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@sweveit, you are waaay beyond me as I am only at 22 off. 28 off on my reach pass. I'm not confident I could tell YOU what to do. I'm not worthy. I agree on the width you get on the gate pullout. I feel the same thing. This ski is so much faster that I have to change my turn in point for the gates. I have to either turn back into the gates a little later or with less intensity, or else I will blow my gates by a mile. So a general feeling of extra water speed is one definite difference I feel. Onside, (which is 1 ball for me) the ski seems to get way out in front of me nice and early. I haven't enjoyed backsiding balls as much on any other ski to date. At least compared to what I have been riding over the years. Onside with the Conquer, for me, has been super stable and dependable. Not quite as sharp a turn as some other skis I've ridden, but this trait keeps me from over pulling into 2 ball, which for me, as a Left Foot Forward skier, would destroy my pass into my Offside at 2. Offside is where the pleasure makes my eyes roll back into my head. When I come into offside with the Conquer, I am able to bleed speed very well, which results in a ton of angle, and all at once the skis tip engages. The resulting SNAP turn throws me into the opposite direction with speed as well as all the angle I can hold onto. Compared to the Quattro, which would have folded me in this situation, the Conquer maintains speed right out of the bouy. Tip engagement is all at once, yet smooth enough not to pitch me OTF. In fact, I feel nowhere near an OTF EVER on the Conquer. Or at least if I go Over the Front, it wasn't the ski's fault.

I was on a Quattro back in 2012. It got cracked and Obrien replaced it with another Quattro. (Both 66 inch skis)The replacement was not the same flex AT ALL. Too soft. It just dumped me at the ball after getting too much angle. I'm now on the 66" Conquer. Love love love it! It's stiffer, but just right. Offside is wonderful. I have no idea what the differences are between the two besides the construction methods an stiffer flex. I can say it makes up time when you make mistakes!!!!!

Chuck Norris (AKA - cragginshred) was once bitten by a poisonous snake. after three days of excrutiating pain, the cobra died.

Vaporizing Cheese.

I just picked up a 12" In-Tow Radius with a 1.183 Diameter. Stickiest Handle I have ever used. Before that I was using a US Gear. Pro-V with the Spectra. Soft Rubber, but not Sticky by any means.

I've never seen one like that! My wife will be jealous it wasn't her that took the photo.

Your driver was pretty attentive. He turned quick. Your Slow-Mo vid makes it look like you could have Barefooted out of that one!

Shoot. I just grabbed that 66 Conquer on Ski-It-Again. How much for your Conquer?

I just spoke with Randy at Masterline. He said they are only making the curved end handles on a first come first served basis and the list is long and growing. Also, he informed me that they are only offering the handles in a 1.00 Diameter... for now.

@ToddL, Bingo! I dinged a very nice ski once with a regular handle. Within the week I had my Curved End handle and never had a lick of trouble since.

Sweet!! I'm going to bother them tomorrow.

@Slalom Frog, how did you order it? Did you have to call? I called last week and spoke with a woman. She referred me to Randy, but he was busy. I'd love to get one ordered.

Bump! I need to replace my Masterline Pro Locks. @Wish, Does the new Radar Vice glove have a Plastic Ring at the wrist or a metal one I was not able to use the old style Radar Vice Glove because of the length of the plastic ring (more like a square) that holds the wrist strap tight. It would intrude into the muscle at the very base of my thumb where it meets the wrist. I was hoping that if I got the 2014 Vice Gloves, and the D-Ring on the wrist had been changed to metal, I'd be able to bend it gently away from my "Thumb Meat" So, is it Metal or Plastic?

Smoooooth.

Deal

I did it again! I bought a ski that is just sooooooo much better than me. I'm selling my Nano 1 and it is in great condition. I'm gonna go get a coach now... Price? Trade? Wide Ride?

Well, I got the the lake today around 2:15. The boys had already removed the damaged pipe. Repairs had also already been done. They were happy I called them right away last night. It was definitely me that did the damage. Now I know that with the extra section of Pre-Gates, the Mainline gets a little heavy. That extra line proceeds to sink down Into our muddy lake bottom. When I tried to pull the course straight I didn't account for that. I was pulling a mainline that went under the mud and would not pull straight no matter how much tension I put on it. It was still the Wally who gobbled the Green Intermediate buoy, and pulled the course out of whack. It was me (the Semi-Wally) that decided it was best try too hard to fix it. I'm an A$$. Lesson learned.

I think you guys helped me make sure it was my fault that the buoy arms bent. I didn't see how that was possible, but if it happened to others on this forum... I know the owner quite well and contacted him right away to let him know what happened. I'd like to fix it myself with some extra PVC Reinforcement. If he still wants new arms, I'd gladly pay for them as well.

I guess the fact that the Pre_Gates and Gate Buoys were so far off to the right just meant that the Mainline was held up on the bottom of the shallow muddy lakebed? Where the Wally had driven of with the intermediate buoy? I should have just reached down and pulled up on the Mainline to let it settle back straight? Great suggestions on the fix folks. I'm not sure what diameter the pipes are. I am not the one who owns the course either. That's why I feel so bad!

I skied just fine today. Unfortunately, only in open water. But I'm getting ahead of myself. This afternoon, I as well as my Ski Buddy (Father In Law) helped a Wally who had caught his tube rope in his Sea-Doo Boat impellor. Four of Five Children were in there as well as three adults. We saw them drifting in the late afternoon winds. That was after was saw them tooling around the Slalom course for a half an hour. They were not anchored and looked a little frantic. They were adrift. Motor was off now. The wind was pushing them gently away from the Public Ramp. Which was already a 1/2 mile away. So, after watching and wondering what the problem might be, we just yelled across the lake to ask if they needed assistance. The answer was yes so we pitched in and got them towed back to the public ramp. The dad who had been driving the boat looked a bit humiliated. Kind of sheepish and it struck me as a little odd. I mean who cares. We have all cut a rope at least once. I mean, watersports is exciting and we all screw up a little when we get distracted. Whatever... So we get back to our plans after a few thankyou's from the adorable kids. For an hour we teach a new (16 yr old) skier how to get up on the boom, and then long line. She excelled and we felt all great about ourselves! Just the best kind lake day experience so far. So up next is my wife. She does some open water runs and then a couple of runs through the course. At this point I notice the course guide buoys are not straight at all. Her ride comes to an end. Next up is the Father In Law. Now, when I get back to the course, the guide buoy are BAD. The Pre-Gates are 12 feet to the right and the Gates are 6 feet to the right. The rest of the course is relatively straight. I simply adjusted and gave him the straightest shot I could. I decided that when it was my turn to go, I would stop and pull the anchor a bit to straighten the course up. So, I get suited up and get out there. I get up to the anchor buoy, and get the boat positioned to pull. As I held the anchor line I had my driver pull me away from the course. Now, I only ever had him put the boat into gear in idle. I was pulling very hard and as I watched the course straighten, I also watched the Yellow boat guide buoys at One and Four ball collapse into each other and stay there!! I was mortified. What did I do!?!?!?!?! How did I do that?!!!!! Upon closer inspection, I found the PVC arms had bent and kinked between the boat guide buoys. There was nothing I could do to fix the problem and I felt like I had ruined the fun for everyone as there is a bunch of other skiers making use of this course. Mechanically, none of this makes any sense. I couldn't put near enough pressure on that mainline to crush PVC Pipe!!! What happened??? Then I realized, THE WALLY!!!!!!! Then it hit me. My wife had said that the First Green Intermediate Buoy was missing. CRAP! I just helped the dude who ruined my course! He must have wrapped his tube around the green bouy at One Ball, then yanked the course all out of whack. Now I understand why he was so quiet while we helped him and his family. I still feel bad about my involvement with the bent pipes though. Should I be troubling myself over the bent pipes? It did happen while I was pulling on the anchor, so it feels like my fault, but can One Man collapse a pipe when pulling the course straight?! Stupid Wallies!!!!!

@ShaneH That's it, I'm spraying my Nano1 with that!

Well, no I wasn't thinking of sending boots with it, but I do have a pair of HO EXO boots/bar/binding I don't use anymore. No Liners though, and they are a size 9. To be honest they are pretty used up and fabricated for my purposes. So, I don't know why I am even talking about em. But... if you want em..

I am in complete agreement. I just love trying new skis and as I said on my SIA listing, I really shouldn't be getting rid of this one, but I wants what I wants!!!

Here is a better deal. $400 delivered.

So I've got something else in my sights. I am selling my 68" A flex Razor 2 for $400 +shipping. I bought it used for a fair price, so I am passing a deal along!