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I had a sweet Stiletto the Jason Paredes sold/gave me for $50 in 1995. Left it at my folks house. I asked my dad if it was still there a few years ago. He told me he cut it up with the Sawzall and put it in the curbside recycling bin.

Following up on this, the retailer replaced the plate with the plate that fits a size 10 and it is working correctly now. Skied with the binding on the new plate and it felt pretty good.

Thanks guys. Purchased new from an authorized dealer who will remain unnamed. The dealer did not include the manual provided above, which I was concerned about, but watched some set up videos. Now having read the manual and done some further online reading, I am almost certain that I was provided the correct size 10 boot and the plate for the size 12 boot or the super shell. The plate as delivered had no specific identifying info on it making it al that much more confusing. Needless to say, the whole set up is going back.

So I ruptured my Achilles last summer in a Wiley front that I skied great in. My recovery went well and I bought a Reflex front for this year. I ordered a white cuff Reflex and accompanying plate etc. So, I skied for the first time in 8 months yesterday. I put the Reflex plate on the ski. Then I went to the lake and tested the release per the Horton and Mapple video. It felt good, but I was pretty nervous given my injury, recovery, new bindings etc. I Click in get up, pull out for the gate, go through the gates and the front boot releases at the horseshoe. I get in the boat and head back to the dock to figure out what is going on. There were several experienced Reflex users on the dock. It appeared that any backward pressure on the release would cause the nose of the boot to pop out of the horseshoe which was not evident when we tested at first. The conventional wisdom on the dock was to move the release forward, but there were no holes in the plate, we did move the release to the front holes of the hinge, but it did not change the lack of forward pressure. After fiddling for a couple of hours the consensus was the plate was too big. Thoughts re the the lack of forward pressure? I did nervously put the Wiley back on and ski a slow and long set , which was super fun and my ankle held up so the day was not a total loss.

Jason Paredes "gave" me a Stilletto from the late 80s for $50 in 1993/94 when I was in college. It was a very good ski and I did pretty well on it, but then I switched to a kidder that I did better on. When I came back to the sport a couple of yrs ago, I called my parents and told them that I wanted to get that EP along with some other old skis out of the basement. My dad reported that he had recycled the EP by cutting it up with the sawzall and putting it in the curbside recycling bin.... At the very least I would have liked to have seen what was inside the ski when he cut it up.

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What could possibly justify this approach?

The biggest thing that sticks with me from watching and being coached by Terry last spring before my Achilles injuryis how much ski he keeps in the water all the time. It is very evident here and particularly apparent when I watch a video of myself. I try to think about stepping through the ski on the gate turn in and even when I do, it is nowhere close to the amount of ski he using.

There is an ad at Kennedy airport in NYC with a Greek guy skiing the course. Forget his name. It is an ad for a ortho specializing in joint replacement. He is older and a very good skier. Came off the plane couldn't believe my eyes.

My guess is whatever Year 2001 model came out We have and '86 with one

Which releasable bindings did you choose? I'm coming off an Achilles rupture and looking at all options

I don't wear it or see it as necessary for tournament waterskiers, but I can tell you from personal experience how you can get thrown out of a 1986 Ski Nautique 2001. As noted by @horton you have to do something incredibly dumb which I tried in about 1987 and fortunately my brother and I both escaped unharmed and with a very good story.

@Horton I appreciate your response to my comment. I really did not spend enough time on this and don't want mislead anyone. I think that I may have interpreted the issue incorrectly. Personally, I tend to lean into the turn and close off my outside shoulder to the boat when I am not skiing well, which keeps me from getting my hips in the correct position. I have photo of this that I'll try to post if I can figure out how. To prevent this I focus on letting the ski finish and having my outside shoulder open to the boat. I try to focus on keeping the my outside shoulder open on the way into and out of the ball. I have always thought of leaning into the turn as tipping, but I think it is really something else. Anyhow, I can totally see your point and agree it is bad idea to have too much weight on your back foot. Personally, I am lucky to the extent I tend to ride the center of the ski, pretty well given my skiing level, that is clearly not even close to yours. All this stuff fascinates me.

I do the same thing I try to think outside shoulder back

I had my Left Achilles' tendon surgically reconnected on July 22.

I ruptured my Left Achilles Tendon while skiing in July. I'm four months into my recovery and feeling good. Looking forward to the Spring, I'm considering my binding options. I was using a double Wiley set up that has worked well for me since I came back to the sport two years ago. They have been great as I grew up skiing on the Kidder High Wraps which are basically the same. I am now looking for a safer better option, if there is one. My practice average , that was steadily improving at the time of my injury, was 4 or 5 at -32. I ski at 34. I'm thinking Reflex, but I am interested in what others think. I also fully understand the risks of the sport and that there is no perfectly safe set up or system, sometimes injuries just happen. Thanks.

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In tend dip my inside shoulder and roll over on my onside(LFF) which closes me off to the boat and my hips can drop out. This is exacerbated when I look directly cross course and leads to big turns and too much angle out of the ball. When I "pick up the bow of the boat" in my field of vision as I come out of the turn it really helps prevent me from doing this. I find that staying open and using the bow of the boat as reference point comes naturally on my offside where I am not inclined "drop bombs" as @horton puts it Very interesting discussion...

@Horton I'm not sure that it is truly different than looking to the next ball, but my impression of the theory is that looking across the bow which is theoretically further down course than the next ball, is to try to keep the skier from rolling over and closing off to the boat and to keep the head level and facing down course at the finish of the turn, but what do I know.

Terry Winter and Willi Ellermeier coached me to look across the bow of the boat as you finish the turn. I find this very effective b/c it forces your outside shoulder back keeping you open to the boat and your hips up.

This looks eerily familiar to the sequence that led to my Achilles rupture in July. I was obviously at a longer line length...

Ruptured Achilles ended it sadly on July 20.

just starting PT The boot is huge improvement I ditched the crutches after 3-4 days in the boot--it definetly takes a few days Still use the crutches when I don't have the boot on The dr is trying to get me to transition to a regular shoe over the next two weeks. Over it seems to be going pretty well

@Andre I got into the boot on Monday after just over two weeks in two different casts. The boot is a big improvement, but it does take some getting used to. They stretched the tendon for about and hour before they put the boot on. That was a little tough. I do have to sleep with it on though. I can take it off to shower and lightly stretch 2 or 3 times a day. The boot did irritate my incision a little bit, the first day, but that has subsided. I start physical therapy week after next. Damn I miss skiing....

The counterintuitive psychological issue for me at that line length is not rushing. You need to have high intensity and work hard, but you need to be physically aggressive in the right spots. I get impatient on the harder passes and pull early sometimes which is a killer at -32. I focus on letting he ski finish the turn get the outside shoulder back and try to look across the bow of the boat towards the next bouy. Front foot pressure on the gate turn in with a wide pull out and staying on the handle long is the other thing I focus on.