If I flip my ski boot to the hard setting (flex), will I notice a big difference?
111863
it depends. if your legs aren't strong enough then it will be really hard and you wont be able to ski as well. if your legs are strong enough and your just doing powder then you should do whats comfterable same with if you have a soft ski. if you have a stiff ski then you probally want to do it. also if you race you would want to do it . good luck!
961879
First of all, do you ride natural or switch? If you ride natural like i do, For the 360 flip, I set my left foot on the very edge of the left side of the board, near the tail, and my right foot on the tip of the tail. There is no exact way to set your feet on a skateboard, you'll just have to experiment. But this footing works for me and I can almost land a 360 flip. For the hardflip I don't know. I've never tried one. They look...well, hard.
106614
Wearing normal footware or in your socks. Turn the ski pole upside down, grasp it in your fist under the basket.  Place the top of hand grip on the floor.  The correct length pole will be when you forearm is horizontal with the ground.\n\nI have a wrist injury and have mine slightly shorter so that my wrist is angles downwards - but that is my personal preference.
11994
Depends on your type of back injury.  x-country skiing involves a lot of leaning forward as you step/slide your skis forward.  You probably need to consult a sport injury physiotherapist, who has a lot of experience with skiing injuries, to find out before making the decision.\n\nI've met a lot of very elderly people who x-country ski and they all loved it because of the reduced strain on their joints compared to walking or running.\n\nGood luck.
255789
The only way you are going to know for sure is to try it.\n\nIt will be interesting to make some predictions about what will happen. Will it be smaller, less bouncey, more squashy, etc.? And Why.
51270
Yes - Pressure is force per unit of area. A 50 kg woman exerting pressure on high heels with a bottom surface of 10 square centimeters will be exerting the force of 5 kg per cm^2, whereas a 70 kg man wearing snowshoes with a bottom surface of 100 square centimeters will exert 0.7 kg per cm^2. This is why stiletto heels can damage some floors, and why snowshoes allow you to walk on snow without sinking in - by spreading or concentrating the area where the work is done, you can control the amount of pressure exerted.
1142725
Yes...more dryland, stretching exercises, and hollow out slightly before entry. Do line ups and get body control. Diving can torque backs either by entries not lined up, or the board's rebound itself.
385449
It may not make you run faster but you may can take turn better which would speed up your time. Since an extra toe will help you balence better.
460051
me to but what I have learned the past few days is not to focus so much of the kickflip motion. After you pop the board straight up just roll your flip foot casually of the side of the board, not hard. The initial pop in between your legs is where the energy needs to be. I hope this helps its hard to explain one of the hardest flip tricks through a computer. Good luck
975850
i have no idea, but as a red-blooded american guy i implore all females to investigate the fine art of flexibility. good times.\n\ngirls that can do the splits and place their ankles behind their ears ROCK!!!!\n\ngood luck
1010829
depends on whether you are comfortable. No hard and fast. Nature will takes its course.
100113
no there isnt. in skateboarding/snowboarding the rotations are:\n 90*\n180*\n 270*\n360*\n 450*\n540*\n 630*\n720*\n 810*\n900*\n\nand it keeps going. the indented degrees are generally what you will spin into a jib/grind
135910
I dunno, but I guess you kind of keep both your feet doing the same thing in moguls i.e. very parallel. I don't ski them either, must be bad for your knees!\n\nI generally ski at shoulders width elsewhere which I was reminded was a good thing last year. I guess it's down to skill/level?
326614
Pretty good.  I go with my speedskating buddies.  But, if you're asking how you actually do it, you just have to practice.  Make sure you have really strong ankles if you're using any kind of skate other than hard hockey skates.
936387
try to shift your weight directly over your skating leg.  this way you can lift your free leg without feeling like you're going to fall over.  or, it's possible that your blades aren't correctly positioned.  blades don't necessarily have to be in the exact middle of the bottom of your boot.  try having your blades adjusted so that they're a little off center, outwards.
390689
the heel toe is real easy to do, my friend nu-nu taught me how to do it in like 5 minutes. knuck if you buck is like about gettin buck wild in a club, crunk, all that s**t. tweekin can mean a couple diff things, you can be tweekin off drugs
944087
weight wise, you are probably fine. Problem is, there is so much mass centered on such a small platform, I figure it will be hard for you to stand up, let alone control them.\n\nMaybe you could try renting some to see what happens...I don't know if those are even available for rent though.\n\nI would go with skis for now...lose some weight, then think about the ski blades.