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Great ski for kids. My daughter is in year 3 on it. 6.840tips 2.485, .780 27.5 get rear foot close to front...modify boot if necessary. We ran some wing just to stabilize things a bit.

Thanks for sharing the story elr. This and Webbdog's story are 10x more interesting to me than the BigDawg story.

@MikeT After posting the above, I realized you are on a 66" not a 65.25 so, numbers irrelevant; concepts valid.

@MikeT David Miller posted here about the binding position and said that the rear must be up to around 17.25. I had my fin back to .695 because at stock DFT my onside turned 110* with a rear boot at 17.00. I also had to tip toe around the offside to avoid wheelies. Sporadically, and without warning, I would get lean locked. Moving DFT back solved those problems for the most part. Because of the hole spacing, I am now at 17 3/8 (from 17.00) with dead stock fin settings. Transformed the ski. I read every thread on here to learn what was working. Moving the rear boot up and resetting to dead stock fin has been the best move yet. With size 10 feet, this is mighty close together ( I want to try 17.25 and will make a plate to get there). Another point he made is that the front should not be ahead of the 28.75 number or the ski will loose speed and just be hard work. Found this to be true too and am at 28 11/16. As to the caliper game, I feel your pain. Thanks Dave Miller!

Sarcasm intended as humor. I know how and where to get one. Just making the point that they could make it easier and sell more skis. I also understand that they have to maintain good relations with their dealer network and that catering to slalom skiers can't be a top business priority. My ski shop rolls in a brown delivery van. Goodeskier's point is the reason I don't like to demo through a retailer. I feel like I am imposing when I don't buy the ski. I'm never going to be serious about trying a ski. If I can try one with minimal hassle and it outperforms what I am now riding, I'm a buyer. Factory direct removes a cost layer and makes it a win win for both. All of this is IMO only.

You may (or may not have) noticed that your competitors have stepped up and now offer a reasonably hassle free demo program for their skis. At the risk of leaving someone out: D3 Will send TWO skis to try for two weeks. They also have a real live skier who will gladly and promptly help with set up questions Mapple will send a ski for about three weeks. Same real skier comment as above. (Happens to be the best skier ever) Goode for a month Razor three weeks If your name happens to be Connelly, you may have noticed that your product known as the Prophecy has gotten some good press lately. From the boat, I watched a skier set a tournament PB on one and I liked how it looked. The purveyor of this website posted some vids showing a rocking offside turn. Perhaps this good press was your end goal and, if so, congratulations on the accomplishment. Sales...who needs em. Your staff up in Washington kindly suggested the online dealer tab where I was invited to buy a ski from Bass Pro Shops and Academy Sports. Thanks for the tip.

I have wondered how well the tires at Baurech work. They use them to divide the lake in two. Anybody ever ski there?

Keith, have you found the numbers posted above to be a good starting point (Aside from boot placement)? Have you tried the deeper Rossi numbers? While I am asking you questions, do you have some good numbers for an N1 (65.25) for a 90lb G2. I saw somewhere 2.440 for depth? Is that ski just going to be too big for her? Thanks

I am getting picky but this is what I want in a vest: -more flotation than my Eagle but not CGA; kinda in between -not made of neoprene so it will not get heavier when wet and stretch out of fit -as form fitting as possible given the limitations of the two factors above -front zip Any suggestions? Thanks

@GOODEskier Have you discovered any limitations in turning the 66.75XT? What is the compromise you feel in riding the bigger ski; if any? Are you riding a stock flex or softer? I am the same weight as you though just 6'0". Did you ride the bigger N1 too? If the bigger ski still turns great, that is what I want. Like @GregDavis said, with my 65.25 N1, if I take my hand off the handle, we're turning; very little carry out off the second wake going into my onside. While some of the turns are incredible, I'd rather not have to make 'em. Thanks

When making a judgment about who is smarter--my friend who says "go around the orange ones" or the guy who wrote the article below about the relationship between lift and drag relative to viscosity-- I find my friend to be the genius of the two. http://grizzly.colorado.edu/~rmw/files/papers/PhysicsofSailing.pdf

Scroll down the Rossi's post: http://www.ballofspray.com/forum#/discussion/3700/strada-settings

Rossi is my favorite pro skier. Class guy who has always gone out of his way to converse with the commoners like me. In addition to what has been attributed to him above, he also wrote the following: https://www.box.com/shared/static/7mnz0dahiwcwbpa7k3qu.pdf

link to pdf https://www.box.com/shared/static/iq3oevbyhhb9rv069ijj.pdf

Debated every year. The attached seems to be now accepted by many as accurate.

I don't yet know for myself how it is working but, Goode is on the right track with asymmetric rocker. It is so tough to get a ski that rocks both sides (has been for me). The turns are different with the skier pressuring different places on the ski. Makes sense to have a rocker profile that is tailored to the differences. LaPoint bonded two half skis together trying to achieve this. I imagine this is tough to get right on a number of different sizes.

The skis sent out for review aren't from the reject pile. One ski that comes to mind was commonly referred to as the NASCAR ski off the message boards. On the boards, it was the next best thing. The best review is your own.

No truer statement ever made: It's not what you know but, who you know. Think of every person you ever spend a little time getting to know as a potential ally. They may turn out to be just that. The world ain't a meritocracy. Connections matter so, respect their power.

I am on one of the early N1's. Has a lot of rocker in it. It has worked really well for me but, it is a lot of work. 6' 180lbs on 65.25. I can be super wide on the N1 but almost never early. For those of you who have skied both the N1 and the XT, by what degree is the XT flatter and quicker side to side as advertised? Thanks

@Horton Yeah, but a straight path ain't a bad place to start. I have a friend who runs 39 at 58k in record tournaments. Did a clinic where they wanted to see him ski too. Couldn't run 35 and took one of his worst falls ever trying to fight his way through the wrong siding. This was behind that clubs "best" driver. Spasheye could be a big help for a lot of us. Some have further to go than others to produce "top level driving".

This could be the greatest advance since speed control. Driving skills measured by objective fact. I love it.

Glad to see this. Our lumbar spines have a maximum rotation per vertebral segment of 3 degrees. This means that herniation can occur past this point. By contrast, we have 7 degrees per segment in our thoracic spine. Train low back for stability not mobility and train to get the mobility from hips and thoracic. Also the peak load is right off the buoy at the precise time that we are twisted ranging from 600lb of load and up. Can be a bad combination.

Good topic. Years ago the concept of gait training was popular for a while with NFL trainers. It did not last because they found that when the bright lights came on and it was game time, people run like they run. For the athletically average like me, we have to focus on technique as our own instincts betray us. For a real natural athlete, their instincts rock.

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