Help with Tournament Water Skiing Accessories / Pro Ski Coach Water Ski Forum

ski6 · #1 Sun, Sep 19, 2010 5:31 AM

Hi Guys

I am needing to buy a whole lots of new bouys for our slalom course. Which are the best to buy and best colours to use? I was thinking of using the Overton's Boat Guide Buoys, 6" x 14" with hold-downs for the boat path, and for skiers bouys either the Overton's Gladiator® Inflatable Slalom Buoys, 9" dia. or the Polyform Slalom buoys from www.skiertoskier.com

For the Boat Video camera does it need to be high up for tricks and slalom or if is acceptable to use the Trakker P4 from www.wakevideo.com

For All the slalom cameras, should i use a 4 channel dvr with one big screen that's connected to my four slalom camera's?

Thanks

ski6 · #2 Tue, Sep 21, 2010 3:49 PM

any advice???

ToddF · #3 Tue, Sep 21, 2010 3:52 PM

is the tracker good for shortlines? 35-41, I have heard that it isn't awesome for those lengths.

HO410 · #4 Tue, Sep 21, 2010 4:19 PM

What level sanction are you trying to put on?

ski6 · #5 Tue, Sep 21, 2010 4:30 PM

It is the South African Nationals, so going to have guys running 11.25m and getting into 10.75m

HO410 · #6 Tue, Sep 21, 2010 4:39 PM

I would talk to your Chief Judge and Technical Controller. That would be the easiest way to find out what kind of equipment would be ideal.

From what I've seen, the Polyform buoys are very nice.

ski6 · #7 Tue, Sep 21, 2010 4:53 PM

anybody tried the Barts Slalom Bouys(http://www.bartswatersports.com/catalog.asp?P=286) and these http://www.bartswatersports.com/catalog … /index.asp for boat path guides.

HO410 · #8 Tue, Sep 21, 2010 5:17 PM

All things being equal (and they are when you order 16 buoys) the polyform are the better of the 3 buoys.

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