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As a surveyor, I say..."times are tight, hire a surveyor", as a former tech controller, I say you need someone familiar with this type of surveying and most surveyors would not do this properly without some research that they may want to charge you for. You can learn to do it from a good tech controller, but you need good angle turning equipment, thats capable of angles down to 20 seconds and the knowledge of how to use it. Based on the ones I've done (about 30). It takes about 2 hours for the angles and about an hour to calculate on a course I've done before with an ideal setup. Setting one up could add an hour or 2. This is using the AWSA program for a 3 point setup (which works very well as long as your course is fairly close). The single point program works well too, but you need a swimmer...and it's a long job for a swimmer.

That Bruce is a smart fellow....I kinda like that idea....But there would never be another Chuck Forrest that would win 92 mens 3 nationals in a row (unless it's in MM)

Is this question just for regionals or nationals? WHEN i get there I would like the option, because I don't want to be the only MM skier at a tournament. I would like to be able to ski mens 4 if that is where 4 or more guys might be capable of running 38 versus being the only skier in MM. However I do see Kelvin's point and would hate to take someone's spot, but it wouldn't bug me if someone bumped my spot...it would just mean I didn't score enough that year.

Didn't he have that huge carbon fin contract? I thought that carbon fin was his "course narrowing device"

I wonder how he would have skied on a narrow course with Zero Off. I sure do like a good contoversy once in a while....time for a comeback?

Back in the day when all boats were carbed, we would disconnect the secondaries to avoid that "extra gas"

Matt, thanks for your input, i like simple, it goes with my simple mind. Could you expand on "always go in the direction of the line" and how it relates at 28off vs 38off, i think i know what you're saying but i want to get it in your words if i could to make sure, also do you think of "release load or built up pressure" at the centerline or second wake as in relaxing the legs to allow the ski to swing out? i'm not getting that transition right for the smooth ride to the end of the line. Thanks again for your input!

i'm sticking with Ricky McCormick since i saw it on a biography of his somewhere (i think??)

My understanding ... it was Ricky McCormick

I'm such a dufus but when i try to move the handle foward i lean into the boat, what works for me right now is rotating the away shoulder in line with the rope.