Wood ski buoyancy?
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Topic: Wood ski buoyancy?
Posted By: rebel skier
Subject: Wood ski buoyancy?
Date Posted: September-17-2017 at 12:02pm
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When trying to teach the kids to ski last week the biggest difficulty was the buoyancy of the o'brien fiberglass combos I have. Most of these kids did not even swim, so they were getting used to floating with life jackets while trying to control the skis. It made me really want some less buoyant skis. Are wood combos less buoyant than fiberglass? If so, I think I will keep an eye out for a good used pair. ------------- Hotty Toddy lets go skiing! |
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Posted By: Orlando76
Date Posted: September-17-2017 at 1:06pm
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Maybe add some weight on tail of the skis? ------------- Please support The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation 1976 Ski Nautique 351 Escort 1993 Ski Nautique purple and black 351 HO PCM |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: September-17-2017 at 5:50pm
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Richard, Ski buoyancy for the beginner can be a struggle. When the trainee is fighting it, I've found they aren't bending their knees enough. They need to be squatting more in the starting position. In their minds, they are picturing someone behind the boat with their legs almost in the full upright position. Tell them they need to be almost sitting on the tails of the skis. ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
Posted By: TRBenj
Date Posted: September-17-2017 at 7:51pm
| Teaching kids to ski before they know how to swim? Seriously? |
Posted By: Hollywood
Date Posted: September-17-2017 at 8:37pm
| Skis might also be too big. |
Posted By: rebel skier
Date Posted: September-17-2017 at 10:29pm
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Yes seriously. There were not my kids. These were kids from the projects who may never learn how to swim or get to a lake again. They all had correctly fitted life jackets on before being allowed near the lake. They were going to be on a tube with the other boat whether I was there or not. So, yes, I taught several to ski and kneeboard. Should I not have? ------------- Hotty Toddy lets go skiing! |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: September-17-2017 at 10:33pm
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Richard, I compliment you in your efforts to get those kids out on the water.  ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
Posted By: Morfoot
Date Posted: September-18-2017 at 8:11am
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Good job Richard...I've volunteered with Kristi Overton Johnson's In His Wakes Ministry before and have had the same experience. Pretty neat experience to say the least. Same situation as a lot of those kids didn't know how to swim but were brave enough to try and get up on a kneeboard. +1 on what Pete said. Key is to try and get the skier relaxed in the water and "Squat over the Pot". Works really well and is humorous enough to help the skier relax a little bit. ------------- "Morfoot; He can ski. He can wakeboard.He can cook chicken.He can create his own self-named beverage, & can also apparently fly. A man of many talents."72 Mustang "Kermit",88 SN Miss Scarlett, 99 SN "Sherman" |
Posted By: Riley
Date Posted: September-18-2017 at 9:34am
| I prefer wood water skis for teaching, especially kids.. All the fiberglass skis I've used are too buoyant.. |
Posted By: GottaSki
Date Posted: September-18-2017 at 1:31pm
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For my girl i melted lead sinkers into tuna cans that I pre-scorched the coating off, extracted, painted, and screwed the 1/2" high pucks onto the back of the skis just ahead of the fin, which then floated just in the position one desires. ------------- "There is nothing, absolutely nothing, half so much worthwhile as messing around with boats...simply messing." River Rat to Mole |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: September-18-2017 at 2:36pm
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I've taught plenty of kids http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-1965-Snoopy-Waterskis-Youth-Learning-Collectable-Nash-Wood-Peanuts-/352164832447?hash=item51fea8e4bf:g:HMMAAOSwDcpZuW0C" rel="nofollow - on our set of Snoopy beginners and no Tim, some did NOT know how to swim!! Seriously!!! ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
Posted By: TRBenj
Date Posted: September-18-2017 at 2:54pm
Why bother skiing? Just skip right to barefooting.
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Posted By: gun-driver
Date Posted: October-28-2017 at 9:09pm
Forgot I had this, I'm guessing the holes would effect buoyancy. 
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Posted By: DrCC
Date Posted: November-01-2017 at 1:02am
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I just sold my pair of Snoopy Ski School skis to World Champion Lisa StJohn and that's one of the first things she said, she preferred the old wood skis because they were less floaty. And make sure your non-swimmers trust their life jacket. ------------- Keep it....from sinkin' |