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174 too small????????

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PoleySkier
Posts: 1331 - Karma: 96
soo i won a pair of 174 foils will they be to short? should i try to trade them for 182s?

im 5'9 and around 135-140 pounds
Sep 19 2006 8:28PM
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HiTz
Posts: 1467 - Karma: 11
what type of skiing u do? and where..
Sep 19 2006 8:32PM
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skidemon22
Posts: 4452 - Karma: 2,005
youll be fine. if u were above 150 a 182 would be a must. but there isnt  a problem here. unless they're for cliffs and pow... (?)
Sep 19 2006 8:35PM
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poofartpee
Posts: 7436 - Karma: 1,540
182 would be better but u can live with 174
Sep 19 2006 10:40PM
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Gtweaker
Posts: 1371 - Karma: 19
im 6 foot 160 and im gunna get 176
Sep 19 2006 10:45PM
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PoleySkier
Posts: 1331 - Karma: 96
im skking east coast lots of 50/50 park/all mountain. 1 trip to whistler.
Sep 20 2006 3:41PM
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lyndon
Posts: 7266 - Karma: 128
oooh, im 56 140 lbs, im on 176..it preference....but they would be alright...
Sep 20 2006 6:27PM
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thedutchmayn
Posts: 1653 - Karma: 45
all prefernce, one of my friends is 5'6'' 155 lbs and skis on a 160 or something.
Sep 20 2006 6:48PM
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skidemon22
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thats just unnatural. it seems that he is too heavy.
Sep 20 2006 7:58PM
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