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  2. -Be prepared that your calfs are going to kill you at the end of the day, when you take your boots off. Apres-ski helps, imbibe your favorite drink ;).
    -But don't make it too late. You might want to the first couple 'o days (after that you'll just be too tired ;)), but you will pay the price the next day.
    -Nowadays it's all carve-ski's, they're easier to get the hang of than the straight ones. I don't know much about snowboards as I ski (since I was 4) myself. Tried it once but for me it was too much of a hassle to change.
    -Eat food with lots of carbon hydrates like pasta's.
    -Do a good warm up before you start, lots of stretching.
    -Have fun

    I went skiing not more than a couple of weeks ago, in Germany. Not very long slopes or high mountains, but it was more of a nice family trip. It had been a while since I'd skied, but the fun part is that when you master it, it's just like riding a bike. An hour on the slopes and you're right back into it.

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    There's a cuttaway at our DZ that reads: "WWJD"

    Which is sort of a head scratcher...

    :ph34r:



    That's pretty funny, I recently got one of them "what would jesus do"'s though I can't remember if it was a t-shirt, a joke or a cartoon.

    How about,

    cutaway: Don't think about...

    reserve: ...the beer

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    Sounds like he was trying to shift the blame away from his buddy to a piece of gear.



    Which of course is a natural thing to do, he was probably a bit emotional at that time so he might be excused for that. It wouldn't hurt him to apologize later though, looking back on it he must see how rude it was, right?

    I'm not getting into the whole soft/hard pillows/handles issue since I'm not even near enough experienced but I was also also taught that the reason of the difference between both (pull away and reserve) is a tactile one.

  12. I'm sorry, I was editing my post probably when you were typing yours. So there it is.

    I'm also a newbie so this opinion has the possibility to change over time but the way I see it there's benefits to both methods. Since money was not so much of a problem I chose to do both in a combi. 8 statics and AFF (and the sum of those wasn;t even that much more than just AFF really, I thought what the heck).

  13. I'm not saying that not doing SL is going to freak someone out when they have line twists, it's just a personal feeling. Btw there are still a lot of people that do SL, and it's mostly personal so naturally you wouldn't understand.

    But I can assure you there is nothing wrong with you not understanding. You don't need to seek medical attention for it. :D

    On a more serious note; in my opinion, starting low also takes away the probability that the lower jumps you do after the course will be unreasonably scary or whatever. Then there's some extra canopy time for experience so that's another worry away when I am focussing on the jump instead of what comes after. And at least now I can say, oh SL! Been there, done that ;). These arguments may mean nothing to someone else, but hey; that's why we're all different now isn't it?

  16. In a (number of) way(s) I'm actually glad I did SL-jumps before AFF. I've had several linetwists on those jumps and knew something about them and what to do from training. Now that I know what it's like I know it probably won't freak me out after a free fall. That's comforting.

  18. Just a couple more days for me now and I'm starting my cours(es).

    See now, we got this combination course, where you start off with 7 SL's and the first AFF jump (@€595). After that you can finish up the AFF for an extra amount of money (@€900). The total amount for the combi and finishing AFF (not including any extra jumps if you progress slowly (but that's always the case)) is a mere €145 more than just an AFF course (which is €1350).

    I'm figuring (since I can spare an extra 145 Euro's), I'm getting all this extra experience with low jumps/hop 'n pops, not to mention the extra canopy time, easing it into the sport and all other benefits I might enjoy for a very reasonable price. Wouldn't that be the best kind of training, combining it like this? (Also, I did a TJ when I was at the DZ, I just couldn't get myself to wait so long before at least getting a taste :D(it most definitly rocked by the way! B|))

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    Did you learn to drive on a Porsche or Ferrari? Do you think a Porsche or Ferrari is more fun for an experienced driver than a Ford Escort?


    Well I didn't, but I was almost involved in an accident not too long ago, where I really needed to step on the gass because of a speedmaniac that was running a red light. If I had breaked, I would have stopped in the middle of the crossing. The van next to me wasn't so lucky that he had some horse power left over. He and the speedmaniac were the accident B|.
    Moral of the story, see above post B|.

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    anything between your head and an impact point is better than nothing!!!!



    Pick a fight with someone who's carrying brass knuckles or tripping and falling into something sharp and you will change your point of view... if you still can. :D

    Obviously I'm just hairsplitting. Since most of the times, impact will be confined to a single point or at least a very small surface, the headprotection will spread the force since it itself covers a larger surface (unlike my sarcastic examples above ;)). This can never be bad, there's just good and less good ways of doing so.

  22. I rode a Yamaha FZR 600 for a couple of years, was my first bike too. I sometimes scared the living shit out of myself pulling full throttle. Keeps you alert :D. I sold it, maybe I'll get back to riding one time, I really liked just start riding and end up somewhere lost and happy, cruising down country roads.

    Old photo attached. Disregard silly look B| and low maintenance haircut.

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    so how much is 600 euros? in say US funds



    At a rate of 1.00 Euro = 1.11690 USD as of 2003.08.03. €600,- would work out to about 670 United States Dollars.

  25. So what's the official name for this, caisson's disease or something like that, right? I recognize the symptons because my uncle does a lot of scubadyving and he told me about it one time. I only know the term "The Bends" from Radiohead's similar song ;) but english is not my native language.