Baller Brownie_09 Posted January 23 Baller Share Posted January 23 Hi everyone, Out of curiosity does anyone know what the mens record for 34mph is? Nate Smiths record of 2.5@43 for 36mph is impressive. Is the record for 34mph more than 2.5 buoys? Has Nate ran 43 at 34mph? Is that even possible?! What do you think it'll take to break the 2.5@43, 36mph record? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Jody_Seal Posted January 23 Baller_ Share Posted January 23 Jeff Rodgers 1.5@9.75 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller BlueSki Posted January 23 Baller Share Posted January 23 Caldwell tied Rodger’s the record and holds it as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller skialex Posted January 23 Baller Share Posted January 23 Well… for a period it was 3@43 but some 15 years or more ago… the record was taken back from that hard working skier who also wanted to brake the 36 record at that time… 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ swbca Posted January 23 Baller_ Share Posted January 23 (edited) @Brownie_09 You also asked "What do you think it'll take to break the 2.5@43, 36mph record? That been discussed in the past on this forum. Some say it will take something like, "If you can do 2.5 just keep going until you have done 6. Other's say it will never happen. I am in that camp. Edit . . . I was thinking your question was about running 6 balls. 3 balls has a much better chance of happening, which was your question. Edited January 23 by swbca Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller John Horton Posted January 23 Baller Share Posted January 23 1 hour ago, skialex said: Well… for a period it was 3@43 but some 15 years or more ago… the record was taken back from that hard working skier who also wanted to brake the 36 record at that time… What is this story? This is an extra account for @Horton If you see posts from this account it means I am working on something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller skialex Posted January 23 Baller Share Posted January 23 27 minutes ago, John Horton said: What is this story? Ahaha… one dr. Michaels… record went back to Ben Favrett which at the time was 4@39… joking really on my previous post… 😂 also Jeff Rodgers holds a record that can’t be broken, he is the first to run 39 and 41@36 and the first to run 41@34 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted January 23 Administrators Share Posted January 23 @skialex Haaa OK. I had forgotten Michaels. Wish someone would make a documentary about him. Honestly fascinating. 2 1 Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes Drop a dime in the can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ lpskier Posted January 23 Baller_ Share Posted January 23 (edited) @skialex Actually, Wade Cox ran 39 (1@41) on June 19, 1991 in Miami, FL, breaking Bob LaPoint’s record of 5 at 39 that had held since 1984. Jeff tied the record on July 1 of the same year in Madison, Ga. Jeff, of course, was the first to run 41, both at 36 and 34. These are, of course, record tournament scores. If you know of a Class C score of 6@39 or better prior to 6/19/91, I stand corrected. In my book, that would still be a first and the score would count (no ranking list back then, though), but it would not be a record and would not go in the books as such. Edited January 23 by lpskier Fixed typo Lpskier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Jody_Seal Posted January 23 Baller_ Share Posted January 23 I could be wrong but I don't think there is a world identified men 34/55 record. they have world tournament records. the jeff Rodgers score was the only identified record with AWSA that eclipsed the 10.25 line @ 34mph/55k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted January 23 Administrators Share Posted January 23 Honestly, any 34mph/55k record is BS anyway. I mean ZERO disrespect to Jeff but any number of pros who were over 35 years old could have done it. As a rule, those guys just don't ski at 34 in tournaments. Jeff was simply the first guy to slow down and do it. I do not recall.... What was Andy doing at the time? 2 Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes Drop a dime in the can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller kc Posted January 23 Baller Share Posted January 23 31 minutes ago, Jody_Seal said: I could be wrong but I don't think there is a world identified men 34/55 record. they have world tournament records. the jeff Rodgers score was the only identified record with AWSA that eclipsed the 10.25 line @ 34mph/55k. That’s correct @Jody_Seal IWWF only maintains division records for scores achieved in the 35+ world championships. So event records, but not world records, per se. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller skialex Posted January 23 Baller Share Posted January 23 44 minutes ago, lpskier said: @skialex Actually, Wade Cox ran 39 (1@41) on June 19, 1991 in Miami, FL, breaking Bob LaPoint’s record of 5 at 39 that had held since 1984. Jeff tied the record on July 1 of the same year in Madison, Ga. Jeff, of course, was the first to run 41, both at 36 and 34. These are, of course, record tournament scores. If you know of a Class C score of 6@39 or better prior to 6/19/91, I stand corrected. In my book, that would still be a first and the score would count (no ranking list back then, though), but it would not be a record and would not go in the books as such. @lpskier I was told about that, not sure and you probably know better. I like it that I know now that Wade Cox was the first to run 39. Very big fun of Wade and I really liked his ski style and him as a person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller kc Posted January 23 Baller Share Posted January 23 36 minutes ago, Horton said: Honestly, any 34mph/55k record is BS anyway. I mean ZERO disrespect to Jeff but any number of pros who were over 35 years old could have done it. As a rule, those just don't ski at 34 in tournaments. Jeff was simply the first guy to slow down and do it. I do not recall.... What was Andy doing at the time? I disagree agree @Horton that just because most over 35 pros,or former pros, choose not to ski 34 mph in tournament, that whoever does, shouldn’t have their performance recognized. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ mike_mapple Posted January 23 Baller_ Share Posted January 23 38 minutes ago, Horton said: Honestly, any 34mph/55k record is BS anyway. I mean ZERO disrespect to Jeff but any number of pros who were over 35 years old could have done it. As a rule, those just don't ski at 34 in tournaments. Jeff was simply the first guy to slow down and do it. I do not recall.... What was Andy doing at the time? what year did jeff do this? It might have been the 4 year span he didnt ski what so ever and was on the golf course everyday instead? Or he may still have been at 36 Performance Ski and Surf Mike@perfski.com 👾 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted January 23 Administrators Share Posted January 23 @kc We can argue this point but anyway you slice it, Jeff is one of the all-time greats 2 Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes Drop a dime in the can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller rico Posted January 23 Baller Share Posted January 23 Well I do agree with @Horton We have a few guys today that can run deep 41 or run it at 36, that could compete at 34: Asher, TGas, Corey, JT... and Nate and Freddie are 2 years away from graduating to 34... Imagine what they can run at 34! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted January 23 Administrators Share Posted January 23 @rico there are a bunch more. I would guess that any skier with a 3 @ 41 / 36 could just go get 6 @ 41 34. 1 1 Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes Drop a dime in the can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller rico Posted January 24 Baller Share Posted January 24 @Horton agreed. @Brownie_09 was talking about 43 @34mph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ MISkier Posted January 24 Baller_ Share Posted January 24 14 hours ago, Horton said: @rico there are a bunch more. I would guess that any skier with a 3 @ 41 / 36 could just go get 6 @ 41 34. @Hortonand @rico, Cale Burdick has already done it in a class C (with SurePath). 1@34/-43 in 2023. 1 The worst slalom equipment I own is between my ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ lpskier Posted January 24 Baller_ Share Posted January 24 @mike_mapple Mike, Jeff ran 41 at 34 at Little Mountain in NC in September 2012 at age 45. He ran 4.5 the year before at the same tournament but got his thumb stuck in his life jacket hooking up out of four ball. He still made it over to five. Lpskier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ mike_mapple Posted January 24 Baller_ Share Posted January 24 1 hour ago, lpskier said: @mike_mapple Mike, Jeff ran 41 at 34 at Little Mountain in NC in September 2012 at age 45. He ran 4.5 the year before at the same tournament but got his thumb stuck in his life jacket hooking up out of four ball. He still made it over to five. This would have been during my college time, so im pretty sure he was not really skiing, just a lot of biking and golf, and minimal skiing to answer hortons question of where was my dad during that time. 2 Performance Ski and Surf Mike@perfski.com 👾 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Downunder Posted January 31 Baller Share Posted January 31 Aaron Larkin ran 41@34 in 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jnan66 Posted January 31 Baller Share Posted January 31 On 1/23/2024 at 8:19 PM, lpskier said: @skialex Actually, Wade Cox ran 39 (1@41) on June 19, 1991 in Miami, FL, breaking Bob LaPoint’s record of 5 at 39 that had held since 1984. Jeff tied the record on July 1 of the same year in Madison, Ga. Jeff, of course, was the first to run 41, both at 36 and 34. As far as I know Mike Kjellander was the first to run 39@36 in a record tournament. I think it was 1988 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ lpskier Posted January 31 Baller_ Share Posted January 31 @jnan66 You are correct , sir! Mike ran 39 on October 29, 1988 at Okeeheelee. Cox, then, was the first American to run it. Good catch! 1 Lpskier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ mike_mapple Posted February 2 Baller_ Share Posted February 2 On 1/23/2024 at 6:35 AM, Brownie_09 said: Hi everyone, Out of curiosity does anyone know what the mens record for 34mph is? Nate Smiths record of 2.5@43 for 36mph is impressive. Is the record for 34mph more than 2.5 buoys? Has Nate ran 43 at 34mph? Is that even possible?! What do you think it'll take to break the 2.5@43, 36mph record? Thanks ive seen a few skiers turn 3 ball at 34mph, never seen anyone get back behind the boat after 4 though personally 2 Performance Ski and Surf Mike@perfski.com 👾 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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