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Welcome to the forum @Slalom Sue Don't tell @Horton you are on a 15 year old ski you would not believe the trouble I got into admitting skiing on 1 year old ropes!!!!!! Radar Senate seems a good bench mark to start the search and is loved by many. @Horton did a really nice video review on the Radar vapor 2024 not long back, there are some good threads on here comparing the vapor and senate. Others with more experience can hopefully chime in with their personal preference

Great concept, I really hope you can make this fly @Horton. I am so pleased your initial trials have gone well. I wish you every success. I will be using as soon as I can get on the water and actually ski and get some video. Great work, great idea, love it

I bought the book, my opinion is it is a lot more than a coffee table book. It would be easy to criticise as on first inspection it contains much of what I already knew. The strength of the book is not in giving great insight into unknown mystic practice, but in giving clear focus on what fundamentals should be worked on and clear direction as to what good looks like. If you were lucky enough to be coached properly from the start and enjoyed good coaching to keep you on the straight and narrow through your development then you probably need to look else where. I was self taught then I had awful advice on the dock from people who could not ski on how to do it wrong. Having personally done this so badly and the wrong way and now having proper instruction and relearning I can see the quality of the book in its distillation to the correct focus. Many times I have struggled with what to focus on before I had an instructor, the book gives some clear direction. I have formed the opinion that if I want to progress I need to go back and focus on the basics, which I am now doing, the book has clear instruction and excellent photographs to illustrate what those basics are and what I should be doing. Filippos skill is in saying less, my instructor also says less.

@MarcusBrown A really well executed presentation. I am at the low level struggling in the 15off world, despite this you were able to give me valuable insights for now, plus elements for my road map ahead whilst you targeted skiers at a much higher level. I love the way you used the slow motion and then went back over again after making your points, In particular your free hand drawing to make sure your points were clear. The drone shots linked to boat cam took this to another level. I am steeling your drawing technique of shoulder line and centre of mass for my video analysis of my own poor technique, useful.

Ok so I am giving you the credit for this @ColeGiacopuzzi even though not a new technique you introduced it to me. First day back on the water since your update. Worked well after missing the first 6 passes due to ski operator error.........lined up with a duck instead of a buoy1.......... Got it dialled in works great so volume set for rest 4,5,6,6,6,6. Definitely works for me.

@Slalom.Steve "IS YOUR SEASON OVER" @Gale K Thanks picked up your link and ordered a pair for me and a pair for my daughter to fit over ski gloves.

@ETskier I will definitely try the #1 buoy line up with a gate width wide of gate buoy. I struggle with this more than the pull out point. I know my width position relative to buoy line, I just know I need to wait longer before rolling in and sometimes I do but it is a mental battle like putting a chocoholic in a chocolate factory, I should resist but sometimes I can't, having a tangible measure will at least give me a different focus. Thank you for posting. Looking forward to trying.

@Gale K thank you for tip and sharing will order some. @Rednucleus I did not know that will definitely use the freezer zip lock tip. I normally have a list on wipeboard and a collection of broken toys and punctured buoys before I open a tube. Much more practice solution thank you. I will try the seam grip. You must be gutted about them steeling your design, after all that work and innovation..........

@skibrain my daughter used your nitrile glove technique yesterday. She suffers with cold hands which result in carrot fingers and missed grabs. She still had cold hands but with the nitrile gloves under normal gloves there was enough insulation to not go carroty fingered and still have control so good enough and game changer. @Rednucleus interesting project and excellent write up and pics. I am adding it to my project list, going to buy some seals and when I next use Aquaseal use the left over to bond a chem glove, the aqua seal left in tube always ends up going off so a free trial, should have some gloves to try by next winter.

@Rednucleus Glad it worked for you too.😀 @ColeGiacopuzzi Thank you for clarification and additional advice on line length. I am going to go with this technique I like it. I need to fit the new ski buoys (at least on No 1, the ones I leave on during winter are nearly white, with the white caps on the rollers and the spray and icey wind it was challenging spotting alignment but I guess my brain will auto program in to do this with practice. Really looking forward to seeing how this compares to my normal pull out point on a non windy day so I can then start to dial in. It seems pretty close.

@ColeGiacopuzzi Your technique above intrigued me, so yesterday as it was my first ski of the season and I was just shaking me and boat down I tried your technique. I really like it it removes rope length variability and the trigonometry fixes the start point. I normally pull out with 55's 1/2 boat length in front of boat. Tail wind more head wind less. Yesterday @15off wind was 26-28mph straight down course so that is 55's a full boat length before bow with, at bow against. Presumably you just observe the green and 1buoy moving into alignment and go a certain distance before alinment for tail wind and a fraction after (time or distance) for head wind, is that correct?

A very tempting deal Sir, especially after to day, it was rough................but some one had to go out there and ski. I will definitely post your deal lakeside if you can clinch it, might get a few more crews out on the water with that kind of guarantee.

@DvarianDan Johnson ABSOLUTELY not many get it but clearly you do................ that is the power of wearing the right gear............

First boat on the lake, only boat on a lift, Only boat skiing so far this year on this water. I have tried the work and dedication, I have tried good coaching, I have tried new gear............now and only now do I feel qualified to unleash...............BOS apparel ................nothing can stop me now. First day of the year.

@Horton Please critique, everyone else I am not suggesting YOU do this,this is my strategy for my personal battle. I am 15 off so lower ranks. My thoughts this week have been how to use my time effectively and these thoughts mirror some of @Hortoncomments above. My goal as already stated is to ski LESS this year but really make what I do count and focus. Smashing my self against that wall at the limit practicing bad habits endlessly does not work for me. I need to warm up, both on and off water so I am going to steel a strategy I have seen a few skiers much better than me use. First one or probably 2 passes just do edging drills (basically pull out and then cross course gate) This is to warm up but also to fix or cement my body position before I start. This is my number 1 objective x-course in position stay in position. (I am 15 off level this is why). Skip lower speed its just a waste and serves no purpose, go straight to my volume set speed and practice volume. If my rota says intensity day then I will do same but after 6 clear volume, I will start pushing up the buoy count. Check video every second pass on volume, check in with coach regularly and use volume to do what he says I should focus on. Get coach to check my home skiing video volume sets.