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Cool! A classic sprint! I didn't know they existed.
When the interview says that many used skate skis does that mean they didn't use any kickwax? The dumb course designers simply have to include a big enough hill to neutralize the DP-only geeks. The only time classic is classic is on an uphills steep enough to force STRIDING and KDP but not so steep to make the herringbone. OK, let em h-bone some section ---it's not THAT ugly. Those pros make it look nice indeed. So you do need the 'bone. No, how about this: we need a course that has equal parts DP, KDP, SP and HB. That would be fine by me. That makes 3/4's of the course having moderate-to-severe uphill. Yeah! So then you have just one big plunge (with jump, why not) then the rest of it flat for DP. This ratio should be applied to all classic events. : ) --JP |
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TimoN wrote: Do you think the same about swimming races with other technique than crawl? Yes, I find that 50m events in other techniques are a bit absurd, too. At least in swimming one cannot make crawl moves during a breast sprint, whereas in skiing there is a bit of a grey are in the curves where one can gain *significant* advantage by de facto skating as much as one=B4s conscience and the jury allow. (OK, this was a new argument.) And why only the short distance? Because the sprint was a new event introduced for the express purpose of finding out who=B4s the faster skier of them all - or at least that=B4s how I viewed it (and how I could bring myself to accept it in the first place). The other classic events have a natural, unquestionable right to existence because they=B4ve always been there... Just curious, you're fully entitled for your opinion.. ) BTW you did regognize the origin of the quip, didn=B4t you?:-) Anders |
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"Anders" Besides, does anyone *feel* great doing DP - like I presume everyone who loves classic skiing does when doing beautiful, rhytmic diagonal?! Excellent point. As an aging recreational skier and occasional racer, I just don't enjoy DP except as an occasional technique used when needed based on terrain and/or just a change of pace. Plus, my body doesn't like it, it's just not fun. I ski to have fun - even the racing is for fun. DP is an effective technique for winning races (under DP conditions) but is not an enjoyable technique in itself. imho, of course. Cam |
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To me, I know I'm race-ready when DP is fun again.
I think that canoeists actually like it a lot. Not just coz they're strong at it but because there's something nice to it that being fit enough for it lets you enjoy. Again (as in my other Speed posts) I like to visualize skating speed and then go that fast with my DP. Maybe there's an elegance to it in that the shorter poles make you get out there farther with your torso, you're closer to the ground, in more of a horizontal relation in your action. More body motion CAN give a better feel. Shorter poles end up with more arm reach and torso action. It can be nice. I just love the ski motion altogether and I find that DP has a lot of it. The DP aspect of skating seems more compressed/limited in comparison. But these days I'm REALLY enjoying the relaxed breathing that I get when DP/KDP. I can really let my diaphragm drop and let the motion work WITH breathing and diaphragm. I'm now trying to get the same soft stomach feel with SP but I don't have it yet. The opposing arm/leg action of SP seems to stretch out the belly no matter what, on one side or another, but I'm working on it. Keeping a relaxed belly doing SP up a hill with max effort ain't easy. I find that my diaphragm-drop trick really helps me process my full breathing and helps me recover even while doing hard DP. I look forward to the larger range of arm and back action. That plunging action. I feel that it works like a kind of pumping to get the lactic out in a relaxed way. I'm processing energy nicely with it. I do need to get better at it, but I'm looking at it as a very much positive technique and this seems to help me do it better! |
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Besides, does anyone *feel* great doing DP - like I presume everyone
who loves classic skiing does when doing beautiful, rhytmic diagonal?! I love it. Maybe it's because I'm an ex-rower & the symmetrical motion feels much more like rowing than any other ski technique. Or because my striding is crappy & I can go so much faster with d/p. Breathing also feels more natural--exhale on drive, inhale on recovery--whereas striding I am always inhaling on one side & exhaling on the other. |
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