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Dont mount your skis dead center

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wesley.
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This only really applies to "park rats" because I don't want to provide misinformation to people who spend more time in the woods. DONT GET CENTER MOUNTED SKIS
the center mount days are over... people are starting to realize it effects the skis performance (henrik, and clayton to name a few... not that this should influence your decision) and are mounting skis 1-2 cm back.
This is because it just makes more sense. When you're skiing, you want your shins against the front of your boots. The same thing applies to skiing switch. It gives you more control over the ski and you honestly will barley feel a difference.
That is all
Nov 11 2012 9:57PM
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snowbombz
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center mount skis are great for this!
Oh no! I tore out a binding! Guess il just mount it backwards!
Nov 13 2012 5:54PM
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TheClap.
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backwards mounted racing skis, killing it switch
Nov 13 2012 5:57PM
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rozboon
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Your entire argument falls down on the bit about wanting your shins against the front of your boots. That's complete shit. In a neutral stance you should be able to feel both the front and back of your cuff, as in you should be supporting yourself instead of relying on the boot to hold you in an unnatural position. Aside from nose-presses and butters, why would you want to lean into your boot anyway?

Which is why on instructors courses they get them to do a bunch of skiing with their boots undone, so they learn not to rely on their boot alone.

Nov 13 2012 8:25PM
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no_steeze
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besides you look way steezier when you ski with your feet super close together, hands over your dick, and leaning back. it's a great way to flail down a groomer on the way from the park to the lift

if you want to make good turns, you press on your big toes since it engages the tips of your skis and allows you to set an edge. i think you'll find that while pressing on the big toe of your downhill ski, you're pretty damn far forward in your boots
Nov 13 2012 9:25PM
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AlexStuartt
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Well I mount my skis +5 so eat my balls.

Nov 13 2012 11:03PM
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tripnip
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I have skied on center mountain skis, race skis, and all mountain -2.5 or even -5 mounting points. i find good and bad to both rails are so much better on center mount. for groomers i find them a bit harder to pull hard tuns and maintain a soild edge grip. jumps go with -1 to -2. all my skis are -2.5 even my powder skis i find them a happy medium. and i dont ski much park. but if i do i ski on center mounts... my 2 cents no hate
Nov 13 2012 11:03PM
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FreeVillain
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Another person that never really rides center is B-dog. I'm not saying you shouldn't but if your skid are mounted center on skis like halos or alphas it's going to affect the performance. But other than that mounting center if fine on most unsymmetrical park skis
Nov 15 2012 10:02AM
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Casey
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If you are too far up on the ski your edge grip and overall power in a carve goes way down. Try carving super backseat and notice how much better the ski rides when weight is applied to the strongest part
Nov 15 2012 12:43PM
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midwestpowhunter
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pretty sure you arent providing an entire statement because you did not say whether you are talking about core center or true center
Nov 15 2012 3:46PM
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Kid_Eh
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http://www.aspenskiandboard.com/bindinginstallationhelp.html
Nov 15 2012 5:05PM
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Oldschooler78
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I have fully symmetrical skis mounted -2 cm, haven't skied on em yet how much different are they gonna feel than if they're centered ?
Dec 14 2012 4:57PM
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TheDetectives
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its funny 'cause people mount their skis forward of center now. Not behind.
Dec 14 2012 5:40PM
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DeRizzo
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Do they know?
Dec 14 2012 11:40PM
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DeRizzo
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Do they now? fuck mobile
Dec 14 2012 11:41PM
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james6345789
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So you're saying that mounting 1 cm back (.4 inches) will make all of the difference?

i don't think so...
Dec 15 2012 12:08AM
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Errl
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I have an oldish pair of K2 Extremes. They were originally mounted at rec. They skied just fine. Then I moved the bindings up a bit (I'd say about -2 like OP said) made no difference. Moved them to dead center, guess what OP! No difference at all. They still charge just as hard as they ever did, regardless of where i was on the ski.
Dec 15 2012 12:36PM
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_Garagely_
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I ride rossignol scratches at true center with no problems at all, I take them wherever the fuck I want without any problems.
Dec 15 2012 5:11PM
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sNaubi
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fully symetrical, I'll think ill centermount.

But what you said with Henrik that he doesn't centermount, it's because armada skis are built to be mounted 2cm back, swing weight, shape etc.
Dec 15 2012 5:50PM
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SwagtasticWalrus
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Dec 15 2012 6:46PM
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NoSkillsCrew
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So with this mount center thing there is the obvious symmetrical skis should be mounted dead center.

what I have done with my non-symmetrical skis that I like to ride park on (older bacons, rossi scratches, moment pbj) is flex the ski and look for the hinge in the flex pattern on the front and the tail and mark those points and mount in the center of the platform created by the flex pattern. Weird I know but it usually works out to being 1-3 cm back from true center.

the place I have found this makes real difference is on rockered skis where being in the center of the space between the two rocker start points makes it feel more like a centered ski without having the hinge of the ski to close to the binding.

i dunno if that makes sense. but thats my two cents.
Dec 15 2012 11:10PM
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Ehh...
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As a ski instructor I know what he is talking about. Basicially when they teach to kids they want their stance out in front when you ride a center mount ski its near imposible to have that traiditional stance that you would have on a ski mounted at like negative 3 or 2 and try to use it on a center mount ski.


Center mount skis ride better and easier when you lean back its a given. So what he is trying to say that its bad for form and for skiing in general to use center mount. But the thing is, this is only concerning if you are outside of the park. To be honest, if you are doing rails, its so much easier to use a center mount ski. Or on a ski that is perfectly semetrical such as the afterbang. Its only when you are doing anything outside of park that this becomes an issue. And in most cases people ajust and have skis that are mounted accordingly if this is the case.
Dec 15 2012 11:15PM
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GeorgiaJibber
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i feel no difference with the center mount than if i mount -1, i can still rip GS turns if i like, but it makes a big difference in the park
Dec 16 2012 12:56AM
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SwagtasticWalrus
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How do you think the New Lifes will do in the BC? They are symmetrical so I'm mounting center. Do you guys think it will be awkward?

Dec 16 2012 2:50PM
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