 Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Cool indeed!
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Good presentation by the NY Times, with some great footage of Ligety. I was at a conference last year where Ron LeMaster showed how Ligety is allowing his outside ski to drift out to the side of the new turn without pressuring/being balanced on it to create large edge angles very early in the turn. Amazing skiing.
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rob@rar, that made me laugh out loud. I was told off by Simon Butler for doing exactly that (entirely unwittingly of course) while doing some Super-G with him last week. I guess he would tell me it's quite unnecessary for the longer turns and the (illegal) shorter, shapelier skis I was using!
Last edited by You need to Login to know who's really who. on Wed 12-02-14 14:42; edited 1 time in total
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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laundryman, now you have a line you can come back to him with: "Ted does it" 
Last edited by Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do. on Wed 12-02-14 14:42; edited 1 time in total
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rob@rar, oh, don't worry! 
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Ligety is a great skier.
However he is not a good example to copy.
All WC racers can carve perfect turns in the snow.
Therefore to get ahead people like Ligety need to use unconventional techniques to get marginally ahead. These concepts generally don't translate well into "normal" high end skiing.
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laundryman, excellent find, very simple with perfect graphics and video overlays... I think he is a good model to aspire to but he has a much higher degree of athleticism and balance than us mere mortals so not everything he does in a race context translates well to performance free skiing for recreational skiers but if you wanna go quick on long boards in gates he is the model to emulate...
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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Even he couldn't cope with the second run of the Olympic slalom course. Carnage!
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Pedantica, the course setting was a shocker. I have no idea why Ante Kostelic is still allowed to set slalom courses 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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kooky, I love the way Emma C-A remarked that he must have had too many vodkas before he set it!
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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| I have no idea why Ante Kostelic is still allowed to set slalom courses |
He is allowed to set courses as he is the coach of a top seed racer. When Ivica retires Croatia will no longer be in the draw for setters even if Ante remains the national coach as they don't have another quick enough racer.
It won't be much fun for the 46 other racers after the TV coverage has ended.
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rjs, I don't think it was much fun for the ones who were in the TV coverage either.
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You know it makes sense.
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Pedantica, I needed a few vodkas to be able to watch it 
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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the Ligety clips are pretty sweet! I love the way he talks about his skiing - it's a little different to what you normally hear. Well worth a watch. But yeah, pretty hard to do...
I'm trying.... oh, yeah, I'm trying....
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