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I mount the camera on a 40-in extendable pole that I would normally hold while snowboarding. And I strap it to my barefoot boom's attachment point on the pylon. Because it's a 360° camera I do the panning through software on my phone.

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Yup. Rylo is the camera. They aren't actively supporting it anymore. For instance, the software no longer gets feature updates And the firmware doesn't get updated to include more SD cards. I can only use certain cards with the camera. It isn't a long list. Info like it,but would get the GoPro next time. 3 ball was gone. I fly by it pretty quickly. Then I turn around looking to see if I would see it floating nearby.

I didn't inspect the course before skiing.

At this point, I'm way past where I was on double boots, but it has been ~12 years since I switched so that doesn't really fit into what you are trying to poll. I switched because if Andy Mapple could get new world records then I shouldn't need a rear boot either. That's a little tongue in cheek, but it was part of my thought process. I was at a point in my skiing where I felt I was using the rear boot as a crutch, so as an exercise, I went back to an RTP just to see how it would feel. I have yet to switch back to a double boot set up.

I second @Killer. That's all you really need. Just drop a buoy to the side you use to spot when to pull out. I spot the right buoy when it goes behind the bow, so I'd probably drop a buoy to the right of the boat path. If you can dive to the bottom, use a speaker cable to measure. Attached clips at both ends. It will sink and rarely knots. Attach it to the pipe or anchor for the entrance gates and pull tight. Then get it in alignment and let go. (Remove the speaker cable after it is placed.)

"Let her drop at least every 2nd pass." I don't "let" my wife to do anything. She does what she pleases. ;-) She opts to spin each pass knowing that we don't have opportunities to do coaching mid-set. She hates to get pulled up over and over. Usually she does 6-8 passes each time we hit the course. Thanks for the observations. She will keep working on those things. I just had her watch the Terry Winter video (21-34mph progression). I'll show her this one too. She remarked that she's now experienced casting out a few times and loved how the ski came around much quicker/smoother. I suspect as that becomes more her new normal she will get better angle and get wider. Coaching a spouse can be interesting. I take a very hands-off approach. I'm willing to offer suggestions/observations, but I rarely try to push her forward. As long as she is enjoying the skiing I'm happy. Now that we are videoing more sets, she's getting more interested in coaching, so we'll see what that turns in to!

Final update for this thread. She's improved for sure! Here's a video from this morning. I particularly like the last set, I think!

Too many GoPros and Smartwatches! Only one pair of prescription glasses, but that was while tandem windsurfing.

@MDB1056 I clearly highlighted her in the video. ;-)

Another update: My wife just got 5 complete passes out of 7 this morning. This is two days after hurting her back and saying "I will just take it easy for a few days until my back feels better." Now that she has more angle at the gate, she able to cast out a bit. Yesterday she did get complete sets, but today was totally different. She had a lot more energy exiting the turn and crossing the wake. I think I saw the first off-side turn where she put the ski in the water and powered through. She's talking about a couple more days at 25.5 before bumping it up to 26.

I switched to a c75 from a Syndicate (V-Type R). Adam Caldwell was great to work with at Denali. I have ridden HO for the past 20+ years, but I really liked how the c75 turned AND held across the wake. I never tried to Omega though. Good luck in your search!

35 is very ugly for me. I would never describe 35-off for me at wide or early. ;-) I'm able to run 32 staying early at most balls most of the time.

@Bruce_Butterfield Yeah, I had no idea of the proper timing as this literally was my first time running 15-off. When I did it myself, that's when I started to realize that she was pulling out way too early. Now, she's pulling out as the pre-gates pass the transom and has a much better 1-ball.

So, I went out and skied at my wife's line length and about the same speed to see how the timing works out...and to understand the forces she is putting on her body. Wow, 15-off at 26mph is brutal! I had never skied the course at this rope length or speed before. I was a pretty accomplished free skier, so when I saw my first course, I jumped in at 22-off and 32mph at my starting point. Without further ado, here's my video. The first pass is VERY rough. I was digging in way too much on the turns mainly because I had no clue how much I needed to turn the ski! I don't think I calmed down enough on my turns until the 2nd half of the 2nd pass. Then things started to get easier. Anyway, I thought you all would get a laugh out of watching my butcher 15-off.

Rylo made a 360-degree camera. That was their first product. The software was cutting edge when it was released... very good stabilization and leveling. But a company bought them for the software side and are ignoring the hardware... or updating the camera's software even. So, sort of a dead product. I'd suggest getting GoPro's 360-degree camera at this point.

She doesn't like to use up energy dropping and having to get up again. It is rare she'll drop in the middle of a set. She says it takes more energy to get up than to spin.

Time for an update. This morning ski was awesome. My wife pulled out for the gate much later than usual. She didn't float back to centerline. He turn in was more pronounced and resulted in a much wider, earlier 1-ball. Through the entire course, she remained much earlier and her energy through the course was more intense. She kept the necessary angle and managed to get better turns. I think she ran 3 or 4 of the 7 passes. The best part, though, was when she mentioned she actually felt what it feels like to cast out. I didn't film this set, though, sorry. She didn't want any distraction. Thanks for the suggestions! I'll post a new video when I get some good footage. Bill

@Jmoski thanks. I asked her at dinner how she gauges where to pull out and how far to go. She says she pulls out to line up with 2-4-6. But the discussion got her thinking that that she should be pulling out later. She has a tendency to float back in before her turn-in. We'll see what happens tomorrow morning! @jimski yes, I love ski schools. When I lived up in NC, I would go to Coble Ski School two or three times each week. Now, we try to go sparingly as the cost adds up quickly. If I could, I would probably go to Lucky Lowe's every week. But my contract at work ended and "retirement" isn't cheap! We need to be our own coaches until I can land another project. So, any advice is much appreciated! I'm not complaining though. This is the first time in our 9-year marriage where I have been home for more than two weeks. Skiing almost every morning has been great. Between windsurfing, slalom and barefoot waterskiing I'm getting in great shape!

Thanks for the input. Bruce: She has been working up on speed lately. She can run the course pretty reliably at 25.3mph. When we bumped it to 25.5 she started to regress on the turns and I thought getting some outside input may help. She is having more difficulty lately getting 1-3-5 to turn quickly, which pushes her down course with less angle. I should ask for more angle out of the turns first. Then she'll figure out how to handle a faster approach for the next buoy. This is where I get stuck as a coach. To get more angle, you have to get a steeper exit from the prior turn, blah blah blah. But I think I can work with focusing energy on more angle rather than getting a clean exit. I've been trying to get her to hold her lean through the 2nd wake. In this video she's doing better so it isn't as noticeable, but I've been noticing she bounces out of the lean as she flies over the 2nd wake forcing her edge change way too early for ~25mph. skimtb: Yes, unless it is brutally hot out, she will be in the boat with us. She understands when the boat is about to accelerate based on what the skier says and understands how to lean into the pin-hole turns. Apparently, this morning, when my shin hit 4 ball extremely violently she stood up in the boat. :smile:

My wife is currently in a rut. Her skiing isn't progressing as fast as she would like, and I'm not a good enough coach to pick the issue she should be working on first. I'm curious what opinions people have on this! I'll leave this post pretty open-ended as I don't want to muddy the results. I even got behind the boat and skied at 26mph/15-off to see what it feels like. But, alas, I still can't decide what she should be working on first! (there are other recent vids of her up on my channel as well) Thanks. :smiley:

I just tried the c75 (small). In a prior life, I've muscled it to get a PB at 3 buoys at 35-off/36mph. I'm a 34mph skier now and haven't spent enough time working back into shortline. That's going to change, though. I've tried a number of skis. None seemed to fit or seemed markedly better than my V-Type R. I tried the c75 (small) this past weekend at Trophy Lakes. Adam set it up for me. On his second boot placement he nailed it. It felt great. I managed to get a PB (for 34mph) of 1.5 @ 32-off. 1-ball felt so comfortable I lost concentration at 2-ball and let go of the handle. The ski came around great on my off-side. Based on how 1-ball felt, I should have gotten around all 6. Even with over a month of only free skiing (no course time at all since mid-August) I was feeling comfortable enough on the c75 to keep pushing beyond 28. It just felt predictable. I've been skiing on HO since the 90's, but I will be ordering a c75 soon. Adam commented on how the c75 stayed down in the water for me compared to the V-Type R I usually ride. The HO bounced over the wakes (at 22-off). The c75 stayed settled and held the edge better.