BKistler

Wiley’s can be uncomfortably tight when they are new. They will eventually loosen up a bit. You can greatly accelerate the process by shoving something like a tapered sports bottle in the binder over night. (Use soap!)

I second the idea of Radar Vectors. Good support for a beginning skier and much easier to get into.

@cruznski 3,400 and 3,470. I was aiming for 3,800.

Jack is with me now. Good man.

Tied my M8 National Record yesterday and upped it another 70 points today. (“Pending”)

Life is good when other people think they’re too old. Will celebrate with Jack Daniels tonight.

I once ate lunch with a group of skiers and family members that included Cornelia Wallace, former wife of notorious Alabama governor George Wallace. She had Winter Haven family connections and her son got into tournament skiing.

Of course Callaway Gardens owner Bo Callaway was Secretary of the Army, a Congressman and nearly became governor of Georgia. Bill Clifford was a buddy of his.

I skied against Bruce (aka Caitlyn) Jenner in the late ‘60s early ‘70s. He was a nice kid. Years later he graciously wrote the forward to my book Hit It!

I’ve met other Olympians including Winter Haven home boy Rowdy Gaines.

With marginal horsepower, be sure not to stand up too soon. Stay low on your haunches. Let the boat gain some momentum before standing. Keep the handle low and your arms flexed.

You are not too old.