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Armada Halo mounting

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GBS
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Where should I mount my 176 Armadas? I ski 85% park. I weigh 120 pounds, im 173 cm tall and I'm an intermediate skiier....
Sep 17 2011 6:58AM
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GBS
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Skier* BUUUUUMP
Sep 17 2011 4:08PM
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BWalmer
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When you ski in the park, do you ski more rails or more jumps?
Sep 17 2011 4:13PM
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GBS
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I ski 85% park and when I ski park, I ski rails 60% rails and 40% jumps. But the jumps in my local mountain are kinda small, so the biggest jump I've ever hit was 40 - 50 feet.
Sep 18 2011 3:02PM
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henry42894
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I would center mount them.
Sep 18 2011 3:28PM
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iffe
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A bit behind center, something like 2 cm. Won't really make them any worse in the park (compared to true center), but will make them a lot better outside the park.
Sep 18 2011 4:12PM
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TheClap.
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+1 from TC
Sep 18 2011 4:24PM
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JTL
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you should mount them at recommended. the ski was designed to be mounted in a certain spot. i mounted mine very close to recommended and they skied great.
Sep 18 2011 5:03PM
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GBS
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Thanks! Anyone know how far back the recommended mounting is? (cm)
Sep 18 2011 6:17PM
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GBS
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Thanks! Anyone know how far back the recommended mounting is? (cm)
Sep 18 2011 6:17PM
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zerospinskier
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It is hard to say. What have you skied before? Mounting position is basically all preference. If they were my skis I would mount them at true center, but that is because I like the feel the best. Someone else might love them the most at -1cm from true center, and another person like recommended the best. It is completely preference, other than the fact that you will want them somewhere between true center and recommended. I can't give you anymore advice than that.
Sep 18 2011 7:20PM
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GBS
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I've only skied symmetrical chamber skis before, mounted at true center. So I haven't tried the rockered stuff yet!
Sep 19 2011 11:02AM
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JTL
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The Halos are meant to be skied at recommended. their shape was designed to ski a certain way. just get them at recommended if not very close to it. I loved mine
Sep 19 2011 11:04AM
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DUKES
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some say that they are meant to be mounted at rec. others say mount them center. I know hornbeck and Moxham mount there halos and alphas at dead center. Yes i know they are pros and this kid isnt but if you are skiing a large percentage of park i would always have a ski mounted dead center. the people who say that the skis will feel odd if not mounted at rec, but if you have never ridden the halos or alphas they are going to ski different anyways due to the EST (elf shoe tech). I say go dead center
Sep 19 2011 11:19AM
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GBS
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Thanks! Dead center it is.
Sep 19 2011 1:14PM
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