View Full Version : Pics from Skiing with worlds best!
rhsprostar
12-15-2009, 01:02 AM
Well, we did our annual boys trip to Lake Rini in Clermont last week. All in all not a bad year.....Matt Rini was, as always a great host and awesome coach.
Not the greatest weather, but for a guy who hadn't skied in 3 months i am happy with the results. It's amazing what a few days with Matt can do for your skiing.
You know......waterskiing is one of those rare sports where you can just as easily ski with the Womens World Champion as you can with your wally neighbor....:D:D:D....
ok maybe not....but she does rock!
Whitney McClintock..................
rhsprostar
12-15-2009, 01:12 AM
......like the way i snuck the pic of me in there...:D
Heres a pic or two of Matt dialing in the new Radar Strada.......looks like he practices what he preaches...........
MariStar-Man
12-15-2009, 03:10 AM
Great Pics! That looks so fun slicing thru the water...I have never been but one of these days when my woman can drive like she spends money...:rolleyes:
Wow, looks like a fantastic time! I'm jealous!
flya750
12-15-2009, 12:14 PM
That Strada looks HUGE!? is that a shaped ski?
I would love to ski with Whitney McClintock... She is HAUT!!! You lucky dog!:)
......like the way i snuck the pic of me in there...:D
Heres a pic or two of Matt dialing in the new Radar Strada.......looks like he practices what he preaches...........
rhsprostar
12-15-2009, 03:29 PM
I didn't really take a really close look at the Strada but it didn't seem oversized or shaped like my HO S1. It is wider in the front than say a Monza but all the skis seem to be,these days. Matt was riding a 66 Strada with the new Strada boots. The boots are amazing. Two of our group bought them this trip. They are a new improved rs-1 boot.
I think it is just the camera angle that makes the ski look bigger than usual.....
He had one there for me to try but when you only have 6 days, the last thing you want to do is change up another variable. Besides the S1 is really treating me well, so far.
Whitney said that she loves the new Strada. Much quicker than her rs-1 and more forgiving in the turns. She said it was an easy ski to switch to.
flya750
12-15-2009, 05:41 PM
Yeah.. I think you're right about the newer skis being wider in the tip area for more hookup coming out of the turn.
I didn't really take a really close look at the Strada but it didn't seem oversized or shaped like my HO S1. It is wider in the front than say a Monza but all the skis seem to be,these days. Matt was riding a 66 Strada with the new Strada boots. The boots are amazing. Two of our group bought them this trip. They are a new improved rs-1 boot.
I think it is just the camera angle that makes the ski look bigger than usual.....
He had one there for me to try but when you only have 6 days, the last thing you want to do is change up another variable. Besides the S1 is really treating me well, so far.
Whitney said that she loves the new Strada. Much quicker than her rs-1 and more forgiving in the turns. She said it was an easy ski to switch to.
André
12-15-2009, 07:08 PM
Great pics! Lokks like you had a lot of fun!
Taking pics of a World champion from the boat,you're lucky!
Did you know her from before? I think she's from Ontario...
How did you ski and what Matt had you working on?
DooSPX
12-15-2009, 07:29 PM
That Strada looks HUGE!? is that a shaped ski?
I would love to ski with Whitney McClintock... She is HAUT!!! You lucky dog!:)
I agree! :D:rolleyes:
trickskier
12-15-2009, 10:54 PM
Great Pics!!! :D
rhsprostar
12-16-2009, 01:11 AM
Thanks guys, it was a good time. Whitney and Matt are great people to ski with. We had met Whitney in past years skiing with Matt. If you are ever in Orlando give him a shout for a set or two, you won't regret it. www.mattrini.com You also never know who will be there to ski with you....Whitney, Jason McClintock, Chris Rossi, Ryan Dodd, Thomas Moore, Karina Nolan, etc
It's always pretty chill and it's an awesome ski site.
Andre, we worked on what else but......gates!
Matt got me to bring my right hip up and forward to my right(back)arm, at the pullout. Also focused on putting a little more weight on the rear foot, again right at pullout. It seemed backwards to everything that i had been taught about stayed balanced and falling in the direction you want to go but it actually worked. I found I was able to get out quicker and further up on the boat, allowing me to match boat speed for my turn in. To be honest I am not entirely sure why it works but it helped me. You can see Chris Rossi doing it in this video I found on the Pro Ski Coach site,
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfINo3J9gXo
Matt also found that as I was coming into the buoy, I would tend to lose my outward momentum by not staying level with my shoulders. So I would come up narrow, epecially on shorter lines lengths......need to focus on this next. Don't know if I can wait till spring, may have to make another trip to Orlando for a few more sets!
Here are a few more pics...;)
rhsprostar
12-17-2009, 01:12 AM
Wow..lost my own thread.....moved to the 'waterskiing & Barefooting forum' ???? Hmmmm not sure I like the move as I never check those forums myself...way more people see it in the General...........I kinda thought it was a general mastercraft topic......... did you not see the 197 in every pic?:rolleyes:
Jesus_Freak
12-17-2009, 06:11 AM
Great skiing pics.
You can always click on "New Posts" or "Today's Posts" to see all forum latest thread updates.
rhsprostar
12-17-2009, 04:09 PM
Thanks.....I will check out that feature!
TMCNo1
12-17-2009, 05:07 PM
Thanks.....I will check out that feature!
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thatsmrmastercraft
12-17-2009, 06:33 PM
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rhsprostar
12-18-2009, 10:14 AM
Using the "New Posts" feature is the first thing I do when I come on when I get to the TT forum page, and it will show them from newest at the top to the oldest at the bottom since you were last logged on. If there are no new posts, it will give you a window to allow you to click on for the Newest Posts in the last 24 hours. Also once you have looked through and or posted on any threads/posts that are shown, you can hit the refresh button and New Posts again and it will show any new posts/threads that were made since you came on. Otherwise if you can't find one of your own threads/posts from the past that has fell off the page, go to your profile and click on "Statistics" and click on either,
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Thanks TMCno1.........funny how each forum has it's own eccentricities. Different platforms i guess.