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Water Ski BFN!  Not a hotel with 60 miles.  No permanent residence on the property, just a few camp houses.

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As an old man just getting into skiing, I watch the performance wide ride market with interest.  I see Obrien has a new Synchro this year.  The picture of the ski on the Obrien website looks pretty much like the original (which I have).  But I was just browsing a new Overtons catalog which has the new Synchro and it looks totally different thant the ski on Obrien's website.  Does anyone have any scoop on this ski and when it will be available?  Though its in the catalog its showing out of stock.   And don't get your panties in a wad, I won't be buying any skis from Overtons.http://www.ballofspray.com/vanillaforum/js/tinymce/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-laughing.gif

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I think you're on to something

Jody, is that the new lake on 231?

Horton, I ordered and received a BOS T shirt.  Sweet!  I like it a lot.  That said, I've always had a phobia of graphics on my chest.   Any chance there will be a run with the graphics on the back of the shirt?

Like kfennell, I was recently in this stage myself.  I've improved dramatically by getting out of the course and working on drills.  Like fennell said, hips up, hips up, hips up.  Easier said than done.    Run the boat through the course but have her pull outside the balls and stay outside the balls down the length of the course in a hips up, pull position.  Repeat, repeat, repeat on both sides until she's comfortable in a good pulling position.  Once she's comfortable in the position have her start just outside the wake and pull out wide (not crossing the wake), repeat, repeat, repeat.  Do this on each side until she feels comfortable pulling out and is in a good position.  When all of this starts to click have her pull accross the wake.  Start just outside the white water and pull to the end of the white water on the other side of the wake.   I learned that the pull behind the boat is like dribbling a basketball, there are hundreds of different techniques to work on but until you can dribble there's no sense to work on a running jumper.