If poles dont matter, why do WC racers still use them? They of all skiers know the importance of proper hip and shoulder angulation.
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If poles dont matter, why do WC racers still use them? They of all skiers know the importance of proper hip and shoulder angulation.
Perhaps it helps them deflect gates, and they need to bend their skis to get an arc out of it.Quote:
Originally Posted by nyskirat
It all comes back to the design of the ski (rules apply) and what they need to get out of it to go as fast as possible.
They have the waist of the ski behind the midline, so as they weight into the rear of the ski, the hands out front keep them from falling back.
I respect top racers and their skill, but I don't want to ski like them. Most racers (especially DH) have burning thighs by the end of their run.
Nailed it.Quote:
Originally Posted by adria33
Ripper:
Have you ever heard of ski poles?
Mandrake:
Ah, yes, I have heard of that, Jack. Yes.
Ripper:
Well do you now what they are?
Mandrake:
No. No, I don't know what they are.
Ripper:
Do you realize that ski poles are the most monstrously conceived and dangerous communist plot we have ever had to face?
They want to imperil our snow essence.Quote:
Originally Posted by Like a Boss
That's why I only drink pow-melt and grain alcohol.
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Originally Posted by adria33
It only helps in SL. And no, racers do not weight the tail of the skis. Trust me, you weight the tail of a race ski, you will fall on your ass within one turn.
Holding hands in front when skiing is just common practice for any sort of fore-aft balance that is needed to ski in variable terrain.
You are positioning your self as some sort of guru or visionary for something at which you simply aren't very good. This worked for Howard Head when he invented laminate skis in response to how difficult it was for him, a beginner, too turn the heavy wooden skis of the time. But he was an accomplished engineer who had a clear vision of how new materials could improve equipment. You are a goofy kid who thinks he is Yoda on skis. What you have invented is an embarrassing name for something embarrassing that has been popular among the unskilled for decades.
I admire your ambition and the fearlessness with which you share your (deeply flawed) vision. But you are in desperate need of humility. Yes, I see that you believe yourself humble, that you don't claim to be great, but you are young, bold and blinded to your vast limitations. If you want to achieve your dream you need to humble yourself and learn how to ski. This means abandoning your silly creations. They will hold you back. This would be a true act of humility. Do you have it in you to swallow your pride? Or are you satisfied being the self proclaimed king of the goofballs? Good luck.
Yes, m'lord. I will shut down my site now and start taking orders from lucifer.Quote:
Originally Posted by I've seen black diamonds!
We saw a skittles kid Saturday flailing in the bumps with no poles holding a can of soda. Looked retarded.
In both of those pictures, I can tell you right now, if either of you were to hit some sort of unexpected bump/lose traction with the snow/even have to throw them sideways, you could not handle it in a controlled manner. The top picture is a prime example of skiing the tails of a ski, anything a good race coach or skier knows is something you want to avoid. Bottom picture shows poor upper body and lower body separation. If you were to hit ice or lose that lower ski, you would end up with a nice skiers thumb and hip slide.
Whoa whoa whoa....Not being a dick but If you think WC racers dont load the tails of their skis then you don't race or don't win. They almost ALWAYS load tails in turns. A loaded tail transfers energy ( speed) at the exit of any race turn. This is not sitting in the back seat btw.Quote:
And no, racers do not weight the tail of the skis.
No I would not lose control, I would slide out to a wider radius and keep skiing in control, it would be a fairly automatic reaction as initially my legs drop out and then my heart would drop down until an equilibrium is reached and I can apply pressure again.Quote:
Originally Posted by nyskirat
Daniel is supposed to be skiing tails before take off speed is reached. There is no problem here I found. Although Daniel was beyond take off speed, that is why he is in fact not skiing the tail if you look closely at front of outer ski -- he is skiing the tips. But he can still pull it off anyway. Look at the video.
"Poor" -- well if you say so padwan.
Let me rephrase my statement. Racers do not always weight SOLELY the tail of the skis. Obviously there are situations where they do, but most of the time they engage the full ski.Quote:
Originally Posted by philth
Sweet, I think you have the right spirit, and I bet you can garner a niche market that will fulfill your dreams of sharing your gift. All you need is some awesome Mogul skier to endorse your idea.Quote:
Originally Posted by adria33
There are tons of gimped out old dudes whose shoulders are totally fucked from shitty technique, who might benefit.
Do you experiment with sidecut depths? I like park sidecut on my regular snowboard. Thank me later.
meh
things might be ok on groomers, but that's not skiing. unless you're racing, and you need poles for that.
as long as your having fun i guess OP. if you can make a few bucks at it, whatevah.
I would do more experimenation but not if each one would cost $1700.Quote:
Originally Posted by DasBlunt
I do think the edges could be made harder, because the sort of ice sliding I could and did do (because the balance and technique is right) made me worry that they wouldn't last long. The edges of the skis are already high quality snowboard edges:
"Edges take the brunt of any impact, so we use the toughest ones we've found - freeride snowboard edges. They really are as beefy as they come – now 2.5mm thick."
In this helmetcam vid for most of it, I am just going down a fairly icy groomer looking for soft snow to turn, but I could of just as easily shredded the ice too if I wasn't concerned about the edge. So edges as tough as the toughest drill bits would be my preference. It would be scary fun. It'd take someone new to the skis a couple of weeks for the bodily responses to be learned to be able to do it. (and a good 3 weeks to be properly heartcarving)
In terms of groomers not being skiing unless you're racing, that's a strange statement, I tend to think taking air is not skiing, but a substitute for it.
Adria don't take this the wrong way, but you clearly know fuck all about skiing, it clear as day from your footage, you're skidding around on easy groomed terrain and dabbling in baby bumps, wind your neck in you doughnut
Rossy, you like coming out of the woodwork to make fun of me. BTW, how are you at skiing? Any good footie from the last 35 years of life on this planet to show me how it's done?Quote:
Originally Posted by Rossymcg
I thought I saw the OP at the Beav today. Dude had no poles (poles are for communists), an ill fanny pack, and had that general euro thing going on. My heart beating out of my chest in anticipation, I gazed down toward his feet and alas, real skis. No Heartcarvers. They might have even been longer than 160. My heartbeat returning to normal, I gazed skyward toward that Great Heartcarver in the sky and imagined a day when no ski will be longer than 140, and nary a ski pole will be seen upon the hill.
On the HCs, you get more out of every centmeter due to the camber and sidecut. I mean take a Nissan GT-R: only a 3.8-liter V6 but and with the twin-turbo it puts out 545hp. Or take a Ferrari LaFerrari (6.3 v12 with KERS electric motor 789+163 hp) or a McLaren P1 (3.8-litre twin-turbo V8 with KERS electric motor 727+176hp) -- so you can't just look at size of engine alone. Same with skis -- length is only 1 factor, important but not the only thing that determines worth. Obviously the rider of the ski matters too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Like a Boss
http://photo.netcarshow.com/Ferrari-...4_photo_01.jpg
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-46uGgmtutA...-+sold+out.jpg
Dumb analogy. I don't think you will ever convince anyone that a 100cm or whatever rockered snowlerblade contraption will ever out perform or out ski a 190 Explosive in mank, any true carving ski on groomed, or a Lotus 138 or the like in pure powder. Just ain't gonna happen. But keep on keeping on bro, it's good stuff for sure.
The only way to settle this is a Chinese downhill.
Only if he is on those snowlerblade things:-)Quote:
Originally Posted by knumbskull
Right.Quote:
Originally Posted by soups818
Really they need to be skied to get a full understanding of what and how they do what they do. They also need to be used for a good amount of time (not sure how long) about 1 week at least I guess.
If I gave them to some reviewer for 3 runs they wouldn't get it.
That's the problem for me right now, but if there's a maker out there, they might want to build a version for themselves (I suggest with my input.)
When are you going to prove the concept by winning ze Chinese downhill?
Maybe whoever wins the Pain McShlockey Classic I could send to. But I'd definitely enter one if the chance arose.Quote:
Originally Posted by knumbskull
Yet, I'm not really about proving or selling. It's all about the transformation of character... to become one's avatar.
So your trying to become a 67 year old washed up Asian actor?Quote:
Originally Posted by adria33
Pat's dead but his character is not.Quote:
Originally Posted by AK47bp
http://youtu.be/fULNUr0rvEc
Now here, wax on is breathing through the heart and skiing forward the way you want to ski - slaying toward the good.
Wax off is adjusting to feedback, where both good (things that enter the heart) and bad (things that cause fear or pain and encapsulate the heart) are recorded and responded to (mainly the bad.)
After wax off, anything left remains in mind for processing during sleep, as are overall results of that day.
http://www.skiboardsonline.com/forum...ad.php?t=13065
http://www.epicski.com/t/112630/hear...new-way-to-ski
http://heartcarve.com/notes/twn.html
http://www.snowheads.co.uk/ski-forum...&view=previous
http://www.newschoolers.com/ns/mobil...ead/id/722018/
http://menandmotors.net/the-future-of-skiing/
etc.
SFA compared to your 6,355 posts... but that menandmotors things is fckn dodgy. Thanks.Quote:
Originally Posted by spook
yes but i'm not trying to sell my great never before witnessed on the face of this earth invention either. that automatically drops you several rungs into hell.Quote:
Originally Posted by adria33
If it's so important: I don't at all consider myself a troll and technically even if I was out just for attention (which I'm not) a troll is about garnering some negative reaction for lulz. I'm fundamentally about garnering quality feedback to improve what I'm doing, and sharing the wealth (if you want to call it that) or rather, just getting it out there, given how much energy I've put into it since 2002. I first dropped the poles in NZ in 2002 and changed my paradigm about skiing at that point. Also, I think I've got something to offer... you can argue with me on that... but until you try it, it'll be harder for you.
I went to EpicSki because someone here suggested I do so, and it wasn't me that made the first vid go semi-viral.
I stopped posting pretty soon after going to SBOL and EpicSki. I feel more comfortable now about posting here given how good the contraptions are in pow. I stopped posting to NS given the negative reactions, but there are some people interested on NS now after the last round of vids. I'd be selling myself and Li Po short if I walked away from it now. Anyhow, good luck to you.
who said anything about trolling? i don't doubt you're a true believer.
i just realized that you said the video went semi-viral! what does that even mean?
Actually, it was more of a meme, and I suppose a joke, and me being serious about it made it even funnier I suppose, or disturbing depending on how you saw it. But in a context, it changes.Quote:
Originally Posted by spook
Viral is when you have something and then for somebody else to get it, they need the same container. So want to be someone's friend on the internet, get FB, want to talk to someone, get Skype - a viral website and application. You want to heartcarve? You need the special skis... well actually you don't. People ski with their hearts without a second thought, I'm just making it more conscious I suppose.
(a meme is just like a news story or new topic that people share around)
Holy shit. That snowblade forum is hilarious. Why did you stop posting there! That was your only customer base.Quote:
Originally Posted by spook
Sort of like preaching to the choir. Needed more (as in opposing) points of view. Also, if my wares/style is so great, it should reemerge there, right?Quote:
Originally Posted by soups818
Jesus. This heartcarving bullshit has been going on since 2007? And there are blueprints? Oh the humanity.Quote:
Originally Posted by spook
2002 to be exact but I only came up with a design mid-late last year after disappointment on the skiboards. If you want to truly build a pair, I have the details but it'd be difficult to replicate exactly without physical moulds.Quote:
Originally Posted by TeleThor
Why is this back?
Because of Heartslayer.Quote:
Originally Posted by stuckathuntermtn
http://heartcarve.com/free/22.jpg
You are trying to sell these little skis. No one is interested. Your marketing skills are horrible. You picked the wrong forum.