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Too big a change?

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o2bjedi
Posts: 480 - Karma: 20
i have been skiing 163 tweaks (old ones) for about 2 seasons and i need new skis. i want to buy skis about the 177-180 cm range. i ski pretty aggressively on rails/jumps.

oh by the way, i'm 5'11" tall. will it be an easy transition into longer skis?

Apr 10 2005 1:18PM
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Kev
Posts: 7411 - Karma: 35
it'll take a couple runs to get used to, but you'll get used to the longer sticks, how much do you wiegh?



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Apr 10 2005 2:34PM
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Sharpy
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it'll take like one day of skiing, I went from 147s to 165s and the change wasn't too bad at all. I find its harder to go from a lighter ski to a heavier ski than fro ma short ski to a longer one.

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Apr 10 2005 3:29PM
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o2bjedi
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i weigh about 140

Apr 10 2005 3:50PM
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cobalt
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If you are decent it should be fine. Plus 163s are quite a bit too short for you.

Apr 10 2005 4:14PM
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bucknasty
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yo son ur fine, i had 145's once and switched to 165 and in like one day it was fine plus if ur 5"11 u need that size

Apr 10 2005 4:23PM
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