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Tall skiers?

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Duck_Butter
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What is the thought on tall skiers?
Nov 23 2012 8:27AM
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Bread_Fish
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Im 6'2" but hopefully ill grow at least another inch or two because I am 16 and grew 2" in the last year. I am sure that the negative aspects in skiing are completely made up for in other parts of liffe!
Nov 24 2012 9:42AM
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SkiTennessee
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Yessss
Nov 24 2012 1:20PM
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deleted2
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Being semi tall and fat is horrible, I'm 6' 250 pounds, and when I fall you can hear it, and I feel it for a while afterwards.
Nov 24 2012 9:08PM
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rhudson
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Lemme put it this way, how many tall pro to small pro ratio do you see ( In terms of the professional aspect of the sport)? probly 10:1 short to tall. Next tricks, what kind of tricks do taller guys throw down like Collins Downey Willard (exception Spriggs and Brown) as where small guys like Edollo Wally Casabon THall Carlson Riley Flynn Wells Gagnier White Perron Godbout Rainville Abma Pollard Powis Jordan.. explains itself. This Sport is harder on taller guys because of impact. 6'4" doubles on the tramps drop pillows switch pow and cliffs totally good, get me in an icy park or rails and it's not so fun. specially urban. Like they say 'Big Tree Fall Hard'. Being under 6' you are likely 20 to 30 pounds lighter and more compact. Everybody's different but landing hard constantly begins to take a toll especially being heavier, wether you're built like a brick house or just athletic. In terms of tricks its not that different, but when it comes to easier or harder being tall, definitely harder. Styles your own.
Nov 25 2012 1:26AM
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dayinthelifepc
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It's hard to have good style being a tall skier. I have some friends that are really tall and pretty good at skiing but they just look uncomfortable the whole time.
Nov 25 2012 10:35AM
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sNaubi
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i know that feel bro

i'm 6'2.5''


sometimes i feel like my legs are a bit long, you know, makes em feel flimsy, but i dont have any other problems except that to get "the same airtime feel" as a 5'9'' dude get on a jump, we need a bigger jump...
Nov 25 2012 11:27AM
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montanan
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SPRIGGS. that is all.
Nov 25 2012 11:48AM
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Blindsurfer
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being short makes it easier to get longer skis and easier to get baggy shit, besides that not too many advantages imo. being tall is sick cause ure tall
Nov 25 2012 11:49AM
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sNaubi
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As i said in earlier comment, short dudes have "more time" in jumps because they jump the same height and lenght but the short ones can take more time to finsih a flip/spin than a long dude, just look att when jumping on trampolines.

that's the difference imo.
Nov 25 2012 1:46PM
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Blindsurfer
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you just sound really silly man, being a few inches shorter isnt gona give me noticeably more air time
Nov 25 2012 5:52PM
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BirtDike
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Well in terms of proffesionals. I think that most tall athletes (i mean genetic athletes, not wannabes) stray away from skiing.

most tall skiers you see arent the most athletic tall people if you really think about it. take a nba point guard and rearrange his past dedicating it to skiing. like steve nash growing up in bc, but huckin gnar instead of passin' magic...hed be doing crazy acrobatic shit.

if skill is absolutely equivalent, taller athletic skiers can ski faster, handle bigger stomps. That comes with a drawback of harder falls, and worse injuries.

i think Shorter skiers make better pros because overall they're more acrobatic...like i said.most of the genetic athletes that are tall dont even consider skiing as a sport. its unfortunate.
Nov 25 2012 6:14PM
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jrl
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im 6'1 if you consider that tall and find no problems skiing
Nov 25 2012 7:10PM
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rhudson
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I agree. Filming same jumps and terrain w shorter homies I just make the feature look smaller an less gnarly..
Nov 25 2012 9:31PM
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caddyshack
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im 6'3" and being tall ain't no thing. I just have an issue finding the tall in tees
Nov 25 2012 10:44PM
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sNaubi
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dude, 176cm skis vs 185cm skis, there is a difference in feel... so yeah, there is a difference.
Nov 26 2012 7:02AM
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andrewblackie
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Amen.
Nov 26 2012 7:29AM
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MahMu3113r
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i'm 6'6 and it makes every feature look smaller, but i just make midgets dance by the features when i ski.
Nov 26 2012 10:30AM
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Montana_Hoodrat
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I'm 5'7"

i wish i was a little bit taller, i wish i was a baller,

but then again, Its good to be short. Whenever i see my friend who is 6'3" crash hard, it looks so fucking painful.
Nov 26 2012 11:25AM
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accualyisdolan
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Liam Downey is the shit
Nov 26 2012 11:49AM
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AmbushClothing
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Tim Sarg is illllllll
Nov 26 2012 11:56AM
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Holte
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As long as you're strong, height doesn't really make a difference in skiing. I think a lot of tall, young skiers who have grown several inches in a season or two have a lower strength to weight ratio than shorter guys, and that certainly makes a difference. I'm a tall dude, and there was a year when I was 17 or 18 when I finally bulked out a bit and suddenly felt as comfortable hitting 60 footers as I did hitting 25 footers the year before.
Nov 26 2012 12:39PM
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Peach.
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I feel your pain.

Nov 26 2012 12:43PM
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CrotchKiller
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6'6" 220

Worst part about being tall is the fact that everyone you meet feels the need to inform you that you are tall
Nov 26 2012 12:54PM
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newnewschool
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Haha that's the truth
Nov 26 2012 2:03PM
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whoa-dere
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hey big guy
Nov 26 2012 4:17PM
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AntEater
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Same here... only thing I notice is that I fall very hard... while my shorter friends seem to just bounce back up
Nov 26 2012 4:48PM
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