learning to foot

Thanks Quinner. The kneeboard technique worked great all things considered, and now I am looking forward to next spring and learning to get up on my own.

Our place is on Hutchins Lake, in Allegan Co., not too far north of Paw Paw and Gun (~30-45min). It is ~375 acres and kind of shallow, but is a great lake overall. It's major failings are mandatory slow/no wake times before 11AM and after 7:30PM and the current lack of a ski course, both of which I would like to fix, but realistically I think I can only perhaps remedy the latter of the two.

Saturday when my brother took a short foot run behind the 2000 Air he said he noticed right away that the water was different behind this boat than behind the BFN. I knew it was going to be different but he wasn't expecting it to be so different. I thought it was funny. So now we have to get used to footing off the Air as well.

Johnny, it wasn't a matter of not liking it. It was mearly different to him. With both of us having learning how to foot over the late summer months. Not sure he was quite ready for different. WE will see as time goes. We pretty much decided on the days that we want to foot we will use the BFN. The days everyone wants to goto the lake we will take both to the lake. Tie the BFN up at the dock until we are ready to foot. Everyone else can ski off the Air.

skicat, now that you actually have a CC you think you can come on here and shoot your mouth off?

More boats, more problems...no wonder reid doesn't have any hair!

My apologies! I forgot about that '79 you recently got rid of. Anywho, I think I will be in Atlanta in May, maybe we can get together. What is the 3rd CC I am forgetting?

skicat wrote: The red 71 Skier.

When you gonna post more pics of that boat, anyways? That's gotta be one of my favorites on here. I hope to picking up a similar one thats pea soup green.

Hey Greg: I would like to see HW again and drink some beer. Got room for a couple more to visit?

Read in the Lakeland Ledger that you guys in the Atlanta area are gonna be outa water in 90 days. On our trip south on 75 this past weekend we went by Lanier and I was shocked. We got water here tho if ya wanna bring that BFN down for some test pulls.

john

Come on up Jbear. If we don't get some rain, we might have to find something to do besides ski though!

If you were driving down 75, that was Lake Allatoona. Both of them are dry. Can't believe you drove right by me & didn't even call!

Wow, look at that glass behind's wife is on, very nice!!

JBear, how long do you think it will take us to hitchhike to FLA in January? Only if we can ski on glass like that!!

I enjoy every Jan. so long ast it is cold and lots of snow.

Behindpropeller,

Tell the MRS. she looked like she was doing great. Looks like she got some really nice water to learn on. Only had a chance to get water that nice twice this year. My work schedule sucks for catching glass. Everytime we got up early enough to catch glass it was wind due to a storm blowing in. Keep up the good work with her. I hope my wife will try to foot one of these days.

Barracuda wrote: behindpropeller wrote: Here is Mrs. Behindpropellers footing last weekend..... First time ever! She learned how to ski 3 years ago. Lookin good on that GLASS! Here's Mrs. Barracuda Barefooting for the first time She took a couple harsh wipe outs learning the tumble up and I'm really proud of her for trying it this season. I didn't think she would ever try barefooting, but the trainer sling gave her the confidence she needed.

That's awesome guys!!!! Tell your wives congrats. That's so cool that they want to learn to barefoot. A lot of woman take a couple diggers and then loose interest quick. Tell them to keep at it!!!! Of course, I'm sure with the top notch instruction that they're getting from you guys, they won't ever loose interest hey? Nicely done.

Barracuda wrote: Here's Mrs. Barracuda Barefooting for the first time

Geez Brad,
Cute babies & barefooting - She's a keeper!
Nice job Mrs B.   

It was very hard for me to pass up a brand new KSO in a MT for under $200.

behindpropeller wrote: Barracuda wrote: Hollywood wrote: A little birdie told me BarefootCentral will have an Eclipse coming back in a size 8 possibly by the end of the week. They are closeout for ~$160 right now and only have 14s left on the site. Yeah- That's a great sale- I picked up a Razor the first day the sale hit... She's ready for her own BF suit and her own Slalom ski this year- Anyone have a used ladies suit in your shed??? VTX Eclipse for $149.00 http://www.lakeelmosports.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=3_102&products_id=563

PS- We found the vtx suits to run a little small for the ladies.

Tim

Hollywood wrote: PS- I was told Vortex suits are made in China.

Would not surprise me!!