J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by brooksy

AllyG wrote:I wear those special goggles made to go over your glasses (OTG goggles).

I would have thought, if you want to know which sort your old goggles are, you'd just have to (very carefully) try putting them on over your glasses. My OTG goggles stick out more than the ordinary sort, leaving enough room for the glasses.

In my opinion, the big drawback to the OTG type is that, because they stick out, I can't see my skis when I'm ski-ing because my field of vision is quite restricted by the goggles. But I have, finally, got used to them now. Buying a helmet helped quite a bit because the helmet helps to keep the goggles in positon (it's got a fixing point at the back) and when I'm not using them my ordinary glasses act as sun glasses (because they're reactolites) and I can put my goggles up on my helmet.

I would have thought you'd be more comfortable with contact lenses and sun glasses. But if you decide to go for the OTG's I would suggest trying them on in the shop, and seeing if you can manage with the restricted field of vision, rather than buying them on the internet.

Ally

AllyG wrote:Kate - you sound amazingly fit! Well done for keeping it up :D
Coop - how on earth do you manage to run as far as that? I thought I was doing quite well to manage a 6 mile walk!

The most important thing to note about getting fit for ski-ing is to wrap yourself in cotton wool for the last 6 weeks or so before the holiday :lol:

You don't want to break your leg like Rossyhead, or get an ear infection like I did the week before you fly.

I now have to add walking long distances trundling a very heavy suitcase to the other things (like ski-ing on a dry slope) that I'm not going to do less than 6 weeks before my holiday. Yesterday I accidentally ran over my own foot with my suitcase and it really hurts! I could hardly walk afterwards. Luckily I'm not actually going anywhere on holiday - imagine how dreadful it would have been if I'd been off ski-ing and I couldn't ski because I'd ran over my foot with my suitcase :shock:

Ally

Ian Wickham wrote:I made a stupid promise this year to Little W of snow boarding lesson !!!!!

ClipperJon wrote:I quite like the idea but do take the points about the danger of skiing up hill and battery life. Everyone thought that Clive Sinclair was mental when he designed the C5- who's laughing now...er maybe not then.
Just one observation, I think you'll need more than one 'screw' for propulsion. The present design will force the whole contraption sideways rather than forwards. Perhaps a double, counter rotating screw setup would solve it. I'll let you know where to send my consultancy fee.

Dave Mac wrote:I love this vid of FK. Not just because of the way he did the Olympic run, but also the falls he had to take in his learning process.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYj9kIxAL_o
Note is AVERAGE 1972 speed of 111kph.
Comparing:
http://www.youtube.com/user/DaveMacinniederau#p/a/u/2/c5SbCO9cIS4
My terminal speed is only 92kph

Ian Wickham wrote:

brooksy wrote:
I too have to take an asprin every day as diabetic type 2, also still smoking but shouldn't be, I get 8 hrs physical exercise 5 days a week being a builder, so don't do gym.

Ian I like a woman who smells like an ashtray as she wouldn't notice
that I do too. :roll:

Blimey brooksy I can smell your breath from here :lol: