Angulation and the tall skiier

Okay, lets get technical. In order to properly edge your skis and achieve carved turns you have to transition from one set of edges to the other set, the sooner in the turn you do this the more dynamic your turns can be, and the more control you have. Translated this means the more edge you put into the snow the better those skis you are wearing will do their job.

How does this relate to the tall skier? Will it takes longer for a tall skier to do that transition from one edge to the other. I worked up a formula for it, but it boils down to how long it take to move your center of gravity around, us, as tall people, have a longer distance to travel than a shorter person, and then there is our weight, as tall people we can weight more and have more to move from point 'A' to point 'B' as well as having more distance from 'A' to 'B'.

Bottom line: as a tall skier we need to be training to be more agile, I have taken dance lessons, which helped my skiing and my skiing helped my dancing, a good win-win. I have been told that I walk differently since I started skiing. Beats me!

Sports

Sports for tall guys are not easy, with the exception of basketball where height is the norm; most sports are not designed for tall people. The average ski lift is 17-21 inches off the ground, that is okay for the average person but for a tall guy it means doing a deep knee bend to sit down and then a squat to get off onto a slippery area, gain your balance and slide away with some amount of grace. (Skiing is about being cool, hip, suave, John Claude, Bode NOT awkward).

The movements required for pretty skiing are much easier if you are shorter, it takes so much more time for all this mass to move form point A to point B when your center of gravity is a foot higher than the person who's picture you are trying to imitate.

Tall guys in a 5'8" world

So on the advice of another tall guy (thanks John F.), I am starting this blog to talk about the stuff tall people (guys more so because I am one) go through in this world designed for shorter people.

I am of a height (6'5") were I have to duck to go through some doors, door closer mechanisms are deadly to a tall guy.

I intend to talk about the struggles of sports, life, and anything else that crosses my mind that relates to being tall.