Garn

If I could ski like anybody, it would be @chrisrossi. Even my wife has commented, when I show her videos, how fluid and natural Chris looks.

HO S2. Love it so far. Only got three sets on it last Spring before I ruptured my Achilles. So I'm really looking forward to this Summer!

@markchilcutt I found that pretty amazing as well. Makes me feel like I'm in good company.

I just got my latest issue of Waterski. Really interesting article on Nate Smith. But when I read that Nate doesn't work out, doesn't really train, and does maybe one set a day, I felt like throwing in the towel! The winningest skier of 2012 doesn't exercise or even trains! He just goes out and does it on pure talent. My gosh! It makes me wonder what he could do if he did workout and train more. He could become the next Andy Mapple - the next legend. Garn

How come I'm not in that picture??

Kevin, my 11 year old daughter will babysit for you but you have to pull me! :)

I have an 07 Moomba LS with Stargazer and also run standard. I've never even messed with inverted. Works great. And EricW is right, PP has GREAT technical support. They have walked me through things a number of times. Garn

My family and friends are huge hydrofoilers. We take one with us whenever we go to the lake. Water isn't always skiable. But it is almost always hydrofoilable. Garn

Ball of Spray - the original wet dream!

I think the Triumph would be a great ski for you. I skied on one in October and I was really impressed with its capabilities. I think it is an extremely capable ski with more potential then a lot of people realize. Garn

Doesn't it have a little bit higher sidewalls? That would be good for someone who also takes their boat out to bigger lakes such as Lake Powell. Wouldn't it handle rought water better? Garn

Does everybody in Arizona wear Eagle Vests?

To me it looked like his bindings prereleased which caused the crash. Garn

For the money ($299) and quality (3 year warrantee), I don't think you can beat Adrenaline Drysuits. http://www.adrenalinewatersports.com/ProdDetl.aspx?ID=297&CatID=8&SubID=17 Garn

@Chuck Dickey I'm holding my boot and looking at the heel. There are two rectangularish holes in back. I'm not 100% sure where you say to measure from. Do you measure from the top of these holes? Middle? Bottom of the holes? @ShaneH, I don't know if I would dare to cut the end of my rear boot off. I paid a lot of money for these things! Garn

Does anyone know, particularly those that use EXOs, from where on the front heal do you measure from? Do you measure from the bottom of the boot where it contacts the metal rail? Or do yo measure it a little higher up on the heal where it is further back? It's a good half inch difference. Thanks, Garn

@Horton But when you do it with the tips, do you do it like Scot Chipman said where "letting the tips of the caliper sit down inside the fin slot and up against the far side. " Or are the tips laid across the the bottom of the ski? I want to try to get my S2 set up exactly like yours was. Garn

You don't have to get it with their new tower. You can order it with their "regular" tower that sweeps backwards which does not interfere with the rope at short line lengths. Garn

@Horton, when you measured your length on the S2, how did you do yours? Did you do it the way Scot was talking about in his thread?

Why do you need to take the fin off? It looks like there would be plenty of room for the ski with the fin on. Garn

Great, inspirational video.

What Hprton said about light being a byproduct of superior materials is what I was trying to say.

I just purchased from Brenda (InTow) the non-stretch spectra sections she sells to replace the 15, 22, and 28 off sections of the rope. I'll just replace those three sections of my rope with the spectra sections. The effect is the same as the 50/50 rope but WAY cheaper. I haven't used it yet though. Intow is www.jlbmfg.com. Garn

I feel a difference on a light ski as well. But is that due to it being 1 pound lighter or is it because of the quick reactive capabilities of the carbon fibers and the PVC core which make it light? I'm thinking it is because of the materials used. A ski with a polyuethane core weighs more then a PVC core ski. You're going to feel a difference in the two skis but I don't think its because the PVC core ski is a couple of pounds lighter. You're going to feel a difference because polyuethane is 7 to 10 times damper and less reactive then a PVC core ski. Same idea with 100% carbon fiber versus a ski that isn't 100% carbon fiber. Just my thinking. Garn

I was having a discussion with someone about lightweight skis and which ski is the lightest and how one ski is 2 pounds lighter then another ski, etc. It got me thinking. Is 2, 3, even 4 pounds of weight really all that important once you put boots and a 180 pound skier on it? When you figure in the whole "package", what is 2, 3, or 4 pounds when the total "package" (ski, boots, and skier) weight is 190 pounds? Does 188 pounds really make much difference over 191 pounds? Just thinkin. Garn