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Can someone clarify? Thanks!

Stretch your forearm flexors and ice -simple This addresses the cause not just bandaging the symptoms. pm if you want more clinical perspective

I'm pretty sure no one from France who travels the world for leisure and comps makes a living from sponsors or podiums wins.........jus saying And I'm a huge Manon fan!

Look up Kevin Bishop. Still minimum of 1.5 hours to lakeside. Ca is a big state

@swc5150 I agree! This is a 2000 SN club boat. My 98 has as good a wake as any boat I've skied behind!

@DaveD we do and it actually looks good with the clouds in this pic! My nephews think its cool I ski in chocolate milk. Very cheap club fees and convenient. 4 owners and 4 members with usually 3 or 4 skiers present at any given time. Sometimes 2 or 3. I see the green site from back east and all the clear water and am jealous. But this is California. Same county as Yosemite so were pretty spoiled with the best climbing and Mt biking you could ever want.

It was my buddy Bart. The app Video2Photo allows you to scroll thru a video and grab epic moments you would not otherwise ever get as a still

Angle!

@ozski basic rule of thumb is if out on the trail encounters...leave em alone. If they are in the boathouse or near my home hast la vista mo fo! To answer your question I have never heard of anyone getting in trouble for killing a Rattler in Ca. Nor have I even considered it a law I was breaking. @jimbrake that's great he warned you. Three years ago this July was when the little bugger on my property tagged me on the heel. 99.9% of the ones I've encountered don't rattle. They are so used to critters walking by them due to being so well blended in. @TEL that's part of the problem, the longer you go without seeing one the less you think you will see one and you let your guard down. When I got bit I did not have a flashlight and it was almost dark. I also was not looking where I was walking. He wanted nothing to do with me until I stepped right next to hime I live in rattlesnake country at 3.000' elev in Ca foothills they are where we live, climb, ski and Mt bike

Have you guys had any unwanted critters at your lake?

Was walking with my lab in between sets and chuck it throws for him to swim last Sat and saw a Rattler near a eucalyptus tree. Pic coming......

I'm actually using a progressor line so last fall I was able to forgo the -22 loop altogether and come off dock at -25 and do up to 6 straight I was just trying to pick up where I left off, BUT I was not used to the new ski So I agree wait for the water to warm and spend some time at -22. It's going to be 70* this week in Ca. and I had snow at my house in the foothills the past 3 weekends so it should be a drastic change! @Andre I know what you mean about the difference from -22 to -28 swing, but I'm not there yet so back to -22!

Following taking the winter off with a drought winter in Ca and a miracle March with an entire winters worth of percip hitting us this month I've had some frustrations coming off the dock at a shorter line length I consistently nailed last fall. Another variable was I only had 3 days on my new 2018 Vapor last fall so I never really got used to how snappy the edge change is on the ski with the tendency of holding my cut too hard and long. As a result of two crappy days at my former line length this spring/winter I am opting to go back to -22 to start. I was so hesitant because that line length is soooo different than the subsequent shorter ones AND you can get a away with many bad habits that will never aide in getting back to my former line length that I dialed last season. The obvious reason is I have to 1) Get used to the new ski 2) Get some timing and rhythm going 3) Round 6 ball dammit I know there are a few of you who say stay at -28 even if it means skiing 32mph or whatever, but it is simply not happening right now Others would say 'you have to run many passes or all at -22 to shorten the line' What do the ballers here say? I'm guessing more will agree with the second line of thought?

That site looks amazing! What are the fees for a place like this in that part of the country?

He is a believer now

Ok good to know there are some fit cross fitters. Sounds like the norm in your areas. In my county the gals I know that post pics on FB of they're gym members make me scratch my head -all pudge no definition and they are soooo stoked to squat whatever they're squatting. They put on size but that's about it.

Why do none of the cross fit girls look 'fit'? Apart from the ones who look like Romanian power lifters they usually look pudgy with no definition. Just an observation

Nautique is in another class for sure!

To do the tourist thing and 2 sets a day you had better plan to ski in the bay area with @"Mateo Vargas" otherwise your partner will definitely be complaining it was all about the skiing. It's a very large state and most ski site are 2 plus hours from destination tourist areas. Apart from the Bay Sac area then Tahoe is your best next option. Lastly My lake is 2 hours from Yosemite. Feel free to hit me up for a ride! Rush creek lodge just outside the park. You could get there from my lake in a little over an hour then be in Yosemite the next am!

Last time I occupied the space in front of me I face planted OTF. But I think I know what you guys are talking about.

So trying understanding all this technical stuff is interesting and I am super appreciative for the time taken to share it all, however I am curious as to how we can summarize all this from a coach in the back of the boat to the skier in the water perspective....... What are 2 points you would make in a couple a short sentences that would aide in helping the skier achieve the goal of what @Horton called 'pulling too long' in the OP? Thanks!

I was told there would be no math???

Great info guys. A Californian usually has the misconception of that that whole area of the country as being under 3' of ice 10 months out of the year -ha! It really looks amazing. Even though I live with a view off my deck that stretches 10 miles across the Sierras (same county as Yosemite), I ski in a mud hole in dry and arid cattle land. The public lake closer to home is more scenic but nothing like the sites you guys post from back east which all look so lush and green!

Two things stand out in both those videos 1) The best ski into angle off the ball I have ever seen. 2) Not the earliest edge change I have ever seen but who cares? It was plenty early and consistent on both sides. I would rather watch passes like this all day long than someone trying to get an extra 1/2 buoy at a super short line length.