Lovell

I'm out for the rest of season injured, but I got real consistent at -28 this year and consistently to 4 or 5 ball at -32, before going down injured. I wouldn't slow the boat down. Just work on technique and ski a lot of sets. 4 per week if possible.

I tore my left which is my front foot. Wiley binding.

I'm told that I will be out of the cast and in a boot on Monday.

Looking forward to that

We are in the same boat. I did mine two weeks ago Weds at 4 ball. Had surgery a day and a half later. I'm in the second cast now. See the Dr again on Mon. I was in a Wiley rubber binding.

Good luck on your recovery we can compare notes.

Wow that sucks. Thank god for insurance.

I look forward to more video like this

I'm 42 and returned to the sport last year. I took 19 years off. I last skied in college having first experienced a slalom course when I was nineteen, but skied recreationally since I was 9 or 10. When I left college I was working on getting consistent at 22 off at 36.

 

20 years later I'm consistent at 28 off and consistently getting 4 or 5 at 32 off in practice. Both at 34 mph. I just ruptured my Achilles in a dust up at 4 ball so I'm out for the rest of this season, but I plan to keep improving . I think the three keys, not in any particular order.

 

1. Practice (water time)

2. Coaching

3. Application of technique

 

For me learning technique that does not rely solely on brute force(something that I am good at) has been the key to skiing better than I did 20 years ago even though I'm 20 years older.

 

 

 

 

By coaches including Terry Winter and Willi Ellermeier is to think of using your front foot to step through the ski when you turn in for the gate. That helps force your weight forward. Also, pull out width really helps.

I'm a lefty and one thing that I've been told

Do lots of pull ups in the offseason

I did that all of last off season and I had no forearm issues at all this season

I really enjoyed that tape.

Parades coached me at Bell Acqua when I was in college in the mid 90s. He really helped me learn a lot.Great guy, awesome skier. Champion occasionally drove for us and coached too. Nice guy too.

I'll never forget when they had the Marine World tournament in Vallejo and a bunch of the pros descended on Lake 1 to practice. I was pulling Lucky Lowe, Bruce Neville, while Paredes rode in the passenger seat and the next guy up was a college kid who was running -15 at 28 mph and those guys rotated right in as if it was nothing.

Great memories.

my usual goal is to ski 4 sets per week, but sometimes it is two or three. Once the season starts, I then mix in 2 3.5/4 mile jogs per week. I have not done any strength training during the past two seasons

This past offseason I started a push up, pull up/ jump rope regimen that really kept early season soreness to a minimum. In the offseason I jog 3 times a week.

I still get sore, but it is only significant if I don't take a day or two off between every couple sets or I ski 3 or more sets in one day.

 

 

 

I cannot ski 35 off but hope to get there in the next couple of years. I came back to the sport last year after a 20 year layoff and my practice average this year is in the mid -32 range @34mph , so I am not speaking from experience, but what I understand @bishop8950 to be saying that you have to take the angle that the ski will give you by allowing the ski to finish the turn before loading the line otherwise the boat will hit you too early pull the ski flat or down course and take all the angle back. This forces you have to reset the edge without sufficient time to get to the other side.

 

When I watch tape of my sets, my -28 and -32 efforts are much better when I let the ski come all the way through the turn.

@LeonL again it depends. The answer varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction as well. Generally, a well drafted waiver signed under the right circumstances can be very beneficial in defeating a claim. On the other hand a waiver without the right language signed under the wrong circumstances might not be helpful at all.

@MS great question. The answer re public water is it depends on the scenario and the type of public waterway(ie interstate lake or river, navigable waterway, landlocked lake etc) and the type of public entity involved. It also frankly depends on The nature of the activity and quite frequently nature and level of the insurance involved.

 

But I think you hit the nail on the head re other's people's money. If you are unlucky enough to be sued as a boater, lakeowner, homeowner, car operator, etc., if you are properly insured your insurance carrier should pay for your defense in most lawsuits and indemnify you(pay any judgment or settlement).

 

Without insurance, you are on your own... Which is not good

 

Gotta love America....you can sue anybody for anything at anytime. It does not mean you will win, but your insurance premium is worth the piece of mind....

 

 

I practice law in California and commonly defend personal injury cases involving towed water sports and other recreational activities. I have also defended these sorts of cases in A variety of other jurisdictions throughout the country. While there are numerous laws that may protect lake owners in the event of an accident, Relying on these laws or a creative corporate structure as a potential liability shield without being properly insured is almost always a mistake. A lakeowner should purchase as much insurance as they can reasonably afford and should also take a variety of other steps to make sure they are not unnecessarily placing themselves at risk.

I could go on and on about this topic.... But I don't want bore everyone to death.

 

Agree that it could be the impeller not turning correctly

I have Senate Alloy in the garage that I would sell for a very reasonable price

Good ski

Let me know

Just bought a new ML from

Darwin

Broke one ski school rope and one old rope in my boat last year

It hurt bad both times

New rope every year

Been skiing for about a month in Nor Cal

Got about 12 sets in.

Offseason pull ups helped my forearms this year.

I too started behind a 15' Boston Whaler with a 55 hp Evinrude. We also had wooden double handles. I finally grew enough that it was really hard to drive straight and could barely pull me up. I broke my dad down and he bought a 1986 Nautique promo that still runs and gets used for river skiing during the summer.

 

I have also skied behind the following non big three inboards

Ski Brendella

MB

Centurion LaPoint

Marlin Skier (rare and bad)

California Skier

Air Nautique

Supra

Ski Supreme

Tige

 

 

Ordered some gloves from them and they were out of stock. Called me up and offered me another more expensive pair with no extra charge. Great service!

Anyone have any contacts at Shadow Lakes in Indio? Looking to grab a set of two in the next week or so. Happy to pay, etc.

Thanks

Marker Lovell

I have the spring suit wore it yesterday water 58 air 70

Works great this is my second season with it

Very flexible and comfortable