Tall vs. Short

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IceTeaanMilk

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Surprisingly I couldn't find a thread on this subject (I probably didnt look hard enough) anyways In ur opinion would you say that on average being tall is a disadvantage and being small is an advantage in the sport of freeriding.
 
I personally don't think it matters. Everyone will adapt to their own style no matter how tall or short they are.
 
being tall is sicker cause you stomp stuff so much cleaner, and when ample effort is put in to it, it looks so much sicker. being short is easier to make stuff look sick, because if you flail, or miss your grab, ur body is so much tighter and compact that you can't relaly tell as much. when you see a taller person who stomps and slays its so much more respectable.
 
really short guys(my self ) have a lower center of gravity so maybe that helps, but when skiing in deep powder we might drow :( tall guys might fall easier....i dont know im just guessing
 
dumont is only 5'6 or sumthin i think adn he is sick you have more style if youre shorter

and plus look how many nascar drivers there are that are 5'5
 
It all depends. In snowboarding at least. But I imagine that the basics are the same. If your tall and skinny, you aren't gonna have the power to work the skis/board you have. You'll need a long one cause your tall, but be too light to rock it. But short fat people are just gonna fall on their asses anyway. But look at Mark Frank Montoya. He's a giant and he is one of the best snowboarders out there. Cause he has the muscle to back up the extra length he needs.
 
woah waoh, what matters is that you cant get some fuckin pants when you're tall. hands down, no snow pants can fit well IF you are trying not to have the bottom of the pant legs above the ankles (if that makes sense)
 
Short is better in my opinion, easier. And if your tiny its that much better cuz then the jumps seem bigger and so its funner. Also us small guys (im bout 96pounds) can spin easier- it looks impressivie to for a small kid to do a trick
 
according to the powder mag article, pro skiers are average height (actually slightly taller than average, but not much). Height isn't something that really hurts or helps you in skiing (as opposed to basketball) so skier height ranges from pretty tall to pretty short.
 
Also when you're small, you can get bucked around alot easier, and sort of get worked by the terrain. The bigger or heavy, the easier most terrain will be. That's coming from out of the park.
 
think about it....it would only be logical to say that tall people have a harder time with spin tricks because there is more mass to move....and that is why gymnasts are always so small
 
John Spriggs?

anyway, both of those cats are stylie as fuck. saying you aren't good because you're tall is a cop out.
 
it definetly does matter. being shorter you have a shorter center of of gravity meaning its easier to ballance and what not.
 
i dno, i guess in the big picture being tall or short doesnt matter, but it definitely seems as though shorter guys and gals have a huge advantadge over us tall people. my friend is like 5 inches shorter then me and she can huck her body around so much easier than i can. her spins always look super smooth, mine are all awkward and such.
 
sometimes i guess its good to have baby steeze because if youre good and youre short people think youre 12 and theyre like, wow that kids so good for a 12 year old
 
haha, well yes you will have a lower center of balance. but not a proportionally lower center of balance. so it makes no difference. think about it.
 
no way man the dumont is like 5'3. i am 5'7 and i am a pretty good amount taller than him. yet at the msp premiere he was workin a pretty fine girl that was like a foot taller haha.
 
forget tall and short. What about skinny or meaty? Im not really fat but im pretty thick. learnig jibbing has been pretty easy but spinnig is some hard shit. My feet always lag behind my body...

 
I'd say that shorter kids have an advantage in the park. Dumont is 5'2", Tanner is like 5'6", and Candide looks like he's 5'7" or shorter. Big mountain riding is another subject though. Most of those dudes seem to be on the bigger side. The best downhill racers in the world tend to be big fellas (Bode Miller, for example, is 6'2" and 215 lbs). I imagine it's because riding super fast lines takes a lot of power and strength.
 
Whatever, tell that to Mike Riddle, who's 6 ft tall and is basically the definition of dope style.
 
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