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"SKIING
IS A SLIDING SPORT":
Conventional Skiing Wisdoms (CSW's)
by Bill Jones, Ski Instructor
Certified Professional Ski Instructor (Registration #110478)
CSW #14:
"For my height I need skis of a certain length."
There was a time when this statement
was gospel, and there is still some truth in it. But there are many factors that
give skis their overall characteristics. These include longitudinal and
torsional flexibility or stiffness, variations of width along the ski length,
bottom camber (separation of skis when placed base to base), nature of ski tip
and tail, type and mounting position of bindings, weight, and of course length.
Selecting a pair of skis is also dependent on how one likes to ski and in what
conditions of terrain and snow texture.
Thus it has become more important to try out skis before buying. Ski
manufacturers sponsor "demo days" in early season for this purpose and some
maintain tryout facilities at ski areas. Rental of demo skis is another option,
as is just renting skis, in which you can have the best pair for the conditions
on any given day.
main CSW contents
prior CSW #13: "Don't wax skis; they would then go too
fast"
next CSW #15: "After one ski lesson, I should be able to
`ski the mountain'"
"SKIING
IS A SLIDING SPORT"--a skiing web manual:
Skiing Web Manual
Contents Why Read
This Skiing Web Manual
That First Lesson A
Little Skiing History Motion in
Skiing
CONVENTIONAL SKIING WISDOMS
Skier Excuses
Fear in Skiing
Conditioning for Skiing Equipment and Technique
Skiing Equipment
How Skis
Work
How
to Develop Balance on Skis
A Skiing
Turn Simplified Tactics for Terrains and Snow
Textures
Skiing Tips and Tales--a potpourri
Children
and Skiing
Age and Skiing
Gender & Skiing Culture
& Skiing
Skiing Ethics and Survival Slope Safety Skiing
Environment Glossary Acknowledgements
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This "CSW #14: 'For my height...'" page last modified
11/18/2009:: \SkiMyBest\skiCSW14.htm.
Copyright © 2010 William R Jones.
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