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Marker Binding Problems
Maverick wrote:
Dialing from 6.5 to 7 is like nothing. Within tolerance range or something like that. Go to 7.5, take two Motrins and call me in the AM. Apparently my "official" DIN is 7.5, but I am being cautious. 6.5 is OK on Salomons! Markerz = Safe + Occasional Blowouts Salomon = Occasional Danger + Retention I've been pretty happy with Salomons. I'm not really rough on bindings, pre-releaseing is usually something that never happens. A mate snapped his K2 park skis the other day though, as the salomon bindings they'd put on them didn't release when the tail dug on a bum landing. Takes good technique to use Markerz in les bumpez. That sed, M1000 is kind of an entry-level binder. You should be on Piston Controls or something. I wasn't actually on bumps, just the usual ungroomed aussie snow where there were undulations and small messes. I usually use pretty low-end bindings; rentals are my favouites! As I don't need a high DIN, I tend to think I shouldn't need exxy bindings either. I'm more of a type II skiier. Stein Erikson is my role model. IF YOU"RE NOT FALLING YOU"RE NOT LEARNING!! Or so they say. The people who say that are either young or pretty horrible skiiers (I say). I say falling is optional most of the time. When teaching 70+ year olds, definitely not an option. The older you get, the less appealing falling becomes. I find it very unappealing! ant |
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ant wrote:
IF YOU"RE NOT FALLING YOU"RE NOT LEARNING!! Or so they say. The people who say that are either young or pretty horrible skiiers (I say). I say falling is optional most of the time. When teaching 70+ year olds, definitely not an option. The older you get, the less appealing falling becomes. I find it very unappealing! I've always felt that if you fall you learned something wrong. Last example: "I'd better take that jump, even though I have never jumped before, because I THINK that asshole is going to hit me because he doesn't see me." Wrong. I still have a dent in my thigh where my ski tip hit it last March. -- Cheers, Bev ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Tell him that the government will give him lots of fish and he will vote for you forever. When he doesn't get any fish, blame the other guys." --A Taxpayer |
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Terd Fartingmor wrote:
On Sun, 31 Aug 2003 13:25:37 +1000, "ant" wrote this crap: . Stein Erikson is my role model. Then you should learn how to spell his name. Why? ant |
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Karl with a K wrote:
ant wrote: Terd Fartingmor wrote: On Sun, 31 Aug 2003 13:25:37 +1000, "ant" wrote this crap: . Stein Erikson is my role model. Then you should learn how to spell his name. Why? ant It would look stupid if you mispelled his name on a job application. No, no, no - it's 'Strine she misspelt. |
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"Karl with a K" wrote in message news:cGhhdHBoaWw=.b4c3885107880d778a480f2ee82909b6 @1062332501.cotse.net. ... AstroPax wrote: On Sun, 31 Aug 2003 13:25:37 +1000, "ant" wrote: Stein Erikson is my role model. Bwhaaahaahaa. Just out of curiosity, exactly which part of the "Erikson Role" are you following...the "Pretty-Boy Prissy Skier" model, or the "Flaming Jerk" model? He's probably more of a girl than she is. Source of envy? Anyone's guess. He's always been nice when I've talked to him. |
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"Terd Fartingmor" wrote in message ... On Mon, 1 Sep 2003 09:25:40 -0600, "pigo" wrote this crap: He's probably more of a girl than she is. Source of envy? Anyone's guess. He's always been nice when I've talked to him. You speak German? I thought he was Norwegian. |
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"Karl with a K" wrote in message news:cGhhdHBoaWw=.3cfd6c7c7aa74aefbe65cd6f27b77da5 @1062446040.cotse.net. ... pigo wrote: He's always been nice when I've talked to him. I've never met the man but he has carefully crafted a media image and that media image has distorted skiing instruction and form for decades. Contrary to the resident "expert", his style with opposite rotation of the shoulders and knees and ankles locked together is not viable or workable in anything other than flat /groomed conditions. There are so many more great skiers that should be emulated Killy, Stenmark, Mahres etc. This whole thing sounds like someone has her nose so far up someone's butt she can't see the sun. I believe his "style" comes from what worked for the equipment he learned on. That was how one raced in the early 50's when he was racing. He gets through the powder pretty well as well at the groomed. At his age that's pretty good. Powder is pretty much all I ski these days too. Except for that occasional groomed you need to get back to the chair. Why not? Killy, Stenmark, and the Mahres are all racers. That's different from skiing. My impression is that "skiing" today is about image. A case of get the equipment that will make you "look the best" with the least effort. I don't care much for that "scene" anymore. |
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