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Getting new skis/feeling different
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when you get new skis(i havnt in a while and cant relate to anything becuz i started park with my pair right now) does it change your style/ trick capabilities in the park and all mtn? like, will it be harder for me to cope with doing tricks on new sticks? right now, i have 04-05 public enemies and am looking into 06-07 volkl karmas or line chronic blends. how does the pe relate/compare to the karmas and blends, as in all aspects even edges on rails. and are there any other skis i should look into?(70% park 30%all mountain) thanks a bunch
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dude after like the first trip, youll be fine.
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will i? im just kinda scared that all the shit i worked at this year is gunna get fucked up with new skis
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yeah i went from a stiff 149 to a soft 161 this year, took me around 1 day at the mountain and i was perfectly fine.
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PEs and karmas are pretty much the same ski. both pretty stiff and almost the same dimensions. you could also look into an arv
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I went from urban triplets (stiff and light) to TNK's with 916's (soft and heavy) after 2 days of skiing I was back to normal. It wont change your style.
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i went from PE's to AR6's. took almost no time (less than a day) to get used to them. the only thing i had a little trouble with was skiing switch without catching an edge but that was fixed in a few runs at most
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oh, alright good. are the karmas really that similar to the PES?
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i got brand new thrusters right after the season and skied them for the first time at windells. it was kindda weird cause theyre a lot different than foils.
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i dont think tnk's are all that heavy, i mean they are heavier than stl's but not by much.
and i skiied soooooo much better once i got off my pe's and on tnk's
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well any ski you get will be more poppy than PEs, which are extremely damp, though i can only see that helping you.
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im sorry, i dont understand what you mean. i thought my pes were pretty good the time i skiied them, yeah they were heavy but i thought they were kinda of poppy...
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bump for pe and karma owners
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like everyone said it will just take a little while to get used to it. maybe a day, maybe one run. usually when i buy new skis my skiing improves. too bad i can't buy new skis every year.
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just make sure you get a jib tune. personally I love new skis, especially if you go from like soft to stiff flex. I don't think I ever had to "get used to" a pair of skis, you just discover more or different things that you can do with them.
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what do u mean jib tune? thats probably a noob question but whatev
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i think he means like detuned edges and stuff...but i am not positive so i guess i am a noob as well...
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ya new skis on rails will pwn your face.
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i was scared getting new ones too, but you get used to them really easy
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This season like a week ago i went from crappy hire carve skis to Big Troubles. took me half a run to get used to them and im neva goin back to a carve ski. Although i wudnt recomend big troubles as a park ski...heavy. buyin first skis in december.. 07/08 AR6's :D :D :D
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I went from a 158 to a 176, and it only took me about a day or two to get used to them.
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your fine dude. i went from riding stiff ass scratch bc's to super softy lizzies, and it took me about a run or two the first time to adjust. just jib around and get used to the flex and carve around to get used to how they just ride. honestly not a big deal
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