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Handflexing?

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Anders_N
Posts: 128 - Karma: 134
So i have bought alpha 1's and they are a good and stabile ski but the tails are a bit to stiff for my taste, and ive noticed that some pros handflex thier new skis... will it make my alphas softer of i flex them?
Dec 29 2011 4:36PM
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I_Am_Mod
Posts: 13214 - Karma: 3,753
handflexing a ski will have zero influence on the actual flex and integrity of the ski, unless ofcourse you flex it too hard and it snaps .....

Dec 29 2011 6:04PM
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TOAST.
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that is to see what the flex is like not to make them softer.
Dec 29 2011 8:37PM
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RudyGarmisch
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Wait.... wat?
Dec 29 2011 8:43PM
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Thick.Black.Gurl
Posts: 492 - Karma: 28
Is that what the kids are calling it these days...
Dec 29 2011 9:20PM
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remster
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lol wut
Dec 29 2011 9:51PM
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reverendwrong
Posts: 3145 - Karma: 142
if by hand flexing you mean just pushing it back and forth a bunch of times...no it wont do shit.

Just ride them, don't be a bitch stiff skis are soooo much nicer to ride, plus they'll soften up eventually
Dec 29 2011 10:52PM
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hokkanee
Posts: 1800 - Karma: 435
Yeah man just hand flex them for a good 60-70 hours and they should soften up real nice! It's what I always do
Dec 29 2011 11:20PM
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I_Am_Mod
Posts: 13214 - Karma: 3,753
i lost :D
Dec 30 2011 6:58AM
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Anders_N
Posts: 128 - Karma: 134
You can see Henrik flexing his skis at 8:41 http://http://vimeo.com/17209656.
Dec 30 2011 7:50AM
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RudyGarmisch
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....
Dec 30 2011 9:59PM
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james6345789
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I thought you meant stretching your hands before skiing
Dec 30 2011 10:25PM
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cool_name
Posts: 4295 - Karma: 3,131
i believe he's practicing a grab
Jan 2 2012 12:56AM
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maxwell666
Posts: 554 - Karma: 20
OP you have no idea what you are talking about. You should have quit while you were relatively ahead instead of trying to say henrik was hand flexing his skis.

You are Either very young or very dumb.
Jan 2 2012 1:52AM
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hokkanee
Posts: 1800 - Karma: 435
Well that was unnecessary
Jan 2 2012 3:07AM
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