The official slalom course diagram.
Slalom water ski course dimensions.
It happens to most serious water skiers.
Boat guide to boat guide.
Length 134 5 feet 41 meters 205 m 8 inches.
Setting up a course seems simple enough just 22 plastic buoys anchored to the bottom.
This water ski size chart is a guide for the water ski length.
For years water skiers have set up their race courses while studying a diagram that is a flat out lie.
The length of a slalom ski is mostly based on the weight of the skier and boat speed.
To draw a picture of the slalom course that shows the buoys nearly as wide as they are apart is horribly misleading to say the least.
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Water ski organization requires a course using 26 buoys set out at the following dimensions.
Diagonal 154 feet 47 meters 235 m 9 24 inches.
65 diagram 1 official slalom course dimensions range tolerance overall 259m 258 353 259 648 1 4.
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In competitive slalom waterskiing a numerical terminology designates the results of a skier s run through the buoys designations such as 6 0 off 5 16 off or 4 32 off are seen as a skier scores for each run is posted.
Water ski size chart.
The slalom water ski course dimensions measurement distance tolerance entrance gate to boat guides length 88 5 feet 27 meters 135 m 5 25 inches.
Slalom courses can be laid out in a variety of ways with varying numbers of buoys but for official competitions the u s.
You get to the point where just going out and kicking up a lot of spray on a single ski gets boring.
The most common mistake is to buy a length that is too short for your weight thus making it difficult for that rider to get up on that slalom ski.
2012 tournament water ski rules pag.