UTWaterSki

I'm jealous of everyone still in their suits! The 73 degree water and 78 degree air has me down to almost nothing here in Austin. I'm almost overheating in a rash guard nowadays.

Lucky for me things haven't changed too much!

I have been in RS-1s since february/march of 08 and am extremely happy with the results. I only needed 2 sets to adjust to them from Animals which i had been on for 8 or so seasons. The control and response they provide is exponentially better than soft rubber bindings. I have gotten much more consistent at -35 @ 36mph even though the quality of my training conditions have gone down and have had fewer than 10 days with access to a course for the summer due to a central Texas drought. I have only been in one crash where the bindings possibly should have released since i have been on them, and both feet stayed completely in them. I do run the laces as tight as is comfortable and feel confident as long as either both feet stay in or both release. I did have quality problems at first, buckling two of the thinner plates and and pulling the inserts out of the rear binding when the first plate buckled. Radar was great in having the local dealer replace both plates and binding immediately. I have also had issues with the plastic fasteners on the lower laces breaking which was easily solved by swapping for the fasteners from my animals. I switched to a new front binding yesterday due to some dry-rot in the heel of my original that i have had for almost a year and a half, which i find acceptable since that is about as long as any of my animals were able to survive. Otherwise, everything is in great condition.