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Shorter vs. taller

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jfletcher
Posts: 1208 - Karma: 188
what do you think is better when it comes to skiing, i think being shorter is would be much easier with a smaller center of gravity and shorter legs making grabs easier, but then again you have guys like Nick Martini that kill it and are reletively tall, do you think height makes a big difference?
Jan 20 2009 8:20PM
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JCsteezy
Posts: 758 - Karma: 211
i dont think grabs would be a problem becuase if you all taller your arms usally are bigger asweel or longer so it should all even out. There are alot of pretty tall, 6 foot plus riders that kill it and then there are short guys like dumont who are good asweel
Jan 20 2009 8:22PM
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Atypical
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dumont is like 4'2" or somthin and he can throw down

Jan 20 2009 8:24PM
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IanAvery-Leaf
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Didn't you see Uncle Sam on stilts at Loon this weekend? He kills it, afterbang and Full Tilts inculded, and at 7'6"
Jan 20 2009 8:26PM
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ScuffDUFF
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im pretty sure he like 5'2 or 5'4
Jan 20 2009 8:30PM
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Atypical
Posts: 1339 - Karma: 45
yeah no shit. If he was REALLY 4'2" he'd be throwing trip corks.

now shut the fuck up and learn to detect exaggeration

Jan 20 2009 8:31PM
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jfletcher
Posts: 1208 - Karma: 188
hhahaha
Jan 20 2009 8:37PM
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MACAQUE
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I would have to say it doesn't really matter. Pro skiers are all different heights. You just have to learn to ski with the body type that you have.
Jan 20 2009 8:41PM
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canudoa9
Posts: 382 - Karma: 99

shorter is always better. jackie chan.........nuffsaid

Jan 20 2009 10:04PM
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Aaaron.
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shawn johnson
Jan 20 2009 10:06PM
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pjbauer
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hahahaha banginn
Jan 20 2009 10:09PM
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ben-
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hahah, straight up
Jan 20 2009 10:10PM
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skithe49th
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i know a short kid that cant get true nose with his short arms but a tall kid that can
Jan 20 2009 10:13PM
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Chickendodo
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whaaaat! she has lopsided eyebrows.  Nastia all the way, she's also not like 14.
Jan 20 2009 10:13PM
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screamin_seamen
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short would be better as long as there strong. if your short and weak your bound for some bone breakage.

Jan 20 2009 10:14PM
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canudoa9
Posts: 382 - Karma: 99
id do either, and shawn is 16 imo
Jan 20 2009 10:46PM
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blackoutbill
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Hey, quit talking about my future wife like that. I know some guys who met her and i guess she is really short like 4'2" or something (claim!). Umm yeah Henrick Harlaut (sp?) is pretty short and he rips. But then their are tall guys who shred. I suppose it doesn't matter
Jan 20 2009 10:51PM
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Alex_G
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for urban taller makes it much easier

but everything else i love being short
Jan 20 2009 10:54PM
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SteezyOhio
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doesnt matter as long as they got full tilts
Jan 20 2009 10:55PM
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Shark.
Posts: 3158 - Karma: 270
yes
Jan 20 2009 10:56PM
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wnab21
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Lawlz
Jan 20 2009 11:10PM
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Cortez
Posts: 507 - Karma: 13
i saw t-hall and sammy at IF3 and they where verryy small
Jan 20 2009 11:22PM
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gstoneskier
Posts: 233 - Karma: 41
shouldn't make a difference unless your looking for excuses.
Jan 20 2009 11:24PM
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brenker
Posts: 3188 - Karma: 71
shorter skis are easier to spin on/off rails. longer skis are more stable at high speeds for solid landings.
Jan 20 2009 11:28PM
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anxju
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what the shit is you talkin bout

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Jan 20 2009 11:31PM
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S.Anderson
Posts: 369 - Karma: 18
i think its better to be shorter for spinning but theres no reason that tall guys cant still kill it. it doesnt really matter whcih you are for your style which is what really matters
Jan 20 2009 11:41PM
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RAWLAN
Posts: 1209 - Karma: 50
being big sucks camel dick. its almst impossible to find big baggy jackets it hurts more when you fall and you break EVERYTHING...
Jan 20 2009 11:45PM
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DBeck
Posts: 1275 - Karma: 63
taller would help, by being 5' 8" it could've helped my sack a few times by being a bit taller, and like when you see downey (who should get alot more exposure, he's had style like nobodies business for years) ski he makes the jumps look so much smaller cuz he's a pretty tall guy, or maybe its just the angles he filmed from
Jan 20 2009 11:45PM
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RAWLAN
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i skied with him a little this summer and the guys like 6'6 but he throws down
Jan 20 2009 11:49PM
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rupert_pupkin
Posts: 454 - Karma: 225
yeah, liam downey is huge! henrik harlaut or mike hormbeck look like midgets next to him.
But in my opinion the smaller the better (though there is a line, i wouldnt be as short as simon). I guess its harder to make tricks look stylish if youre tall
Jan 21 2009 7:47AM
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jedi.Jim
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lol I'm trying to give you karma for the laugh but your meter isn't going up.


Fucking trip corks...
Jan 21 2009 8:09AM
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GhostfaceKillah
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taller (bigger/heavier) guys fall MUCH harder than a smaller guy, which would probably be one of the biggest disadvantages.
Jan 21 2009 9:12AM
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Aaaron.
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i 10ed him for you.
Jan 21 2009 9:16AM
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jedi.Jim
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Thanks, 10 for you.
Jan 21 2009 9:58AM
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jedi.Jim
Posts: 1133 - Karma: 13
Dammit, yours isn't going up either!  WTF!
Jan 21 2009 9:59AM
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Gnarzecki
Posts: 182 - Karma: 10
im 6' it fuckin sucks i feel so lanky all the time and i never really know what to do with my self.
Jan 21 2009 10:14AM
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Aaaron.
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obviously, your outerwear isn;t big enough.-
Jan 21 2009 10:15AM
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bailer
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being short is a huge advantage and anyone who denies isnt 6'5

being tall makes spins/overall air sense wayyy harder. being tall (and skinny) makes u way more likely to get injured. think about crashing, all the long limbs hanging out that can get caught up and break. being tall also makes u look way more akward, and harder to have good easy style. not that you cant, its just harder.

the only advantage to being tall is that you can get more pop

Jan 21 2009 11:41AM
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Z_rob
Posts: 3076 - Karma: 152
ya id imagine shorter would be a lot easier with that lower center of gravity.
and its less to flip/spin around
Jan 21 2009 11:53AM
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Cheech_Sander
Posts: 338 - Karma: 1,660
ive found that a smaller, more compact body is more conductive to park tricks. Park specific skiers are similar to gymnastic doods.

on the flip side, I'm 6'1", 190 on a big day (not monstrous but big for park) and i find my size helps in the BC, plowing  through crud, and racing.

of course theres exceptions. (seth morissons tiny)
Jan 21 2009 2:07PM
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Bradyballin101
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Yup, Nastia is so fuckin hot!
Jan 21 2009 5:57PM
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McSlay
Posts: 651 - Karma: 1,182
shorter probably does have some advantages such as faster spinning lower center of gravity for easier balancing but it also has it's short comings like speed because being short and being light for the most part go hand and hand so that's my main problem with being short i can almost never get enough speed
Jan 21 2009 6:03PM
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TonySeibert
Posts: 109 - Karma: 328
Spriggs is 6'5" and he makes shit look baller....


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3oEebrAcI8
Jan 21 2009 6:09PM
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JosephStalin
Posts: 1673 - Karma: 100
i pretty sure that it evens itself out, because you might be really short and have short legs, but that doesnt mean your arms are still 4 feet long. No matter how tall you are if your body and skis are proportionate to your height than it wont make a difference
Jan 21 2009 6:11PM
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highflyer21
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unless your 6'5 240 lbs dont complain about being big. haha. and if you are i feel your pain. lol.
Jan 21 2009 6:19PM
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