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Any Clubs/Skiers in Corpus? I didnt see any listings on USAWS but thought I saw one here. Search didnt turn up anything for me... Thanks

P90X in the morning, Insanity in the afternoon!

@ Ed Obermeier I had the same problem when I went from the 2010 Strada on the sequence plate to the 2011's one the single plates. I couldnt run anything and it felt all wierd. Luckily I had the old setup sitting on an ski so I measured everything out and realized I was off a significant bit. Readjusted and got back to where I was...

@dbski I agree and think general public will be more prone to watching trick or jump before slalom, mainly cause the general public has no idea what boat speed or rope length means or the effects it has on the human at the end of it. all they know is there is "action" with trick and jump. I have tried to find a simplified block diagram type pictorial that was simple to read and understand to the guy/gal walking by that thinks to themself "that looks pretty cool". I am sure one exists somewhere I just havent found a simplified pictoral. I would love to have one to hang up in a few areas around our clubs lake to help educate the spectators. Also would it be fair to state that Boat dealers, Equipment dealers, Promo guys and Ski clubs all have some sense of responsibility in promoting the sport? I did find out that their are some different type USAWS memberships that will allow a "one timer" or very infrequent skier to get membership for a day trip or public training day at a significantly reduced rate.

Ski safe 07 silver response a little over 400 a year

Speaking from experience, I found it hard to "Get in"! I found that people didnt take me serious and felt that since I was not already running passes I was not going to run passes or even get the gear needed. I showed up at a slalom course in a crownline I/O skiing on an old HO extreme vtx (I called it the tank) and was semi laughed at. At that time I had no idea about the course I just knew I wanted to do it. I think there are quit a few folks out there that would go "all in" given that they were educated up front on what it takes and not just money. I am not at all rich and I went out watched what the guys were using and bought it, saw what boats were there and bought one may not have been brand new but I got what was needed. I think given the chance there are alot of folks that would go all in if they were accepted or at least preceived welcome on the first outing or new they had other people that would take the time and encourage them. Right now I have a really good ski partner and a half (the "half" works all the time) and we ski alot. He showed up down there and was given a pull one day and went "all in" so I know these people exist. I think there is something to be said for the "Its mine" attitude and that is great on 100% private sights but I do think that public or leased lake guys should do everything they can to invite new blood in. You never know whos out there waiting and how good of a ski partner you may find. I know I am pretty dang lucky right now in the guy I am skiing with has picked up driving and skiing the course real well and is very reliable all the way around. I am glad he was given the oppurtunity to grab a set on afternoon... I also know alot of you guys have been doing this since you were tiny kids so you probably dont remember how you felt. I do feel that at the level some of you train, it would impede you to take the time out of your training to teach and mentor someone else and this is probably an unspoken feeling from a lot of folks. I hope I dont ruffle any feathers with this or use any "Taelen28-ism's". Its exciting to me to see a guy come out and realize the difficulty level and the discipline this sport takes to excel and even more enjoyable when they do...

And my question @Taelan28 is if you dont know anything about slalom courses or setup why the heck are you on a forum like this where most of the folks here are Slalom people? Just doesnt make sense.

Run 28 at a tournament Make the SC Regional Run 32 in practice at least half of the attempts

Oh yeah and the "Bars" arent bad they just have a way of hampering a guys training! :)

Most of my life was in Alaska! So the name was given from way back in the "Navy Days" and its just kind of stuck around!

Brandon Atkinson live and ski in Little Rock Arkansas... Started some C class events last season and like it. This was my best season yet running 32' off @ 34mph, this considering I started at 30mph 15'off. Skiing on a 68 Stada behind a 07 Silver Edition Response.

@rodltg I agree! Its fundamentally not right. Every public water way we all used to frequent, those one off coves, the barefoot allies and so on are no longer skier friendly. They have all been taken over by boarders and surfers. I find it hard to believe that the City in this instance is not seeing through all this smoke and is willing to take on the risk. Its hard to argue with the numbers that they can present however at the end of it a few years down the road when the lake and surrounding area is trashed out and its a hang out for a select few they will regret the choice... To say it will serve all watersport enthusiasts could be a true statement but like most of the other parks you dont see slalom, trick, jump or even kneeboarders featured or advertised. So indeed they intend on serving a primary group wakeboarders. I call this whole manuever Stealing cause thats really what it is. What I do hope is if they do win this and get the lease the City hits them with a huge unexpected lease amount!

WOW!!! Why is it that they have to take over everything? Its the same on the snow with the boarders! This will be the start of all clubs that lease lakes loosing out, once this catches on there will be a bunch of clubs getting overrun and have their sights stolen! ! I hope everyone gets on and signs/writes a letter for this club!

@Klundell after posting the last post I went and looked and put it on... After fdoing that I dont know that it would be any benefit as it does have an enlarged area around the neck that without a helmet I dont know that it would do anything at all... Should have looked before I posted originally!

@Klundell I wore it when I raced... I think it would work ok, my concern would be the amount of time it is wet. I would bet one of your local motorcycle dealers has one on the shelf you could try on.

Have you looked into the Leatt Brace that was introduced to motocross a few years back to prevent or reduce neck injuries? www.motosport.com or of course you can google leatt and see all about them.

Are there any updates on when the possible release of the Stargazer upgrade for getting the similar pull as zero off?

I skied with INT from 99 to current... The part that appealed to me was the divisions being ability based and a mulligan. I have probably skied my last INT event as a result of 1 round of slalom at 40$ on a 6 pass max round. I can go to C Class and ski a lot more for the same or less $ given I dont fall. The C Class scare to me several years ago and the reason I found INT was how it seemed very uptight and everyone was extremely serious as if a paycheck depended on how well they did. This year I skied a few C Class events and have found that this part has changed at least locally. Everyone was very friendly and willing to reach out and at least speak I felt welcome at these events. Not to mention how much a guy willing to learn can learn even if hes eavsdropping on the dock. I belong to a club on a private lake with a slalom course and 25 members. We would love to have tournaments at our lake under AWSA and for us the biggest hurdle are the requirements in drivers, judges, safety, etc to conduct the events and be within the guidlines of AWSA.

I have a few non ski related tat's, I got them all (10) when I was in my early 20's and am now 40 with 2 kids and 2 things you have to remember is 1) You will at some point have to explain where and why they are there to kids. 2) If you want to be taken seriously by employers or other business related partners you need to make sure it can be easily covered. Tats are a very much more accepted in todays world but still have a negative first impression in most cases. This is of course just my opinion... My advice "put your thought/design on a T-Shirt" and sell us one...

So as a Skier at 34mph running 22' and into 32' is there really in need to get wrapped around the axle about a speed control system? I was tore up about it initially when I went to a couple events... I couldnt ski for crap then a guy simply said "at our speed and rope length we shouldnt worry about it because were probably not going to feel the difference anyway"... At the end of the day I have always said as the skier if I have time or the awareness to see where the boat is or how he/she is driving I am not focused on what I should be doing... Am I way off with these thoughts/theories?

I started out the season 215lbs, 30mph (15 off) on a 68" Strada... It has been the most adaptive ski I have ever experienced. I have exceled rather quickly this year at the same weight running 34mph and 28' off regularly and have ran 32' once and been close several more times... I have not touched the fin settings from factory.

@Razorskier... I like that thought and think I will try to instill that mental note. Now I just need to find the differences between the passes and learn the niches of those passes...

If not mistaken the RadaR Vice glove is a very similar setup as the Masterline Pro Locks and the Clincher...

Essvar, did you get my message?

Thanks Leon... Its starting to make sense.