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Does centre mounting your bindings make it easier to ride rails and spin?
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title says it all.. reply to my question thanks
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nope. mount your bindings a few cm's behind recommended for maximum spinability and rail slideage.
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actually, centermounting makes a huge ass difference.
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couple cm back from true center is perfect. optimum swing weight and balance on rails
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i tried center mounted skis on rails and it was deff easier but i would still prefer my bindings at the fr line
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i tried my friends invaders and wow, a lot of tail and it takes a while to get used to. But skis dont weigh enough to make a diffrence for when you're trying to balance on a rail.
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the answer you're looking for is yes it does, though not a huge difference. the big difference is in riding and landing switch.
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Whats the difference when just skiing with center mounted? Is it harder to turn or anything?
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i think its a ton easier riding switch with center mounted skis its take a while to get used to it but its worth it
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if you centremount a pair of skis that aren't meant to be centremounted, then the sidecut and turn radius will be fucked up for carving and stuff...
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whats the difference between true centre and core centre?
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THIS PRETTY MUCH SUMS IT UP IN EASY TO UNDERSTAND TERMS
Core Center:
-Better for park.(spinning/Centered on rails)
-Easier riding switch.
-Larger turning radius.
-Harder to make short slalom like turns.
-Still manageable All Mountain.
A Few Back:
-Better for All Mountain yet still managable in the park.
-Swing weight a little off.
grind rails on "balls of feet" instead of arch area.
-Much better for making turns frontward.
-A little harder switch.
-Either way you will be able to manage the ski anywhere if your abilities are good enough.
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Getting used to riding centered skis isn't hard at all, its the switch back that takes a little time getting used to, I have to ski a few runs before I can get my rhythm back on my chronics. I have a centered madtrix and if it weren't for the edges I could still carve just as well as anybody else, unless the snow gets real deep.
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