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Well here in the northern hemisphere the ski season is upon us and I have received a number of email request that deal with SKI BOOT problems. In fact two of them dealt with some common re-occurning type of situation so I thought for this month's article I would share the two readers questions and my reply. Please note I have modified there email addresses to ensure they do not receive unwanted email:
-----Original Message----- From: Lisa Tompkins [mailto:lisat@xxxxnet.com] Sent: January 6, 2000 9:45 PM To: mjmwebpages@writeme.com Subject: help me! Mr. Ski bum, Please help me. I am a 5'4" 115 lb skier. My problem is that I need a high performance boot that will give me enough flex to ski the steep and challenging. My experience is that if I buy a high performance boot, it isn't made for a woman of my size. If I buy a woman's rec boot, it isn't up to par in performance. I am a very strong aggressive skier for my size. I've raced, but when I find myself in the heavy northwest snow, that my size limitation limits my performance with my current equipment. It was easy to get used to stiff equipment under ideal conditions. Please give me advice for my circumstances. ltd Hi Lisa: There are a number of things you should try... first have a look at the Rossignol site and there BOOT selector: http://www.rossignol.com/index_pc.html My personal recommendation would be to first find a boot that fits and is comfortable, unless of course you are RACING competitively, then one must sacrifice comfort for performance... Once you fine a boot that fits and is comfortable (MID entry boots are good for this, a combo of rear entry and buckles they are a hybrid of the two) to increase performance without giving up the comfort factor there are two things that come to mind that you can do.... custom foot beds and a/or a riser-plate on your skis. The foot bed will add performance as it decreases the delay in transferring your foot actions to the ski, secondly if you add riser plates to your skis it lifts your booy higher off the ski (hence RISER) this means as you edge your skis the degree of edge increases and also your skis will respond quicker to any foot actions... hope that helps! Have a great ski season! Michael (the ski bum) Letter number 2, format: skier's question/ my reply: ===================================================== -----Original Message----- From: Stacy Moran [mailto:sjmoran@xxxxxxc.net] Sent: January 9, 2000 7:23 AM Go To Page: 1 2
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