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I know this is a bad place, but question about racing skis
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ok, so i love the whole park scene, but i tried racing this year and I got a huge rush out of it. anyways. i raced on my park skis, and i was wondering what a good length racing ski would be to buy? i am 6'2 and about 210 lbs. anyone know what i need?
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it completely depends on what racing event you are doing. If you are doing slalom, you need short, very shaped skis to make super quick turns inbetween gates. The wider and faster the turns, the longer skis you need to handle the speed.
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well i live in michigan, so i'll be doing short slalom & GS courses.......does that help
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Slalom:
165cm
GS:
185-190
Your best bet would be testing different ones first.
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go to a ski store and ask them to find you a race ski and they will be alot more helpfull then people on ns
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i also get a ruch out of racing, so ud be about 187cm race skis.
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all depends on the respect... id say for GS 187 is about right...
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well i'm a poor college kid, and probablly dont have enough $ to get 2 pairs, one for each event. So should i just aim between 163 & 187 to get the best of both worlds, or will that just basically hurt me a bit in each event? and yes i know i should go to a ski shop, but i'm in class from 8-8 and i'm looking for some quick answers. lool
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i had this same dilemma when i raced in hs and i came to the conclusion that i wanted SL skis as opposed to GS... and i just used some older carve skis for GS, but even if you have a bigger park ski, just sharpen those edges and go... trying to race GS on SL skis would probably end up being doable, but difficult..
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^ hahaha yea, i tried to ski the GS on 167 LINE Chronics and it was interesting, got the edges sharpened prior to race but was still slidin around a lot, never got to race the SL tho, i was only entered as a guest racer in the GS which i LOVED
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165 slalom
185 gs
nothing shorter
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werd, i found a sick deal on 2 pr, 1 GS, 1 SL 166's & 187's for only $187 so i think i may jump on that . did i mention that they are Fischer RC4's? w00t
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for that price they are giving them away.
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fuck id buy that shit... post some pics when u get them... interested to see how old they are...
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You should look at them yourself first, because the edges could have been sharpened by had too many times, and have nothing left to them.
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GET FISCHERs you wont regret it. and i would say get a short GS ski (175) if you dont want to buy two pairs of skis .
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at 210? I'd go longer than 190 for a GS
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I have a pair of 178 atomic GS skis that I am willing to sell.
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