Trick ski options

Netdewt wrote: Gary S wrote: Thought I clicked on the PN forum for a minute The OP just posted the other day that he thought a boom was too expensive and now we're talking 700+ trick ski's ?? Just keep an eye on eBay etc for some, they will turn up. I don't think I paid more than 50 for a pair of Connelly's a few years ago. Correct, and I am saying $650 is too expensive as well, especially since they don't include boots! Also, spending $500 on a boom that will be used rarely is different to me than a board/ski that would be used much more often, and by ME. Barefooting scares me, otherwise I would consider the boom. Thanks for the tips, I'll be keeping my eye out. I wish I was better at spotting vintage deals. I have a 20 year old HO slalom 68" CDX-1 with high wraps - sometimes wish I had done something different. I was made fun of a bit when I did a slalom class last year. I've still never run an actual course, and I'm not in my 20s anymore, so it really doesn't matter.

Gary,
At least Nate's progressing from this stage:

Netdewt wrote: I have been towing kids in the tube .

   

fgroce wrote: Okay M3Fan I'll bite, what is the brand of the real trick ski? I had a pair of Kidder combo's years ago that finally broke, and would like to get something new to try,   But I haven't seen much out their that I wanted to try.

By "real trick ski" I mean any trick ski that is meant to be used as a single ski from the past 30 years or so, not half of a combo pair. Really anything from a 1985 Kidder Graphite to any modern day single trick ski. Any year D3 CustomX would be a great buy and is a de-facto standard. They made them for years and years. They don't come up for sale often used in bigger sizes, as I mentioned, but if you keep your eye out you might be able to find one.

Ok, I'll bite. I started off by buying a pair of O'Brien Pro-Tracs years ago. Started on two briefly, then used one of those combos after that. About six YEARS later I finally got a real trick ski. SO. MUCH. EASIER. Had I gotten the real ski earlier I would have progressed more rapidly and easily. It's not a matter of getting "higher performance"/"hot shot" equipment "too early" with trick. It's about having the right tool for the job and half a recreational combo is not the right tool for the job. Same thing I'd say for a slalom skier. My advice to the OP is with the intent to help him save time and effort and get better faster. I work hard at this stuff so that's the perspective I'm coming from.

Thought I clicked on the PN forum for a minute The OP just posted the other day that he thought a boom was too expensive and now we're talking 700+ trick ski's ?? Just keep an eye on eBay etc for some, they will turn up. I don't think I paid more than 50 for a pair of Connelly's a few years ago.

My advice would be to get a real trick ski. The main players are D3, Quantum, and just recently Radar with the Gravitron. There is a HUGE difference between a "combo" pair of trick skis and an actual real trick ski. Keep an eye out on Ski-It-Again for one. It's important to get the right length based on your weight. A 43" is really what a full grown male would be riding on. They don't come up often because people hang on to them for a LONG time once they get them. You'll generally see only shorter ones for sale as kids grow up and move on to bigger ones. Mine is almost 10 years old and I bought it brand new. Incredible investment over that span of time. They also hold value like crazy.

I'd ditch the pair and go right to a single trick ski. I realize this will be unpopular advice but YMMV.

Never trick skied. I get up on 1 slalom though, and I have been wakeboarding this year. Maybe the trick ski is more my speed. I don't know. Always want to try new things.

Trick skis appear to be very expensive. The only one I can find is the $650 Radar. Are there any cheaper options for trying it out?