crashman

Went to the doctor this AM. Good off season activity. Also got some more sun protective clothing for Christmas

 

As a guy going through this I agree with lots of this thread- it's definitely helped try to ski tall at all times inside and outside the course- but this paragraph is golden

 

"Skiers often lose alignment / stack on exit of off side because they untwist/un-counter at apex in an misguided effort to turn faster. As your upper body untwists and rotates towards the wakes your hips are forced back and to the outside. You may need to stand up on dry land and pretend you are skiing for this to make sense. The more you can delay rotating your hips and shoulders in relationship to your feet the easier it is to say stacked. There are also a number of side benefits to a later rotation/hookup"

 

Telling me a thousand times to "get more stacked" doesn't do much good unless you give me something more actionable. I've had coaches give me long rambling thesis on proper ski form which is good and all- but as I'm sitting in the water listening I'm asking myself "ok so what do I actually need to do with my body?" The best simple piece of coaching I had last year was Odvarko telling me to "stand up taller before your offside turn". That did more for my stack after the turn than focusing on the stack itself. So did staying on the handle longer and coming back to it later.

 

@Horton I agree with a lot of what you say. But don't fear - even though we're not participating in the tournament scene we still follow the pros, spend money on coaching (I want to Cory's twice last year), buy boats and equipment and drink Kilo. Several of the guys I ski with used to ski tournaments "back In the day" when the club at the time could hold tournaments with the floating course.

As a outsider to tournaments this is an interesting thread. I feel like you're trying to get guys like me to join up. What is the motivation for those of you who ski tournaments to convince those of us who don't to do so? Is it to get us "more addicted" to the sport? Increase numbers for USAWS?

 

If you want to see grass roots skiing then stop past my lake on a Thursday night this summer. That's when the guys who live on the lake get together with our guest buddies and tear up the course at -15 and -22 to determine the "king of the lake" For that week. Then we sit around the bonfire, drink beer, and make fun of Steve for always missing the gate. Good stuff though I don't think we end up on any ranking list. But then again I don't need a rank list to tell me I'm not the best skier in the country. On a good night I'm the best skier on the lake and that's good enough.

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Uship can be a good place to start but x2 on doing homework. Lots of low cost "shippers" will have no insurance or an inadequate tow vehicle. Another option is to chat with some of the RV factories in northern indiana and see who they use to take RVs to orlando and see if they can bring the boat to you on a back haul. The guy who brought my boat to Indy from California had taken an RV to Sacramento and was picking up another in Elkhart to take to Oklahoma.

I like the random course idea. We could drop a short but narrow course into some of the local gravel pits that are otherwise too short to ski and create some serious home course advantage.

I went with the two boat system a few years back and haven't regretted it. Every time I ran the numbers on trading my v drive for a ski boat that could meet my needs it made more sense to get a dedicated closed bow for the ski lake (plus I always wanted to own a closed bow). I figured some guys own sports cars so instead I own a sport boat. So the Bubble back nautique lives at the ski lake, v drive goes on the longer trips. It gets a little hectic in the fall getting everything winterized and to storage.

Hoosier park casino has a lake in the center of the horse track. I say bring in the pros- let's drink some kilo and wager!

 

The first thing people need to realize about golf is that putting sucks- if it's on the green that's close enough. The last time I played I did so with a single club that I bought at Kmart on the way to the course. I gurantee i was having more fun than anyone else.

Beautiful today in Indiana

 

Everyone on our lake uses pea gravel- makes for a nice base to walk on and doesn't track into the boat. Kids seem to like it fine. I was going to bring some sand to have on shore with pea gravel at the water line and in the water but after starting with the pea gravel I think I will stick with it.

Good plan! Maybe @Jody_Seal‌ will be at pickos in the AM to give me a gracious offside 6! Seriously this is good ass rum!

But I'm supposed to ski in the morning. Crap!

 

No! Not over yet! Skiing at pickos this week!

 

Hopefully they do ski and are in need of a good reliable driver or help with lake maintenance

Water and air in the 50s before I left indiana to come grab a few late season sets at pickos. It's gonna seem really cold when I get back home. I'm going to try to ski at least 1 set in November before we yank the course- more if I can find someone to ski with that doesn't require bath water. if I get back in March then somehow it seems better psychologically if there are only 3 months out of the year when I don't ski.

 

If there are any cold water skiers who want to ski with me send me a PM- I'm 45 miles NE of indianapolis

I would be tempted to put up a no fishing or no sailing buoy @MattP‌ depending on which group is behind that.

6 knots... Just pull up in your pontoon with a cooler of beer... Forget about getting any exercise just sit there and get fatter America!

@SDNAH2OSKIER‌ I can't imagine not skiing a site before buying. I skied many sites last year as I was looking to buy- some wanted me to bring my own boat and some wanted me to use theirs. The guy I bought my lot from sold it because the lake did not work well for his activities (foiling) and he didn't try the site out first. He was a little bitter at the closing.

I like that the lake where I ski has both a well and a drain- keeps the water level nice and constant and keeps some shallow spots we have from becoming a problem during the dry months.

FYI the camaros don't exchange much water- so best to empty the plumbing on shore. Water in the mid 50s today and still toasty in the 2 mil blacktec

How long is john's pond? Our lake has a wrong way dogleg but the main body is about 1500 ft long. I definitely have home field advantage when new skiers come out.

I used to ski on a lake that had them- had to wear gloves when working on the course and crocks when walking in the rocky areas . There was a resident hippie that would fry them up to eat along with his meth. He did not look well nourished by them.

Beautiful day today in Indiana