Nothing has turned the action HD video scene on its head like the amazing GoPro video camera system. I've had loads of fun with mine- so much so that I've bought it TWICE- the first one is still sitting in about 16 feet of murky water! Lesson learned on that one- the tip of a slalom ski is a very violent platform to adhere to when the ski hits the boat wakes!The images that come out of...Read more
(Above: Dave Miller talks to me about handle control between passes.)Ok 15off fans! You've seen the very best skiers in the word - running their passes - now it's my time to shine! This set was taken on Thursday (I think) when I was started to ski more consistently.So since the whole point of this site is to become a better skier, tell me what you think. Evalute my...Read more
I typically like to write about slalom skiing in these posts but I had so much fun teaching people to ski and just horsing around behind the boat on our last vacation that I had to write about it. A couple weeks ago we took a trip up to the northwoods of Wisconsin for a long weekend with family and friends. We brought the boat, of course, and as usual I brought along the old Cypress Gardens...Read more
My wife skied her first full pass yesterday. Six turns, six wake crossings, full width buoys on a 60' line. This is huge.This our 7th Spring Break spent at a ski school and this is the first time that any driver (head coach Patrice) specifically pulled for a beginner in the course. Hand-throttled, gas in the turns and no gas in the wake cross. Basically the opposite sine wave of throttle that...Read more
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