Joeprunc

You could buy a wide body ski bag and add additional padding, but I wouldn't trust the airlines to handle it the way I would.

This is my first time on a course last year. I starting skiing only one year earlier....I cheated on the gates :) to make 1.

I just purchased the Radar Extend Detachable handle a few days ago. I have not had it in the water yet, but the construction looks extremely nice, and I really like the way the handle rubber feels, especially when compared to my other two old handles. I also like the idea of replacing just the bar in the future instead of the whole handle. I'm not sure if I'm a fan of the yellow sides on the handle, they are some hard plastic, but not sure about them yet. They have padding on the inside of the yellow supports. The handle weighs more than the Strada, but I feel will last longer (we have guests on our boat that somehow seem to break things).

Save your money and buy my beautiful 1995 Tige SLM2000 after this season. I am looking at upgrading to an Malibu RLXi sometime in the near future.

Use it on slow water...but after reading about a few fires, I'm going to start using it as I lower the boat into the water.

We look out our window. Can tell whether its going to be a good one or not. Even with 15 mph winds we can find some good water. Our larger problem is other wakeboard boats, and wake surfers. The off times are the best. I try to get wet no matter what.

Looking at the weight recommendations the 66 looks like it would be better for me, just not 100% sure. Especially how everyone keeps telling me that a 67 is way to big. One of my ski partners is telling me to get as small of a ski as possible. Thanks Crashman I'd love to give the ski a go, but I'm out in CA.

Hi everyone, So I've been skiing for two years (wake boarded for the previous 10 years) and feel like I have outgrown my current ski and looking for something new...well honestly really looking at the Radar Vice, but unsure of the size. A little about myself: I'm 5'-9" (on a good day), 155 lbs, currently ski a 67" Connely F1X w/ double boots. I ski open water at 32-33 mph, when I get a chance to run the course I can hit all 6 (& the gate) at 32 mph w/ 15ft off (3 out of 6 passes) at 31 mph I usually hit all 6 buoys, 5 out of 6 passes. I'm going to blame the 5 out of 6 on my fiancee's driving :D as we don't have PP and have to drive my hand. My goal is to get to 34 mph or above by the end of summer. I would like to be able to run the course a 36 mph sometime in my life :). Currently I feel like my ski is too big and I cannot hold my cut at any faster speeds than 33 mph even on open water. I'm definitely hooked on skiing and enjoying the challenge and workout, but feel like I've hit a road block in my progression. We usually ski twice a week and jump on a course maybe once a month, but looking at joining a club to be able to ski the course more. So with that said I feel like its time for me to jump away from my shaped ski, and onto a non-shaped ski, and at the same time something shorter. Like I mentioned before I really feel like the reviews I've read from the Vice and everything Radar seems to be doing, and feel like it would be a great ski for me (plus I found a 2011 for a killer deal)...but what size would you recommend me to go with, 65 or 66? Would it make much of a difference for a newbie like me? I'm only 30 and expect my metabolism to slow down adding lbs in the near future. I like my current Connelly Hinge double boots, will the binding hole patterns line up with the Radar ski, or am I going to have to get bindings too? Should I open my eyes to other brands and skis too (it seems like D3s are very popular as well)? Sorry for this being my first post, but I'm hoping to get some good in site from people that know more than I do. Thanks, Joe