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Subject: Re: The serious water-skiers are listening
Message-ID: <142@bubba.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 14-Aug-85 23:57:11 EDT
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Posted: Wed Aug 14 23:57:11 1985
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Organization: COSI Texas,  Austin, Texas
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> 
> The serious water-skiers are alive and well here in Canada...
						      ^^^^^^
						      TEXAS!
> 
> I used to ski without gloves, but after trying them I find they help
> LOTS. For a while there was no problem, but now as I am pulling harder and
> harder I find I am getting serious calouses and blisters on my palm at the
> base of each ring finger. I have started holding the handle closer to
> my finger tips to avoid the palm. Anybody with any suggestions as to how to
> avoid this problem? Anybody tried those foam palm protectors they advertise in
> Overtons catalog?

I've always skied with gloves, but I have the same problem.  I haven't tried
the palm protectors, but have considered it... maybe next time I have to 
place my order.  I like Overton's the best as far as the catalogs, but then
again, I haven't seen any other ski catalog!  Do you have the addresses?

> There are goodies advertised
> in these catalogs I never knew existed.

Isn't that the truth- I mean, do you have your New Jobe Vest T-shirt yet?

> On Slalom courses, has anybody tried those "accufloat" type courses? Are they
> as easy to set up as they tell you? Does it take 2/3 of your ski weekend to
> set them up and take them down?

I have yet to ski on a slalom course.  Now, you may be thinking, this person 
isn't really a serious skier, but that's where you're wrong.  I'm just
starting to get serious.  I just recently acquired a ski boat, and this has 
been training season for me.  There's a big ski tournament held here (Austin)
every year, and I'm aiming to ski in it next year.  There are a few slalom
courses set up almost year round, so hopefully, I'll be attacking them soon!

Unfortunately, the boat has been out of service for the last two weeks - the
cam was bent, and it's not easy to find people with parts for Mallory 
distributors around here.  I just got the distributor back this afternoon,
so it sould be running by tommorrow afternoon.  

It sure is nice to hear from some other skiers!  What's the ski season up
there?  Last year, we were still skiing in December, one week before heading
up to Colorado for a snow ski trip, if you can believe that!  Wet suit season
is great around here -- most people try to avoid it, and being that Lake
Austin is rather narrow, the less people, the better.  By March, the water is
still pretty cool, but not too cool!

> There...
> t.jones

Yes, I am making a great effort to live up to the name -- ski bum.  And, hey,
leave the glass for me. (-;

M.E. Middleton