Terje,

So how do they do it? Just using the little bit of wax as you mentioned,
and very good technique at setting that wax? Or is it that they are using
more poles/abdomen to propel themselves?

Brian


"Terje Mathisen" "terje.mathisen at tmsw.no" wrote in message
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Brian Pauley wrote:
So then when you see the pros sprint finishing jumping up on their toes,
are
then coming down hard on their heels? Or are they just overcoming the
closing by their momentum?

No, the classic sprint pros (like the 5 Norwegian guys who finished 1-5 in
the Otepaa (sp?) world cup yesterday) don't need to worry too much about
wax drag because they ski on skis with close to zero grip to begin with.

I.e. I know that after nearly 50 years of classic skiing I still wouldn't
have a chance to ski properly uphill on skis waxed for a pro.

Terje
PS. On the world cup race yesterday, none of the Norwegians used any grip
wax at all, just a rubbed-up grip zone, due to the wet snow coming down.
:-)

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