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Openwater Slalom Preference

amarfanhar

By amarfanhar,
in Watersports & Gear

Open Water Slalom Preferences Speed and Line Length  

100 members have voted

  1. 1. What is your favorite speed on open water?

    • 28-31
      10
    • 32
      32
    • 33
      2
    • 34
      43
    • 35
      5
    • 36
      11
    • 37-40
      0

  2. 2. What is your favorite line length?

    • 75 feet
      6
    • 15 feet off
      53
    • 22 feet off
      13
    • 28 feet off
      15
    • 32 feet off
      9
    • 35-38 feet off
      6

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Gibbo Boot Lube Applier

Gibbo

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Just for kicks this summer I tried 43 off at 34 mph while free skiing. It sure felt strange being so close to the boat and the lack of wake is very cool. However the spray from my buddies older bu was very hard on my legs!!

Gibbo

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Sixball Waaaaay Too Many

Sixball

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Just for kicks this summer I tried 43 off at 34 mph while free skiing. It sure felt strange being so close to the boat and the lack of wake is very cool. However the spray from my buddies older bu was very hard on my legs!!

Gibbo

Ya but if you don't like the speed you can just reach up and pull the throttle up or down yourself. Crazy.gif

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Tory1340 Deck Hand

Tory1340

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It's tough to ski the way I like behind the Wakesetter. My daughters still remind me of the little crash from last summer. I remember it fine. It sucked.

Last weekend Dave Mac was kind enough to give me a pull behind his Response (after a triathlon). Man is that a really nice boat to ski behind. A HUGE thanks to Dave for the pull. Clap.gif Too bad I was tired.

15 off is comfortable for me, and over the years I slowed it down. If I had a Response to ski behind all the time, probably 32-34, but now 30 is good enough. Dontknow.gif

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Baddog Waaaaay Too Many

Baddog

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Just for kicks this summer I tried 43 off at 34 mph while free skiing. It sure felt strange being so close to the boat and the lack of wake is very cool. However the spray from my buddies older bu was very hard on my legs!!

Gibbo

At that length don't we have to start thinking about the whole CO ingestion thingy from the wake surfing thread?

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davemac Crew Devotee

davemac

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32 off at 34mph is current favorite. In some ways I find it easier than longer line. The boat does more of the work for you (pendulum effect). Barely a trace of a wake at that length, and things happen much faster...so less time to think (which is a good thing :unsure: ).

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Wakes Spotter Extraordinaire

Wakes

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I do almost all my skiing at 28 off, 36MPH. Sometimes I cut the speed to 34 if the water is a little rough.

I haven't played with line length much this year... I a skied a little 15 off and didn't like it nearly as much.

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wienrdog Crew Devotee

wienrdog

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Historically, I've skied 30 or 32 @ 15 off.

This last weekend, I tried 28 off @ 15. Crossing the wake seemed more like skiing a W than what I'm typically used to. I'll likely try some other line lengths, but am most comfortable at 30 - 32 @ 15 off.

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NorCaliBu Waaaaay Too Many

NorCaliBu

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This last weekend, I tried 28 off @ 15.
:unsure: Kinda slow isn't it. :Doh:

15 off @ 28 mph? Biggrin.gif

Way to be supportive.... Dontknow.gif

You don't actually think he's skiing at 15 mph /28' off...do you?

I was just poking him for the typo. Tease2.gifBiggrin.gif

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footnlongline Crew Devotee

footnlongline

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Just for kicks this summer I tried 43 off at 34 mph while free skiing. It sure felt strange being so close to the boat and the lack of wake is very cool. However the spray from my buddies older bu was very hard on my legs!!

Gibbo

At that length don't we have to start thinking about the whole CO ingestion thingy from the wake surfing thread?

maybe you should let go of the rope and surf slalom

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Gibbo Boot Lube Applier

Gibbo

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Just for kicks this summer I tried 43 off at 34 mph while free skiing. It sure felt strange being so close to the boat and the lack of wake is very cool. However the spray from my buddies older bu was very hard on my legs!!

Gibbo

At that length don't we have to start thinking about the whole CO ingestion thingy from the wake surfing thread?

maybe you should let go of the rope and surf slalom

There is NO wake at 34 mph to surf on.... Rockon.gif

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Baddog Waaaaay Too Many

Baddog

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Historically, I've skied 30 or 32 @ 15 off.

This last weekend, I tried 28 off @ 15. Crossing the wake seemed more like skiing a W than what I'm typically used to. I'll likely try some other line lengths, but am most comfortable at 30 - 32 @ 15 off.

Did you try that length at 32?

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