Hi everybody,
I am 6'2", 210 lbs, phisically fit, and wear Salomon X-Wave 10 boots, so reasonably stiff boots, Harb Ski Systems custom made insoles.
In a way my boots feel soft because they are confortable, but something happened to me last night that really made me think about my
boots.
I was skiing down a good blue run (20-25 degree pitch) working on medium-to-short radius turn at full speed. Turns were well done (one feels it when they come smooth). A PSIA level-3 instructor who happened to be looking at me, approached me, and told me that I was coming down smoothly and that overall it was a good run, but he would have suggested that I try tipping more my inside foot toward the little toe side. Which I tried to do the following runs. My legs were fairly closed to each other, but it seems that the boot does not let me tip enough. Or at least
I seem to encounter a lot of resistance.
So I started to wonder if my boots are perhaps too stiff
or if the place where the lower and upper part of the shells come together
is in the wrong spot for me and block my ankles. I seem to do much better if I undo both buckles on the upper part of the shell.
I am perplexed. Maybe I should buy a less stiff boot the next time?
Any advise will be welcome.
Cheers,
Mr. T
P.S. Did anybody notice that this PSIA guy used the term tipping the inside foot .... ? I over-heard another to talk of wedge as of terminal
intermediate skills. Harald, they will never give you the credit, but they
are beginning to talk your language.