Slalom.Steve

I think we can include Wakeye on the list. I haven't seen a blip from anywhere or anyone in about 3 years now.

I've used a T-Factor for a while now, love it. But I just snapped the laces on the bottom section while pulling on them to tighten. I'm sort of in between sizes so I have a larger boot but tighten down the laces basically as hard as I can.

The top bungee laces on the stock T-Factor are thicker and the bottom laces thinner... but is there any reason not to just use thicker laces on the bottom too? Especially if I'm breaking them when tightening.

1 hour ago, Kelvin said:

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One less barge destroying the water and coast.

@jhughes I took 3 or 4 looks at 32off, it was a trip man. I feel way too close to the boat and there's NO wake! I can't even say it was "hard" yet because the predominant feeling was just like, confusion. I can round 1 ball with about 10 feet of slack though! 😆

1 hour ago, adamhcaldwell said:

May be time to give feetfinder a more serious look.

 

Oh boy... 🤣
I got your tagline: "You haven't really seen a foot... until you've seen the foot of a world-class athlete."

Yeah my goal for this summer was to run 28off, so... new goal is to run 32off!!

What was up with the "radioactive green" water?

It's quite simple really, just get your nuts on your chin! 🤣

(just in case it's not clear, do not do this)

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Sangria flake, right?! Looks stellar!

Do Regina's bindings not release? Check out her interview (video will start at correct timestamp). I don't see a release mechanism, at least on the front boot (can't see the back).

And I know this may be an unpopular take, but can Tony please cut down on saying "uh"? Using the same video clip as above, after the interview is over, Tony says "Alright then, and, uh, our good friends we can actually, uh, trust and rely upon to, uh, to bring us some, uh, some stats, er, on occasion." = 5 "uh/ers" in one sentence. Granted that is a particularly heavy example, but as a highly experienced announcer, he ought to be cutting out those filler words.

As Horton says though, still AMAZING what TWBC does, and a million x thank you. Not trying to rag on them, just suggestion for continual improvement.

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8 hours ago, jcamp said:

Which S Lines rope is most similar to the Optimized 2.0? 

The Comp series.

Tournament schedule?

Do you take video of yourself? IMHO, that is the single greatest tool/action one can implement for improving as a skier. It allows you to get video coaching, but even if no one but you ever sees it, it gives so much insight. I video every single pass I do and I find almost constantly that I think I look one way, but the video proves otherwise and shows me the places I need to improve.

One clarification about "pulling with arms" - I know that during the cut (ball to 2nd wake), you want your arms totally straight. But going from 2nd wake to ball, all the pros bend their arms. My understanding is this to maintain rope connection/tension and outbound swing even while edge changing and beginning to turn the opposite direction.
 

In @scoke's 3rd pic ture, "pulling with arms," it shows the skier well past the 2nd wake, when I thought it was good to be "pulling with arms," to bring the rope in. But it's given as an example of what not to do? I'm confused.

Looking for recommendations for wind protection options/solutions for an "average" size slalom ski lake, with the qualities you'd expect: dense foliage that extends low to the ground, grows quickly, hardy/not sensitive to conditions, low maintenance, and ideally inexpensive. Certainly open to out-of-the-box ideas too, my brother recently pondered if bamboo would work? It does grow crazy fast. Or how about just piles of dirt? 😄

EDIT/ADDITION: for my purposes, I'm looking at lower Midwest area, but feel free to post recommendations for other regions as well to create a little database of info.

$400 off of list, in pristine condition: https://www.ski-it-again.com/php/skiitagain.php?endless=summer&topic=Search&category=Slalom&postid=64904

I'm flying on United to Florida next month for ski school. Typically United charges a $200 oversize fee for a checked back over 63 linear inches (sum of L,W,H). But am I correct in reading United's "Sport Equipment" section that I won't be charged an oversize bag fee as long as my bag only contains ski gear and isn't over 50 lbs (even though it's close to 100 linear inches)?

And even if that's supposed to be true, does anyone have direct experience whether they actually honor that or if it's a hassle?

I'll always enjoy watching Freddie ski, but I'm not going to vote without knowing what actually happened. That's like asking a jury to decide if a defendant is guilty or innocent before a trial starts, without hearing any evidence.

You get unprompted texts from your brother (and fellow skier) that say things like: "The wind has been below the forecasted level for the past 90 minutes."