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ham_and_steeze
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ok, so i have a summer rail setup with astroturf, the green kind. i am rebuilding my ramp and putting new turf on and was wondering: is there a certain color of turf that slides better and has less friction? also, what is more slidy: turf or this snowfence stuff i keep seeing in summer edits? also, which is better and less harmful to the base of the skis: snowfence or turf? will the snowfence trash my bases? help me out sherlock and i might just rate you 10/10.
Oct 6 2009 9:15PM
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Forkstealer
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1. No, just get the cheapest color of turf you can find

2. Its Plastic Lattice Fencing to the home depot people, and yes it slides about 3 times faster than turf

3. Turf is marginally less damaging than the lattice

4. No, neither do much noticeable damage even to your wax, let alone your bases

Oct 6 2009 9:19PM
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ecjibme
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Build a Jib Cult
Oct 6 2009 9:44PM
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Black.Bird
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The plastic fencing makes you go much faster than turf, but you don't get any control. Buy any colour of turf, it all works the same, place it on the kicker so you have more control where you need it. So you should have an inrun of fencing and a kicker with turf. Plastic fencing and turf dont damage your skis at all.
Oct 6 2009 9:47PM
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El_Barto.
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make sure when you put your turf on your setup you ski with the grain, not against it. all i use on my setup is turf/water and it works fine, i buy the turf with the thicker backing, not sure if there is much of a difference between the thicker and thinner stuff though. and the dimensions of your setup play a role in what type of sliding material you need to use.
Oct 6 2009 9:47PM
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SethS
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The brownish/grey turf seems to go alittle faster than the green but the greesn cheaper so you can buy more of it for more run up or landing if needed so go with a good solid drop in to not to much flat with a small jump. the flat and jump will make you lose all your speed, put plywood under the carpet and then use  just water or if you use soap use the powder kind dont over water and try to get your skis clean.
Oct 6 2009 9:55PM
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ham_and_steeze
Posts: 106 - Karma: 14
yeah all i use is turf and water aswell. the stuff with the thinner backing is cheaper and faster.
Oct 6 2009 10:00PM
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ghfjdksla
Posts: 38 - Karma: 10
is the fence sort more expensive? and can you place it directly over wood?
Oct 7 2009 8:18PM
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jibjunkie
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use lattice for the top portion to get speed then out turf on the jump part to get control.
Oct 7 2009 9:24PM
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ham_and_steeze
Posts: 106 - Karma: 14
bedtime bump and also does anyone know how much the fence stuff is?????!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oct 7 2009 10:37PM
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ham_and_steeze
Posts: 106 - Karma: 14
also, do you have to have water for the fence??
Oct 7 2009 10:53PM
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headlight
Posts: 165 - Karma: 15

Just for fun / info check out Snowflex. the best artificial snow since Dendrix(octo fake plastic snow).  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKU_CBeWQyY  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnx_zbEXD3Y  put water on white carpet like stuff and all year round training

http://www.snowflex.co.uk/projectexamples.asp 

http://www.snowflex.co.uk/technology.asp      technology,....lot of underpad and layers

Oct 8 2009 2:02AM
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ghfjdksla
Posts: 38 - Karma: 10
from my experience, i would say turf works best
Oct 8 2009 7:40PM
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ham_and_steeze
Posts: 106 - Karma: 14
need to bump
Oct 10 2009 2:52PM
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