any other pretenders?

[Miss Rita]

My friends and I have been fortunate to put in about 50 waterski days this summer, it's been great! We have no access to a course, so we pretend to ski on one. Since we have a pretend course, we pretend to make it through about half the time. We're constantly critiquing each other: "your turn around the 3 ball was shaky, but you made up for it on ball 4". IMHO we're better than average skiers. My technique has improved, at the beginning of summer I was skiing at 28 off, now I'm at 35 off.

Any other pretenders out there?

[edwin]

Ever taken a look at https://rodicsinnovation.com/product/offcourse/ ?

[d2jp]

I am a pretender and ski with another pretender. He's a solid 32 off/36mph, I'm solid at 15 off/34 and ski into 32 off at 32. We free ski 90% of the time "pretending", 3-5 day/week, 3 sets per from May-November. We ski a lot.

About once/month we venture over to the public course....my buddy can run 6 @15/32, and [email protected]/32. I can run the mini [email protected]/28 and but only [email protected]/28 in course. Compared to our line lenths and speeds of free ski...it's pitiful. Course skiers have mad skills.

We joke that the only commonality between free ski and course ski is you are holding the handle. The angle you need in the course is crazy compared to free skiing. And unlike free skiing....if you are late at 1 ball you can pretend and make it up by 2 pretend ball LOL. Not so much in the course (unless you are a skilled course skier). I've had a lesson from Corey Vaughn, which was very helpful and if I was serious about course skiing I would take more lessons.

Oh, and I've had some nasty crashes in the course...ones that hurt. I don't do that when I free ski (which is why we mostly free ski).

[Slvr Bulit]

the course will humble you in a heart beat. I am kinda happy my ski partners didnt install it this year. LOL

[CantRepeat]

My friends and I have been fortunate to put in about 50 waterski days this summer, it's been great! We have no access to a course, so we pretend to ski on one. Since we have a pretend course, we pretend to make it through about half the time. We're constantly critiquing each other: "your turn around the 3 ball was shaky, but you made up for it on ball 4". IMHO we're better than average skiers. My technique has improved, at the beginning of summer I was skiing at 28 off, now I'm at 35 off.

Any other pretenders out there?

It's the internet, everyone runs 35 off.

You should pick up the west coast ski technique video from kjohnson. Pram will pay shipping of course.

[d2jp]

the course will humble you in a heart beat. I am kinda happy my ski partners didnt install it this year. LOL

Amen to that.

[Huckelfin]

I pretend 3-4 times a week 34/-22

Just closed on some land on a private lake though that is perfect for the course so, soon to be done pretending. Can't wait to get my s*** rocked on that.

[bcd]

We pretend every spring before we get our course in. Then we get the course in and we're all humbled. There's always jokes about never missing a ball.

Side note, I got my personal best in the course yesterday - 4 balls at 34 mph, 32' off.

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[starman205]

the course will humble you in a heart beat. I am kinda happy my ski partners didnt install it this year. LOL

AGREED!!!!

[88 PS190]

Ever taken a look at https://rodicsinnovation.com/product/offcourse/ ?

Ya its cool. Sort of waiting for the next iterations to come out as the designer is always tweaking.

I would 100% drill holes in my hull to install these under my top deck in the bow. So hopefully he comes up with a gimble mount version.

Otherwise we do fake flag slalom and I will put painter tape on the hull.

[CantRepeat]

Ever taken a look at https://rodicsinnovation.com/product/offcourse/ ?

What the actual fu$k.

For $2500 buck you can higher me to toss paint balls in the water for you!!

[Huckelfin]

Ya its cool. Sort of waiting for the next iterations to come out as the designer is always tweaking.

I would 100% drill holes in my hull to install these under my top deck in the bow. So hopefully he comes up with a gimble mount version.

Otherwise we do fake flag slalom and I will put painter tape on the hull.

On the river where I usually ski, a guy made a DIY version of this and it works really well. In any case, the systems are very weight sensitive. Ball of spray reviews indicate the real version is an awesome alternative if you absolutely can't do a course.

[waterlogged882]

the course will humble you in a heart beat.

An understatement and 100% true. After skiing a course in the past, taking some time away from it, and try to come back to it with any expectation of bragging and smiles. Doesn't work that way. Deeply humbling.

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[waterlogged882]

Ever taken a look at https://rodicsinnovation.com/product/offcourse/ ?

Nope

US $0.02

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[JohnE]

It's the internet, everyone runs 35 off.

You should pick up the west coast ski technique video from kjohnson. Pram will pay shipping of course.

Good advice, what's that cost these days?