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Anybody have any thoughts on these or other syndicate vests? I'm right between sizes - I'm thinking maybe best to size down? LINK

Oh wow, so many replies, thank you everyone for your time and thoughts! While I don't think most, or any, of these plans will pan out till next year I've definitely been given a lot to think on. Ty's sounds like a great option if I find myself headed out to the west side, make it a stop on my way?

@BraceMaker I go to Michigan Tech, I love the place, but sadly we don't have a water ski team. Probably since it isn't nice much past thanksgiving. I hadn't considered another college sending a group, but that's a real good idea, thanks!

@Chef23 That's a good idea, now getting a college friend to commit to that amount of money... A bit harder. @DaveD I had wondered about the conditions on PL, would such to get a windy day. @rodecon Sounds like the people really enjoy Ty then, thanks! @GRskier Did you go for a lesson by yourself? If so, how did you divide up your hour?

@Edbrazil Thanks Ed, I'm really looking forward to hopefully finding some coaching, I'll probably never compete, but I'd love to improve. @Chef23 That's kind of what I figured it would be, bit of a bummer on the age front. @wtrskior I guess maybe I wasn't careful enough in looking at competitive pricing. Is an hour lesson even fully beneficial though? I can't imagine skiing well for that long. But at the same time, I don't want to spend hours driving for 20 minutes of skiing. And as someone who's only free skied, what's the definition of a set? @BraceMaker If I can find a way to maybe string together a couple lessons and make it worth my drive with LE that could be an option. I also ran across Ty's site, think he is ~2 hours from me.

@fu_man I'll look into them right now! @Chef23 They're definitely looking like one of my better options right now. Were you there for a summer camp? If so, would you say there was a wide range of ages or would I be an odd man out at 20?

Hey guys! I'm a recreational skier who only gets time at the mercy of boat owning friends and vacation, but right now I'm pretty comfortable at 32 and 15 off. After feeling that I'd outgrown the hook/hp available to me, at 5'2 and 120 I purchased a 65 2011 F1 w/ a shadow front binding and rtp. We're considering skipping the vacation that allows me ski time next year, so I was looking into other options. I'd love to get into trying the course out and really gain some technique after being mostly self-taught until now other than the occasional tip. I live in SE MI and looked into Pine Lake Ski School, but at $140 an hour for a lesson, I was hoping for something a bit more budget friendly considering I am a college student. So far Bennett's and Coble's look like the best options for me as I am interested in a week or so stay with lodging and food being a pretty large plus. Location is big too though, I can drive if need be, but Coble's is already pushing my range and a plane ticket hikes the cost a ton. Any thoughts, experiences, or tips? Thanks in advance!