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Actually @skidawg this thread is entertaining, because this is really Chuck Norris's website and not Horton's.

@Than_Bogan Thanks is sufficient....there was no think in my comment!

@Than_Bogan As far as I am concerned, YOU are my Chuck Norris brother!!!!!

The hell with CP or Nate Smith. Dr. Jim just ran 43 off!!!

@MattP Good luck on the ear...but with that mentioned, dude it is not a moving part of your body!!!! Get out and and hit the ear again, and I am sure it will heal itself. Works with my broken electronics

@SkiJay Absolutely. Thanks for the clarification

@tbrenchley I knew that! Dr Kevin!! Now post the next video please! :)

@AB I definitely wouldn't let his chiropractor see this either!!!!!! I wonder who that is? :) I just keep watching this over and over and I can't believe @tbrenchley pulled out of two. That is unfriggin believable!!!!

@skiJay Could you please explain your picture above ^ in greater detail? I would really appreciate the education. Thanks in advance

@Klundell Let's ski together next week!

@colo_skier. Had me scared for a minute. But, had that been the case my score would have been 2 balls in the first and second pass and the judges and other peeps there would have gotten a great show as I OTF'd going for three ball!!! :)

@DaveLemons. Milk before the meat baby!!!! :). I know what you are saying. I am just about 40 balls behind you!

@gregy He skis like Kilo Kai......smooth with a kick!

@DaveLemons Amen to that. He is so smooth and so graceful in his lines. And as good of skier as he is, he AND his wife are even nicer as people. They must be from Idaho! :) The falling to the ball must be the next lesson....especially since you are so much further advanced than I am.

@Than_Bogan. Like @AB was inferring, I wonder what else of yours is the wrong length? Hmmmmm, might be better to just guess and not find out for sure. You probably wouldn't want to add that to your disappointment level! :)

@Texas6 I would love to share with you what he taught me. I got to work on 3 things. First. To always always stand tall. I have a tendency to bend especially coming thru the wakes. This would account for why I have so many otf's. the way he talked about it was so simple to understand. He didn't talk with me about leaning forward or shifting my weight, he simple said stand up tall and proud. Second, he said that I should look down at my toes and make them disappear by dropping my front knee over them....while standing tall. I am guessing this was how he was getting me to not lean back but to rather lean forward on the ski. Te final thing we worked on was the turn. I was coming around the ball and was literally sliding or spinning my body around causing tremendous load on my body and making it difficult to get stacked once the load from the boat caught up. I was making a huge spray but was leaning too far back and that was why I was breaking at the hips--I couldn't stay stacked with how hard I was turning--especially when I was in the wrong position to begin with. So, what he said to do was to simply lean into the wake and not turn, and when I leaned, to make sure I was doing 1 and 2. After a few passes, I started getting the hang of it. I quit trying to turn and I simply would fall into the wake and my ski magically turned on its own but I was standing tall--not breaking--with my front knee over my toes! When I did it correctly, it was amazing. I didn't even feel the boat pull much as I was going thru the wakes. And I was waiting for the ball instead of pulling to the ball, which would create a lot of slack in the past. Each step was building on the past step. And I could remember each of those so simply! Stand tall, front knee bend and fall, don't turn. Before this trip I had never skied behind a ZO boat. What I learned was that if I didn't fight the pull but rather so those 3 thjngs, I went with the boat and I didn't feel much at all except a smooth even pull throughout the course! I joked with him at the end asking how much to just get me fixed on the spot and he said he was going to draw it out over years and years so he could get more money!!! He was so personable and relatable and didn't try to fit me into any mold, but rather helped me with my skill sets to be the best I can be.. I will definitely be going back to terry! He was amazing, both as an instructor as as a human being!

I put yes because I am skiing in my first two next month, and I suck!!! My opinion, like many have said, it is a great way to meet new people, to grow this awesome sport and to have a different measuring stick for my progress. I could care less if I am the worst person there because I am only competing against myself and all I have to do is keep competing and progress over time. I will make sure I post video if I crash and burn at 30mph!!!

Mine always seem to stretch. :)

@Klundell SAFE!!!!! He should play for the Buzz

@Than_Bogan. That was funny! If that was me in the picture, I would have a little moniker next to my name that said, Open or 55K rated skier. She is intense, probably gets that from her mother!. I was as proud as a papa could be!

@ShaneH. Almost, but with his skill set, he can turn even me into a skier!! As far as the women department, I will just head down to Texas to get some lessons from you!

So proud of my little girl! She started slaloming late last year, and just made it through the mini course for the first time today!!

I am headed back to Salt Lake City after spending an incredible couple of days with some Ballers and of course Terry and Kristin Winter! I have heard many stories about how Terry teaches, but experiencing it first hand, I can now say that I have not seen anyone better! And on top of the teaching, Terry and his sweet wife are the most humble and down to Earth people ever. I am so grateful to have been able to meet and ski with Terry and a special shout out to @davelemons for putting this together! After attending this event, three things happened, first, my skiing has improved drastically, second, Terry has confirmed just how great of guys the elite truly are, and third, Ballers are a rare breed! We have a brotherhood (sisterhood) of passionate and wonderful people across the globe thanks to @Horton!!! I have some pictures of the event below. getting to meet @davelemons. What a fantastic guy! @skinut. Wishing like crazy he was on the water with us. Another awesome Idahoan! Terry Winter teaching. The man Terry Winter!! He did a little exhibition for us...merely ran deep into 41. The guy has mad skills!

@ntx I would not prefer to feel shame when I fail, or even disappointment. Failure is a fantastic tool to let you learn from your experiences and quite frankly, what I look at is the success I had for, 1, being out there and pushing myself, 2, doing the best I can do and stretching as far as I can stretch. @AB and @richarddoanne put it perfectly. The happiness comes from the journey and not the end result. Guarantee when Nate or some other elite athlete breaks the world record, that satisfaction will only be short lived! Like @MattP said, there is always another 1/2 buoy and they are now "failures" again chasing that damn ball once again. In summary, I am skiing, I am doing my best and I am constantly pushing myself. That goes for tournaments as well as with my ski buddies at the lake. I am only accountable to me.....and AB, but that is a different thread! :)

@scotchipman. Don't be talking about your driver like that!!!