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Binding placement

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NYstreetskier
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alright this is my first thread ever here...

i just got brand new K2 silencers shipped in, 179's.... i  need reccommendations about mounting the bindings.... i heard that with twins you usually mount at core center, but the silencers i have also have two other marked settings: 'traditional', the farthest back mounting point, and  'recommened' which is kind of in the middle.....

SOoOoO, i've been a skier for 12 years and i considered myself an expert.... i like bumps and glades the most but i will hit up the park occasionally.... (i do some rails and big jumps and 360s nothing crazy) cruisers/groomers are fun but i don't stay on them all day... so i'm basically saying that i don't care how my skis act on groomers.... really i'm not to picky about how my skis react(i just got off 3 year old axiom rossys) but i would like to have a good idea of what each binding setting will proved.

So, any advice you guys have about binding placement would be cool.

Jun 17 2009 3:55PM
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NYstreetskier
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wow i wrote way too much for this thread... sorry guys...
Jun 17 2009 3:58PM
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TheBeardedOne
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core center is going to give you better park performance and less groomer shredding responsiveness. better flex for park, better swing weight. if you wanted you could probably go true center but i'm pretty sure the silencers don't have bi-directional taper or symmetric flex so they would be kind of weird, but do-able. mounting farther back is just going to give you an advantage in turning. skis mounted towards center will feel more like they slide turns instead of carve, but if you're a good skier then you'll have no problem laying down some turns. hell.. my anthems carved like a bitch if you really twisted into it..

the way your first post sounded, i would mount them core center.
Jun 17 2009 4:56PM
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Dr.Dickless
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1.5cm-2cm back far enough for all mountain and pow, but still ok for park
Jun 18 2009 12:57AM
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Ski.Ballet
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If I'm not mistaken, core center on those is like -1 or 2 from dead center, which would be fine.
Jun 18 2009 1:02AM
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Jesus-FlwrSubaru
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yeah its in that range 1.5-2cm back
Jun 18 2009 1:05AM
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Lemuel
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go dead center, you won't regret it in the park. and who ever said they are not symmetrical flex, that does not matter, not alot of skis have a symmetric flex yet people still mount them center.
Jun 18 2009 12:54PM
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NYstreetskier
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sweet thanks guys... and BTW don't you think it's kinda weird that 'core center' isn't actually the exact center of the ski? thats dumb
May 5 2010 10:07PM
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BWalmer
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It has to do with weight, flex pattern, sidecut height, and shape of the ski (and if it's rockered, the rocker profile).
May 5 2010 10:10PM
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