HO SVT - Any good?
David Bridenbaugh
boot/rear toe for $239. It looks like a nice ski, and has one
of those wing things (?) on the fin. Is this a good deal? Is this
a good ski for recreational slalom skiing? Would it be any
good at all on a slalom course (never actually skied one, hope to
try it someday).
Since I am the opposite of a packrat, I long ago tossed out my
1994 Waterski Equipment Buyers Guide. Does anybody know what
they had to say about this ski?
Thanks,
David Bridenbaugh
bride...@encmail.encompass.com
Jeff Odell
>From: bride...@glvc12.cen.encompass.com (David Bridenbaugh)
>Subject: HO SVT - Any good?
>Date: 29 Nov 1994 08:43 -0600
>Thanks,
>David Bridenbaugh
>bride...@encmail.encompass.com
How tall are you? How much do you weight? A 69" ski is pretty big. I am 6'3"
190 lbs and ski on a 67" ski.
I don't have the buyers guide handy but could dig it out if necessry.
Anyone else have the guide handy?
Jeff
Spence Hackney
I worked at a pro shop this summer which sold the SVT. We had a
lot of really good response out of it, especially in the rec class. I
even have a lady friend here in the UNC-CH ski club who is making some
pretty solid passes on it. However, I surely would not classify it as a
"competition ski" The price sounds good. I'm not sure, but I think that
we sold it for around $249 with an HO 65 boot and a toe plate. Buy the
wat the fin on the back is called a "wing" or "cheater" and helps
decelerate the ski as well as keep the ski in the water over the wakes.
Most experts sugest demoing a ski without the cheater because the cheater
changes the personality of the ski so much.
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Charles Anstey,B22CH,3883,
>> a good ski for recreational slalom skiing? Would it be any
>> good at all on a slalom course (never actually skied one, hope to
>> try it someday).
>> Since I am the opposite of a packrat, I long ago tossed out my
>> 1994 Waterski Equipment Buyers Guide. Does anybody know what
>> they had to say about this ski?
>> Thanks,
>> David Bridenbaugh
>> bride...@encmail.encompass.com
I have the HO Ultra AC 8.5 (last years SVT equivalent minus 0.1 stiffness)
and I can say that it is a very nice recreational ski. I learned to
ski the slalom course but only up to 32mph because that is how fast my
boat goes. It will not get you very far in the course because of its
large turn radius and slow acceleration off the turn as compared to a
competition ski. It is less stable than other recreational skis due to
its wide tunnel design and is tougher to ride flat than a narrow tunnel,
especially on glass-like water. Also, unless you weight over 200lbs I
would not recommend a 69" ski. My ski is 67" and is too long for me
@ 160lbs.
The short of it is, 5 people learned to ski on that ski this past summer
and it is an excellent recreational open water ski and good to learn on.
It is not a ski to use for serious slalom skiing.
Charles Anstey
Terry Jones
>> 190 lbs and ski on a 67" ski.
>
>
>Since I am skiing behind a low hp boat, my thinking was that a 69" ski would
>make deepwater starts much easier, and since I'm such a Wally, I
>probably wont even notice the extra 2" of ski. :)
If it means anything to you, I ski into 22 or on a great day 28
off in tournaments and I ski on a 69" HO Turbo (old). When I bought it
I weighed 190 lbs and skied behind a low HP boat so I bought it
for about the same reasons you did. I still ski on it and
now weigh 165-170 and have a high HP boat too. It still works
pretty good. I can manage a few balls at 22 off and on a real
good day some at 28 off (old man 34mph zone bear in mind!)
The biggest problem with a big ski is deceleration. Hard to slow
a big ski down which really gets to be a problem at shortline
and 36mph and especially in tail winds. If you are just
starting the course, you can probably do fine on a 69 and then
when you get better in a few years, get a new ski for your new abilities.
tj
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>David