Mens Record for 34mph?

[Brownie_09]

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

[Jody_Seal]

Jeff Rodgers 1.5@9.75

[BlueSki]

Caldwell tied Rodger’s the record and holds it as well. 

[skialex]

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…

[swbca]

@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, 2024 by swbca

[John Horton]

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?

[skialex]

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

[Horton]

@skialex Haaa OK. I had forgotten Michaels.  Wish someone would make a documentary about him. Honestly fascinating. 

[lpskier]

@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, 2024 by lpskier
Fixed typo

[Jody_Seal]

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.

 

[Horton]

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? 

[kc]

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.

[skialex]

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.

[kc]

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. 

[mike_mapple]

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

[Horton]

@kc

We can argue this point but anyway you slice it, Jeff is one of the all-time greats 

[rico]

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!

 

[Horton]

@rico there are a bunch more. I would guess that any skier with a 3 @ 41 / 36 could just go get 6 @ 41 34. 

[rico]

@Horton agreed. @Brownie_09 was talking about 43 @34mph

[MISkier]

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.

[lpskier]

@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. 

[mike_mapple]

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.

[Downunder]

Aaron Larkin ran 41@34 in 2018 

[jnan66]

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

[lpskier]

@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! 

[mike_mapple]

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