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[MARK-S]

Talbertini,
Just add 10 RPM to the PP daily from 32 mph until you work your way up to 34. Each day you will see progress. Once you start running 22 consistantly, you will not want to put it on 15 anymore. The boat really starts to help you ski at 22off.
AArons,
I used to hate HO. No reason except that I was a die hard Denny Kidder fan. But there is a big differance from the Phantom/Truth to the Monza or System 8. I went to the ski test with the intention of getting a new stick, but there is nothing new out there to make me switch. But check out the F1, the 06 is a great ski.

[brodie]

Hey Mark, your famous! How did you score the opportunity? Also. are the Goode's that poorly made?

[pj]

I ski with two guys who both have been using Goode skis. They have to have several of them at a time, because one is always in transit either to or from Goode to be repaired. All you have to do is look at the ski funny and it will self destruct. I have skied on a Goode 9700 and it is an awesome ski. They just need to improve the build quality.

[MARK-S]

Great to ski on, sucks to own one. Still no inserts, unless you do it yourself. They left black paint all over the platform and where ever else they hit white. My tips take handle shots all the time, and this ski cannot take shots without damage. If you wanted to hand me a 9700 with powershells, I would take it, but if I were buying, it would be the F1or mapples latest.

[Aarons01]

I have owned 6 Goode skis. I have payed for one! I will never purchase another Goode ski in my life. The skis are awsome, but for me, its not worth it. It is a weekend bummer that every time you turn around your ski has split. When my warranty finally gets denied I will be switching skis even if it means I have to ski 34mph the rest of my life. I would rather do that and have fun and not ski at all and worry about my f'ing $1k ski breaking every time I fall. Sorry, you hit a sore subject. F Goode build quality and making me pay shipping back in forth when its their fault for not building a ski that can last one season.

[pj]

when its their fault for not building a ski that can last one season.

Amen

[ski36short]

Am I lucky or what? Last year I went from a 9100 to a 9600 and it's still going strong. It's taken a couple handle pops along the way and the only "damage" was a little rubber from the handle. I've heard of Goode's legendary "build issues" but haven't seen them first-hand. Most guys in my club ski them, ranging from 9100s to 9700s and there aren't any splitting, bubbling, or any of that.

[Aarons01]

As I posted before I'm on #6. I bought I think it was a 9200 originally, but after 4 breaking I paid the difference to get the 9600. FIRST SET OUT on my 9600 split down the middle. This one is going strong so far. It has split up at the point but that doesn't affect the skiing so I'm not worried about it. A guy I ski with had a 9100 for a long time and never had one issue. He couldn't believe how many I was going through. He decided to upgrade to a 9700 this summer. His first one split down the side, the second one split IN HALF ( up and down) under his front foot but stay attatched by the top layer and binding. So he just got ski #3 this week and Goode said they would not warranty the second ski. He is letting the credit card company deal with them.

[MARK-S]

My friend got a 9700 that his wife got him for there aniv, it came set up with dbl goode rubbers (wileys) on it.
His first set, first cut, the ski split in 2. They were not going to replace, saying it was user error. After lots of calls to Goode, he finely got to Dave, and he replaced.
My wife is on a 9100 that seams to be built pretty good, but she is lucky. I must have went through a case of JB weld in the 2 years I had my 9500.

[Aarons01]

Thats what they said about my friends ski splitting in half, user error. Seems to be something to try to cover their ***. A bunch of BS. I would LOVE to see this company go out of business with these kind of ethics. Better yet, I would love to see Dave Goode face to face and discuss his business practices.

[jasper]

I had two Goode skis. Both constantly had build-quality issues. They ski great, but the quality is lacking. It was also very difficult to get Goode to respond to the issues. The skis had to go back multiple times, during which time I had to ski on an old ski that was totally different. What a mess. Quality issues are significant and service is poor based on my experience, but the product skis very well. I wouldn't buy another one.

jasper

[ag4ever]

How can a ski splitting under you be user error?

You cut right, you cut left, you expect the ski to stay in one piece.

Amazing.

[SGY]

Hey Mark-S. I just heard that flights from Denver to MSP are really cheap. Why don't you come out here and ski for a weekend? You can try my Carbonworx.

[Hollywood]

I think SGY is on to something...Maybe a PN slalom ski weekend gathering somewhere?

[MARK-S]

Sounds good to me. A PN Great ski and board get together.
I would be willing to do somthing like that at my place, but not many free weekends left in summer.
I skied on a CWX a few back, and it felt loke my 9500 at the time. I am a Monza fanatic.
I go to the buoyu this weekend to get spanked by all the big dawgs. It should be fun to watch.