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    What have you lost in your lake?

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    I also did the wedding ring set thing!

     

    My wife was getting ready to ski and realized her rings were still on. She gave them to our young guest, telling her to put them in the cup holder. I then told her to put them in the glove box, which she didn't of course. Hours later I picked up a drink from the cup holder, walked to the platform and heard a "plink" "plink". They were 40 feet down by the time I realized what had happened.

    Recommendations Post Surgery

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    I was skiing 4 months after my second hip surgery. A lot depends on what your condition was prior to surgery as you may have had a bit of atrophy. As @waterskicorey said, I worked hard to be sure I had no gaps. Like I said above, if you are feeling apprehensive there may be a reason...

    Recommendations Post Surgery

    in News & Other Stuff

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    @robertsheld the replacement and bone should be completely healed by now. The only thing remaining is that there can be weakness, atrophy and shortened muscles from the surgery and inactivity. If you "feel" concerned there is probably a reason. Work with a PT to be certain you are ready to go.

     

    I have had 2 replacements and can say I am stronger now than I was long before the surgeries. But in the 1st year there were definitely some gaps that I needed to work on.

    Where does speed come from

    in Skis Fins Bindings

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    My biggest revelation about speed happened when I stopped thinking about 'linear' speed.
    Ski setup is what gives us the opportunity to stay in harmony with the pendulum swing around the pylon and simultainuousky be synchronous with the slalom course.

    Hey guys!
    Remember when pendulums weren't cool? B)

    @adamhcaldwell thank you for some great explanations.

    Hip resurface or replacement

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    Just to throw a little perspective on this...

     

    The Birmingham and Total Hip are both good. With the Total Hip the "Approach" is most important. The claim that the Birmingham has fewer dislocations is not completely true compared to a Anterior Approach Total Hip so in that respect there is not advantage either way. There are a lot of other pluses and minuses to each that you really need to discuss with your potential surgeon. Find out what each surgeon doesn't like about the other technique. Some do both. If your surgeon says to quit sports, find another! From a sports perspective there is absolutely no reason not to go with either of these specifically for waterskiing. Running is another story. My main sport is ice hockey and my Anterior Approach Total Hips are fine after 4 years.

     

    Early recovery time for the Anterior Approach is quick. I had no limitations immediately after surgery and I was skating in 5 weeks after each of my surgeries. Longer term they are all the same.

     

    The biggest deciding factor for me choosing the Anterior Approach Total Hip (I have 2) is that the Birmingham is metal on metal. Some people may be sensitive to this over a long period and I feared I might be one of them.

     

    @v1car you are very young at 43 to need a replacement! You are likely to need revision surgery at some point in the future so that is a concern to discuss with you doctor(s) now. As far as the muscle loss thing goes, it is just like any other recovery. When you "think" you are recovered and when you actually are recovered are two different things. You have to know where those gaps are and continue to work on them after you are actually healed enough. Patience!

    heel lifts on hard shells

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    I think we're sort of missing the point here. As I mentioned above heel lifts, ramp angle, whatever you want to call it, is not a performance tweak in and of itself. It is merely a compensation for balance based on your personal anatomy. To say just adding a heel lift will change your skiing for the better is like saying moving your fin forward is what everyone should do to ski better.

     

    BTW I don't use heel lifts currently. However I absolutely see the value in it as long as you understand what problem you are trying to solve.

    heel lifts on hard shells

    in News & Other Stuff

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    @gavski the femur length ratio is huge and a lot of people, even trainers, don't get it. I personally have discovered this through my ice skates. Like anything, too much (or too little) is not good and it takes knowing what you're looking for to find the sweet spot. It is important to note that this is not a performance tweak. It is merely compensation for someone who has a physical limitation.

     

    Here's a link to a youtube video that explains this relative to squats.

    98 and 99 Malibu Response LX Engine Placement

    in Boat Talk

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    @MopedMedicks I'm no expert, but there are other factors that could be causing that speed difference like deformities in the hull, weight, gas tank location and shape, even shaft alignment. Also, can you describe how you could "see" the 1.5" difference in engine placement between the 2 boats parked next to each other. Did you measure?

     

    BTW, I still have a 99 RLX and a friend had a 98 and I never noticed a difference. Can't say I ever actually tried to notice though.

    Star Gazer went nuts

    in News & Other Stuff

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    Could you guys remind me how I can pull up my SG version number? Pretty sure mine is very old.

     

    I rarely get the overshoot on the tight turnaround but I do frequently get a major slow down after a heavy handed driver overshoots on a deepwater start. It's a sort of oscillation that SG can't recover from.

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