Baller Cooper_Trelawney Posted November 17, 2023 Baller Share Posted November 17, 2023 This is some great off-season and back-in-time entertainment! Hope y'all enjoy it as much as I did. I was pretty impressed by the quality of skiing for the conditions (albeit a 4-bouy course). 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Bufootin Posted November 17, 2023 Baller Share Posted November 17, 2023 Old school PerfectPass! Watch the guy in the boat with the stopwatch at the entrance gates. 😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller MrJones Posted November 18, 2023 Baller Share Posted November 18, 2023 So cool. Thanks for sharing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller SkiRV Posted November 18, 2023 Baller Share Posted November 18, 2023 Pretty sure 1985 was before Perfect Pass 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller rawly Posted November 18, 2023 Baller Share Posted November 18, 2023 Pretty sure stop watches were before perfect pass. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Cooper_Trelawney Posted November 18, 2023 Author Baller Share Posted November 18, 2023 Everything here looks exciting and intense. The short set up, hand throttle driving, small narrow slaloms and 72" jumpers. Even the 6' ramp was shorter and steeper angled than today's ramp. All of those factors and more, made waterskiing look more extreme. Contrast that to the perfect conditions, smooth performances, speed controled larger boats, more surface area skis, etc of today. Oh, and that audience too! I've never been a freestyle jumper other than a pretty lame helicopter but that guy who threw that HUGE front flip is awesome! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Mateo_Vargas Posted November 18, 2023 Baller Share Posted November 18, 2023 I think they only used a 5 1/2 ramp for that tournament 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller rogerw Posted November 19, 2023 Baller Share Posted November 19, 2023 great video, thanks as I manage decline, 4 ball slalom courses could be the way ahead, ha ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller wilyle Posted November 20, 2023 Baller Share Posted November 20, 2023 I came across that video on YouTube and was extremely depressed. I was top seed going into the jump finals in that tournament. I think the only time I was in my career of pro tournaments. I think I placed 7th. that year and they edited me out. I remember Lucky's jump. He made a mistake on his turn which made him very late but he held on for the win. It was a 5 1/2' ramp. GOOD TIMES. Glory days, they pass you by. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller skiermanbrad Posted November 20, 2023 Baller Share Posted November 20, 2023 I've often thought that slalom spray seemed bigger when I was a kid. Many things seem bigger when you are smaller. After watching this and many other vintage tournament videos I do think that slalom spray was, in fact, bigger back then. I'm pretty sure that as ski designs have improved and become more efficient that spray has suffered. Not saying that we should go back to '80s equipment, but could ski designers engineer ginormous spray back into the skis while keeping modern performance? Chicks dig it and it looks cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ mike_mapple Posted November 20, 2023 Baller_ Share Posted November 20, 2023 (edited) My dad loved 4 buoy courses, we have two of them on the lake, and two, two buoy courses that were just for working on gates, and they ran back to back. I also remember my dad teaching me that hip slide as a kid, it was always a fun party trick. Also for anyone who noticed, he pulls his back foot out as he starts the slide, to be able to help him get back up. Edited November 20, 2023 by mike_mapple 3 Performance Ski and Surf Mike@perfski.com 👾 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller rawly Posted November 20, 2023 Baller Share Posted November 20, 2023 2 hours ago, mike_mapple said: My dad loved 4 buoy courses, we have two of them on the lake, and two, two buoy courses that were just for working on gates, and they ran back to back. I also remember my dad teaching me that hip slide as a kid, it was always a fun party trick. Also for anyone who noticed, he pulls his back foot out as he starts the slide, to be able to help him get back up. Cool story. You sure were one lucky dude to be taught how to ski by total waterski royalty. I’m sure they were just mom and dad to you , but mom and dad just happened to be the king and queen of our sport. Was listening to Spraymakers today and Rossi talked about his opportunity to ski with and learn from your dad. That got me thinking about him and you guys. Just letting you know that people like me that you’ve never met have you and your family in our thoughts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Jody_Seal Posted November 21, 2023 Baller_ Share Posted November 21, 2023 I had coffee the other morning with Susi we had some good conversation about tournaments like this. what a competitor and beast she was on the slalom course. though it took a toll on her. she still skis from time to time but only on a trick ski. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller kc Posted November 21, 2023 Baller Share Posted November 21, 2023 5 hours ago, mike_mapple said: My dad loved 4 buoy courses, we have two of them on the lake, and two, two buoy courses that were just for working on gates, and they ran back to back. I also remember my dad teaching me that hip slide as a kid, it was always a fun party trick. Also for anyone who noticed, he pulls his back foot out as he starts the slide, to be able to help him get back up. Thanks for sharing stories about your dad with us,Mike. I always shook my head in amazement when he did that hip slide, and ended up skiing away! It’s impossible to verbalize the impact your dad had on our sport. Not only as a skier, but more importantly for the person he was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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