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9 hours ago, mike_mapple said:

im 6'8 with a 17 shoe (I did not suck at basketball) however the HO Xmax was a good fit back in the day for my foot, which would be the Stance 110/130 now, that and a hovercraft is all you need! 

 

 

Size 17? Jesus Mike, what boot fits you?

I am thinking I might just get him up on the boom on a single ski (only need 1 boot then) and transition him to long line. Dunno about the hovercraft Mike, he's not that heavy, probably runs 170-180.

9 hours ago, skialex said:

If you are talking combo skis.. bindings come in two pieces each. All you have to do is to spread them apart. By how much, I’m not sure, use foot as template. Somewhere between the original screw holes, there is definitely enough space to drill some new and use the old ones for guide and measurement purpose.

True, but as his feet have got longer, they have got wider too, and the standard horseshoe is too narrow for my flipper foot boy.

Gidday guys.

My 16 year old son wants to ski, but with Size 14 US feet, (6'7" but sucks at basketball) I can't find any of the basic sliding type adjustable bindings that will fit him.

Anybody know of any manufacturers that make something suitable? I would have to get a set of combos and fit them to them. Failing that, I may have to get a set of boots, but it's an expensive option for a beginner.

Thanks and regards to all.

Bring back the O'brien Competitor.... I grew up on that ski.

Makes "pull hard to the wake" interesting.

You might want to be careful you don't run into any copyright issues.

On 2/2/2023 at 2:29 PM, Hockdog said:

No, Trixie.

Or just "The Hangover"

If it's a one-off, a friend, or friend of a friend that turns up very occasionally, even if they offer cash or fuel, I tell them not to worry about it, and I am just glad they enjoyed themselves. If it's someone who turns up regularly, and skis a fair bit, throw me 20 litres of fuel. I just enjoy getting people out on the water.

I've done all sorts of crazy stuff over my years of barefooting (jumping, wake slalom etc) but I find this style of skiing really impressive. Teamwork and coordination at a higher level.

The first six.

Down here in Australia, it's more about the availability of gear, unless you want to buy brand new all the time, which with 4 constantly growing kids is just not practical. We just don't have the skiing population (particularly as kids) to be able to pick up good quality, better level, second hand gear, use it until they outgrow it, then resell.Over here, you can keep up with one kid if you wanted to buy brand new probably half of the time, but not really with 2 or more.

With 2 sets of twins, it's hard keeping up with anything let alone ski gear! At 14, my boy is 6'5" with size 15 feet. I reckon I can see him growing every day. It's a shame he sucks at basketball!

@Horton Yep, fully agreed with the "most parents don't even try" It is just hard when you have 4 kids that grow like weeds to try different combinations, let alone keep up with sizing.

Thats fine and dandy if you have unlimited access to equipment at the right price. Not that easy or inexpensive for some of us to have the ability to change it up so easily.

Personally I would get the Yamaha V6 SHO.

As the victim of a predator who won the trust of all the parents in my scout troop before he had his merry way with a few of us, I am not sure an online course is going to do much.

Years ago when I was jumping behind an outboard, I crashed, but hung on a second too long trying to pull myself out of impending doom. The resultant handle pop had enough force that it punched a hole in the outboard cover. In hindsight it was lucky that it hit the cowl, as it could have badly hurt my driver or observer. Started using a shock tube then.

Holy crap! You weren't kidding when you said there was about a 1000 holes in them!

You've done a good job tidying them up.

@skialex

Sorry mate, sounds like an injury waiting to happen.

@SlalomSteve

Just spend the money and buy what you need on a standard plate. No mucking around and MUCH less chance of a dodgy job ending your skiing when it fails and you hurt yourself

 

Old saying:

"Pay lots, cry once.

Pay little, cry lots."

@Broussard

Well, they certainly were not marketed that way or advertised as such. When I bought a Radar Senate years ago my local ski shop was extolling the virtues of the feather frame to me, and I am 6'1" and 220. Never have I seen anything in the literature, brochures, or on the Radar web site, saying "for women, kids, and people under xx lbs. Not for big skiers"

I know the difference in the binding levels, having used Profiles, Wileys, Animals etc, all on plates. All I am saying is that in my opinion, for a relatively small market like waterskiing, bindings should be interchangeable, without having to break out the drill.

@Broussard

 

I am well aware of that.

I was merely commenting that standardisation is becoming expected these days. How many posts do you read where people are buying x or y binding to put on w or z ski?

As far as I am concerned, if manufacturers sell bindings separately, in this era they should fit any ski. To me, it would mean they would potentially sell more bindings, if Joe/Jane Average can buy the ski they want, and put whatever brand binding (high or low end) on it, without having to modify it.

Purely my opinion.

@aupatking

 

Agreed mate, it's very doable, but in this day and age you shouldn't have to drill holes in a new binding to make it fit.

It would be nice to have a standard rear binding pattern so all brands fitted all skis.

@dave2ball I can't comment on what ropes are used or what sponsorships ML provide as not living in the US, I don't get to go to tournaments. I would guess that the amount of skiers that compete in tournaments is a pretty small percentage of the skiing population, and Joe Average like me is not keen on paying $200-$300 Aus dollars for a rope.