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Are tall Skiers disadvantaged?

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pj21
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I'm 6'1' and reasonably tall for my age (15), got moderate park skills (backflip, most rails) and feel as if I am disadvantaged being tall. My shorter friends have it easier spinning and flipping, Is it because they are better than me or have a lower centre of gravity making it easier to do tricks?

So do tall skiers have a disadvantage skiing?
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Sep 3 2014 8:07AM
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dingus
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YoungGun.Im 6'3" and I suck at skiing. My height has nothing to do with it. I just fuck around and don't progress.


I'm 6'3" (I think) and suck at skiing too, well I can hit most rails and 2 both ways sometimes 4 but my friends are all better than me and they are all shorter. I'm not really sure where I was going with this post.
Aug 31 2015 3:31PM
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gnar_whal
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bobby brown is like 6'2 or 6'3 I met him in person. So is Russ henshaw
Aug 31 2015 3:57PM
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gravel
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gnar_whalI met him in person.


/claim
Sep 3 2015 5:16PM
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SkrrtKobain
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so many pros are short Henrik is 5"5 Torin is a midget etc... but Mcrae williams is like 6'2 or something so i guess it don't matter
Sep 3 2015 7:18PM
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NMMedia
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nfordI know your referring to me when saying this
I don't mean to brag or sound snobby, but yes, I am very athletic
Being 6'2 and having my peers at around a foot below me has allowed me to surpass them physically and be able to be more aggressive and basically better at sports then them.
I have a passion for skiing
It brings joy to me when I do it and allows me to free from some of my problems, just makes me concentrate on just that.
I don't know what is to come for me, I've been progressing a lot recently
Maybe I can set a goal on going pro for a couple of years, if that doesn't sound farfetched.
But most sports just don't give the pleasure to me as I get in skiing, and I'd love to pursue something I love rather then to do something I don't, just because I have advantages.


Just want to point out that being tall wont make you more aggressive and surpass shorter people physically. The only sports where the height would really help would be basketball and like, volleyball. Im short (5'6") and I knocked the shit out of taller dudes in sports due to the fact that I could hit them hard as shit below their CoM and basically send them over me.
Sep 4 2015 10:39AM
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John18_6
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NMMediaJust want to point out that being tall wont make you more aggressive


but it will save ur nutsak
Sep 6 2015 12:51AM
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NMMedia
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john18061806but it will save ur nutsak


idk mayne, if I drop my shoulder a little its going right into ur nutsak
Sep 7 2015 8:03PM
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John18_6
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NMMediaidk mayne, if I drop my shoulder a little its going right into ur nutsak


Lel ur so short ur shoulder couldn't evn reech mai nutsek
Sep 7 2015 8:36PM
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