S salomon097 Active member Feb 13, 2006 #1 my friend skiboards and wants to start skiing. would it be hard for him to get used to poles and stuff? and would spinning be any harder or any ttricks be harder?
my friend skiboards and wants to start skiing. would it be hard for him to get used to poles and stuff? and would spinning be any harder or any ttricks be harder?
Download-My-Apps Active member Feb 13, 2006 #2 more or less the same, it will probably just take a while to get used to ski lines with poles but spinning will be fine.
more or less the same, it will probably just take a while to get used to ski lines with poles but spinning will be fine.
alh10 Active member Feb 13, 2006 #3 its harder to carve but thats easy toget used to, but rottion is a lil harder
S skibum06 Member Feb 13, 2006 #4 well skis are heavier so rotating is going to be harder, so will carving and landing but he should get used to it fast.
well skis are heavier so rotating is going to be harder, so will carving and landing but he should get used to it fast.
PLJaCks Member Feb 13, 2006 #5 i just switched from skiboards to skis this season and it only took me about a half a day of skiing to get used to the length and poles.
i just switched from skiboards to skis this season and it only took me about a half a day of skiing to get used to the length and poles.
Notorious_BLT Active member Feb 13, 2006 #8 i dont see how u could have ever started, i tried it once when i was like 12 and it was horendous thank god that hes switching
i dont see how u could have ever started, i tried it once when i was like 12 and it was horendous thank god that hes switching
R Roussel Member Feb 13, 2006 #9 landing would actually be easier unlike what skibum06 said, more surface area and longer boards make landing easier.
landing would actually be easier unlike what skibum06 said, more surface area and longer boards make landing easier.
Mr.O Active member Feb 13, 2006 #10 yeah it will be eaiser in some sorts pretty much the difference is ballence