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Tallness ...or shortness

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OneEhtie
Posts: 79 - Karma: 4
so does it really matter how tall you are ? to get tricks down and stuff ? Ive heard from a couple people that it is harder for taller people ....
Feb 22 2006 10:09AM
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D-40
Posts: 6050 - Karma: 100
its sometimes harder for taller people to make grabs look good and such. just kinda what i think but if you can watch peter o's seg in forward its kinda what i mean.
Feb 22 2006 10:12AM
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lucyford
Posts: 4742 - Karma: 15
"height."
Feb 22 2006 10:23AM
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Coalescent
Posts: 4871 - Karma: 2,063
im tall....its all relevant....
Feb 22 2006 10:27AM
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watchmefall15
Posts: 1902 - Karma: 11
get longer skis, it works out
Feb 22 2006 10:35AM
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Subjekt
Posts: 1431 - Karma: 12
spriggs is pretty damn tall but he makes everything look good.
Feb 22 2006 12:43PM
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jayamait
Posts: 2567 - Karma: 1,347
man pete olenick is like 6'4'' and he is totally rockin'
Feb 22 2006 12:59PM
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highSPEEDchase
Posts: 296 - Karma: 10
im tall 6'4" but i suck sooo.... i dont know. i have found that all my short friends are way more agile than all my tall friends. so short prolly helps but doesnt matter too much.
Feb 22 2006 1:43PM
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pwallstreet
Posts: 1627 - Karma: 41
think about it...it prob is. simple science, but you know what, height get the ladies. so im willing to have it that way
Feb 22 2006 1:57PM
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feihlination
Posts: 8356 - Karma: 1,084
i am pretty sure that its harder to make tricks look good when youre over 6'. i am about this height and i have to say that all the smaller kids i know throw around a lot more. but it can just me.

and you have to remember that if youre tall, its pretty sure that you weigh more, and because of that the impacts are more massive, that helps a lot for those 12 year old kids
Feb 22 2006 2:09PM
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TMAC
Posts: 156 - Karma: 10
i'm 6'1 and gangly as hell. i wish was shorter.
Feb 22 2006 2:14PM
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gus_man
Posts: 134 - Karma: 10
just do your thing and progress. it doesn't matter how big u are. if u try hard you can make things look good
Feb 22 2006 2:15PM
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TMAC
Posts: 156 - Karma: 10
good point, i don't ski for anyone else so who cares if i'm all ovr the place!!
Feb 22 2006 2:28PM
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OneEhtie
Posts: 79 - Karma: 4
yeah exactly but i see how it could make sense ... i guess it would help if you were in gymnastics too
Feb 22 2006 9:36PM
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skiierman
Posts: 28699 - Karma: -5,563
Pete Olenick is kind of tall as well and he makes stuff look good.
Feb 22 2006 9:37PM
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Stan_Darsh
Posts: 3057 - Karma: 185
im about 5'7"... yeah it seems as though shortness would be better.
Feb 22 2006 9:43PM
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Thomson.
Posts: 4634 - Karma: 227
Physically, being a shorter skier has its advantages with the lower center of gravity. But even tall people can be good, just look at Spriggs, 6'4".
Feb 22 2006 9:55PM
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TheQuailman
Posts: 7382 - Karma: 152
i think tallness helps getting on high handrails (my biggest weekness being 5ft) but i can grab my skis anywhere super easy and ppl r like "OMG tht little kid is so steezy"
Feb 22 2006 9:58PM
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Coalescent
Posts: 4871 - Karma: 2,063
haha yeah im like 6'0 and it seems like i tower over everybody....its harder to do some grabs but it can have its advantages...like not nutting on most rails
Feb 22 2006 10:24PM
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squibble
Posts: 4569 - Karma: 104
ya man dont worry about it, its all gooood, your skill will adjust to your own height
Feb 22 2006 10:46PM
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Billiards.
Posts: 6853 - Karma: 816
It veries I am 13 and I am only 5 feet tall. Everything is way bigger when your my size. but yeah I can grab easier and rails I have more of a centrerd small balance so those are way easier!!!
Feb 22 2006 10:58PM
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kodine
Posts: 68 - Karma: 13
No thats straight up somthing that is taught to us and its bullshit. look at the olenicks there like 6 ft plus.

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Feb 23 2006 5:05PM
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Anathema
Posts: 21048 - Karma: 5,061
i'm sure midgets have a tougher time lookin stylish than a tall guy..
Feb 23 2006 5:11PM
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Ahmets_Brother
Posts: 20283 - Karma: 5,931
thats all bullshit. its proportion. having more body to control? you should be used to your body. theres a difference between tall and no coordination. liam-tall, evan bogart- no coordination
Feb 23 2006 5:18PM
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skiierman
Posts: 28699 - Karma: -5,563
^ Haha, if you have been working with a tall body all your life, you are not going to have a harder time than anyone else skiing. That's like saying a person 120 pounds is going to have an easier time then someone who is 150 pounds.
Feb 23 2006 9:18PM
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Billiards.
Posts: 6853 - Karma: 816
Yeah I dont think tallness is a biggie, but I only way about 85 pounds so I need to bomb two hills to get speed for things that people that way more only have to bomb one hill for.
Feb 23 2006 9:43PM
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W.o.R.d
Posts: 570 - Karma: 18
being taller does not make it harder to grab...yes your legs are longer and your skis are further from your waist than short people but your arms are longer as well...so it makes up for it
Feb 23 2006 9:45PM
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SkiBM680
Posts: 888 - Karma: 13
I am 6,1 and i rock xl jacket and pants so what size does pete o use, his shit is mad baggy but he is like 6,4
Feb 23 2006 9:45PM
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sampsihoyos
Posts: 1939 - Karma: 910
pete o is one steezy gangsta
Feb 23 2006 11:17PM
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Thomson.
Posts: 4634 - Karma: 227
lol good analogy
Feb 24 2006 12:26AM
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Henry
Posts: 2013 - Karma: 41
as long as you're proportionate it's all the same thing. think about it

i read somewhere that jon was 6'0"
Feb 24 2006 1:12AM
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appel_strudel
Posts: 95 - Karma: 11
My friend is short and wears a grey jumpsuit which makes him so much steezier because he looks likea little kid. Also all the skiiers are all crouched so it makes the small people look even better
Feb 24 2006 1:20AM
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WONTON
Posts: 6951 - Karma: 55
im 6'1" and yea my arms are 6'8"-6'10"...somewhere in there
Feb 24 2006 1:39AM
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WONTON
Posts: 6951 - Karma: 55
armspan that is
Feb 24 2006 1:39AM
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Ahmets_Brother
Posts: 20283 - Karma: 5,931
yea im weird to...im 5'10 and my arms are 6'3....but i have long legs for my body so grabbing is a lil harder but long arms make up for it
Feb 24 2006 11:23AM
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highSPEEDchase
Posts: 296 - Karma: 10
^^ technically your wingspan should be excactly the same as your height, if they are that much longer that is ridiculous.

personally i think it is easier being short, all the olympic gymnast people are really short i believe. but i dont think that is a good excuse for sucking.
Feb 24 2006 5:24PM
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K2_Pubz_360
Posts: 906 - Karma: 10
it doesnt matter how tall u r

as long as u can throw it down ur good
Feb 24 2006 5:35PM
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fnnymanintrouble
Posts: 208 - Karma: 10
look at dumont her is shorter then everyone and he gets 5+ft more air then anyone out of the pipe
so it matters u lil i guess
Feb 24 2006 5:38PM
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OneEhtie
Posts: 79 - Karma: 4
yeah cause my friend kinda bitches about being tall and i see how it could work but after thinking about it, it makes sense

im 5'11" too so ...
Feb 24 2006 9:50PM
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pghjibber
Posts: 1298 - Karma: 329
i own you all and im 6'6 and i dont think olenick is 6'4 but maybe i dunno, his dad is the super tall one. and yes i have steez.
Feb 24 2006 9:54PM
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t3shellvenom
Posts: 3491 - Karma: 56
small people tend to have better style, the taller you are the bigger the jump you should hit to give more time for grabs and shit
Feb 24 2006 9:55PM
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wdbo.
Posts: 4935 - Karma: 173
dude its all relative, if you took a picture of a small person and scaled it up to be the same size as a phot of a tall guy, they would look the same
Feb 24 2006 10:24PM
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reggyboy
Posts: 1608 - Karma: 13
id say it is easier fo a short person to huck spins and stuff like that but seeing as im short i couldnt tell u for sure
Feb 25 2006 7:34AM
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