New Water Ski Recommendation / Pro Ski Coach Water Ski Forum

Pl0tz · #1 Fri, Nov 13, 2009 3:00 PM

Hey! for the past couple years i have been skiing on a HO mach 1 ski. On it I've been able to confidently ski (on a course) at 28 off 34mph, and now i feel like I'm really for an upper level ski. One that can take me through tournaments and competitions. I've tested a few "upper" ski's and i love the feel of them. If any one could give me a recommendation for a good intermediate competition ski for me to look into, it would really help! A couple ski's I've been looking into are the Radar Annex, Connelly f1, and a few others. And Advice in what i should look into would be greatly appreciated!!
Thanks!
- Plotz

EdJohnson · #2 Fri, Nov 13, 2009 3:41 PM

Personally, I ski on the Goode 9900 Wide Ride. It is so easy to ski on a Cave man could run shortline....My second choice would be the Radar Strada, then the Z-7. I feel these are the top 3 skis right now and you can't go wrong with any of them.....ED

tjo · #3 Fri, Nov 13, 2009 4:08 PM

Ya, if you are skiing 28 off @ 34 it is definetely time to upgrade. I don't disagree with Ed's comments. For what it's worth, I converted from HO (System 8) to D3 (RCX) this last spring and the transition was super easy.

ScotChipman · #4 Fri, Nov 13, 2009 4:09 PM

I'm with ED and ski on the easy to use GOODE 9900 Wide Ride...... however I could easily love and own the O'Brien Elite, Radar Strada, or D3 Z7. A bunch of good skis to choose from these days.

HO410 · #5 Fri, Nov 13, 2009 5:17 PM

I would suggest that you contact a good proshop like h2osmosis and see what 2009 or demo skis they have on clearance. I also know that Bennett's (www.3eventstore.com) has smoking deals on RS-1s (both boots and skis). You could also check out ski-it-again.com. There are plenty of skiers that demo a ski, keep it, but then choose something else, or they just buy a new ski each year. Despite the sticker shock of these skis, there are some good deals to be had out there.

I've known several skiers that opted for the System 8 (comparable to something like the Annex, essentially RS-1 jr.), to save a couple hundred, over the Monza. It's not that the System 8 was a bad ski. In fact it is a very good ski, but there is a point where the bump in performance, when moving to the Monza, is gratefully welcomed. Just 2 cents. Make of it what you will.

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h20dawg79 · #6 Fri, Nov 13, 2009 10:49 PM

I have an Annex. But, if I hadn't gotten such an extreme Killer deal on it, I would absolutely go with the Senate "C" for 34 mph. (I still may buy one???)

Who knows, the Strata may be the Hottest new ticket out there. But, imo it's way to soon to know who it might benefit the most. The Senate "C" will probably be about 1/2 the cost of a lot great ski's and it is still carbon!

Best bang for the Buck @ 34mph; I'm going with the Senate "C" and RS-1 Bindings...

Thomas Wayne · #7 Sat, Nov 14, 2009 12:34 AM

The Annex, Senate-C, and RS-1 are all very close cousins, differing primarily in width and layup only.

TW

Pl0tz · #8 Mon, Nov 23, 2009 1:15 PM

Hey! thanks for all the awesome recommendations! i ended up finding an AMAZING dead on a Radar Annex! CAN'T WAIT for it to come in!! & jump in that- ohhh soooo missed missed water and just ski. B)
-plotz