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    Joel Howley sighting

    in Skis Fins Bindings

    Posted

    @Drago same…bolted my hard shells to the ski for decades..no leg or foot injurys. Harsh ..maybe.. but it bugs me that the automatic go to opinion on something different is…well that can’t be safe. I swear every tournament I went to someone would…as politely as they could…tell me I was nuts. 

    Joel Howley sighting

    in Skis Fins Bindings

    Posted

    I have to agree with @wilyle ..snow ski bindings are multi directional in their release and the amount of release tension can be set. I am a huge fan of the MOB binding system for that reason. Smart design. I also know that I'd rather crash on water at 50mph with one ski on then crash down a mountain at 50mph with two. I love innovation.  Without it we would not have half the cool stuff we have now. I'm sure there has been plenty of test dummy's over the decades trying out new stuff at high risk.  I applaud Joel. I hope in some way his thought process and theory works its way into some cool design we all may benefit from. But haters with be haters. 

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    Joel Howley sighting

    in Skis Fins Bindings

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    Wasn’t there, can’t say how it happened but if memory serves it was not his knee or ankle. So to me that style boot pushes all the load up past the delicate ankle bones and into some pretty hefty bones. If both boots were the same, that would mean any twisting would be transferred to the hips as the 2 legs would be as one bolted to the ski…even harder to break something. Now two vastly diff boots with diff load breaking points is not cool in my book. That goes for hard shell front (reflex) and rubber boot in the back (willeys). To me they will eject at diff loads and diff times. Safest in my head is both feet stay in always or both come out close to if not at the same time. I skied double hard shells bolted to ski for decades with gnarly falls and never had a leg injury but did get scorpioned in the back by the ski once..that was bad. No 100% safe system but there are ones better than others IMHO. I don’t see Joel’s as safe but that’s not because he uses a snow ski boot. It’s because he doesn’t use 2. 

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    Please make your appointment today!!

    in News & Other Stuff

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    All clear today!! And for the first time since 2004 when I was diagnose with malignant melanoma, I am officially on an annual check up vs every six months. 

    So now is not a bad time to look into making your appointment. 

    ABCs of Melanoma

    https://www.aimatmelanoma.org/melanoma-101/understanding-melanoma/moles-and-other-lesions/know-your-abcdes/?gclid=CjwKCAjw5_GmBhBIEiwA5QSMxEhT1ld1Q1Y4JPRdDTVSZT1uD9otD3fL63nNuAoHQHfuDiJvXnKOQRoCipMQAvD_BwE

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    What do you think of this gate turn in?

    in Videos, Photos & Media

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    I actually used to do this. I think I've even suggested it on BOS in terms of a clock. Once gliding, the ski is pointed to 12:00 while my hips rotate to 11:00 and hold. When the time is right to turn in, I simply rotated the hips to 1:00 and everything fell into place. Found that the 11:00 holds the ski on an ever so slight outside edge keeping the ski gliding straight and not getting sucked in. Cool stuff. 

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    April Coble Eller..basics of slalom skiing.

    in Technique & Theory

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    Came across this and really liked how she covered all the basics. Not so much deep short line techniques but basics on gear, body positions, safety, course dynamics and more. From beginner to intermediate. Great for youth skiers. I may not agree with everything but it’s just good stuff. 
     

    PS. Camera work is sketchy at times and it seems to cut off early but still worth it. 
     

     

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