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Should i go shorter

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RobotTom
Posts: 544 - Karma: 21
for pure freestyle i was wondering if I should go shorter in ski length. I have some trouble rotating as quick as some. right now i have 169 PE's and I am 5'8". i need to get my bindings centered on the ski a bit more, do u think this will help with my rotational woes, or do u think i need a shorter pair of skis?
Jan 29 2007 8:46PM
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kabozo101
Posts: 4429 - Karma: 20
nope stay with those.. im 5'5" and i have 169's
Jan 29 2007 8:48PM
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BigJew
Posts: 6974 - Karma: 79
Yeah, your skis are too short if anyhting. As you get used to spinning more you'll be able to rotate much faster. Don't bother with remounting, it's just a waste of time and money and you won't notice the difference really.
Jan 29 2007 8:49PM
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Albino
Posts: 1400 - Karma: 123
dont go shorter. im 5'8 and i ride centred 176s. just practice and theyll come around easier.
Jan 29 2007 8:52PM
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Edward.
Posts: 9366 - Karma: 445
practice and work out your core muscles more
Jan 29 2007 8:56PM
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skidemon22
Posts: 4418 - Karma: 1,937
u should never go shorter. unless your gay. are you gay?
Jan 29 2007 9:12PM
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skiRay
Posts: 7558 - Karma: 926
yeah good size. my skis are getting kinda short... i have 169's and i am 6 ft
Jan 29 2007 9:17PM
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SwitchMahFuckah
Posts: 783 - Karma: 15
I roll 167 scratches and im 6'0.
Jan 29 2007 9:39PM
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Rusticles
Posts: 2178 - Karma: 1,333
Do not get shorter skis. practice more
Jan 29 2007 9:43PM
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JockinJLoads
Posts: 3480 - Karma: 6
whoever said you wont notice a diff if you remount them you def will.....center them
Jan 29 2007 9:44PM
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RobotTom
Posts: 544 - Karma: 21
yeah ok, my shop said tehy would center them for free so I might go with that. I think I just need to grow a pair and just go for it more. I have a massive hemotoma in my hip though from 5 successive weeks of hip injuries from rails in the same exact place so I might "easy style" it.
Jan 29 2007 9:45PM
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nedward
Posts: 841 - Karma: 15
i ride short too....5 foot 3...150s lol
Jan 29 2007 10:08PM
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tSki
Posts: 956 - Karma: 171
those are fine, you just need to get better at spinning
Jan 29 2007 10:09PM
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JaphyRyder
Posts: 1766 - Karma: 113
ya man those are perfect for you, esp center mounted.
Jan 29 2007 10:09PM
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mwagner
Posts: 274 - Karma: 4
I am 5'6 and i have Dynastar 182 and i can still huck 7's off rollers
Jan 29 2007 10:13PM
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tjski
Posts: 5859 - Karma: 44
skis that are as tall as you or eyebrow hieght is good for park.. and yes get them centerd.
Jan 29 2007 10:16PM
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MadSteezin
Posts: 4572 - Karma: 936
I'm about 5'6-8 and I have 174cm Salomon Guns center mounted and i can spin a 360 on flat ground with them.
Jan 29 2007 10:22PM
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eheath
Posts: 61097 - Karma: 118,198
I'm 4'10 with 193 EHPs for park.
Jan 29 2007 10:23PM
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tha_CF
Posts: 1696 - Karma: 328
haha yeah ur probly fine, im bout the same and have 171's centered
Jan 29 2007 10:28PM
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charmander
Posts: 10636 - Karma: 372
how big is it?
this summer i had 1.5 liters in mine
Jan 29 2007 11:05PM
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RobotTom
Posts: 544 - Karma: 21
shit man, idk how big mine is. it covers about a 7"x7" area on my hip and just out about 2 inches from where my hip normally is. the thing is just plain annoying, and i squeal like a little girl and cant get myself to move for about a minute or two after i land on it or hit it on a rail. This is the kind of shit that i am hoping to stop by gaining better control of my skis while in the air so i dont loose my balance when landing and fuck myself up.
Jan 29 2007 11:12PM
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poofartpee
Posts: 7436 - Karma: 1,537
id say ur pretty much at the shortest ski u would want to go, if centre mounting doesnt help, then ur pubic enemys are to heavy for ur muscles
Jan 29 2007 11:19PM
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900toaster
Posts: 32 - Karma: 14
yo im lke 5' 3" or 5' 4" and i ski on 167, i think the ski should curve over your head
Jan 29 2007 11:19PM
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wdbo.
Posts: 4935 - Karma: 173
never go shorter.
Jan 29 2007 11:21PM
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Roy
Posts: 1982 - Karma: 1,240
Shorter is gay, don't worry about spinning with smaller skis, I switch 7ed my parks biggest table a healthy 15 feet, with 182 scratch BCs on the other day.
Jan 29 2007 11:25PM
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RobotTom
Posts: 544 - Karma: 21
yeah, they are def real heavy skis that i bust through shit with on the mountain but in the park I feel like my skis control me and I dont control the skis. I was thinking about getting soem invaders, are those light?
Jan 29 2007 11:26PM
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charmander
Posts: 10636 - Karma: 372
u gotta take soem time off then
i mean with mine for like 2 weeks of just watching tv i still almost passed out every time i stood up
Jan 29 2007 11:28PM
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RobotTom
Posts: 544 - Karma: 21
yeah, im gonna invest in some padded pants. I can't take time off from skiing. I have season goals and if I don't complete my checklist then im gonna be ebating myself all the way into next season.
Jan 29 2007 11:37PM
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charmander
Posts: 10636 - Karma: 372
just sayin man thats some bad shit, a hematoma is internal bleeding, i have a blood condition (lo platelate count, 35,000) so yea wait for ur season goals for like 2 weeks you really won regret it
Jan 29 2007 11:40PM
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poofartpee
Posts: 7436 - Karma: 1,537
well im actually surious on how much u weigh and how aggresive u are?
Jan 29 2007 11:41PM
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skier_boy26
Posts: 11295 - Karma: 502
i had a hematoma on the side of my upper thigh as well a few years back. Excruciating pain if I fell on it, but I never got it checked out, now I just have scar tissue.
But for length, skis do not really play a big role in rotation speed. Most of it comes from the skier, so going shorter doesn't really affect anything, except hinder you from other aspects of skiing (some skis do have more swing weight than others, and PEs, in my experience, have more than a lot of park skis). Also, height isn't as important as weight/strength. A 169 PE is pretty much as short as you want to go, unless you weight like 100lbs, then even that ski might be pushing it.
Jan 29 2007 11:47PM
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outerlimitz
Posts: 639 - Karma: 14
6-1 200, I got with 185 karmas...so far so good in the park, though I haven't pushed it yet this season.
Jan 29 2007 11:53PM
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charmander
Posts: 10636 - Karma: 372
im 5-5 an i run 161's karmas and oldass 720's
Jan 30 2007 12:15AM
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slaydave
Posts: 1697 - Karma: 62
if ur 6 ft and riding anything under a 175... ur skis r too short... just had to say that
Jan 30 2007 12:18AM
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Stanyo
Posts: 238 - Karma: 68
You don't need tiny-assed skis, you just need to get better at spinning.  I'm 5'6" and I can spin my 181 thugs (120 under foot)  just fine.  I really like jumping with bigger skis- it may take a little more to get them spinning but they seem  to smooth out the rotation.
Jan 30 2007 12:20AM
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A@ron
Posts: 1320 - Karma: 86
except for skiing switch.
Jan 30 2007 12:21AM
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SHastatahoe
Posts: 3414 - Karma: 19
since when has anyone said that size doesnt matter? the longer, fatter it is, the more pleasure will come from it.
Jan 30 2007 12:34AM
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[~_~]
Posts: 20239 - Karma: 1,273
whoa 169cm is small for 5'8". I ride 181s and Im 5'8".
Jan 30 2007 12:53AM
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EClay46
Posts: 2499 - Karma: 69
ya really, my scratch bc wrs, arent heavy but they are so sick for jumping, so smooth
Jan 30 2007 1:27AM
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