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Left and right skis?

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matttt
Posts: 161 - Karma: 12
I just got my new skis (salomon lords, which are super sick btw) and was thinking the graphics on them are split across both skis which means there are specific left and right skis so that they graphics look right. Would be a good idea to use the left on the right foot and the right on the left after a couple of months to get equal wear on both skis?
Nov 2 2008 4:46PM
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sirskizalot
Posts: 4370 - Karma: 161
i keep my skis on the same feet.(they have a split graphic too)
Nov 2 2008 4:47PM
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1080ski
Posts: 4424 - Karma: 191
i try to switch it up once in a while. keeps the edges at aprox. the same sharpness which is nice.
Nov 2 2008 4:49PM
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Mr.LemonPie
Posts: 4100 - Karma: 1,625
better solution, slide equally on both feet, do both left and right foot forward, don't switch skis.
Nov 2 2008 4:49PM
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mBall
Posts: 1690 - Karma: 2,827
Im pretty sure its only the graphics that are left and right......
Nov 2 2008 4:50PM
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hey_dude_its_me
Posts: 1403 - Karma: 32
thats what Im going to really try to focus on this year, it should even out the wear and tear on my body as well as my skis
Nov 2 2008 4:51PM
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tweeds4life
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NOob
Nov 2 2008 5:24PM
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BigMeech621
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hypocrite
Nov 2 2008 5:47PM
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spliff.Life
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you need to switch every now and then cause the edges get worn down on one side more than the other
Nov 2 2008 7:21PM
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Skibumsmith
Posts: 5432 - Karma: 11,823
both of my pairs of skis have split graphics and I never switch it up but i also tune every few weeks. i haven't noticed a difference.
Nov 2 2008 7:30PM
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boyd
Posts: 217 - Karma: 256
when your skiing hardpack it's way better and gives a lot more control if you have more pressure on the outside ski than the inside one- in my opinion it's makes more sense to ski better and switch the skis up than to have a lined up graphic on your skis for the whole year
Nov 2 2008 7:30PM
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hemlockjibber8
Posts: 5977 - Karma: 3,545
i think you end up turning left and right the same amount during the year, so the wear would be pretty even
Nov 2 2008 7:31PM
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teleTay
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haha i love members like this
Nov 2 2008 7:33PM
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no_steeze
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i alternate my race skis, i have a race edge and a practice edge, but the only time i pay attention to left and right is when they have graphics that carry over
Nov 2 2008 7:47PM
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Trojan~Man
Posts: 1996 - Karma: 1,357
i had split graphics too and and kept em on the same ski all last year and i endded up with an edge cracked in 4 spots on one edge and in 6 spots on the other ski,...i learned my lesson.
Nov 2 2008 8:27PM
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matttt
Posts: 161 - Karma: 12
cool tips, thanks ns
Nov 3 2008 10:02AM
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Lemuel
Posts: 14489 - Karma: 10,640
now i have the best solution, use them with the "correct" graffics for rails, and then switch for jumps/pipe so you have a sharper edge. just switch them up so you have duller edges on one side and sharper on the other. best of both worlds without the hassle of 2 pairs of skis
Nov 3 2008 7:48PM
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A.R.
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owned. thank you.
Nov 3 2008 7:53PM
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chazz.
Posts: 2721 - Karma: 23
i tune my anthems all the time so i dont worry about getting one edge worn down more than the other, they are always on the same foot and always will be...
Nov 3 2008 9:12PM
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headlight
Posts: 165 - Karma: 15
always swap your left & right skis often - ride them morning one way then swap them after lunch left to right or whatever. Less wear & tear. Balances the stress on the edges, ski and tune....as some of the others have said. It also spreads the damages on the topsheet edges more evenly. 
Nov 3 2008 11:19PM
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b-kul
Posts: 4350 - Karma: 1,111
i just put my skis on at random. never thought about that.
Nov 4 2008 11:37AM
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Max-Steeze
Posts: 448 - Karma: 171
hahah
Nov 4 2008 5:14PM
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Ben.
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i have never switched mine. i always ski them on the same side.
Nov 4 2008 5:25PM
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EMK
Posts: 1632 - Karma: 669
my old skis were like that, i didn't bother much about it, just put them on what ever way i put them down. i think if you do lot of rails and want them to last employing a method like mine or actually concentraiting on making sure the use even would be a good plan.
Nov 4 2008 7:52PM
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*kiwiNZ*
Posts: 249 - Karma: 13

How does it make a difference which ski is on which foot?

Won't the both wear at the same rate?

Nov 4 2008 11:39PM
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Silence
Posts: 16030 - Karma: 150
it's kind of like car tyres, you either rotate them periodically or keep them in good shape otherwise they end up needing to be replaced
Nov 4 2008 11:49PM
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*kiwiNZ*
Posts: 249 - Karma: 13

Not really.

And car tyres will always need replacing in the end but i get your analogy.

With tyres though they wear differently on the front relative to the rear, thats why you rotate them but with skis i dont see how they wear differently, you make the same amount of left turns as you do right turns roughly, so why would they wear differently?

Nov 5 2008 4:23AM
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hey_dude_its_me
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rails, most people are more comfortable sliding one way than the other
Nov 5 2008 6:27AM
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