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- From: trzyna@CS.ColoState.EDU (wayne trzyna)
- Subject: Re: Question to more advanced skiers (bumps)
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- Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 16:23:15 GMT
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- In article <JON.92Dec23150759@zeus.med.utah.edu> jon@zeus.med.utah.edu (Jonathan Byrd) writes:
- >
- >I would advise you against spending too much time worrying about
- >methods of controlling your speed. In my opinion, the phrase
- >"controlling your speed" is really a euphemism for fighting the
- >mountain. Good skiers fight the mountain as little as possible by
- >skiing at the natural speed of the slope. Thus, they tend to ski
- >steeper runs at higher speeds, regardless of the presence of
- >obstacles. Their eyes can pick a route on the fly, and their bodies
- >can respond quickly because they aren't wasting effort "controlling
- >their speed." Of course, this philosophy presupposes that people have
- >the sense to stay on slopes that they can handle.
-
- While it is true that good skiers ski quickly on steeps, and don't fight
- the mountain, they also have the capacity to stop on a dime at any point
- during their run. I disagree that you should not worry about controlling
- your speed. A practiced, reliable hocky-stop is a necessary prerequisite
- to serious bump skiing. Note the term "necessary" does not imply sufficient,
- and that's where the stuff discussed above comes into play. But the term
- "prerequistite" speaks for itself. If you can't find the balance point
- on your skis and turn them horizontal to the fall line on demand, you're
- destined for unwanted acceleration.
-
- --
-
- -Wayne Trzyna
- trzyna@CS.ColoState.EDU
-