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I didn't try line tricks. Think they woul be really difficult with the pull hight. I did see guys doing tumble turns at higher cable speeds. The corners are tricky but they teach you edge control. My son rode his last season and said different muscles were sore due to the angle of the pull

I learnt to ride a trick ski at a cable park. Not great for correct technique the upwards pull temps to you put to much weight on the back foot, but bonus is you only need one person to ski being yourself. Once you can do a complete lap I used to try any tricks (not many) close to the start so if I fell off I didn't have to walk back to far. Have fun let us know how you get on

I believe you made the right choice So that makes Three for TRA my sone has been on one since 7 and running the full course. Going to get me little girl a lyric same length because she like the graphics better. Rather they have a ski they want to ski on.

Pokemon Go, yoyos, Loom bands, vinyl records to CD to vinyl again. The trend is your friend. I think for the really talented and the beginner it doesn't matter but for middle ground each could help you overcome a weakness PS double boots look cool but you can't beach start unless you are in a RTP and that looks cooler

All about the fun. Get her to shadow the course to get used to where the bouys are. Then look to get her to shadow the course an get six ball. Then once she has got that mastered get her to get one ball shadow the course and still get six. Gradually aiming to get additional bouys. Mix up the rope length between fifteen off and full length. Focus on tummy up and hands down Lastly both mine have loved getting professional coaching. I don't know why but they always come back smiling afterwards Have fun and it's not all about the PB or balls

@bassfooter were you on a trick ski??? If not I don't believe you

$$$ sign actually means something in the Jump setting, can't remember what it is though. I am sure some of the jumpers could tell you

Thanks @skibrain appreciate the advice and photo. Does go to show I should of taken the boot of the ski and looked at the binding after searching the web and before posting here.

I have a T-Factor on a ski, I can't wear it for long as it is too tight across the arch of my foot. 1) Can they be adjusted to be made looser, 2) if so how do I go about it

Why do you want to get rid of them? I thought they just ate decaying plant material keeping your water clean.

For all that my son (8) ski left foot forward rides scooter right foot forward I reckon we stuffed up but he ski the full course and on a good day can pull a 360 on a trick ski. Our daughter (6) is right foot forward. Be easier to share a trick ski nut now we have two trick skis

Not in any order, feet together and gentle push in the back, stand both feet together close to steps foot lifted to step is front foot forward, ride on doubles and lift a ski of the water the most stable foot is the one to go with,

If buying new don't you just go to a website (sponsors of course example) and order a package if you need a lot of start up gear? When we started out we brought a lot of second hand gear and as time went past this became the guest skiers equipment and our new stuff was ours alone to use.

Fan of Radar Awesomeness though a small lyric will probably see her out for the next four or five years. In part I think that if they love the ski they will more likely want to ski on it and look after it. My son who is now eight is running the full course 31km on the 18m line on the Awesomeness and loves that ski. We are thinking a year old Lyric for our six year old because she loves the graphics and we know its the same mould as the Awesomeness. These ski will have to last them for at least five years. At low speeds there is enough ski to keep them on top of the water and plenty of capacity when the speed increase.

Radar total awesomeness for my eight year old he has owned for two years and loves it

Wonder what would have happened if the rope went under the ski like I thought it was about to do. Amazing

@jhughes I liked your site and appreciate the work you put into it. Don't think I will buy the domain name though. :smiley:

This whole thing drives me nuts! The issue for me is that there is an expectation that to be a "competitive" slalom skier there is a requirement for a ZO boat and that the boat is a current; Nautique, Mastercraft, Malibu or maybe a Centurion. Think you want or need a ZO boat then spend $45k-$85k AUS for a second hand boat or new boat so half to all my gross salary tied up in a boat. What encourages a outsider (lake skier) to take up slalom. The cost of social skiing is lower a couple of 20 year olds can get into a ski boat for $10k-$15k AUS ski, wakeboard, barefoot and tow tubes for the weekend. Brilliant family fun. Slalom skiing is not easy to get into and this just makes it seem harder to the outsider especially when some software thing that only really only matters to elite athletes cost $800 or ~1% of my gross income and takes up three pages of this forum and is not even a fun purchase like a ski, rope or jacket. So $800 buys my son 3 or 4 slots of coaching and is far more important than the software and we will ski behind a 2001 model boat with a not well sorted stargazer and only ski ZO in tournaments. The problem is that the expectation is ZO not any capable speed control system. Whoops sorry of topic now I read the title of the thread

@OldboyII yes it is. Bit more driver skier coordination/skill to get take off correct

Some tips in no particular order 1) handle into the hips 2) boat rope skier all in a straight line as possible 3) always look up at top of Bimini 4) go deeper rather than shallower while learning 5) you can start on a tight rope with boat stationary We don't we take an arm length of rope and hook over little finger, call in gear and let boat idle out, when the loop is pulled from the hand call hit it ( boat take of not much faster than a deep water start. 5) stand with ski tip out of water you can rest back of ski on ground while waiting lean back a bit 6) GLIDE do not step the boat will take you

Aren't the radius handles supposed to help?

2001 response knocked off for the night

RTP can't beach start in dual boots

Try a trick ski, I think the speed will be to slow for slalom. I have seen some amazing doubles skiing on cable so don't rule that out.

I think he might benefit from one of the drills where you try to stay outside several of the boys on the same side it might make him stand taller and learn what moving your weight on the ski does.