Time to join the active type of rest and to spend the vacation on slopes of snow tops came, studying downhill skiing. If you decided to play seriously alpine skiing, first of all you will have the question of the choice of skis and equipment and also components.
Instruction
1. The main thing is to pick up skis for rigidity and growth correctly. Technical characteristics of skis include torsion rigidity, ski radius, rigidity on the deflection and size. The corresponding size and radius will help beginners to master driving elements. Too rigid skis usually don't forgive mistakes, and only increase risk of traumatism. Their length has to be five-ten centimeters higher than your growth (is possible slightly less, but it isn't recommended to take skis any more). Ski width plays not less important role: than it is wider, that more steadily she will behave in the thickness of snow. Than already skis, that more surely you will feel on ice tracks and rigid slopes.
2. Along with alpine skis get bindings, having picked up good firm and color. Reliability of bindings completely depends on rigidity of the spring standing in them. Choose the scale of rigidity according to body weight. Don't save on bindings, they have to unfasten skis during falling (not to injure the leg) and to maintain loading at big speeds in time.
3. The following necessary element of mountain skis – sticks, it is necessary to choose them according to your growth. So, get up to the utmost and pick up ski sticks, lean on them. If the elbow joint was bent at an angle of ninety degrees, such sticks are ideal on the length.
4. In alpine skiing boots of different rigidity are used. Soft boots will be suitable for amateur sport, and rigid - for professional. Don't buy high overshoes by the way and on the run. Put on sports shoes and place conveniently for the leg, clasp all clip-on earrings and sit, jump, you resemble, just you move with fingers. You don't chase color under overalls or the jacket, buy only comfortable footwear. It is easy to determine the necessary size, having measured foot in width and length (in many shops for this purpose there are special supports with the scale).
5. Approach purchase of the helmet very seriously, it is capable to save to you life at unsuccessful falling. The helmet can be selected for the form and for color, the main thing that it densely and well fitted on the head (it shouldn't dangle, but also at the same time shouldn't press on ears, choose golden mean). If you already have points in the arsenal, then take them to choose slime according to their size and the form. The helmet has to be rather ventilated, it is better if in it there is the special switch for air adjustment.
6. There are two types of clothes for alpine skiing: the continuous overalls or the warmed suit consisting of trousers and the jacket. It is desirable to buy the suit from two parts, it is more functional. Trousers can be used for occupations other type of winter sports, and the jacket can be worn also in everyday life, not only on vacation. Don't save money on clothes, it is better to buy the good thing sewed from modern materials. From it the comfort will depend on skiing. Modern materials aren't blotted and aren't blown, are well ventilated from within, so, you won't freeze and won't sweat.