Good, used, cheap beginner ski

That's just my natural demeanor. Inside I'm giggling :lol:
I'm just glad I'm not one of those poor souls who find thier tounge sticking out as they concentrate :wink: They never realise it until they see a photo.

Trencher

I love seeing the smoldering antagonism! :) I guess I am a really young one here. But, I first skied on straight skis. I don't remember much of the details of my early experience. It was a matter of getting down the slopes while falling as little as possible. Two years ago, I started to get much more serious about it, and bought a pair of modern "carving skis" (All knives can be carving knives, but some are specifically for carving.) ;) Yes, I am sure I still skid all over the place sometimes, but every now and then it all comes together, and I get some nice carving in! I got on a pair of 162cm Metron 9's last year, and I think it was impossible not to carve!!

Not to start another war, but I question the obsession with "professional" lessons. How often do you get refresher classes on walking, driving, skating, etc? Learning can be intuitive, and kind of like walking - more than one style is acceptable. It is ridiculous to think that one can't be a good skier without some, usually, self-proclaimed expert critiquing your every move. Now I run to my fallout shelter. . . :)

Dshenberger wrote:

Not to start another war, but I question the obsession with "professional" lessons. How often do you get refresher classes on walking, driving, skating, etc? Learning can be intuitive, and kind of like walking - more than one style is acceptable. It is ridiculous to think that one can't be a good skier without some, usually, self-proclaimed expert critiquing your every move. Now I run to my fallout shelter. . . :)

It's fine if it's only that person, and they never want to improve. Ownership of personal choices yada yada. The issue for me,is when that the person concerned chooses to pass on their bad habits as training to another person, thereby ensuring that the newbie will never learn to ski properly either.
AFAIK it costs about £30,000 to train as an internationally qualified British Ski Teacher, and takes several years. Many fail to achieve the standard. If it were possible to learn it all from your mates for free, why would anyone sane bother with it?
Could it be that the DIY crowd are in a "Don't know, what they don't know" situation?
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