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Afterbang or Thall. Jib ski decision. +k

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funk~
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Search barred, couldnt find much pertaining directly to my situation.

LOCATION-  Pacific Northwest, Oregon, Skiing Hood and Mt Bachelor this year.

HEIGHT/AGE/WEIGHT-  5'10, 16 years old, 135lbs (skinny as fuck D:)

ABILITY LEVEL-  Type 3

WHAT KIND OF SKI DO YOU WANT-  Playful and poppy and buttery, yet something that can rip around. I've already got a pow ski in my arsenal. Ive narrowed it down to the Thall or the Abang.

50% Rails/Boxes
25% Random Side Jibs/Groomers
25% Jumps

They are pretty different skis, yet ive found that they both are what im looking for,
So newschoolers... for my situation...

176 Thall or 177 Afterbang?

Thanks guys. +k for your time.

Dec 18 2011 3:44PM
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The-Rodent
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i havent ever rode the afterbangs but i only have good things to say about my thalls there super poppy and buttery but also hold up on jumps i hear that afterbangs arent very good on bigger jumps with higher speeds hope that helps
Dec 18 2011 3:50PM
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585.
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T FUCKING HALLS.

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Dec 18 2011 4:04PM
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LAME.
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Dec 18 2011 4:06PM
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-emile-
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t-hall

but what kind of skiing do you do,
Dec 18 2011 4:16PM
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QuinnBestwick
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thalls for sure from wat i understand afterbangs are not that tight
Dec 18 2011 4:25PM
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funk~
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Thank you for the input everyone! :)
Dec 18 2011 4:27PM
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LAME.
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No they didnt.
Dec 18 2011 5:09PM
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ForeverYung
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I love my Afterbangs to death. Such a fun ski
Dec 18 2011 7:47PM
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.ste
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Same here. Couldn't be more fun.
Dec 18 2011 10:40PM
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funk~
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Bump.
Just got my THalls back from being mounted with some Axial2 120s.

Question...
I asked for them to mount them true center, got them back at the shop and I could tell my boot was not centered, so I had them check it again. The tech who measured it said both bindings were not at center but about half a centimeter back. Is this .5 of a cm really gonna matter? Me being me I just took them and said it was fine.

Thanks.

Dec 27 2011 5:00PM
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p-oskier
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No .5 cm won't matter, it won't change a thing.
Have fun riding them this winter!!
Dec 27 2011 5:14PM
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*jwill*
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this
Dec 27 2011 5:47PM
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funk~
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Alright thanks man. Cant wait to get up on them!
Dec 27 2011 5:55PM
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FreeVillain
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After bangs are fun to ski on but suck really bad I have like 3 core shots after a month and a ton of edge cracks
Dec 27 2011 9:47PM
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AJizzle
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A bangs have superfuckingslow bases
Dec 27 2011 9:59PM
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Casual.
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you should get the a bangs if you want to have reverse park skis after 5 days of riding. or you could get t halls and have an awesome season on a ski that is going to perform, and last. your choice.
Dec 27 2011 11:49PM
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james6345789
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I think you mean .5 inch. half a centimeter and you couldn't even visually notice.
Dec 28 2011 12:03AM
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