Any waterskiers on PH?
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My brothers and I have have been skiing for years, 15 at least. Up until April this year we just played around in the sea off North Wales with an inboard Fletcher 17gts. We bought our first Mastercraft pro star 190 at the beginning of the year and now ski most Tuesday nights at Elland. Great mid week work out with the added challenge of the actual slalom course to master, there is no brotherly competition honest.
We are now in the spoiled position of having a lake and a sea ski boat.
We are now in the spoiled position of having a lake and a sea ski boat.
I've been waterskiing since I could walk but tend to wakeboard now, trying to master it but keep really REALLY hurting myself.
Always nice to have your eyelids turned inside out by salt water!!
We are sea based and its not been the best summer for the waves really, going down this weekend to try and get some more in before it gets really cold!
Always nice to have your eyelids turned inside out by salt water!!
We are sea based and its not been the best summer for the waves really, going down this weekend to try and get some more in before it gets really cold!
Could I waterski with a bad back? I've always wanted to try it, as whizzing along on the water seems like just my sort of thing 
My back problem is in compression - i.e. I can't carry heavy things or push cars, but I can easily pull my cars out of the garage, so I wondered if I'd be ok waterskiing?
I'm going to Windermere next year, where they do 10mph waterskiing due to the speed limit, so that might be a gentle way to find out if full speed waterskiing would hurt or not.
My back problem is in compression - i.e. I can't carry heavy things or push cars, but I can easily pull my cars out of the garage, so I wondered if I'd be ok waterskiing?I'm going to Windermere next year, where they do 10mph waterskiing due to the speed limit, so that might be a gentle way to find out if full speed waterskiing would hurt or not.
RobM77 said:
Could I waterski with a bad back? I've always wanted to try it, as whizzing along on the water seems like just my sort of thing My back problem is in compression - i.e. I can't carry heavy things or push cars, but I can easily pull my cars out of the garage, so I wondered if I'd be ok waterskiing?
I'm going to Windermere next year, where they do 10mph waterskiing due to the speed limit, so that might be a gentle way to find out if full speed waterskiing would hurt or not.
I don't know, I'd take medical advice before you try watersking. When you're skiing your back will be exposed to stretching, compression and twisting. I had a muscle spasm that took about 5 weeks to sort out, I didn't go near the boat at all in that time. My back problem is in compression - i.e. I can't carry heavy things or push cars, but I can easily pull my cars out of the garage, so I wondered if I'd be ok waterskiing?I'm going to Windermere next year, where they do 10mph waterskiing due to the speed limit, so that might be a gentle way to find out if full speed waterskiing would hurt or not.
Never heard of '10mph' waterskiing, I suppose if you use big enough skis to give you a suitable planing surface it might work.But you'd miss all the speed/thrill of regular waterskiing. Still, it's better than not skiing.
Good luck, and I hope your back is up for it!
Edited by Dominic H on Tuesday 2nd October 17:01
Dominic H said:
RobM77 said:
Could I waterski with a bad back? I've always wanted to try it, as whizzing along on the water seems like just my sort of thing My back problem is in compression - i.e. I can't carry heavy things or push cars, but I can easily pull my cars out of the garage, so I wondered if I'd be ok waterskiing?
I'm going to Windermere next year, where they do 10mph waterskiing due to the speed limit, so that might be a gentle way to find out if full speed waterskiing would hurt or not.
I don't know, I'd take medical advice before you try watersking. When you're skiing your back will be exposed to stretching, compression and twisting. I had a muscle spasm that took about 5 weeks to sort out, I didn't go near the boat at all in that time. My back problem is in compression - i.e. I can't carry heavy things or push cars, but I can easily pull my cars out of the garage, so I wondered if I'd be ok waterskiing?I'm going to Windermere next year, where they do 10mph waterskiing due to the speed limit, so that might be a gentle way to find out if full speed waterskiing would hurt or not.
Never heard of '10mph' waterskiing, I suppose if you use big enough skis to give you a suitable planing surface it might work.But you'd miss all the speed/thrill of regular waterskiing. Still, it's better than not skiing.
Good luck, and I hope your back is up for it!
Edited by Dominic H on Tuesday 2nd October 17:01
Thanks for your response.
Not skiied in a couple of years but did it most years on Loch Lomon in my twenties. Now a thirtysomething no boat or maes who ski anymore.
We used to have fletchers and glastrons with either a 150 V6 mercury or 200 mariner.
I like the mariah boats they look really nice and if I gte a new boat then I'd think it would have a wee ski boaut attached to it for ringo's etc.
I have a jacket that is perforated that slows you down in the water when you fall, but it's all neoprene, you seen them Dominic? Think it's a Quicksilver one.
We used to have fletchers and glastrons with either a 150 V6 mercury or 200 mariner.
I like the mariah boats they look really nice and if I gte a new boat then I'd think it would have a wee ski boaut attached to it for ringo's etc.
I have a jacket that is perforated that slows you down in the water when you fall, but it's all neoprene, you seen them Dominic? Think it's a Quicksilver one.
My user name is because I used to barefoot waterski my 2 sons where British junior champions and my daughter is British and European Wakeboard champ who now lives in Florida check her out here...www.louisemoore.co.uk and her ski school here http://www1.lmwakecamp.com/
skied since 1979 up to 5 years ago had loads of boats the second last one was a new Barefoot 200 mastercraft with 200 yamaha outboard fantastic boat was only 2 of them at the lakes then got a formula and just left it in the water at windemere and thought i was DON JOHNSON but it was crap for skiing done a bit at ABERSOCH in wales also
barefoot said:
My user name is because I used to barefoot waterski my 2 sons where British junior champions and my daughter is British and European Wakeboard champ who now lives in Florida check her out here...www.louisemoore.co.uk and her ski school here http://www1.lmwakecamp.com/
Hi Kevin, we've a couple of footers at our club Dean Ansell (Uk Mens's Seniors) and Aiden Finch (UK Boys). We also had a guest appearance by Dave Small (double world overall champ)who is a cracking lad and a breath taking athlete...You must have one hell of a garage!...
(nice fleet)Hi Dominic
Yeah my lads "footed" with and against Dave when they were Juniors my eldest beat him to win the junior British Championships. They all went to Ron Scarpa's in the States training together. It was obvious then that Dave who started as a slalom/trick skier was going to be awesome at barefooting. It is such a pity that he was a world champ and still one of the best in the world yet hardly gets any recignition or financial rewards for his efforts. If they could get waterskiing in the Olympics Dave would be a national hero!
Kev
Yeah my lads "footed" with and against Dave when they were Juniors my eldest beat him to win the junior British Championships. They all went to Ron Scarpa's in the States training together. It was obvious then that Dave who started as a slalom/trick skier was going to be awesome at barefooting. It is such a pity that he was a world champ and still one of the best in the world yet hardly gets any recignition or financial rewards for his efforts. If they could get waterskiing in the Olympics Dave would be a national hero!
Kev
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