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- From: lowell@tc.fluke.COM (Lowell Skoog)
- Subject: Re: xc heel positioner question
- Message-ID: <1992Dec21.232343.14551@tc.fluke.COM>
- Keywords: xc heel positioner
- Reply-To: lowell@tc.fluke.COM (Lowell Skoog)
- Organization: John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc., Everett, WA
- References: <1992Dec21.180359.323@tc.fluke.COM>
- Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 23:23:43 GMT
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- Hi Gary! I suppose I could wander down the hall to answer this, but
- other people might be interested. You wrote:
-
- > Reading this weekend an early 80's book on mountain/backcountry
- > skiing where quite a thing was made about a "heel indexing plate"
- > which provided exceptional control on xc skis...
- > ...how come I've never seen or heard of such a thing (in my brief 2
- > year interest in xc skiing)?
-
- Heel indexing plates were popular during the time that telemark
- skiing made its resurgence in the U.S. (late 1970's?). The intent
- was to provide better torsional control for doing telemark turns in
- lightweight touring boots. Since then, the demand for higher
- performance has led to specialization and telemark boots have evolved
- dramatically (some might say absurdly). Modern telemark boots are so
- stiff that heel indexing plates are completely unnecessary.
-
- If you use lightweight boots for telemarking, heel indexing plates
- can still be useful. I think I still have a pair in my basement
- somewhere...
-
- --Lowell Skoog
-