LMAR

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Update 2yrs In (10yrs old now)Running clean at 49 / 18.25

Thanks Skoot. And thanks again for the advice.

Thanks Bruce!!! REALLY good feedback. We'll work on all 4 points this week. Boat balance and toe plate I can handle. Wide pullout and close handle is a nice focused list for him to work on for his next progression. Really appreciate you taking the time.

Videos of 15 off at 16.5mph and 17mph. First week in the course, 8yrs old. Any tips are welcome. https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0j5p3ichuRiPn;8C8C52E6-6981-4E65-97A3-F81D617F96ED

Thanks Bruce. Switched up his hands and he adapted after his first set. He’s running a clean pass, including both gates, 17mph, 15 off. He’s only been in the course for a week. Trying to get him up to 17.5. He’s quickly moving past my coaching ability. Any suggestions for on-line coaching? Also not sure how he stacks up for an 8yr old. Seems impressive to me but I’m a biased Dad.

Does anyone recommend that he start dropping a hand at this stage? He's already doing it to be like the big boys. Also, for left foot forward is there a hand that should be on top or just personal preference? Thx.

Big wake at slow speeds is going to be a challenge. Right now he's free skiing at 15off 26mph and the wake behind our SSLXI is pretty good for him. At the slower speeds he wants nothing to do with the wake.

Thanks Skoot. We have been working on hips up to handle. I like the idea of experimenting with mass shifting to understand the impacts. Good suggestion. It's certainly fun to see the little ones progress. They can go all day. Good luck!!

Thanks Bruce! Great info. He's on the 63" Omni and it seems to be working well for him. Taking your advice and Bojans' on the 15mph and full course. Working on getting him to pull wider as well. Liked your suggestion to get him on the trick ski early. My instinct would have been to wait a few years but it will be a great way to mix up his sets. He's happy running 4 or 5 long slalom sets a day right now but I'm sure that will get old quick. Mixing in some trick sets will keep him interested. I like it. Thanks!

Thanks Bojans! We got him up on one at 15 off so we have just kept going with that. Good suggestion to move him back to 75 in the course to start. I never would have thought to begin as slow as 15mph but I'll try that. He keeps pushing the speed up to get the wake down as he's cutting pretty aggressively. I'll try 15mph this weekend and see how it goes. Appreciate the input!!

My 8yr old just started to slalom in June. He's deepwater starting on one and looking really comfortable free skiing at 15off 26mph. I have him on a boys HO Omni. Looking to move him into the course for his next progression. Any tips on boat speed and line length for the intermediate buoys? Thx