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Buttering on skis that arent center mounted

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finnafuckyobitch
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i just got the k2 silencers and like the dumbasses they are REI mounted my skis at the traditional position specifically after i asked them to center mount them. Will having the skis mounted in the traditional spot affect the difficulty of buttering
Dec 14 2007 8:13PM
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Silence
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slightly, but its still very doable

it will make it easier to do tail butters though
Dec 14 2007 8:15PM
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396222687862
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hahaha 2 conflicting answers, i believe i can nose/and tail butter on my centermounts compared to my -2 skis
Dec 14 2007 8:16PM
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tsmack
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less ski you have to flex? I guess you'll just have to wait.
Dec 14 2007 8:24PM
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BobTreeBark
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i just got my skis mounted 21mm forward of center, and nose butters seem harder, but tails seem about the same as before.  (they were 2 cm back before)
Dec 14 2007 8:27PM
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Silence
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ha yeah you are right, total opposite of what i was saying
Dec 14 2007 8:30PM
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Silence
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i was thinking a short guy on say 181s would find it hard to initiate the butter due to the stiffness all the way until the nose, whereas on a shorter ski, it would be easier to get weight over the nose
Dec 14 2007 8:32PM
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Scolson
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Don't shop at rei if you can help it.  A lot of the staff is clueless there in my experience.  They also did the same thing to my pe's.  I told them to mount them core center, they asked my what was that, so I told them, 7.5 forward I think.  I get them back and they're at the mid sole mounting point.
Dec 14 2007 8:48PM
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pfutz
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It depends on the store, my local REI is fine. 
Dec 14 2007 8:55PM
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forfun
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you will be able to tail butter like a motherfucker and probably reverse the direction of your knee trying to nose butter
Dec 14 2007 9:01PM
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.Capn.
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Wait. yd u get forward mounted skis? do u ski switch more than regular??
Dec 14 2007 9:19PM
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KellyK
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i'm rocking k2 fujatives at the traditional spot...they're not bad....i can barely tell a difference between that and center...shouldn't be a problem

Dec 14 2007 9:21PM
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Skipig25
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no, nomen's right. the more leverage you have the easier it is.
Dec 14 2007 9:35PM
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