Just getting back into skiing/slaloming. Literally, I've been up ONE time recently and rode it out until I was ready to let go. I was a "fair" slalom skier 25 years ago but never ran a course. Just cruising and making a couple of hard cuts across the wake with big spray for fun. I used to ski the "world record holder Jobe Honeycomb" ski and LOVED it, never my ski but a couple of different friends. I've used a rear toe plate and a rear boot. So, my question is, which should I ski as I get back into it? I bought a Blem O'Brien Synchro with double X-9 boots. They sent the ski blank but no boots so they are sending the boots now (Oh, $199 COMPLETE!). I can buy an x-9 RTP for $30 and don't mind doing so. Would that be a better place to start until I get comfortable on the ski then go to the rear boot? I do remember the rear boot being a little bit different feeling than the RTP in the past.