climbingbetty
Angel Diva
On Saturday, a very knowledgeable ski friend of mine suggested that my skis are too long. For me at least.
I'm a new skier this year, been out 6 days this year, skiing at a level 5.
Anticipating a better winter (more like last year's!) I had hoped to get out a lot more this season and so with my husband's blessing decided it would be more cost effective to pick up my own pair of skis this year then have to rent all the time.
I got a pair of brand-new, but last season's K2 Sweet Luv, which is a beginner-intermediate ski that's cambered in the middle, with a bit of early-rise in the tip for "easy turn initiation." Admittedly, I didn't really know what I was doing when I bought them.
When I purchased them, they were out of stock of 160cm, which is the length I would have preferred, so I had to choose between 156 & 163cm. I know, I know, I should have looked for a different ski that was a better ski length for me, but like I said, I only half knew what I was doing! I talked to one of the 'experts' at the shop and asked what she thought, if I should go shorter because I was just learning, or if I should longer so that I didn't outgrow them too quickly. She suggested the later. Yes, I now realize this was probably a really dumb line of thinking.
Anyhow, so I have them, I've been skiing on them just fine (I don't know any different!) and I thought I was progressing pretty well. Then my friend commented this weekend that they may be too long for me and are preventing my from initiating my turns quickly & easily.
Any thoughts from you expert Divas? Any suggests for what to do now if they are indeed too long? I had really hoped to start with getting a great fitting pair of boots first (now realizing boots are too big too :-( ), then to replace the skis, now I'm worried my whole set-up is all wrong and I can't afford a whole new rig! But then again, I'm still a beginner, so how much is likely to be my gear and how is just poor technique on my part?
I'm a new skier this year, been out 6 days this year, skiing at a level 5.
Anticipating a better winter (more like last year's!) I had hoped to get out a lot more this season and so with my husband's blessing decided it would be more cost effective to pick up my own pair of skis this year then have to rent all the time.
I got a pair of brand-new, but last season's K2 Sweet Luv, which is a beginner-intermediate ski that's cambered in the middle, with a bit of early-rise in the tip for "easy turn initiation." Admittedly, I didn't really know what I was doing when I bought them.
When I purchased them, they were out of stock of 160cm, which is the length I would have preferred, so I had to choose between 156 & 163cm. I know, I know, I should have looked for a different ski that was a better ski length for me, but like I said, I only half knew what I was doing! I talked to one of the 'experts' at the shop and asked what she thought, if I should go shorter because I was just learning, or if I should longer so that I didn't outgrow them too quickly. She suggested the later. Yes, I now realize this was probably a really dumb line of thinking.
Anyhow, so I have them, I've been skiing on them just fine (I don't know any different!) and I thought I was progressing pretty well. Then my friend commented this weekend that they may be too long for me and are preventing my from initiating my turns quickly & easily.
Any thoughts from you expert Divas? Any suggests for what to do now if they are indeed too long? I had really hoped to start with getting a great fitting pair of boots first (now realizing boots are too big too :-( ), then to replace the skis, now I'm worried my whole set-up is all wrong and I can't afford a whole new rig! But then again, I'm still a beginner, so how much is likely to be my gear and how is just poor technique on my part?