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Running Gates
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_ Well, my dad talked me into trying NASTAR[1] this season. I finally managed to get one of the few places in CA that runs it and it was actually kind of fun. It had been 30 years since I'd run any gates and frankly there was a reason I decided to concentrate on XC racing when I was 15. I chose to use tele gear so I'd have an excuse for being bad.... _ If you're stuck someplace with boring terrain or poor snow conditions, I suggest trying it. It's definitely a different challenge from trying to ski stuff as steep as you dare. For me the big difference was trying to turn as little as possible and I never really figured out how to power out of the turn like you can on alpine gear. _ Booker C. Bense [1]- www.nastar.com -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQCVAwUBQhLTPWTWTAjn5N/lAQHakQP8DkTHz8oHstp9jeRzPWvs4EM5fTnbe5Ov XxW7XnboaYV1z/BZxNY0AB0Xtfe8tOe9P4Jl23VzQcLj+7LcWbgjSZ5r6e/xz+GJ TeWPxfvJg/D13xR9peWOf+sVUlN6jtvOMLqY0rubXroHBJ1IUCMhWF2Q+mhz kOmu 9LK9qAbNDHk= =bxk5 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- |
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Booker C. Bense wrote:
_ Well, my dad talked me into trying NASTAR[1] this season. I finally managed to get one of the few places in CA that runs it and it was actually kind of fun. It had been 30 years since I'd run any gates It's always struck me as a bit silly that you're allowed to hit the gates with your body. I think they should set up a course through a bit of sparse woodland using trees, and then see how close people were willing to get to gates! Pete. -- Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK net http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/ |
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In article , Peter Clinch wrote: Booker C. Bense wrote: _ Well, my dad talked me into trying NASTAR[1] this season. I finally managed to get one of the few places in CA that runs it and it was actually kind of fun. It had been 30 years since I'd run any gates It's always struck me as a bit silly that you're allowed to hit the gates with your body. I think they should set up a course through a bit of sparse woodland using trees, and then see how close people were willing to get to gates! _ That's how slalom racing originated long ago. After enough broken shoulders, they started putting bamboo poles up. Even in the bamboo pole era it wasn't always a great idea to hit the poles. _ I wasn't hitting any poles, the danger of hooking a tip with plastic boots and non-releasable bindings seems a bit too high for an 80 cent medal... _ Booker C. Bense -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQCVAwUBQhNz2mTWTAjn5N/lAQEPlgQAthZtV30guKIM21jkE+K/u/bqGgTAJgwP tbi3pj/w4mCYX8B1MhmTxa8MLkvK6+o1bUIhidrPyb2nODnZY/eZAts5xsDM9I7n 4nrHF5eEj8c0dIfZeGM6VrS9hGrOHA6FIjjJrbc2pCik8A0s37 5baalfhLjhdcRy NPv2dD2Hv0E= =CaiZ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- |
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Booker C. Bense bbense+rec.skiing.backcountry.Feb.16.05@telemark. slac.stanford.edu wrote:
: _ I wasn't hitting any poles, the danger of hooking a tip : with plastic boots and non-releasable bindings seems a bit : too high for an 80 cent medal... this exact scenario cost me a broken ankle last year. but an earlier run also qualified me for Nastar Nationals- tele category is far underpopulated |
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Booker C. Bense wrote:
_ That's how slalom racing originated long ago. After enough broken shoulders, they started putting bamboo poles up. Even in the bamboo pole era it wasn't always a great idea to hit the poles. Fair enough to avoid the broken shoulders, of course, but I don't see why you're now allowed to hit them just because they don't bite! In canoe/kayak slalom you get a time penalty for hitting a gate, so requiring greater skill to cut the course as fine as possible. ISTM ski slalom should do this too (not that that means it isn't fun in any case). Pete. -- Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK net http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/ |
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On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 16:43:12 +0000, Peter Clinch
wrote: Booker C. Bense wrote: _ That's how slalom racing originated long ago. After enough broken shoulders, they started putting bamboo poles up. Even in the bamboo pole era it wasn't always a great idea to hit the poles. Fair enough to avoid the broken shoulders, of course, but I don't see why you're now allowed to hit them just because they don't bite! In canoe/kayak slalom you get a time penalty for hitting a gate, so requiring greater skill to cut the course as fine as possible. ISTM ski slalom should do this too (not that that means it isn't fun in any case). You want to set it up like fencing, with the electric scoring to determine a touch? Happy trails, Gary (net.yogi.bear) ------------------------------------------------ at the 51st percentile of ursine intelligence Gary D. Schwartz, Needham, MA, USA Please reply to: garyDOTschwartzATpoboxDOTcom |
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Gary S. wrote:
You want to set it up like fencing, with the electric scoring to determine a touch? Would depend what level you want to take it at. There's lots of fencing done without electrical scoring, and I think visuals are all that's used in paddling slaloms. On a sprung pole it should be reasonably clear if it's been hit by someone at any sort of speed on skis, at least at a level that's acceptable outside "Very Serious". Pete. -- Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK net http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/ |
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