 Poster: A snowHead
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Just to let everyone know that Impulse Racing which is run by fellow  Phil Brown (former British Childrens Team Head Coach) will be running race training every Monday night 8-10 at Hemel
£30 per session including slope time, maximum of 8 per coach... should be very good.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Oooh I was just about to put a post asking about gates. That's great but it's clashing with Gravity! 
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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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PS, do you expect many oldies to be at the sessions?
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CSki, i believe it is race training for adults ... Gravity's sessions are earlier at MK and focused on kids mainly.
I just had a look at the Hemel site and unless i am making a mistake 2 hours of rec skiing normally costs £33 that time of night so the sessions represent great value.
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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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CSki, I'm definitely "not young" and I'm doing it
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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FlyingStantoni, when you starting? I am tempted to get in on the May sessions
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skimottaret, I'm signed-up for all of May and June except the bank holiday weekends.
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I'll be up for a May start as well. skimottaret, when are you seeing Phil Brown next? Be good to confirm what the situation is for instructors at Hemel.
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FlyingStantoni, your keen ! I thought you were telemarking this summer.... i have some new SL skis i am looking to break in so should see you there.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Keen is my middle name skimottaret 
A mix of race training and telemarking for the "off season".
BTW, I telemarked with Richard P again on Sunday. I'm optimistic that he may get around to running some tele training this year.
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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 would sign up but will have difficulties getting to/from Hemel as no car at the moment
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Booked for May and June, except for the 25th May as I'm teaching that day and won't want to ski through until 10pm.
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You know it makes sense.
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Sideshow_Bob, I'm planning on using the train and my bicycle
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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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| FlyingStantoni wrote: |
| Sideshow_Bob, I'm planning on using ... my bicycle |
I might be wrong, but I think Phil Brown would prefer you on skis.
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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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FlyingStantoni, you gonna strap your skis to your backpack, that should be entertaining to watch for the commuters 
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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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GrahamN, yeah, I noticed that 
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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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I draw you collective attentions to the Disciplinary Procedure - item 1B.
That's it. I'm scared. 
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FlyingStantoni, at least you don't have to pay for the return half of the train fare yourself (1D)
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| GrahamN wrote: |
I take it everyone has read the Terms and Conditions - and you are all signed up to Code of Conduct item no 3
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Excellent! Now I have an excuse to fight her off with. The days of "but darling I have a headache" I'm sure are quite numbered.
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Given that I know nothing about racing, does anyone have any pointers to some good internet resources?
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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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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FlyingStantoni, I turned up to a gates night to find it was in fact a race night and didn't come last so it's not all that hard to get to grips with. Main things I've learnt in 2 sessions are that little people go really really fast and them gates is suprisingly solid.
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I'm very tempted, but haven't been through gates for years, ever since I fell and got spine compression. 9 months of physio kind of put me off doing it. I'm sure it's just psychological not physical now though.
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You know it makes sense.
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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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Poster: A snowHead
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| skimottaret wrote: |
| ... the snow at hemel will be so perfect that even if you fall it will be like landing on a cloud ... |
You mean you'll pass straight through it and die on impact with the hard ground underneath? I think I'll invest in a back protector...
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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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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rob@rar, I am just assuming that as everything else will be perfect at Hemel falls will no longer hurt like they do at MK
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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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Spyderman, I'm planning on plenty of crashes as i am new to all of this. It would be worth coming along as you will have a good laugh watching me straddle
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skimottaret, I was told today that Hemel wanted anyone doing gates to be fully kitted up with guards. Is this true, cos they're spensive....
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CSki, i would think if you are running SL gates you should have a chin guard absolute min and have hand guards / shin pads as well. It might be expensive but getting wacked with a pole can hurt.
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Haha, good thing I didn't book then, I can't afford to get a new ski helmet and shin guards for something I'm not sure I want to take too seriously!
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CSki, I'd give knee guards a miss as you don't really need these until you're quite experienced, and some will argue they're redundant even then. Get some pole guards (http://www.skiracing.co.uk/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=5_65) and some fore-arm guards first. You can easily use American Football forearm guards for the latter or even non-ankle-covering football (soccer) shin-pads as they're much cheaper than the skiing-specific equivalents. You'll probably find yourself inside-arm blocking slalom gates frequently until you get the hang of it.
You can run slalom gates without a chin-guard for your helmet but if you do so I'd recommend getting a gum shield and wearing it.
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