Pole plants

[skimom]

There appears to be something wrong with his pole plant. It looks backwards to me.

[poconoceancity]

It's not really planted either.

[Papasteeze]

Hmmm.. Looks like he is marking his inside turn however, it also looks like he is "flicking" the turn not planting. I think we should send him to MSRT guys and see what they think.

[skimom]

Yeah, it's hard to tell if he's using the waist steering technique, since he doesn't have a waist...

[Papasteeze]

He/she does initiate their turns early, thats good, right? But what's with the parallel transition next to the gate? Must have something to do with a high center of gravity.

[NJSkiFamily]

Skimom, I think you're right. The plants are backwards.

 

Have any of you heard this technique about pole planting - "step on Barney's toe and punch him in the stomach". Barney being the purple dinosaur.

 

The idea is that you plant the pole down with one hand and then push out with the other hand to initiate the next plant.

 

I learned that in VT when I was learning to ski the bumps.

[ThinkSnow]

There appears to be something wrong with his pole plant.  It looks backwards to me. 

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Wow... usually it's the young'ens we have to worry about posting useless topics

[skimom]

Wow, dis'ed by ThinkSnow. It's not useless. It reminded me of a ski instructor/coach I know (her resort will remain nameless) who disliked one of her students so she taught him to pole plant with the uphill pole like this guy does. To this day he still can't pole plant properly - it really messed him up.

 

Punching Barney...ok, I'll try it.

[skigurl]

after he plants he drops his hands....thats a no no

[skierboi]

no helmet while racing

[skiergirl]

yeah someone needs to teach that little guy how to ski properly, or at least pole plant the right direction

[NJSkiFamily]

We adults are just using this example as a learning opportunity for you young 'ens.

[Glenn]

I tried to tell you Greg, this emoticon was a bad idea, but NOOOOO everyone thought it was SOOOOO cute. Now were stuck with obsessive skiers with no snow posting about the technique of a 96 x 96 px animation.

[Timeless]

I tried to tell you Greg, this emoticon was a bad idea, but NOOOOO everyone thought it was SOOOOO cute. Now were stuck with obsessive skiers with no snow posting about the technique of a 96 x 96 px animation.

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Do the poles help the old people get around more safely on the snow?

[skidude]

Not sure about the old peeps, but there pretty good to take out boarders with

[tretiak]

or when i find poles on the ground i pop people ouyt of there bindings

[skidude]

Not me...Got my bindings cranked too far down for someone to pop me out

[AtomicSkier]

Not me...Got my bindings cranked too far down for someone to pop me out

 

uhh, he was talking about pressing the release thing...regardless of how hard you have it cranked down, it has to still work, or else, how would YOU get out? Or do you walk around everywhere you go with your skis?

[skidude]

Haha well since I'm always in the backseat it is VERY hard to get me out of my skis when I am standing in them. When I am trying to get out and lean foward they come off pretty easily

[skimom]

I tried to tell you Greg, this emoticon was a bad idea, but NOOOOO everyone thought it was SOOOOO cute. Now were stuck with obsessive skiers with no snow posting about the technique of a 96 x 96 px animation.

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You are a riot, dthmtluncrn.

[skimom]

Or do you walk around everywhere you go with your skis?

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He walks around everywhere he goes with his skis on.

[poconoceancity]

I could be wrong, but skimom was probably just bored at work when she decided to analyze emoticon

[Schif]

What else is there to do without any snow around?

[skierboi]

indeed, this is true