Exactly! Same as 28.  You'll have a tendancy to want to whip your upper body and push on the ski at the apex on a new pass. Resist that urge and just ride the ski around on soft legs.

One thing my coach did when I started getting into 32 was that he would randomly opt me up without telling me.  I'd go out at 15 or 22 and he would randomly shorten it to 32, bypassing 28. He's even gone from 22 to 35 without telling me.  With a shock tube, it's hard for the skier to tell what line length it is.  And especially hard to tell with a black masterline rope.  You'd be surprised how easy 32 feels when you think it's 28.

The gate is the key.  Let me repeat:  the Gate is the key!  There is a tendancy for skiers to try to turn-in hard for the gate at shorter line lengths.  Don't do this.  From a wide position, make a nice turn-in and build angle all the way through the second wake and then begin to make your edge change.  If you build angle too early on your turn-in, you will fall behind on the boat after the second wake, therefore making you late to 1.  You need to attack your turns, just don't do it too early on your turn-in.  I think 32 is more mental than anything, as there is still plenty of rope to get you to the buoy.  Don't get me wrong, it is a jump, but the one to 35 is way harder, IMO.

Also, don't waste too much time attempting 32 over and over.  Spend the majority of your time perfecting 28 over and over until you can run it most of the time.  It is much easier to work on technique at an easier line length.  I find that for myself, all my good technique goes out the window at my hard passes.

Last edited by jamisonsbrodie (Mon, Jul 19, 2010 2:51 PM)

I am a few feet outside the buoy line pulling out at 32.  That puts me at about the middle of the engine box on the boat in my glide.

I just ran 32 again on Sunday for the third time and I had a killer gate.  I did what Jamison talked about and got up high on the boat then made a nice smooth turn in and built speed through the gate.  The conditions weren't great and I ran it nice and smooth.

Now 35 on the other hand kicked my ass.  I never got a good feeling gate and couldn't get more than 1.

skiboy, I'm still working on '28.  Just made the pass once with a very helping head wind, but have gotten 4 or 5 quite a few times.  I find the gate to be the most important part of '28. 

Only tried '32 once (got 2). 

BTW, I'll be on Halls Lake, about an hour north of you for the second week of aug.  Should have a course up all week.  If you are up for the drive, come visit.

Hey Laz.Surgery is recovering nicely, hoping to be back on the ski 2 to 3rd week of August at the latest. See the surgion again Tuesday to see how the healing is coming. Will do my damndest, would be great .
   Doug

I ditto the 30off loop. I just moved the switch and 41 off lengths up in front of the 28off rope so when on the 41off loop it is actually 28 off and I can step to the switch loop which takes me to roughly 29.5 off then to the 28 off loop which is close to 31off. An easier way to step up slowly, for me anyway, when I get the 31 off down, I will move the 41 off and switch loop back in place and go to the 32 off loop.

Shorter rope is so cool!

The mid loop is a good idea, also slow the boat some, speed controls will go partial speeds. But the real message is that there are technique flaws that limit everyone at some point. If you want to ski the same keep doing the same things...but if you want to get better, something you're doing has to change. You somehow have to figure out what that is. Whether it's self analysis,
video, coaching, reading, watching other skiers, or just plain old trying different stuff.