tique for a rookie that's pretty nice skiing!  Keep at it you are going to run 38 at 34 mph.  

[Onside135]

Cue the Allen Iverson interview…