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This right here! 2 Huge ideas drop the gate requirement and/or change to best run of 6!! I bet you would double entries and spectators to tournaments. Nice @HMan66

I completely agree with you on getting started is the biggest hurdle, maybe the Governing bodies and the manufacturers should focus on this, I used to go to elementary schools with carpet boards (snowboards for indoors) and show the kids videos and drag them around a bit, it was trivial but it sparked the interest and was fully funded by a major manufacturer. This type of thing MAY help.. The local Ski club here is impossible to get out with but I can only hope and imagine this isn't the normal. How about novice competitions or category's? Make the course easier (narrower)? I live in Canada (the greatest country in the WORLD *per capita) we are fortunate to have more than enough public water to ski on which is probably why we have so many top level skiers. but a country of 35 million isn't enough to float the industry or even make a dent in it. The purpose of the post was to start brainstorming ideas that might help to grow the sport, any grand or small ideas are welcome!!!

Well since I don't trick or jump (mostly due to lack of opportunity to learn) It was slalom I was referring to, either freeskiing or bouys. I would love to have more friends to ski with, I have a boat on a lift ready to go and I can rarely get non skiiers to come try or even watch. I dont have a problem with it i just think its too bad for the majority of people who have never even considered trying it. I dont have a TV but some more exposure and just credibility in the sports world would be appreciated. No kids of my own (that I'm aware of) but I would love to help a little grom get thru the course, teaching kids is a blast and so rewarding. I would love to see more boats line up for sets maybe even meet some girls that ski. I just love the sport and wish more people did as well.

Great points everyone, What do you guys think about adding a 38 MPH class or possibly moving the balls closer to center lets say 2" ?? and for trick, ditch the point system and judge like other board sports which would promote new, bigger, harder tricks and maybe some style?

um how about EVERY male that qualified...?? Not taking ANYTHING away from her, INCREDIBLE skiier, graceful, powerful, an absolute treat to watch and 100x better than I will probably ever be. That being said, still behind the worst qualifying male at 36 MPH

I only have time for 1 response ill get to the rest later. To answer @Horton (Canadian dollars) My Snowmobile equipment investment is around $35 000 operating costs around $200 per day My Skydiving equipment Investment is about $25 000 operating costs 250 to 350 per day My skiing investment is about $11 000 (granted I have an old boat 92 Brendella shortline) and about $60 per day operating costs * i did not include the property on the ski lake because it is not necessary to participate in the sport and it is also my home but full disclosure it was about $60 000 Thanks for the responses Ill try to address the rest next week on my way to my first professional level man made ski lake!! soo pumped!!

maybe one of our male pros should "identify" as a woman for a comp and set some new records that might get skiing in the mainstream headlines again...

I agree with some of this @MISkier but as a snowmobiler and skydiver I have watched 2 sports that are incredibly expensive and logistically challenging grow massively over the last 10 years, I think exposure is the biggest downfall and some new rules/competition revamp might be the catalyst to more exposure. When wingsuiting made it onto youtube dropzones increased business 25%

I dont have a real answer but my main thought is the sport has been stagnant for too many years. We need to change course dimensions, bump the speeds up, defiantly change the judging criteria for trick. Bigger jump ramps, maybe some shooting flames, cheerleaders, beer sponsorships. What do you guys think how do we save this sport?

Too many bugs and birds where Im at. It would keep the sun and rain off but your boat would be covered in bug shit.

great for fun but sports science does not support the need for warmups. plenty of studies showing pre game warmups are ineffective for increasing performance or decreasing injury. our bodies are generally "ready to go" at a moments notice. Its the brain that need stimulation to shift into high performance mode.

@MichaelWiebe cooking a steak in the microwave solves a lot of problems as well. Doesn't mean its a good idea.

Im not familiar with the laws there but it would be near impossible to get approval on an active site without wearing full PPE (hardhat vest etc) in British Columbia, maybe when the mine isnt active but def not during..

@wish Yes, exactly. As I have never even attended a pro event (something I hope to correct this season) I don't have the exposure, resources or the knowledge to find the answer to this, maybe someone will know.. nudge @Horton That being said I have competed at a very high level in many different sports and I can assure you there is never enough rules and regulations to make ANY sport completely fair. This is an issue with competition in general and there is no way to avoid it completely. If there is a competition there will be someone who feels like they got shafted no-matter-what. Parents of multiple children will confirm this..

There is a lot of discussion on cameras judges rules etc. The REAL issue is Freddy's reaction and subsequent ban. If he did violate the code of conduct (assuming there is one). I think Nautique needs to clarify the code of conduct violation and specifically disclose the reasoning behind the ban, in my opinion this is the only debatable issue here and it would clear up alot of the speculation on sponsor bias etc.

where is it?

someone needs to make a ski course photo filter, so we can impose a course on any piece of water.

I'd love to try any of the new skis, unfortunately not to many opportunities around here to demo or even borrow one for a set.

There is research done from the wakeboarding industry that concluded that helmets worsened the impact to the brain on water only contacts. I cant seem to find the article but it was very obvious the helmets made concussions more likely assuming you don't contact the ski. The only time helmets were recommended was in the case of interaction with a stationary object (ramp rail box etc) I have over 20 concussions and a few of them are from waterskiing the most important thing when a concussion occurs is the treatment after. Do your own research but there have been significant changes to recommendations on how to treat/return to sport in the last few years and reading up on that would be way more beneficial in my opinion than wearing a helmet during slalom (which will only make your concussion worse).

Being overly general because of the general nature of the question, With zero actual medical education, speaking entirely from personal experience... cycling is probably one of the best exercises for the knee. Particularly if you work on the 6 to 12 o'clock pulling part of the rotation, next I would say is deadlifts (done properly). Most issues in the knee start in the feet/ankles so assessing the strength on that always helps. Maybe swimming next ?

insert homer drooling gif here... man if you could track your path accurately and compare how amazing would that be?

Well I have no concrete stats but I put 105 hours on the boat, my guess is around 200 sets for myself, started skiing at 34 MPH and got a PB of 1 @ 32 off. Its my first real season skiing course and Im loving it! Goals for next season are to first of all have a blast on the water! improve all areas of my body position, run 32' off and ski more than I did this year! cant wait!! Defiantly going to get that app and start a training log book as well. Throwing out the invite to fellow ballers if you want to come to beautiful Kelowna (BC, Canada) to ski ill pull ya! My lake is 1 min from the airport and in city limits so its an easy flight or if you have a few hour layover... we can probably sneak a set in!

I just learned that Alabama has coastline! Neat!! I just added it to my list of places I want to sail to!

FYI Yankees, The second T is only silent on the east coast, since a good chunk of you are west coasters feel free to pronounce it properly lol.