Author Topic: Improve Ankle Flexibility: Great Exercise  (Read 3069 times)

jim-ratliff

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Re: Improve Ankle Flexibility: Great Exercise
« Reply #30 on: September 30, 2009, 12:21:03 pm »
OK, now I have something to truly disagree with.

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There is a saying I'm in agreement with 95% of the time: "Simple solutions to complex problems are wrong".
My experience with small to mid ?business computer software is that "those that create complex systems just didn't think about the problem long enough to find the simple approach". ?Corollary from Einstein would be the oft touted view that "Any fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage - to move in the opposite direction.'

Quote from: jbotti
Range of Motion in ski boots is a little more complex, as either internal or external ROM is possible.
I'm not sure what "external ROM" is when we are talking about the ankle or feet? ?What I have been referring to is that constrained ability to articulate the ankles inside the boot and actually shift our center of force slightly to the inside or the outside of the center of the boot and therefore the center of the ski (and then the upper body counter-balances this offset force. ?To apply any more force to the boot requires that we 'lean against the cuff of the boot' and I'm not sure that is really tipping?


Quote from: LivingProof
There is no doubt in my mind that the more actively the foot tries to rotate and pushes against the inside liner of your ski boot, your amount of tipping as seen in the knee will increase.
I'm not sure, but I don't think I agree with this (ignoring the word rotate). You can only transfer your weight at the ankle a small amount. Any additional force you apply against the side of the boot is because you are leaning your body against the boot cuff?
« Last Edit: September 30, 2009, 12:42:59 pm by jim-ratliff »
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