DavidP

Anyone use velco with the Sequence plate to try out a Goode?

I just got Strada bindings and was wondering if the Sequence plate was worth the money or just save the money for a tournament? Thanks, David

Our 2009 SN 196 digital hour meter display under the tachometer stopped at 999.9. Is there a way to reset it? I checked the owners manual but no luck. Thanks.

Was he on a 65 or 67 S2?

This is the type of picture that needs to be in the Sports Illustrated swim suit issue to promote our sport!

Thanks! I wonder how many similar stories like this are out there?

OB, thanks. If you're out there having fun, you don't suck! I'm glad my kids got me back in the sport. Than, thank you and nice story on your "big leap." Good luck on getting 102! Lydia, that's a generous offer and I'm sure I will see you at some of the Houston area tournaments this summer. John, it is crazy! I'm not supposed to get into 38! David

Lowell, Thank you for the kind words. John, Who the heck is David Panneton? I’m not a sand bagger or injured in 2010. I competed in tournaments in Mens 1 and in college (met my wife on the Texas A&M ski team) in the late 80’s. Once I started a career and didn’t have access to a boat, I stopped skiing. In the fall of 2008, my three kids showed interest in skiing and we bought a boat. After giving up on skiing in open water in 2009, we joined a ski club in Conroe Texas and started relearning the sport – 55M balls, perfect pass & ZO, $1000+ skis, 80 strand ropes, fin adjustments. I gave up my trusty 1988 Connelly Concept for a Prophecy and started trying weird things like being open and looking at the boat, looking down course and one handed gates. In 2010, my wife and I went to Ski Paradise for our 20th wedding anniversary. Our guest coaches were Kris Lapoint, Jennifer Lapoint and Will Asher. They were awesome and patient coaches! I was pumped after running a 28 off pass at 34mph that week and set a goal skiing in tournaments again and qualifying for regionals – my first and last regionals was in 1987 and I fell on my opening pass. After three tournaments I qualified for regionals and did better this time - posting a PB of 2@35. This season I wanted to try a different ski and got an A1. My first tournament with the A1 produced a new PB 3.5 @35. Just this past weekend, I skied the class C at the Big Dawg in Cypress. I had let Kris know when I was skiing and was extra nervous with him watching. Well, in my effort not to embarrass myself, I started at my usual 1st round line length of 15 off and didn’t stop until I rounded 3 ball and crossed the wakes at 38 off! I had never run 35 off in practice and had never attempted the gates at 38. I was still on cloud nine on my second round, started at 22 off and over turned 5 ball – and fell back to earth. Slalom humbles you in a hurry! Thank you for all of the work on the BOS website! David