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@Horton "If you can't ski.... do something fun. Hell drink beer and sleep on the engine cover if that is the best you can do." Hell I can't even drink beer without the chance of a major flare-up. Forget wake surfing, wake skating the course is better. But honestly its more about getting down to the lake that's the problem. As you all know being a semi-private lake the only real good time for the course is the early morning and it takes about 2-3 hours after I wake up before I can get out the door. @gregy Tried all the drugs that the GI Dr's have, there the same ones that a Psychiatrist would use but a lower dosage, wasn't good at all. Looked into the food allergies and nothing, now looking at food intolerances. Been doing Yoga, acupuncture and FODMAPS diet. Thank you all

I know that being on the water should help. It did when a dislocated my knee wakeboarding 10 years ago, it was an injury and thought I'd be back after rehab. This time I'm fitting IBS-D. No rehab., just doctors, hospital, cramping, loss of sleep and weight, med,s that cause more problems, pain management clinics besides trying to keep working. When I can get out it helps most of the time, its all the times that I can't or canceling at the last moment.

I'm probably like most of you, been skiing most of my life, worked hard to have a boat and like on or by a lake, and ski as long as the lake isn't frozen. For the past 3+years I have been dealing with physical health and pain issues, (and now the mental toll), that make it very difficult or impossible for me to ski or set up our course with my friends anymore. Any advice from my fellow skiers would help, looking at the lake and not being out there is painfully.

Normally we start the beginning of March. Lake was about 1/3 open Easter. 3 days later the lake opens and my neighbor puts in and takes a quick run. He was so jealous that I was skiing down in warm Texas, (thanks again @Moskier3ev), that he just had to and it was brutal. Weather still hasn't been good, but we've been out 5 times in the past weeks. Water isn't getting warmer with all the rain, but where higher then normal for time of the year

Picked one up on Amazon cheep last month, used the packing advice here. No problems with shipping it Fed Ex. back and forth.

In the past 5 years I haven't taken a fall bad enough to come out, (either I'm doing something very right or not skiing hard enough). Most are not OTF and of the few I've had only once both feet and liners came partway out. Bottom laces tight as can be, uppers firm but not tight. Taking the ski off, its 50-50 if they come out or stay in.

I just closed out my account about a month ago. I might just open a new one to have fun with them or let the kids have at them.

@KcSwerver Lets us know how it goes. Making a single 25+year jump in technology should be very interesting.

After see the Dr. and getting a MRI on my shoulder, I have a bone spur that affects the rotator cuff. Rehab was going to be about 3-4 months. Before going in, Dr. recommended trying an topical gel call Voltaren, spelling might be wrong. It's like ben-gay with a anti-inflammatory. Worked wonders for me and no surgery.

Had the same problem 2 years ago. I was on a X5 for 5 years and going to an X7. I had purchased another set of identical bindings so it wouldn't feel to different going between the 2 skis, (was going to use the old ski as a back-up or what I would call my Sunday ski). Figured I would start the year off after a long winter with the old ski and work into the new. I ended up going with the new ski. Why? After a long winter break the first couple of times out everything feels different and it take a while to get into the groove, so why not just start out with the new. I did set up the new ski with the binding and fin setting the same as the old. It took a while to real comfortable, but not to much longer then normal when starting a new season. I would start off with the new so I wouldn't have to mess with getting a new ski to work mid season, but that just my opinion. Good luck.

SuperFeet inside, had the yellow in my first pair on RS-1's, went this green in the second pair. Green feel just a tad better.

@mino Well lets say I know a Steve on Commerce Lake that is friends with a couple my friends, he had a Malibu Sunsetter and now I believe he has a Response. If you can, let me know what you find out about Lyons Ski Club. It would be nice to ski without wally's and a line up once and a while

I have never been out there to check it out, but a friend of a friend skis there a lot. The only bad that I've heard it that it is shallow. By chance do you know Steve Michaels on Commerce Lake?

I'm 2 lake to the east of you on Middle Straits. This one in South Lyon is the closest. wakescout.com/directory/north-america/united-states/michigan/south-lyon-/1391/dixboro-waterski-club. There is another close up near Fenton, I believe it's run by the Silver Spray Marine owner. Larry

Google FODMAPS, a lot of good info.

skiboatcovers.com 4 covers over the last 20 years without a problem.

Bling for the boat, thats my kryptonite. SS cup holders, trim rings, matching shift knob, LED lights, dash wrap and it just goes on.

My name is Larry Zywicki, I'm 56 and ski on Middle Straits Lake in W. Bloomfield MI with my wife and 2 daughters. Oldest is a grad. student at Texas State and the youngest a junior in hight school. I'm a Field Service Eng./Project Manager for Thermotron, we make high performance environmental test equipment.In other words I'm jack-of-all-trades and master of none. I've been skiing for about 35 years now and just love to be out on the lake, (skiing or not), it just takes all the pain and troubles of the day and floats them down stream. PB was 6@32 about years ago before I took a small detour to the dark side and dislocated my knee wakeboarding. Now I'm trying to run 28 off with soconsistentlynly but keep getting stuck going around 4 ball most times.

Thats easy, thanks.

I've tried my local ski shops without any luck, where can I buy the shoulder washer/bushings for HO/Radar bindings? Mine are showing some wear.

Hey I'm 56, 5'9", 155lbs. The only thing a want to be considered a senior for it greens fee discounts at the golf course.

Thanks Jeff for the offer, were looking to head down this spring for a visit. Larry Zywicki

While replacing the laces on my bindings during the holidays my oldest daughter, (thats home for the holidays from grad school at Texas State), ces up to me and mentions that they have a ski team. Why I'm only hearing about this how I'm not sure, I thought I taught them better. Any one have any info on the San Marcos River Ranch, looks like they train there? We did make a quick stop by the Texas Ski Ranch when we went down to move her in. No ski course or tow boat, just wkaeboard.

2005 Malibu RXI

I've been using my CTI brace on my front leg for over10 years, Never had I problem with it other then the straps wearing out every 3 to 4 years. My CTI did come with nylon shell to cover the brace while in the water, I've never used it.