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  1. jjackkrash
    67, IMO, depending on the ski you are looking at. Bigger generally means easier starts, less effort skiing, more stable platform to stand on. And a little extra width won't hurt either if you are looking at a ski like the Senate (which does not come in a 66).
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    SPRAYMAKERS PODCAST with Rossi and Trent. Listen to every episode and repeat.
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    Left foot best foot.
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    Gold
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    Anyone got the full skinny on this situation? If true this really sucks balls.
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    We skiied this weekend barely in between showers and heavy wind gusts, water air 50/50. Gotta get ready for ski school with TW next week!
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    Tuning

    jjackkrash replied to Dano's topic in Technique & Theory

    Spraymakers JUNE 21, 2021 "SKI SET UP" . Lots of talk about boot setup.
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    I am just trying to picture what it's doing and why. Ok so maybe overthinking. But it's raining and I got nothing else to think about until this thundercap passes and we can head to the lake. I will probably give this setting a rip when our water hits 60.
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    So it looks like fin really long, fin moderately deep, but bindings farther forward to compensate.
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    Care to elaborate? "Sick" sounds like a ringing endorsement.
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    And for 68" if you have them? Thanks!
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    I agree with liquid d. I suggest listening to Spraymakers Season 4, Episode 12, Gates, then rewatching your video, then repeat listening to episode 12, like 30 times, until what they are saying really sinks in. Bottom line, you need to get higher on the boat in the glide and then turn in with more speed in better position before the boat grabs you to set up the rest of the pass. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/spraymakers/episodes/Gates-e25suv8
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    That sucks on sizing. You might be able to find some XL Radar Vector boots discounted somewhere on closeout, which supposedly fit up to size 14, if you can't find something cheaper. Maybe somebody will chime in with some better/cheaper options.
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    I think the Pandas were for repeating the debunked false hope of some hot-selling cheap ski boat to save the sport made by some fantasy-land manufacturer who builds ski boats for purely altruistic reasons and has shareholders who are pleased when management builds boats in the hopes of selling lots of them for a loss. Not the tool comment.
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    I tried out a '22 67" Senate Pro this weekend. It's a very nice ski, very stable. Free skiing at 34 MPH / -28. The '24 68" Vapor seems faster cross course but a little less forgiving of mistakes. I am sub-194 pounds right now hopefully heading into the high 180s in the next week or two. I am looking forward to running both skis through the paces this year especially when the water warms up. 50-degree water can be a little deceiving as to ski characteristics as the water warms up. I am pretty sure the 69"ers are too big for me at least at 34 mph and sub 200 lbs.
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    "1/4 to 1/3 off" was the pre-covid standard forever. The RV MSRP prices are more fake than even boats. Then Covid hit and they started charging MSRP or even over. Good for them but it was a windfall. I see "1/3 off" as a return to normalcy. (Although I don't know the actual state of the industry as a whole).
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    My .02 cents: it is hard to focus on so many tips. But he is squatting and/or on his back foot all the time and using his back foot to turn in. We generally don’t let kids in the course until they can stand up on the ski in the right position for the gates, i.e., hips up, chest up, tall, weight on front foot and balanced. Until a skier can at least stand in the right position behind the boats and for the gate glide it is hard to worry about anything else. Balance, balance, balance, balance, before anything else. Once the kids get this the rest comes a lot easier.
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    If Jacinta Carrol or her surrogates are reading, I would like her to know I had my boy listen to that two hour podcast more than once last year for the express purpose of hearing what it takes to be the best on the planet at your sport. She's one of the all time great female athletes in any sport, IMO, even if the masses are not aware of waterski jumping generally. So, big time tip-o-the-hat to Jacinta Carrol.
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    When Iron Mike was mowing down chump after chump in 3 seconds flat he was still the baddest man on the planet. Jacinta mowed everyone down for over a decade. You can't ask for anything more.
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    Thanks! I had the app on the Apple TV but it wouldn't like stream. So this is a help.
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    @MIskier, I have done that on the first cut, first ride on a new ski when I mismeasured the binding setup. I ended up eating the the tip, damaging the ski with my teeth, and needing dental work. So I feel your pain. Two conditioning free-ski rides Yesterday, air 50ish, water 42. Looking forward to next weekend; after 5 straight days of rain and wind we are supposed to get a big warm up and very little wind.
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    Don't forget the Ski Brendella! (Started using an MC hull mold IIRC).
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    What size? I hit a dry 194 today and have a 67" coming. I am motivated to keep cutting into the 180s. Although I got two free-ski sets in on the '24 68" vapor today in 42 degree water and even in the miserable cold water this ski feels like a real winner.
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    Check the motor mounts and make sure it's secure and there's no cracks, etc. Grease the rudder and check all the running gear/throttle/steering connections. These things all wear out and you want solid and smooth inputs from the helm to the propeller and rudder. And get a wrench on the ski pylon bolts and make sure it's tight. IMO.
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    I love that Dewalt is advertising on the broadcast.
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