OldboyII

Greece.

In fact I started to ski in Greece, but at that moment the the only thing for me was my struggle with deep water start.

This year spend hundred hours on the lake. Probably sea will feel like something new.

Del

Comrades,

My skiing experiense is short and conected to lake.

Is there something to keep in mind going for skiing holidays on the seaside?

Thanks!

@DefectiveDave

it is just a vest )

Made in Brazil by Mormaii company. Not expensive & comfy.

I use this when I am few kilos down and my "hill of fame" is not that big because it is so visible with this vest ))

It also have mesh stretch front kangaroo pocket where I keep gloves between sets.

Picture is taked from site of their Russian dealer.

Oheil Slasher is also very good, but as I understand you are looking for something shorter which not making any presure around belt area.

So you may look into vests for sailing, they are short by definition.

http://mormaii.ru/sites/default/files/styles/product-page-lage/public/s001san_royal_0.jpg?itok=c40fRhAQ

Mormaii sail line vest is very short (designed for sailing, in reality is shorter than on the picture) and generally stay above the stomach area.

It is very thick - enough to keep you high in the water.

Holes are big so vest do not touch arms.

@BRY correct.

Warming up with limited range of motion before stretching is vitally important.

Stretching without warming up cause lot of injuries itself and often is a reason for trauma during training.

Decent percentage of torn hamstrings happens before training.

Before any stretching we must increase heartbeats to push blood to every corner of our body so muscules get a signal about coming work.

Thanks.

What range distances of fin move we can try to feel difference?

If we have two guys on the same ski:

#1 < 190lbs

#2 > 200lbs

Would it help to move fin?

And to what direction for lighter person?

@Rpc29 now you need to ski in USCG approved vest only.

Because through these holes porous core of your ski will absorb so much water so instead of deep water start you may perform "submarine style" dive ))

Joke. I do not see any serious damage of ski. Just light sandparer touch is needed.

@eleeski what do you mean "my setup"? (probably my poor english...)

It is Wiley rtp (extra rubber strip removed) which came from Goode with my new nano XT )

I took heel cup of front binding from Connely parabolic ski and attached it to plate of rtp. Ski is intact.

20 minutes work.

And that is ))

The disadvantage is - it is not adjustable because fitted to exact length of my foot.

Tested the above construction.

I am not an expert to say is it good or not.

Just my personal view:

The contact between heel and cup attached to RTP work as "reference point", it gives immediate understanding where the heel is and how it travels during different phases of pass.

Im not sure if I will use this long time or will move to rear boot but it certainly helps to make a decision.

It may work as RPT because allows a decent freedom of heel movements.

It may work as simulation of rear boot giving some ideas to guys thinking to switch to 2boots.

It also prevent losing RTP.

Shortly say:

If anyone will launch kickstarter project of adjustable heel cup for std RTP - I will not mind to get prototype for tests )))

Will try this weekend.

Yes @2tracmind , correct.

My first try with rear HO Animal was a failure, it holds foot too hard, as a hunters trap - ended with too much weight on the tail thus plawing water.

I just moved HO Basis front boot to rear plate, so I will try to use it as a rear boot and will leave upper laces untied, this probably will allow some heel freedom.

Will also shift little toe toward edge as @Than_Bogan recomends.

Second thing, will think how to mount adjustable heel cup from recreational bi-ski bindings on RTP.

The only problem - it is 12C (53.5F) outside and dont feel like dip into the water (

Share same problem with @Karlbach - heel lift.

Heel lift itself not a big issue - it is possible to concentrate on it and control.

But.

Mechanically thinking: each time of lift heel, foot goes a little back.

So during same pass rear foot is not on the same place - it moves about 1/2 inch back and forth, causing inconsistency in stance.

Not a big issue for expert but for us, beginners it is a kind of obstacle for progress.

If on the platform I kick foot in RTP hard so rubber squeeze the foot and it cannot go back I feel much better.

But this is almost equal to double boot ))

My reason to try two boots was that my rear foot was moving back and forward in RTP during pass.

RTP fits to my size M, next size is too big...

This is still an issue for me which I do not know how to solve.

This glove is designed to move load from fingers to wrist strap.

When I remove dovel load goes back to fingers.

But I have relatively short fingers.

May be longer fingers are good w/o dovel.

You may do dryland experiment and see how wrist is loaded with and without dovel.

Apologies for asking in your thread.

Just want to save space in forum.

My experiments with rear boot ended with rear foot knee ache.

May be some rotation of rear boot may help?

What is most common (or logical) way of rotation - "toe out" or "heel out"?

Planning to ski on Rixen cableway.

Just out of curiosity.

Is there anything important or very different from skiing behind the boat to know before getting to the water?

Looks like start is faster and more "energetic" ...

Thanks 2 All.

Followed @Than_Bogan advice and got XT.

Skied this weekend... love it

At least now have a reason to get rid of few kilos and work harder )

Spring and fall time using hand made neoprene bandana tied below ears.

Not a great impact protection but comfortable warm and I believe prevents ear-drum on hard fall.

Summer time - normal bandana folded 1\3 to 2\3 so it fits same way as neoprene.

Could you give advise how to secure them on head?

Any recommended straps?

I use Kurtis surf goggles.

http://www.kurtisusa.com/surf-goggles/

Very light and soft.

They come with extra neck leach so can't lose if washed away after falling.

Have same problem with rear Aimal boot - foot is numb after 2nd pass.

Same size as front, but front fits perfectly.

What boil fit method is?