O'BRIEN ELITE EXPERIENCE
Sizes: 65.5, 67, 68.5 inches | MSRP: $1,999.99 | obrien.com
When water ski legend Andy Mapple designed the Elite Experience with his team of all-star skiers, his goal was to create a user-friendly ski that maximizes speed while giving the skier controlled feedback. Goal accomplished! The Elite Experience is extremely fast, which proved to be the main adjective as testers came off the water - fast through the wakes, fast into the turn, fast through the turn and out of the turn. “Keep your hips up and hold on,” Jason Hutchins comments after his test run. For some testers, the Elite Experience felt a bit squirrely at first, but after a few passes to settle in, they were burning up the course. The ski seems to react to skier input very well. Strong legs/knees through the wakes are imperative as the ski keeps moving. As long as you're in a strong position, this ski will definitely take you where you want to go.
Keys to the ELITE EXPERIENCE:
• The ski moves well into, through and out of a turn
• Keep hips up and move your body through the turn; do not let the ski get behind you and get disconnected with your body
• Trust the ski; let it go where it wants and do not try force it
