Heavy parts?

If the kick wax is wearing off beneath your heel, does this mean that you
have a heavy rear body-part?

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Terje Henriksen
Kirkenes

Or that your skis might be soft. But really that area is a glide area, and
kick wax will wear off there on a properly fit ski.
What bothers me is when I see that my glide wax has worn off under the heel.
I think that means a lot of drag.

Still skiing in Kirkenes at sea level? Or has the ocean current warmed
things up?

Gary Jacobson
Rosendale, NY

"Terje Henriksen" wrote in message
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If the kick wax is wearing off beneath your heel, does this mean that you
have a heavy rear body-part?

--
Terje Henriksen
Kirkenes

"Gary Jacobson" skrev i melding
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Or that your skis might be soft. But really that area is a glide area, and
kick wax will wear off there on a properly fit ski.
What bothers me is when I see that my glide wax has worn off under the
heel.

That may be the same thing. I always thought that the area from the heel and
forwards is where the kick wax should be applied, but this may depend on
tthe profile of the ski, I suppose.

I think that means a lot of drag.

Still skiing in Kirkenes at sea level? Or has the ocean current warmed
things up?

Still skiing. Raced today, 36 km. Have a sore shoulder muscle. About 5 C and
very sunny and almost fresh snow.

--
Terje Henriksen
Kirkenes

If the kick wax is wearing off beneath your heel, does this mean that you
have a heavy rear body-part?

It means your kick waxing your glide zone! I use the wax wear pattern
to define my kick zone - both front and back. If it wears off under
the heel, I move the end of my kick zone forward. In my case, I tend
to heal-weight when I doublepole, so my kick zone ends just back from
mid-foot on one pair of skis, and under the heel on a different pair.

Same for the front: if the wax is not wearing off, you might be able
to lengthen your kick zone forward.

The wear (and kick zone) may be (and usually is) different for klister
and hard waxes.

Mike

"Mike" skrev i melding
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If the kick wax is wearing off beneath your heel, does this mean that
you
have a heavy rear body-part?

It means your kick waxing your glide zone! I use the wax wear pattern
to define my kick zone - both front and back. If it wears off under
the heel, I move the end of my kick zone forward. In my case, I tend
to heal-weight when I doublepole, so my kick zone ends just back from
mid-foot on one pair of skis, and under the heel on a different pair.

Same for the front: if the wax is not wearing off, you might be able
to lengthen your kick zone forward.


So, instead of being concerned about one's big rear bodypart, one just
redefines the kick zone?

The wear (and kick zone) may be (and usually is) different for klister
and hard waxes.

I have a problem finding the right kickzone just beneath and above zero C,
since this is rare conditions here. Icy conditions with klister works fine.

--
Terje Henriksen
Kirkenes

So, instead of being concerned about one's big rear bodypart, one just
redefines the kick zone?

Yes! The front and back of the kick zone is defined by a combination
ski flex, skier weight, and skier style/technique. So simply assuming
the kick zone ends under the heal is always a bad assumption. Think of
it more as a starting point for figuring out where the kick zone
really belongs.

I remember one pair of stiff skis where the kick zone ended a bout 6
inches BEHIND the heel plate, based on wax wear. I could wax those
suckers REALLY long...

Mike

Terje Henriksen wrote:

"Gary Jacobson" skrev i melding
Still skiing in Kirkenes at sea level? Or has the ocean current warmed
things up?


Still skiing. Raced today, 36 km. Have a sore shoulder muscle. About 5 C and
very sunny and almost fresh snow.

Skiing conditions in Finnmark seems _very_ nice these days, I've just
edited and posted Ottar Fredheim's report about his two-day ski trip to
visit N70E24, east of Alta:

http://www.confluence.org/confluence.php?visitid=8270

Terje

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