the next towboat I'll buy will be : brand spanking new, good condition used promo, under 500 hours, under 1000 hours, under 2000 hours, so worn out it'll need new seats and carpet
BallOfSpray Pacific Northwest Vice President of Event Management, aka "Zappy"
During the season, how many sets do you do per week/season? weekly...... 1-5 6-10 11-15 16-20 20+ It would be interesting to see if I am a freak or not. Actually, it would be nice to see if it is just me, or does everybody do lots of sets and see only small improvements in buoy count....
@Marco that is something that none of us actually want to calculate or think about... I'm only 20 and have been in this sport for 12 years and I have an idea of what I have spent.... Not worth thinking about
Live on private water ski lake Live on private all-sports lake Live on public water Access to private water ski lake Access to private all-sports lake Access to public water Sponge off anyone who will tolerate me
A lot of users here assume that the members are all running 38 off. How about a poll asking what your personal practice best is? It would give a better perspective on where the average Joe is at. Newbies and lurkers should be encouraged to put a vote in.
It could go something like this:
Free skiing only Learning the course at 15off (any speed) Into 15 off (max speed) Into 22 off Into 28 off Into 32 off Into 35 off Into 38 off Into 39 1/2 off and beyond
I did not do this intentionally but you guys are totally adding questions to the 2012 BOS survey...Coming out some time next month... depending on the sponsor
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@T-from-TO WOOT! I made the last category, which conveniently makes it looks like I might have some hope of running "beyond" 39!! (which is a complete lie)
Slightly more seriously, I think I'd keep going. There's a big difference between somebody into 43 than 41 than 39. And ideally you'd want to overlay 36 mph because running -38 there is totally different from running it at 34 mph. That makes the poll a lot less clean, though, unless you do it by buoy count. But then someone who doesn't do many tournaments would have no clue where to put themselves!!
I thought of buoy count, but a lot of people don't know what theirs is and the poll should be as inclusive as possible. (I actually don't know what my buoy count is but I could probably figure it out if I had to.)
The "39 and beyond" is good enough I think, there are only a handful of guys on here that are in that category anyway. The poll is just interesting information, not a rating.
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less than $5K, 5-10, 11-15, 16-20, 21-25, 26-30, 30+
0 times
1-5 sets
6-10 sets
11-16 sets
20+ sets
University Of Alabama Ski Team
http://peaceandlovesports.com/
current, 1-3 years old
Not so old, 4-7 years old
old, 7-10 years.
Over 10 years
1-5
6-10
11-15
16-20
20+
weekly......
1-5
6-10
11-15
16-20
20+
It would be interesting to see if I am a freak or not. Actually, it would be nice to see if it is just me, or does everybody do lots of sets and see only small improvements in buoy count....
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Performance Ski and Surf ☆ Reflex ☆ Radar ☆ Rodics OffCourse ☆ S Lines ☆ Stokes ☆
YES
NO
* Old School
* New School WC
* Combination
Less than 10K
10K-50K
51K - 100K
101K-250K
Holy Crap- I need an intervention
Live on private all-sports lake
Live on public water
Access to private water ski lake
Access to private all-sports lake
Access to public water
Sponge off anyone who will tolerate me
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Connelly ☆DBSkis ☆Denali ☆Goode ☆GiveGo ☆MasterCraft ☆ Masterline
Performance Ski and Surf ☆ Reflex ☆ Radar ☆ Rodics OffCourse ☆ S Lines ☆ Stokes ☆
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Connelly ☆DBSkis ☆Denali ☆Goode ☆GiveGo ☆MasterCraft ☆ Masterline
Performance Ski and Surf ☆ Reflex ☆ Radar ☆ Rodics OffCourse ☆ S Lines ☆ Stokes ☆
It could go something like this:
Free skiing only
Learning the course at 15off (any speed)
Into 15 off (max speed)
Into 22 off
Into 28 off
Into 32 off
Into 35 off
Into 38 off
Into 39 1/2 off and beyond
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Connelly ☆DBSkis ☆Denali ☆Goode ☆GiveGo ☆MasterCraft ☆ Masterline
Performance Ski and Surf ☆ Reflex ☆ Radar ☆ Rodics OffCourse ☆ S Lines ☆ Stokes ☆
Malibu
Mastercraft
Nautique
Centurion
Moomba
MB
ect . . .
Slightly more seriously, I think I'd keep going. There's a big difference between somebody into 43 than 41 than 39. And ideally you'd want to overlay 36 mph because running -38 there is totally different from running it at 34 mph. That makes the poll a lot less clean, though, unless you do it by buoy count. But then someone who doesn't do many tournaments would have no clue where to put themselves!!
The "39 and beyond" is good enough I think, there are only a handful of guys on here that are in that category anyway. The poll is just interesting information, not a rating.
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Connelly ☆DBSkis ☆Denali ☆Goode ☆GiveGo ☆MasterCraft ☆ Masterline
Performance Ski and Surf ☆ Reflex ☆ Radar ☆ Rodics OffCourse ☆ S Lines ☆ Stokes ☆
Yes
No
Ok that will never make it but ya can't blame a guy for trying.