Posted by: Justin "Snow_God" Allen on May 09, 2003 at 18:07:52

: : I race FIS alpine skiing, so I know what you mean about beginners using race stock equipment. First off NO new skier (or boarder) has the strength or the know how to flex any race board. And if they do fall, they should be in a rec binding untill they know damn well what they are doing. I do most of my freeskiing around 10 to 12 on DIN and am fine and dont pop out much, (I also know how to fall w/o breaking my leg in 5 spots) Where as in the course I ski with 14-18. Most any person that is starting out should go by their weight, which will put them around 3-6. : : On the other hand, isnt this supposed to be a paintball forum? : : BTW hucking 30' cliffs is fun, but dont do that unless you are around 8 =o) : : cya all. : Hello! Im not a beginner! jeeze, thats why I responded anyway. Ive been on the NH race circut for 3 years. I race GS. RAAAACCCCEEEE. Im not a beginner just because I caught an edge. I forgot to take like 4 runs before I raced. I do that when I tune my edges up (88.5* side edge, 1.5*base edge). I was planning on doing a DH at Ragged mountain, but I wasnt able to for obvious reasons. But believe me, I may only be 15, but Im a hell of a snowboarder. Sorry, just had to get that out of my system. by the way, If you didnt figure it out from my last post, Im a snowboarder. I ride a 184, so theres a bit of a lever attached to my legs. Crashing at 50 mph (even on the hero snow I was on) isnt very good even if you do know how to fall. I know how to fall, but catching an edge isnt good for anyone, remember silver, Picabo was out of the scene for 2 seasons because of catching an edge, does that make her a beginner too? To get better, you need to push and I was pushing as I do normally, but I started thinking about how to improve my performace on the course. Oh well, it happens. Get over it, I dont take well to being called a beginner. Sorry, Ive had a really really long week (NH Testing) and I just finally finished my Make up work from when I was out with a permenent prescribed high (the doc put me on percocet to keep the pain at bay). Oh, and I didnt just break it, I crumbled my fibia just above my ankle and snapped my tibia like a twig. Thats what happens when you hit the ground with a force of 6000n. (n=newtons). Good luck, and I'll see you on the field.

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