Shorter skis?

[grenade_fujative]

anyone notice a lot of tall pros riding shorter skis? like 170 on someone whos 6 foot plus? seems like there are for park...

 

[BigJew]

Umm, no. Dumont has skis that are like a foot taller than him.

 

[evtic]

Sean Field rides huge skis

 

[dozerr]

i notice most of them riding skis that are bigger than them

 

[C_Ewart]

I'm 6 ft on 174 Foils...

I like having shorter skis sometimes. Especially in moguls.

I took out a pair of 165's this season. They were really fun.

 

[Stan_Darsh]

im 5'7" on 165's and 167's they seem about perfect

 

[eheath]

Im the same height and i ride 180 and 183(179 k2) and they ARE perfect

 

[Stan_Darsh]

how much do you weigh?^

 

[=nick=]

i'm 5'6 and my 165 troubles r great

 

[eheath]

Yeah, i wasnt factoring in weight there, i weight alot, thats all you need to know.

 

[Stan_Darsh]

^haha alright

 

[BeLeiVeTheHyPe57]

5'4 and 160 but next season i think im getting 170

 

[espong1321]

5'7" 178cm, 181cm. tall skis make fast ski

 

[D-Sizzle]

5'9" on 176's, and i feel like they're short. My bladz are 90's tho. they rock.

 

[Mr_Bojangles]

I'm 6'3 and I ride 174 foils, I love shorter skis coz they're maneuverable and easy to navigate through trees/moguls

 

[japie99]

„« 200 lbs.-195cm

181-200 lbs.-187cm

161-180 lbs.-180cm

141-160 lbs.-174cm

120-140 lbs.-167cm

< 120 lbs.-155cm

 

[japie99]

^I actually doubt it if its true tho... I just found it in another thread

 

[zylstra]

i like big skis. they make everything look better and it takes more skill in my opinion to ride long skis. when i had short skis i felt like i was cheating somehow

 

[armaduh]

im 5'2 and ride 150's

i could only go 2 sizes smaller to like a 140 or 130, so there would not be much of a difference using smaller skiis

 

[hippie_cat]

pity 99% of skis dont come in a 195...

 

[n-o]

yea def ot man t hall is 5'6 and rides 176

 

[MrPantyDropper]

that scale is 100% bullshit. ski length is related to heigh, weight, ability, agressiveness, what your skiing, personal preference etc, not just weight and not just height.

I fall into the 120-140lbs category and ski 179s and 190s.

 

[Billek]

im 135 and used 151s this year (I know way too small) but I could spin off of anything, I had no problem with them, I could whip them around however I wanted and they never washed out. I want to get karmas in the 160-170 range this year (I dont know the exact size off the top of my head)and I hope the change isnt too much.

 

[AKoblitz]

its all preference....i'm 5'7 and ride 180, 178, and 182. I think next year though for park skis i'm gonna go to a 174 or something

 

[Woodland]

i'm 6ft and i ride a 181 in the park and a 190 in the pow

 

[SN0WBOARDER]

yea they were really easy to whip around. the karma's come in 169's.

 

[jameslovesponies]

im 100 even and like 5'4'' and i use 167s

 

[who_cares]

i like my skis about an inch below the top of my head, but i'll ski them till their under my nose (if they last).

 

[sethpisto179]

6'2" 179's perfect maybe 5 cm longer

 

[[lineskier]820]

im bout 5' 10", 15lbs and im riding 171s i plan on upping it

 

[ericski]

havent noticed

 

[dozerr]

im 130, 5'7'' and i ride 175

 

[mw1235]

no he doesnt he skis 188 JPs

 

[theguynextdoor91]

i like them shorter... 5' 10" 164s

 

[garettnorthey]

so grenade_fujative the bottom line is no all the pros ride skis that are longer then them not shorter

 

[S2daJ]

length of skis has more to do with weight...

 

[Desjardins]

the scale is made to help you figure out what ski length you want, obviously if you prefer a bigger ski and you weigh 120-140 lbs, you can ride whatever ski length you want

 

[evtic]

Race skis are the exception, I rode some 174 k2s 4 GS and I'm six foot , a really stiff short ski is fun.

 

[S2daJ]

we dont care about race skis.

 

[evtic]

nor do I, but it is the exception, any skiing is better than nothing.

 

[philipc]

145, 5'10 or something like that...174

 

[TheBigD]

5'6 and 166, same height

 

[SmoothLikeButter]

If your really good you can make your spin last longer with taller skis

 

[drewishish]

yes deffinetly alot....

im jking you evan...

but serious im not lying he's BIG.

 

[SIX]

Fuck that

 

[fouldsys]

there like arent any tall pros

 

[SIX]

exactly, you understood everything man! Most of the pros aren't tall.

 

[MrPantyDropper]

I know that, but you can't go by some scale made by rossignol.

Just saying its a very poor way of figuring out what size ski you should be on.

 

[4frntSkier]

i think most pros ride larger skis

i dont like short skis

 

[Sogndal_jibber]

john spriggs is 6ft 5 riding 180s i think

 

[kbrando]

most pros ride longer not shorter