Slalom Skiers Roll call

Jdpber · **Posted:** Thu May 12, 2016 12:53 pm

Who all here is a slalom skier?

well my new ride arrived while i was at lunch today. Connelly HP 68". she is a 2014 model. Factory blemish acquired for 79% below retail. All because of 2 dime size blemishes on the bottom where the color pigments did not fully saturate the fiberglass. Full factory warranty, factory sealed box. I am so stoked for my new ride.

Jdpber · **Posted:** Thu May 12, 2016 7:43 pm

26 people view And not one of you ski?

97_245_sd · **Posted:** Thu May 12, 2016 8:27 pm

I ski a little bit, usually 2 skis but I slalomed for the first time at around 42 years old a few years back. I still try to slalom if I feel up to it. My problem is that my wife doesn't drive the boat and most of our guests haven't driven a boat enough that I feel comfortable having them pull a skier. So I don't get to go skiing that much

Surface Interval · **Posted:** Thu May 12, 2016 8:39 pm

Used to a little. Never close to competition level. Not really any good, but it was fun. In the last couple decades it usually took a ski that was ..........larger. I haven't tried it behind the 268. I'm thinking it would take a step ladder to cross the wake. Hmmm.. maybe a wake board.......nah, I would just mess myself up bad doing that!

EvilZ · **Posted:** Thu May 12, 2016 9:07 pm

I do a little skiing here and there. I have a Connelly FX and a HO Radius 3 for choppy days, or when I want a bit of an easier cruise.

JDW250 · **Posted:** Thu May 12, 2016 9:10 pm

http://vid743.photobucket.com/albums/xx ... G_1823.mp4

Here is me behind my boat from a couple of years ago. Sorry for the poor quality, but my wife took it with her phone. I still enjoy it, but only get the ski out a couple of times a year. This particular session combined too much liquid courage and a driver that was not familiar with my boat. By the time I got him to get the boat where I wanted it, I was already wiped out, all of which played factors in me wiping out. I'm definitely getting too old to skip across the water.

I also ski a Connelly. 69" wood from the 80's. I still prefer the bite of wood over glass.

230 Mike · **Posted:** Thu May 12, 2016 11:41 pm

I used to love it but have a bad back now. Nice ski though and a heckuva deal.

rpengr · **Posted:** Fri May 13, 2016 7:17 am

I slalom a little now and then, and also like to kneeboard (hydroslide). I have an old O'Brian with concave bottom.
Like 92_245_sd, I rarely have a driver with me that knows how to tow...maybe once a year. On the slalom, I was never good enough to make it through a slalom course. After the first two turns, I would always miss the next buoy.

I also bought a nice wakeboard at a garage sale for like $30, but the bindings are too small for my size 11 feet. I hate to spend like $150 on new bindings for a $30 board.

Jdpber · **Posted:** Fri May 13, 2016 7:54 am

rpengr get on ebay and get some a couple seasons old.

rpengr · **Posted:** Fri May 13, 2016 8:13 am

Jdpber wrote:

rpengr get on ebay and get some a couple seasons old.

I've tried craigslist without any luck, but I can try ebay.

SW Florida Dave · **Posted:** Fri May 13, 2016 7:44 pm

When I was young I skied every day I could spending the summers at the cabin and even skied in a few tournaments. Now haven't skied in several years but still have a Connelly Short Line Hook with custom boots that I used in the 80's.

Jdpber · **Posted:** Fri May 13, 2016 8:25 pm

Some of you may know my first ski. Jobe Honeycomb professional series. Dad rode is in his competition days. I started to drop a ski and ride this 67" beast when I was 8. Loved that ski. Then I had an amazing selection of skis in college that the team had.

So stoked to rip some water walls with the new plank.

boater · **Posted:** Sat May 14, 2016 5:23 pm

Nice find!
We slalom. I've got an old Cypress Gardens and my Daughter has a nice newer Connelly.
Far from pros but we like it!
Also have an old wood-looking Comp2 Connelly that needs some bindings.

230 Mike · **Posted:** Sun May 15, 2016 6:23 pm

Cypress Gardens, there's a blast from the past!

rpengr · **Posted:** Sun May 15, 2016 11:15 pm

230 Mike wrote:

Cypress Gardens, there's a blast from the past!

Doesn't everyone have a pair of Cypress Gardens wood skis in their garage or shed?

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