Ski design is about to change and all of those skis of today will shortly fall into the waste bins of history. Now don't get me wrong, today's skis work great but with the advent of Zero Off, a new design became a necessity. To ski Zero Off effectively, you need to be as invisible to the boat as possible for loading ZO is a no - no! So what we need is a ski that is faster. How do we make a ski that is faster but can still turn? We need to increase the effective surface area in the part of the ski that's in the water during acceleration. Many of today's skis are wider in the forebody. To make these skis work, the front of the fin needs to be raised 100 to 200 thousandths of an inch. What this effectively does is get the front of the ski out of the water which in turn mostly negates the effect. Suppose we were to widen the tail of the ski. You would think this would cause the tail to blow out in the turns or not turn because of the added width. On the snow, there are two types of skiers, those that slide their turns and those that carve their turns. It's the same on the water. There are those that shove the tail around and those that use the edges to carve the turns. This wider tail pushes the front of the ski down in the water creating more edge contact which automatically creates more of a carved turn than a tail turn. Because the front of the ski is constantly riding lower, you would think the tail would be riding higher and more sensitive to blowing out. This is true but by changing the pivot point geometry on the sides of the ski, making the ski slightly straighter, the ski is less sensitive to for and aft movements making tail blow out and breaking at the waist less likely. Another key ingredient to making this design work is the fin setup. In the latter part of the last century, Chris Rossi and I were having daily shortline contests on an O'Brien Wide Ride combo. (to be continued)
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Newly released at the 72nd GOODE U.S. National Water Ski Championships, the Nano XTT™ combines all the hard-charging, cross-course speed of the traditional-width 9900 series with the on-the-rails, no off-side-at-all turns pioneered by the Nano OneXT’s groundbreaking AsymRocker™.
Designed with skiers who like to be more proactive in their turns in mind, the Nano XTT makes a world-record shape even better with an asymmetrical rocker.
And while not universally true, many 36 mph skiers are going to find the Nano XTT more suitable to the sport’s top speed. Just ask Chris Parrish who is quickly returning to world-record form on his new Nano XTT.
AsymRocker™ The Nano XTT features the innovative AsymRocker, an asymmetrical rocker technology that creates a longer rocker on the offside, and a shorter rocker on the onside to completely eliminating any differences between the two turns. No matter which side of the course you are on, the ski’s all-important “kick point” has the right amount of rocker in it, leading to better, smoother and more consistent turns that build angle and add buoys.
Traditional-Width Bevels™ The Nano XTT’s bevels feature a sharp bottom edge which allows the ski to track better up course, while drastically reducing down-course slipping that makes skiers late and narrow. You’ll experience an easy, comfortable, yet extremely stable and solid connection to the water that gives you more confidence and quicker edge-to-edge performance throughout the turn and as you build angle across the wake.
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It was an industry first when we introduced our innovative nano carbon fiber construction. Now it’s undisputedly proven to enhance performance.
GOODE skis constructed from nano carbon fiber and resin have higher strength-to-weight ratios and are lighter and stronger than skis built from traditional carbon fiber. Nano carbon has raised the performance bar to a higher level.
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Additional Features
Asymmetric design – available in right, left, or neutral stances.
Each Nano XTT™ comes factory installed with brass inserts that are a fraction of the weight of those used by other manufacturers. They use the GOODE pattern and are compatible with most popular bindings.
Precision finbox.
Five-year warranty.
30-day money back guarantee.
Handmade in Ogden, Utah, U.S.A.
Recommended ski selection guide for the Nano XTT™ based on skier's weight
62" – Skier's weight up to 110 pounds
64.25″ – Skier's weight up to 145 pounds
65.75″ – Skier's weight up to 185 pounds
66.5"– Skier's weight up to 205 pounds
67.25″ – Skier's weight between 185 to 235 pounds
68.5" – Skier's weight over 200 pounds
Newly released at the 72nd GOODE U.S. National Water Ski Championships, the Nano XTM™ is the next generation of the ever-popular Mid-Ride.
The perfect combination of the performance-proven mid width and the groundbreaking AsymRocker™, the all-new Nano XTM is designed for skiers who like the ski to sit a little higher in the water, and the easier, more efficient ride that comes along with it.
If you liked the 9900 series mid rides and the Nano Twist, you’ll love the Nano XTM.
AsymRocker™ The Nano XTM employs smaller bevels that, when combined with the asymmetrical rocker and extra width, require less skier input to create automatic, angle-building turns.
Mid-Ride Bevels™ The Nano XTM employs smaller bevels that, when combined with the asymmetrical rocker and extra width, require less skier input to create automatic, angle-building turns.
Nano Carbon Construction – Stronger and Lighter
It was an industry first when we introduced our innovative nano carbon fiber construction. Now it’s undisputedly proven to enhance performance.
GOODE skis constructed from nano carbon fiber and resin have higher strength-to-weight ratios and are lighter and stronger than skis built from traditional carbon fiber. Nano carbon has raised the performance bar to a higher level.
Technology and Engineering That Makes A Difference No one is more passionate about pushing the envelope of technology than GOODE. We’re committed to designing, engineering and building advanced technology that will truly exceed your expectations and take your skiing to the next level.
Additional Features
Asymmetric design – available in right, left, or neutral stances.
Each Nano XTM™ comes factory installed with brass inserts that are a fraction of the weight of those used by other manufacturers. They use the GOODE pattern and are compatible with most popular bindings.
Precision finbox.
Five-year warranty.
30-day money back guarantee.
Handmade in Ogden, Utah, U.S.A.
Recommended ski selection guide for the Nano OneXT™ based on skier's weight
64.25″ – Skier's weight up to 165 pounds-
65.5″ – Skier's weight up to 200 pounds
66.5″ – Skier's weight between 185 to 235 pounds
Newly released at the 72nd GOODE U.S. National Water Ski Championships, the Nano XTW™ combines all the hard-charging, cross-course speed of the wide-ride width with the on-the-rails, no off-side-at-all turns pioneered by the Nano OneXT’s groundbreaking AsymRocker™.
Designed with skiers who like to be less proactive in their turns in mind, the Nano XTW makes a world championship shape even better with an asymmetrical rocker.
The XTW is great for skiers skiing at speeds 34mph and below.
AsymRocker™ The Nano XTW features the innovative AsymRocker, an asymmetrical rocker technology that creates a longer rocker on the offside, and a shorter rocker on the onside to completely eliminating any differences between the two turns. No matter which side of the course you are on, the ski’s all-important “kick point” has the right amount of rocker in it, leading to better, smoother and more consistent turns that build angle and add buoys.
Traditional-Width Bevels™ The Nano OneXTW’s bevels feature a sharp bottom edge which allows the ski to track better up course, while drastically reducing down-course slipping that makes skiers late and narrow. You’ll experience an easy, comfortable, yet extremely stable and solid connection to the water that gives you more confidence and quicker edge-to-edge performance throughout the turn and as you build angle across the wake.
Nano Carbon Construction – Stronger and Lighter
It was an industry first when we introduced our innovative nano carbon fiber construction. Now it’s undisputedly proven to enhance performance.
GOODE skis constructed from nano carbon fiber and resin have higher strength-to-weight ratios and are lighter and stronger than skis built from traditional carbon fiber. Nano carbon has raised the performance bar to a higher level.
Technology and Engineering That Makes A Difference No one is more passionate about pushing the envelope of technology than GOODE. We’re committed to designing, engineering and building advanced technology that will truly exceed your expectations and take your skiing to the next level.
Additional Features
Asymmetric design – available in right, left, or neutral stances.
Each Nano XTW™ comes factory installed with brass inserts that are a fraction of the weight of those used by other manufacturers. They use the GOODE pattern and are compatible with most popular bindings.
Precision finbox.
Five-year warranty.
30-day money back guarantee.
Handmade in Ogden, Utah, U.S.A.
Recommended ski selection guide for the Nano XTW™ based on skier's weight
62.5" – Skier's weight up to 150 pounds
65″ – Skier's weight up to 195 pounds
66″ – Skier's weight over 180 pounds
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BREAKING NEWS
Great article in WS Mag by Terry Winter!
"FALLING IS NOT OK" Click on the photo above for the story about brain damage and water-skiing!
"BACKSIDING THE BUOY" - Hip on the water, shoulders level, chest downcourse, eyes on the next buoy. This is a perfect example of the turn I've been talking about for years. Terry's ski is about one foot downcourse of the turn buoy while his upper body is about three to four feet upcourse! In actuality, Terry's entire body is turning before the buoy with only his ski going around it. Notice that the ski is pointing across course at the buoy, not parallel with the course. This is major!
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THE TRUE COST OF A SKI SET (revised April 2012)
A new ski boat can cost $70,000.00. A 10% loan on that amount would end up costing the owner roughly $700.00 a month or $8,400.00 per year. The depreciation on this boat will run about $17,500.00 the first year (25%). The insurance on this boat costs about $800.00 per year. Storage can run $1,500.00 per year. Add to this oil changes $275.00, cleaning materials $110.00, maintenance $1,100.00, ropes and handles $275.00, permits and registrations $220.00, additional auto insurance $220.00 (you cannot pull a boat with a high gas mileage economy car), additional auto expenses $2,640.00, AWSA membership $60.00, miscellaneous expenses $550.00 and you have $32,930.00 per year cost to ski not including gas and the cost of new skis and equipment! If some-one skis 2 sets a day (a lot of days I don't even ski), 5 days a week, March through August and an average of 4 sets a week thereafter, they will have a total of 364 sets. Add in a spouse that skis the same amount and you now have 728 total sets. Let’s use $4.00 per gallon of gas times 1.5 gallons per set ($6.00) times 728 sets and we get $4,368.00. Now let’s divide the cost of owning the boat for the year ($32,930.00) by the 728 sets and you have $45.23 per set. Add the fuel costs to this and you get $51.23 per set. THIS IS THE COST! If we take a look at the folks up north who ski 4-6 months per year, this figure doubles or triples! So the next time you head for the lake with your ski buddy’s boat, keep these figures in mind. Handing your host $5.00 or $10.00 for a ski set is an insult!
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Crossfit vs. Technique
Years ago I wrote an article about being ten times stronger. I asked in this article, “would you ski better if you were 10 times stronger?” What do you think? Obviously you think you would and I agree but not to the level you might think. If you were 10 times stronger, you would constantly break the rope putting yourself and crew in constant danger. The danger to your crew is from the snapped rope rebounding back into the boat like a whip with the potential to take eyes out. The danger to you is broken rips, internal injuries and more. I’m not saying you don’t need to be strong to ski. I am saying you need a certain amount of strength and beyond that, your time should be spent on improving your technique! Let’s take Nate Smith for example. Nate is over six feet tall and weights just north of 155 pounds. Just looking at Nate, you would say he’s skinny with little if any muscular definition yet Nate will ski the pants off of any other skier in the world. Nate doesn’t spend his time working out. Nate spends his time and energy on the water, refining his technique. If you do things right, Nate has proven time and again that 41’ off (10.25m) can be made to look easy. If you do things wrong, it doesn’t matter how big and strong you are, you’re going down! Take your pick, do you want to look good on the dock or on the water? (Nate bends handles!)
Click on the photo above to watch Nate Smith run 41'off (10.25m)
EDGE CHANGE, WHAT EDGE CHANGE?
There has been so much talk in the past about "the edge change". When skiing a style I call "THE SWING", there is no edge change per se. What there is however is a constantly moving, never static ski that starts out on a strong edge at the buoy and continually rotates from one edge to the other as the skier moves across the course. Watch the Wim DeCree video on my website. Here you will see the transition from one edge to the other beginning to happen meters before the first wake. After the wake, Wim is on the opposite edge meaning that his ski is in the middle of its transition from one edge to another in the middle of the wakes. There is a very common misunderstanding in the water-ski world. It starts as a skier learns to ski and unless corrected, becomes a major, limiting factor thereafter. Beginning skiers tend to pull until they reach. They end up reaching in the right place but pulling way too long since reaching happens out by the buoy line. Therefore, they try getting off their pull earlier only to start reaching at the same moment. This brings them way inside the buoy. Two things were just determined; 1) the skier associates reach and edge change as the same thing at the same time and, 2) that when you reach determines how wide you ski! If you are willing to break the bondage of this common mistake, you can prepare yourself to reap the rewards of its benefits!
"Great success awaits those who build their monuments one stone at a time"
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