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    VuVantage Video waterskiing

    We tried our VuVantage backpack this past weekend. With my hip needing hip replacement soon, I wanted some video of me single skiing in case I may never be able to do this anymore. Got some of the hubby too. It's very hard to try to position the camera - got it a little too low and with my...
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    Got up in the single ski - hip problems and all - woo hoo!!!

    Got out to the lake Saturday and water was pretty cold for me - had to wear a wetsuit, but I got up on the single ski - even with my hip problems. Woo hoo! I wasn't sure how hard it was going to be to even GET the ski on, but I managed to get it on and get up on the second pull! Throughout...
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    Upcoming first time out - hip problems ARGH!!!

    After accomplishing finally getting up on the single ski last summer, (woo hoo for me!) - going from the Big Easy to the O'Brien Impulse - I was excited to get back to skiing this summer. However, a health issue has crept in at age 56 that may derail me. In November my work got us all Fitbit's...
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    My graduation to a smaller ski!

    In my quest to progress single skiing this year, I have gone thru several skis. I started this year on the Big Easy - large 750 sq. in. ski that I was able to get up on at the end of last season. I progressed from that ski to the Big Daddy at 550 sq. in., then on to the Mid SX at 500 sq. in...
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    Got outside the wake single skiing on first try this year!

    My goal was to get outside the wake this weekend - since I just got up on a single last year on our last boating trip. I accomplished that - woo hoo! Heading out again in 2 weeks and hopefully I can cross both wakes a lot more. Still getting used to being on a single ski - but I'm proud of my...
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    Connelly Big Easy single ski for sale on Ebay

    For shits and giggles I found a Connelly Big Easy for sale on Ebay - even with shipping pretty cheap considering I paid over $250 over 8 years ago for ours. Just throwing it out there as a wide beginner ski.
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    Our homemade pvc rope for a gopro for my single ski!

    We've put the gopro on the wakeboard tower we have on the boat to try to get some video and even putting on a 2x telephoto lens it still is far away. We made a PVC handle for my single ski - the Big Easy. It was a very rough day so we didn't get much boating in as I was getting seasick in the...
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