Shorter vs. taller

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jfletcher

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what do you think is better when it comes to skiing, i think being shorter is would be much easier with a smaller center of gravity and shorter legs making grabs easier, but then again you have guys like Nick Martini that kill it and are reletively tall, do you think height makes a big difference?
 
i dont think grabs would be a problem becuase if you all taller your arms usally are bigger asweel or longer so it should all even out. There are alot of pretty tall, 6 foot plus riders that kill it and then there are short guys like dumont who are good asweel
 
yeah no shit. If he was REALLY 4'2" he'd be throwing trip corks.

now shut the fuck up and learn to detect exaggeration

 
I would have to say it doesn't really matter. Pro skiers are all different heights. You just have to learn to ski with the body type that you have.
 
Hey, quit talking about my future wife like that. I know some guys who met her and i guess she is really short like 4'2" or something (claim!). Umm yeah Henrick Harlaut (sp?) is pretty short and he rips. But then their are tall guys who shred. I suppose it doesn't matter
 
shorter skis are easier to spin on/off rails. longer skis are more stable at high speeds for solid landings.
 
what the shit is you talkin bout

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i think its better to be shorter for spinning but theres no reason that tall guys cant still kill it. it doesnt really matter whcih you are for your style which is what really matters
 
being big sucks camel dick. its almst impossible to find big baggy jackets it hurts more when you fall and you break EVERYTHING...
 
taller would help, by being 5' 8" it could've helped my sack a few times by being a bit taller, and like when you see downey (who should get alot more exposure, he's had style like nobodies business for years) ski he makes the jumps look so much smaller cuz he's a pretty tall guy, or maybe its just the angles he filmed from
 
yeah, liam downey is huge! henrik harlaut or mike hormbeck look like midgets next to him.But in my opinion the smaller the better (though there is a line, i wouldnt be as short as simon). I guess its harder to make tricks look stylish if youre tall
 
being short is a huge advantage and anyone who denies isnt 6'5

being tall makes spins/overall air sense wayyy harder. being tall (and skinny) makes u way more likely to get injured. think about crashing, all the long limbs hanging out that can get caught up and break. being tall also makes u look way more akward, and harder to have good easy style. not that you cant, its just harder.

the only advantage to being tall is that you can get more pop
 
ya id imagine shorter would be a lot easier with that lower center of gravity.and its less to flip/spin around
 
ive found that a smaller, more compact body is more conductive to park tricks. Park specific skiers are similar to gymnastic doods.

on the flip side, I'm 6'1", 190 on a big day (not monstrous but big for park) and i find my size helps in the BC, plowing through crud, and racing.

of course theres exceptions. (seth morissons tiny)
 
shorter probably does have some advantages such as faster spinning lower center of gravity for easier balancing but it also has it's short comings like speed because being short and being light for the most part go hand and hand so that's my main problem with being short i can almost never get enough speed
 
i pretty sure that it evens itself out, because you might be really short and have short legs, but that doesnt mean your arms are still 4 feet long. No matter how tall you are if your body and skis are proportionate to your height than it wont make a difference
 
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