Golfguy

Congratulations John and family. Another water skier has arrived.

This is not fake, although golf is one of the most traditional rules wise, and one of the oldest sports around. The industry realizes that if the game doesn’t appeal to a broader market, it is curtains. Naturally this change does not apply to competitive golf. The larger hole is perhaps more similar to the push to promote open water skiing.

Try a soil sterilant such as Diuron or any AG product used for ditch bank weed control. This will help for a while; because you have a flow through of water you may not be able to use diploid carp as there is a concern of downstream population. They are known to eliminate habitat for other desirable fish species. You did not say where the lake is. Watch the nutrient load in the lake and try to eliminate the source by diverting water inflow, or creating a pre lake settling pond with Cat tails to uptake the nutrients. Good luck.

Have skied there several times, a very good site. Laurent or Brigitte were always there and good people. St. Marin, French side is killer.

Thank you, this has been very helpful. It seems that jurisdiction is questionable and we should exercise common sense safety as we have for many years. Begging for forgiveness is always better than asking government for permission.

I don’t know if this has been discussed prior. Our private lake community is discussing whether we should/must abide by our state's boating and skiing regulations. Is there similar experience in the group with this topic? Thanks for your input

I would be happy to answer any questions you may have, and I am not selling anything.

Check out Lakeside Ski Village, in Gila Bend. :)

Well no, she was three years old and with her mother visiting on our dock. A great skiing family and truly good neighbors. Seems like yesterday. It was my new Razor flip.

Sorry "Erika"

Great Job Erik, I forgive you for throwing my cell phone in the lake years ago.

Interesting, thanks for the input. I believe in the scientific method, but that experiment is too much for me.

I know this has probably been discussed before, but I am curious to hear about any injuries, whether to the lower extremities or elsewhere, when both feet stayed in the bindings. It seems like the most dangerous situation is when only one foot releases?

This is our verbiage. It is a complex issue, our lake does not have a protected shore line so as the wakes get larger the shore becomes eroded. Wake & Boat Restrictions Only approved boats shall be used. Approved boats include AWSA approved three event tournament boats and other boats approved by 3 of the 4 officers of the corporation from time to time. Such list shall be made available to all owners. However, the officers cannot approve for use any rear engine boats that exceed 21'2" in length or that have a beam greater than 91". Each owner or guest shall operate any watercraft in a responsible manner so as to minimize the size and magnitude of wakes in order to avoid property damage and shoreline erosion. Only AWSA three event tournament boats are permitted to use wake enhancements. Under no circumstances can wake enhancements of any type exceed 500 pounds any boat that is not an AWSA three event tournament boat or a boat using a wake enhancement shall operate above idle speed only between the slalom course boat guides and the peninsula and the islands. [Lake 1 drivers will safely avoid the jump.]. I'm sure you can do better than this. It was obviously written by a commette.

Yes, advertisers and promoters have always known that tasteful pictures of attractive people re-directs attention. There are no bad ideas in a brain storming session and lord knows we need all of the ideas possible. I recall many years ago “Spray Magazine” used to exploit the fact that water sports are done in the hot summer and with the appropriate clothing for this condition. They suddenly stopped doing that and I remember they caught a lot of reader flack. As mention by jcamp (I am also the father of a daughter and can feel the pain) water skiing is a sport of action speed done by individuals with healthy T levels. I say speaking from the stand point of another sport that is struggling to re-invent itself, let’s do what works….tastefully. My two cents.

Thanks, great discussion.

I understand that Swiss SS is for sale? How does this stack up as a business venture?