Radar Annex

[obski]

I am sore today. We got back yesterday from 5 days in Hell's Canyon on the Snake River in Idaho. I got in a few wakeboarding runs, but mostly spent the time on my new stick, the Radar Annex. The last few days we had a former pro slalom skier with us giving instruction. I learned a lot and have plenty of things to work on now.

I have been on a HO Triumph for the last 5years and thought it was time to try something better at a faster speed. I also liked the changes Radar had made with the boots going from the Rails to the Vectors. I first demoed the Senate C and really liked it, but still didn't feel like it set into the turns the way I thought it should or the way I wanted it to for me. I called up Chris Sullivan at Radar and he suggested that I should try out the Annex. It is a full concave ski and is 0.2" more narrow than the Senate C, losing the wide rail that the Senate C has on the edges. I'm glad that I listened to his advice and tried it out, because I really liked it and felt like my skiing took some big steps forward.

I also liked the Vector boots. They give more support than the Rails and are more comfortable. I felt like they helped give me a little more control over the ski being more responsive.

Now I want to get back out on the water, work on the things I learned, and try out the new setup in the course. Unfortunately I have to put in some time at work now.

[Molarbu]

Were you in Lewiston? Did you raft the canyon?

[obski]

Were you in Lewiston? Did you raft the canyon?

We were at the Brownlee Dam. We camped overlooking the reservoir in Woodhead Park. Beautiful spot.

[MalibuTime]

My new ski is also a Radar Annex. I have only taken a few runs and am still getting dialed in, and getting in skiing shape to boot. My off side is not coming along nearly as easy as my good side, but I also haven't had much time on it. So far no fin changes.

[obski]

My new ski is also a Radar Annex. I have only taken a few runs and am still getting dialed in, and getting in skiing shape to boot. My off side is not coming along nearly as easy as my good side, but I also haven't had much time on it. So far no fin changes.

Do you ski behind your boat? I have been spending more and more time slalom skiing behind some friends' Nautique. The kids still like to wakeboard, although they are also doing more slalom skiing as well. I have thought about DD, but would hate to give up the cabin layout of the Vdrive. I have demoed the VTX a couple of times, the last being 2yrs ago. Maybe it is time to try it out again, or perhaps to take a look at the FXI.

I have really liked the Annex. I have tweaked a few things, mostly to do with the position of the boots on the ski. I was having a small issue with some cramping in my rear foot, but that seems to have been resolved with a few changes. I'm having to learn to work at getting the ski set better for my turns, which is something that the Triumph and the Senate C I demoed were more forgiving on. Once the Annex is set though, it really holds the turn well. Getting into a nice rhythm with this ski is a thing of beauty.