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True center mounted skis

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tjski
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anyone have true center mounted skis? i want to see if i should mount mine true center.
Jan 18 2006 8:16PM
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Shadows
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yes i do, and i dont care what you do, theyre your skis
Jan 18 2006 8:17PM
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tjski
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^i ment how are they true center. is there a big difference?
Jan 18 2006 8:18PM
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Shadows
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a difference compared to what?

what do you ski? park, pipe, powder, all mtn?

what are the perentages, what kind of ski do you have?
Jan 18 2006 8:20PM
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tjski
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compared to core center or like 2in. back from core
Jan 18 2006 8:28PM
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617jibber
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true center is easy to spin with
Jan 18 2006 8:29PM
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Shadows
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it really depends on what ski cause core/true on some skis are pretty close together. i havent skiid core, or 2cm back from true, but i have skiid recommended and true. so ill go based on that. recommended lets you carve sharp/short turns. true center really only lets you carve long wide sweeping turns. you cant dive into a trun as much as core/2cm back. true is awesome, i love it. great for park.

core/2cm back i guess would just affect how you carve and the swing wieght. it will be a little unbalanced and carve better, thats it.
Jan 18 2006 8:31PM
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[lineskier]820
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mine ar tru centered i haven't regreted it make switch stuff and balancing on rails easier i would recomend it but there your skis do what u want
Jan 18 2006 8:34PM
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japanada
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i mounted 06 moships 182 dead center cause i ski only park in WI.
Jan 18 2006 8:55PM
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hartig
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my skis are recommended at center. haha but center does let you spin faster... and its sooooo easy to carve switch
Jan 18 2006 9:38PM
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Ryno
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exactly...true center is useless outside of the park.

If if you ride out of the park...go back some
Jan 18 2006 9:46PM
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J.D.
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It's not useless outside the park. It's just different. It feels like you're going faster than you are, and you sort of feel like you're diving when you're on anything really steep. And you have to lean back some in pow. But they still turn fine, and they ski amazingly well switch. It's a park thing, but it's not like you'll die skiing centered skis out of the park. If you ride a big giant ski hill like mammoth, I'd say no to center mount. A small hill, yes. It's just fun.
Jan 18 2006 9:49PM
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Ryno
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i hated it...way to much leaning back if you skiing anything steeper then the park
Jan 18 2006 9:54PM
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d.spong
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true center, might be ahead of core center but its better
Jan 18 2006 9:55PM
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japanada
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whe im outta the park i ski just like i do when on race skis. i still charge forward.
Jan 18 2006 9:58PM
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shiraz22
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true center is must have if youre hittin park
Jan 18 2006 10:25PM
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J.D.
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You're from Ontario... what reason would you have to lean back on groomed?? Just ski.
Jan 18 2006 10:30PM
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Flynn
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One thing i would recomend, if your mounting true center, sack up and buy a longer ski.
Jan 18 2006 10:38PM
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1-pippin
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i love true center after you get used to it its so much better, im mounting my maidens true center.
Jan 18 2006 10:40PM
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1-pippin
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ive got them mounted at +5 now and towards the end of the year ill mount them true when there's no more powder, plus there so good in the park they would be sweet at true center.
Jan 18 2006 10:44PM
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Flynn
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True centering a pow ski=tip dive like crazy when you actualy need the girth.
Jan 18 2006 10:50PM
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Ryno
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You know JD...some of us travel places...some hills have some steeps
Jan 18 2006 10:51PM
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*542*
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I have my MSP's center mounted(my only skis right now), and I only get tip dive when im going slow. Either that or the heavy snow of the NW keeps me ontop.
Jan 18 2006 10:51PM
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*542*
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Yeah. I came from PE's mounted +7.5 on 169, and they sucked for going switch. Now I've tried center mount, and its perfect for my all-around ski (40 park, 50 big mtn, 10 going backwards really fast).
Jan 18 2006 11:08PM
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xnick11
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my ar5s are true center and i love skiing them in the park and outta the park...i can still carve fine.
Jan 18 2006 11:12PM
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