Traditionally trainers recommend to start teaching a child skiing and Alpine skiing with 4 - 5 years. However, often noticed even Dr. Benjamin Spock), parents - skiers are trying to teach your child to ski before he learns to walk. The smaller the child, the more carefully you need to choose skis for him.
How to choose skis: height or weight?
It is generally accepted that skiing is necessary to choose growth. Very roughly, for beginners length should be 20 cm less growth, for advanced ─ 10 see less growth.
If you choose skis for children up to 7 years this rule generally does not apply. So that a child could ride his weight should be able to bend the ski so that its middle part is touched snow. Otherwise, even the most carefully selected skis will dig into the snow.
Therefore, choosing skis for a child who's just learning to skate, you need to follow the following rule: if the child weighs less than 20 kg, it is necessary to choose skis with a length of about 70 see If the child's weight is 20-30 kg, you should choose skis with a length of about 90 see if the child's weight 30-40 kg, you need to choose skis with a length of about 100 cm For children weighing more than 40 kg skis opt as well as for adults.
However, this rule is true only for beginners juniors. When the child will master the basics of skiing, he will learn to bend the ski force feet. Then you can choose a longer and speed skiing on growth.
One more thing: it is necessary to distinguish skis specially designed for children, from the so-called "ski-Burgundy" ─ short skis for adults. Ski-boards, though, and are appropriate for the child's length, but they are very hard and not have a detachable fasteners. To choose these skis for your child, you should not. The child will not be able to manage hard ski Board, and the attempt to put the child on skis will result in injury and broken winter holidays.
How to choose skis: skis for growth
Selection of skis for a child is always individual. Therefore, choosing skis for a child, it is best to consult with your instructor or try to find a qualified consultant in the store sports equipment.
When choosing a ski for a child there is only one immutable rule - no skis or boots, do not buy "for growth". Ski, you must select it under the "current" size of the child.
Contrary to popular stereotype, the main cause of child injuries when skiing is not cunning slope, and the banal desire of parents to save on annual buying new shoes.
How to choose skis: price category
Usually, manufacturers of skis release baby models in the same price categories for adults: "professional" ski with the use of advanced technologies and materials, skis "average" price range, designed for a wide range of fans and skis "economy class" for beginners.
However, these categories skis are not only price. Skiing lower price categories softer and easier to manage than the ski higher, but they are able to develop a lower rate.
For most children should choose skis average price categories (at the first class baby, of course, will be easier to train on the most simple ski, but practice shows that children learn the basics of skiing very quickly and after only a couple of weeks skiing "economy class" a child will be interesting).
Skis "professional" class should choose only if your child is going to seriously engage in sports and has already achieved some success.
How to choose skiing: boots, bindings, poles
The shoes apply the same rules as to the choice of ski - need to buy special shoes for children (usually they have only one soft clip and the child will be able to remove and put on the shoes). Even for adolescents 10-14 years old is better to choose a special teen model boots, not ladies shoes small size (although teenage shoes are harder to find).
Models for teenagers can exactly replicate the shape and size of the adult boots, but they facilitated. In any case, buying ski boots for a teenager, make sure that he can bend the Shoe, but not worth it in them, as in shackles.
Moreover, it is impossible to put on a child's adult shoes, fixing them on the leg by tightening the clips. It should be remembered that for the ski management is important not only rigid fixation of the Shoe on the foot, but also match the size of the foot alignment mounting.
Special mention deserves the selection of fasteners: for a child should choose a special attachment. Even the "soft" mounting for adults do not provide the necessary level of security. Also, it is pre-go into the Studio and adjust force efforts, calling releasing shoes. The smaller the child rode, and accordingly, more will fall, the less must be this value.
Stick to the child chosen by the same criteria as for adults - growth.
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