Straightshooter

We just bought a radar union with a prime 7-11 boot. My feet are size 11 had a really hard time putting my foot in for the first time. After i skid two guys with size 12 feet put their feet in a lot easier than me. I skid again the next day and the boot was significantly easier to put on so maybe try stretching it out a bit if you haven't already.

@luzz thats cool i didnt know there was a ski club there. I am in grande prairie which is about 4.5 hours away but i go through edmonton 6-7 times a year i will have to check it out. Thanks! Thanks again for all the comments! Hoping to make it out again but winter is coming real soon up here in the north. Ball of Spray will have to give me my fix in the meantime

Thanks for all the tips. This is so cool to be able to get feedback! God bless the internet. Its so nice to talk to people about skiing who are knowledgeable and helpful. I live in northern Alberta in Canada but travel down to Montana to visit for a couple weeks a year ever since I was a kid and those are my chances to ski. Ski lessons would be great but they are pretty inaccessible where I live. I have thought a winter vacation to a ski school would be a blast but would i lose everything i learned if a couldnt ski till a few months later? I see and recognize that my body position is off. It seems like good skiers (from what i can see) can get there shoulders back and stay straight through the waist while keeping the ski fairly flat. I feel like when i try to get vertical separation i end up riding the tail of the ski more. I cant keep the ski level and i shift most of my weight to my back foot? How do i get my shoulders back not bend at the waist and not put so much weight on my back foot? Any tips or ideas to help it click in my mind for better alignment? I weigh 215 so maybe my ski is a little small for me? Would it be better to ski at 28mph 15 off on slightly bigger ski (we have a 69” radar union) to not sink and to figure things out and progress? I did find a video from an attempt earlier in the season at the beginner inside course on the lake. I know i missed one. It blows my mind that people can ski the outside bouys. They came up so fast and i never felt like i would be able to get far enough out there to do that haha. The video is really poor so I apologize. Thanks

Hey all, I love the forums and have been lurking for a while. Been skiing for a few years but never had anyone around me that was really into it. This year a ski course was put up on the lake and I find myself wanting to get more serious about skiing! Im pretty beginner and have lots of bad habits. I am fortunate to have a nice ski 68” HO syndicate (far above my ability) and a great boat to ski behind 2003 malibu sporster. I usually got about 30-32 mph and take 15 off but this year we have had to piece together a rope so not sure the length in the video. I have read lots of tips and advice and skid and watched myself and repeated. I have even watched some gordon rathbun It feels better when implement some of the stuff but when i watch the videos i feel like i look the same and am not improving. Some outside perspective could really help. Any help or pointers would be awesomeI would really love to get good enough to ski the course some day. I know i need lots of help and there is plenty to fix.