Hey everyone!

Need some advice out there. I was skiing an old HO Mach 1 that was 65" in length for the past 14 years. I love the ski, but my age and metabolism has caught up with me and now I am pushing 175 lbs. which is just a bit too much for that length of ski. So last year I bought the HO Vengence 67" in length. I like the ski, but everyone I ski with say I don't perform on that ski like I do with my Mach 1. Problem is I need to be over 36 miles per hour to make that little ski really work nicely at my current weight.

I really thought by updating 14 years and only adding 2" to the ski, that I would still be able to work the ski similar to my old, very outdated HO ski.

Wondering maybe I should look at the "new" HO Mach 1 and get it at 66" in length.

I am free skier. Not much time working the course. Just like to lay down at 22 off and do lots of giant "S"s in the water.

Anyone ski either one of these skis and what have you noticed in your skiing?

Thanks everyone.

Dan