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@aupatking well, first of all, I cheat. My ski partner Terence Fogarty (then with business partner Jenn LaPoint) patented the rotationally adjustable binding. Everything I know about binding rotation I learned from them (and some from KLP). As for measuring, the centerline of the plate is scribed on my Fogman plate. I have a “centering ruler” that I bought at Michael’s craft store. Zero is in the middle of the ruler, like where 6 would be on a normal ruler. Increments are 1/32” so I can put zero on my centerline and quickly verify that my centerline is actually exactly in the center of the ski. Then I can accurately measure my toe and heel distance from center. So adjustments are precise rather than eye balled. @coach3 Once you have your fore/aft binding location and fin adjustments dialed in, binding rotation is the last fine adjustment to the roll of the ski. For example, I’m LFF and I rotate my front binding toes right, heel left. By doing this, I move my left knee to flexing over the center of the ski rather than quite left of center, which is where it goes if my front binding is fully centered on the ski. This moves pressure from the outside of my ski on my off side turn (“high siding”) to the center, allowing for increased roll on the inside or turning edge of the ski, tightens up the radius of the turn, and balances the turn radius with the on side turn. If your knees naturally flex over the center of the ski, or your turn radius is naturally balanced side to side, rotation may be less important.

@dave2ball Mulligan, but no protected score. I’d love to make this tournament. On my bucket list.

@Slalom.Steve Or Andy… @Mastercrafter If the buoys were two feet narrower, wouldn’t -43 functionally be -41? So wouldn’t the answer be “yes?” Dr. Jim might be able to offer an expert opinion here.

Ouch! I can feel the June bug right between the eyes!

@6balls A TNB starting with last complete pass may speed up a long tournament, but for everyone that goes early, someone has to go late. Also, I’ve seen TNB tournaments where having enough officials on site for the late skiers is a challenge. Lastly, the skier who is late in the order that does not want to turn n burn is not given the complete rest between sets that he thought he would get. You ski your second round and then you find you’re up for third round in just a few skiers. I always say that at a tournament, all I want is a fair advantage. If the tournament offers TNB and it’s to your advantage to use it, you’d be crazy not to. It’s not the skier’s job to manage the tournament for the other skiers. My beef isn’t with the skiers. Except in unusual circumstances, I just think the LOC shouldn’t offer the option. If it’s not offered, all “problems” are solved.

@6balls Well, the other side of that strategy is that some other skier gets both his or her second and third rounds in the glare. I don’t blame you for trying to optimize your set. I just am not a fan of the turn and burn option.

How do you have time to try all that stuff?

LFF. Right toe rotated right of center, heel rotated left of center. Rear foot rotation effects your on side turn. I have spent lots of time dialing in front and rear foot rotation for optimal performance for me.

@wilyle You are correct. My daughter and son in law now have the jump at Trophy Lakes. Thanks for all your help with that project!

@wilyle Well, in point of fact, I ski on Fogman bindings whose release mechanisms are based on the Miller snow ski binding, so I take your point. I guess I was more interested in showing a picture of the bindings than I was cautious in how I described them. They certainly are interesting and unique on jump skis. Hard shells for slalom and trick are common, but those (yours?) are the only ones I’ve ever seen. I apologize for being cavalier with my comments. I never saw them in action, so a negative sounding comment was out of line. Are you in Lake Charles, LA?

Austin Able has been riding one all spring and looks great on it.

Many people say to go around zero ball at 14 and before it after that. I go around zero through 12.

Reflex has always had a flat sole. If you have a grinder…

There is a course on a private lake in Norfolk, NY, across the River from Cornwall. Well, it’s about a 40 minute drive. Contact @swaterkd He also has a course at his house in Potsdam. There is a private site in Cornwall, but when I say private, I mean private.

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@Ski2000 Jump ski bindings of retired pro jumper. Not all ideas are necessarily good ideas!

You can get replacement springs for the jump switch.

@Ski2000 I largely disagree with you on skiers”not willing to build what they need to win.” Maybe for folks like you and me, but at the top end of the sport, I see it a lot. Hang out with Kris LaPoint for a couple days and the pros that ski with him. Or with Will Asher. Or CP. Or Adam Caldwell and Cord. All those guys (and gals and others) are trying new ideas all the time.

GoPro has a speed based program. I’m not sure if it’s still beta or not.

Not good. From The Washington Post @Taynton Did you evacuate safely?

@escmanaze Nautique G23wake boats produce an “optimum” wake in a water depth of 26’ or more, I am told. That’s a lot of displacement.

Don’t be afraid of using a file or dremmel to get your bindings where you want them. If you do, though, you may want to use a lock washer to avoid slippage. It is possible that you can move the location of the binder on the plate. If the plate isn’t pre drilled, you could drill it yourself.

Believe it or not, when I learned to jump, we didn’t have wraps of any sort. And I think the binders werd adjustable. And of course the skis were wood. And the guys in the canoe had to paddle really fast…. 😉 Your solution may well start here: https://sprayitforwards.org/

@Horton Great article!

1. Get two pair of skis and bindings; or 2. Get two pair of bindings and swap them out on one pair of skis; or 3. Recruit women with bigger feet; or 4. Contact Jodi Fisher at Jodi’s Ski School in Winter Garden, FL. He runs an organization that collects used gear for use by collegiate ski teams. He may have some jump skis; or 5. If your school has a mechanical engineering department, get someone to design a quick release system that would allow different bindings to attach to a plate on the ski without need for additional screws. They don’t need to be releasable since that is what the rubber binding does. All the binding has to do is quickly and solidly attach to the fixed plate on the ski.