Messages posted by : pavelski
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Work????
Work???? Is that a new ski technique? How do you do this work thing? Please enlighten me! Pavel |
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You deserve great skis! Enjoy.
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Soul Drive,
As far as Sportscam,,I have fixed up a great "system" since I do not need braces I had! I cut up the two brace sections and had video type universal clips installed with pop rivets! I now have cam om my thigh which can focus on boots and skis! great shots! Ellistine is the one who :inspired" me with his videos! Thanks Ellistine! I also took an old Ski Patrol chest vest and modified it so That I can have video at chest level! Again great shots! It is amazing how skiers once they see themselves skiing understand their mistakes! Truly seeing oneself skiing helps in progressing to expert level! |
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Ice Ghost,
It is you. Just today my son came to see me since he was skiing on the 2009 model for three days! Loved them! Wanted a pair! That pair! Those skis are fast becoming the fastest selling Elan skis! Go ahead treat yourself to them! You deserve them! They will take you to another level,,however take lessons right away! If you can get some video tape of yourself! As far as weight,,I have noticed that it seems to be "creeping" up! I am now testing some K2 2009 models and yes they feel heavy and are heavier! I am going to weigh all new skis from now on! Send me via PM your address and I will send you a great DVD Elan has produced, which can act as a "model" for your expert skiing! It features the very skis you want! Pavel |
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This is the tiny cigar shaped sports cam!
Perfect condition. All units in box! Can be placed on; helmet, googles, arm band and even on top of ski boots a la Ellistine! $300. Pavel |
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Interesting reading on subject!
The Pole Plant in Modern Technique by Greg Gurshman I believe it is hardly a secret that pole plants have been used by ski racers for a very long time in slalom and GS. However, while conducting coaching seminars in US and Canada, I have discovered a number of misconceptions about the use of the pole plant in modern technique. Many coaches and ski instructors believe that for making carved turns on modern slalom skis the pole plant is not needed. Some go even further to say that the racers do not even use the pole plants any longer. Others are still of the opinion that the pole plant is still used primarily for turning the skis. In this article I will try to highlight the incorrect nature of these erroneous assumptions. First of all, I would like to point out that while I will be talking about the use of a pole plant in slalom, most of what will be said here applies to GS and even the speed disciplines. The evolution of ski equipment has resulted in contemporary super-G and DH courses with plenty of complete round turns in them. In order to efficiently link the arcs of such round turns ski racers often use a pole plant or a pole touch, even in speed events. Speaking of slalom, we can say that the pole plant is generally used most of the time everywhere, except for straight flat sections of the course. To emphasize the necessity of a pole plant, Austrian coaches often repeat the saying: “if you left your pole plant at home, run there and get it instead of running the course”. I would recommend this little rule to all junior racers and their coaches. For a number of years before the emergence of new slalom skis with the increased side cuts, racers often used the so-called blocking pole plant. When executing the blocking pole plant the skier turns the hand and the wrist away from the body, so the pole goes into the snow not perpendicularly, but at a small angle, as I demonstrate here with my right arm (frame 4), at the bottom of the sequence: |
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dshenberger,
Please do not interprete my comments as negative towards "race skis" for general public skiers! They are very good even great performine skis. The ones you mention are one of the very best skis offered to public! Also if a ski has a Race logo written on it,,,,well it is just a logo for marketing many times! I have seen many "deck skis" made for a ski chain of stores with many race logos on top skin yet the core and design was "other than" race design! As Ise mentioned previously race skis are not for everyone! If you are a truly "expert" skier it is worth while to try just once a true World Cup race ski! It is another performance level!Another skiing experience! That is all I was trying to say! PS I ski on one of those skis you mentioned and I love them! |
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I never got a correct answer from the Atomic reps about the Metron weigh comments I was getting from many skiers that were testing these skis!
WE took off the NEOX bindings and weighed skis! Then we did something really nasty! We had a ski that was bent at tip,,,so we cut at several places along the horizontal axis! It is when you get "inside" a ski that you appreciate the complexity of ski design and ski "engineering" Look at those B5 Metrons! Look at the center platform! The secret is withing the central 30-40 cms. A giant horizontal system to absorb vibrations! |
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