DaveD

Eric, 5 psi isn't that much, strap your shopvac onto that bag. /vanillaforum/js/tinymce/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-smile.gif Come on, strap your engineering hat on and do some root cause analysis. Put your little vacuum on something sealed and make sure it is working properly. Do you have a vacuum pressure guage?

Eric, Vacuum is only 14psi. What kind of pressure do you think you need? Dave

John, I'm voting for you because none of the guys I've worked with are on the list. So you can consider yourself "other" /vanillaforum/js/tinymce/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-smile.gif

Is there such a thing as too light? I ski with a guy that complains his Goode doens't handle the chop very well. Is that a result of the light weight or the design of the ski? If it is the weight, I can only imagine how bouncy that Warp is.ÂÂÂÂ

They also go farther when you throw them.

What? I thought the Monza rocks?/vanillaforum/js/tinymce/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-smile.gif  What are you looking to improve on over what you already get with the Monza?ÂÂÂÂ

Thin, smell bad, and be hated by the rest of the world.ÂÂÂÂ

For 2008 you need to learn how to get babies to sleep through the night.

John, Instead of life cycles, what you really should be talking about is fatigue. What little I can remember, fatigue failure is dependant on load. Some lighter skiers will be able to get 10 years out of a ski and some brute skiers will go through a couple skis a season. I've been out of the classroom too long to quote test procedures and formulas so someone that has an background in mechanics and materials will have to chime in with the proper way to run a test on these skis. If you want to run a fatigue test on a ski, I'm thinking you will need to run it at various load levels. For a skier to use the information from the test, they will need to know how much load they typically put on the ski. Sounds like a good project for an engineering student working on his masters. Dave

They play both kinds of music, country and western. Detroit radio is getting real bad. It's getting to the point that the only way to listen to music on the way to work is to listen to the classical station. Can't listen to that because I don't have my first coffee until I get to work. Is this a problem outside of Detroit?ÂÂÂÂ

Position and speed feedback would be huge when learning gates at a shorter length. I wasted a lot of passes this year trying to get around 1 ball without the rope laying in the water.ÂÂÂÂ

So "Edged in Water" is your idea of a chick flick? Are we to assume your date amounted a candle lit dinner on the starting dock, a slow cruise around the lake (including both turn islands), then back to the Horton lair to see the trophy case and watch a movie? Before you fall in love, make sure she's drives straight.ÂÂÂÂ

Eric, How much was the weight difference between those two skis? RS, You are probably right, to get a accurate comparison the weight would need to be more evenly distributed across the lenght of the ski. That could be easily simulated by taping a bunch of smaller lead weights to the top of the ski. Preferably allong the centerline. From Eric's comments on the differences, the biggest advantages of the extra weight is consistency and handling rough water. So that begs the question, should we bring tape and lead for those windy days?ÂÂÂÂ

Light skies are easier to carry down to the dock. That's very important to us wimpy guys. It would be interesting to compare skis built in the same mold with the same flex patterns with different weights. Maybe someone could tape a 1 lb weight on the tip and tail of their ski and see if there is a significant difference. I'd do it but it's too damn cold in Michigan these days.ÂÂÂÂ

John, What are you doing with Dual Lock, I thought you were working on a system with Wiley's and carbon heal inserts. By the way, did Eric send you a couple yards of that carbon or is he hoardin' it? Dave

Come on John, say it. "MS Rocks!!"

Has anyone tried the Straightline B2i handle? How robust is this removable handle design? How hard is it to switch from bar to bar? Can it be done between skiers in the boat? Thanks, Dave

John, What's so different about the Radar binding that would make you think it's safer than the others?ÂÂÂÂ

What do you mean by "short gate"? Is that a narrow pullout, short set-up, or something else?ÂÂÂÂ

Do all of the things you work on to run the shorter passes like 38off translate back to the longer lines making those passes that much easier or do you have to run them completely different?  For example, does a good technique for a 38off gate work at 32 and 35 off? The reason I ask is 22off got a lot easier when I started working on 28off. I'm wondering if I would have the same experience if I shortened to 32off to make my 28off pass easier.ÂÂÂÂ

Your life is hell, we all feel sorry for you.

You're a trust worthy tease/vanillaforum/js/tinymce/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-smile.gif

If you skied 12 of 14 days and the only thing that hurts is your elbow, consider yourself lucky. Actually, you should consider yourself lucky for having the opportunity to ski 12 of 14 days. @#$%#$ wind at 8am in Michigan.... 410's right, no need for an in-depth DOE here. Don't use that handle again. Take a bowl of Advil and sit out a few days. Also try the forearm bands to relieve some of the stress on the tendons going to your elbows.

I was told that Fischer used the 9500 to make their ski.ÂÂÂÂ

My attitude towards lessons is changing. I worked with Ty Oppenlander for a couple sets yesterday with a lot more success. He worked on getting me to rotate my hips to the handle and being lower as I complete my turns. Made a huge difference. I still didn't run that elusive 28off pass but I was on my way until I took a header going from 3 to 4 on my last pass.  I don’t know what hurt more, the crash or my feet from being in the bindings for the entire set.  I love my D3 front and Wiley’s rear set-up but sitting at the end of the course while discussing the last pass and the next makes me understand other’s love of hard shells.  I drove almost 3 hours to get to Ty's facility and still didn't get the award for coming the furthest. A guy from Manistique (in the U.P.) took the award for the day. Just goes to show how hard it is to find good instruction outside of Florida.