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driesvdb
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Hello everyone,
I'm a young alpine skier and looking for ways to be faster. Slalom guards haven't changed in form since over a decade! I want to make a shin guard that could decrease the impact of the slalom gate on your shins so it doesn't make you slower.
I added some videos in slow motion so you can see the impact of the gate on the shin guards and where the pole moves to.
This is in my opinion the fastest shin guard, i also have a 3D drawing from that model.
http://images.monstermarketplace.com/alpine-ski-racing-supplies/leki-w-c-carbon-shin-guards-15-inch-length-554x600.jpg
Just the 3d drawing has a bit wider top so you don't get gates on your knees, that's the only adaptation I made so far.
Would be really cool when someone could find a way how you can make the impact of the gate less and find a way how to make sure that the gates slips faster of your guard.
I'm not very good in Physics so I hope someone could help me with this. Being a 1/100 of a second at every gate in a whole run, would make me 1,2 sec in a whole race, which is a world of difference in skiing!
Thank you in advance for everyone who wants to help in this complex question! If you have any questions, just ask!
Regards,
Dries
I'm a young alpine skier and looking for ways to be faster. Slalom guards haven't changed in form since over a decade! I want to make a shin guard that could decrease the impact of the slalom gate on your shins so it doesn't make you slower.
I added some videos in slow motion so you can see the impact of the gate on the shin guards and where the pole moves to.
This is in my opinion the fastest shin guard, i also have a 3D drawing from that model.
http://images.monstermarketplace.com/alpine-ski-racing-supplies/leki-w-c-carbon-shin-guards-15-inch-length-554x600.jpg
Just the 3d drawing has a bit wider top so you don't get gates on your knees, that's the only adaptation I made so far.
Would be really cool when someone could find a way how you can make the impact of the gate less and find a way how to make sure that the gates slips faster of your guard.
I'm not very good in Physics so I hope someone could help me with this. Being a 1/100 of a second at every gate in a whole run, would make me 1,2 sec in a whole race, which is a world of difference in skiing!
Thank you in advance for everyone who wants to help in this complex question! If you have any questions, just ask!
Regards,
Dries
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