Are tall Skiers disadvantaged?

13487550:YoungGun. said:
Im 6'3" and I suck at skiing. My height has nothing to do with it. I just fuck around and don't progress.
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I'm 6'3" (I think) and suck at skiing too, well I can hit most rails and 2 both ways sometimes 4 but my friends are all better than me and they are all shorter. I'm not really sure where I was going with this post.
 
so many pros are short Henrik is 5"5 Torin is a midget etc... but Mcrae williams is like 6'2 or something so i guess it don't matter
 
13117771:nford said:
I know your referring to me when saying this

I don't mean to brag or sound snobby, but yes, I am very athletic

Being 6'2 and having my peers at around a foot below me has allowed me to surpass them physically and be able to be more aggressive and basically better at sports then them.

I have a passion for skiing

It brings joy to me when I do it and allows me to free from some of my problems, just makes me concentrate on just that.

I don't know what is to come for me, I've been progressing a lot recently

Maybe I can set a goal on going pro for a couple of years, if that doesn't sound farfetched.

But most sports just don't give the pleasure to me as I get in skiing, and I'd love to pursue something I love rather then to do something I don't, just because I have advantages.
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Just want to point out that being tall wont make you more aggressive and surpass shorter people physically. The only sports where the height would really help would be basketball and like, volleyball. Im short (5'6") and I knocked the shit out of taller dudes in sports due to the fact that I could hit them hard as shit below their CoM and basically send them over me.
 
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