AHendrickx
Certified Ski Diva
I just got new skis and new boots and got to take them out for the first time yesterday but felt like I took two giant steps back with my progress....I felt as though I really struggled to maintain proper form and when I did I got some serious quad burn which I have never had while skiing.
For some background I am a very new skier I have skied for the past 6-7 weeks 1 day/week for about 3-4 hours each time. I skied one season when I was 7 so I don’t count that really since I’m 30 now. I am 5’6” and bought 156 cm k2 anthem 76 skis. I had been on 140 cm elan element rentals but wanted something I could grow into and have for a couple of years at least. I just didn’t expect to struggle so much. I expected to have to get used to the longer length but didn’t expect to struggle to stay in a good stance.
I did go to a boot fitter and get fitted for boots and ended up with molded food beds and some heel lifts d/t poor dorsal flexion. I have bad ankles from years of cheerleading so this didn’t surprise me. I’m in a 90 flex boot which seemed high but I’m heavier (178 lbs) and relatively athletic. I have worked out regularly for years regularly doing the peloton bike, weights and yoga. When I got boots it was between this one and a 75 flex but the 75 flex was very loose on me and didn’t feel like it secured my heel at all which he didn’t like.
Did I bite off more than I can chew or is this normal? i know I need to get used to going faster with longer skis but this is all a new world to me so I just want to be sure I really just need to power through!
For some background I am a very new skier I have skied for the past 6-7 weeks 1 day/week for about 3-4 hours each time. I skied one season when I was 7 so I don’t count that really since I’m 30 now. I am 5’6” and bought 156 cm k2 anthem 76 skis. I had been on 140 cm elan element rentals but wanted something I could grow into and have for a couple of years at least. I just didn’t expect to struggle so much. I expected to have to get used to the longer length but didn’t expect to struggle to stay in a good stance.
I did go to a boot fitter and get fitted for boots and ended up with molded food beds and some heel lifts d/t poor dorsal flexion. I have bad ankles from years of cheerleading so this didn’t surprise me. I’m in a 90 flex boot which seemed high but I’m heavier (178 lbs) and relatively athletic. I have worked out regularly for years regularly doing the peloton bike, weights and yoga. When I got boots it was between this one and a 75 flex but the 75 flex was very loose on me and didn’t feel like it secured my heel at all which he didn’t like.
Did I bite off more than I can chew or is this normal? i know I need to get used to going faster with longer skis but this is all a new world to me so I just want to be sure I really just need to power through!