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F. Plant wrote:
For toddler, is it any advantage to get shaped ski, or just stick with a used straight ski until they are a bit older and have better coordination? My main problem with toddler equipment was finding boots small enough to stay on. When The Boy was one year old, everytime I'd pick him up the boots and skis stayed behind on the snow. When The Boy was two, The Boy'd kick his boots and skis off while riding the lift just for the thrill of me skiing down to the boots carrying him fireman style. At three the boots and skis would only come off together in a good crash. At four The Boy joined the ski development squad, and by five the boots were finally tight enough that he spiraled his tibia on a too-big jump landed wrong. Anyway, back to the question - straight is fine - at a young/beginner age he'll be in a wedge like as not. As soon as he starts looking like he wants to parallel look around for something with a decent shape and soft flex. BTW the soft flex is more important than the shape. |
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