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Line Afterbang Help

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Austin.ski
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i have afterbangs and there either 155 or 166 and they are not flexible at all and i see edit with people with afterbangs and they are really flexible.

Is it because i have the shorter version??
Nov 13 2012 11:14AM
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Peach.
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The flex pattern should be the same in all of the skis.
How big are you?
Nov 13 2012 11:17AM
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Peach.
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Also, this should be in gear talk.
Nov 13 2012 11:18AM
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TOAST.
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I've heard they break in after a little. Also it might because you are smaller
Nov 13 2012 11:19AM
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Austin.ski
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i weigh 140 and ive had them since last season
Nov 13 2012 11:22AM
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doitbig
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are you trying to butter or press? most likely you are not getting your weight far enough forward/backward.

i'm 120lbs and flex these no problemo
Nov 13 2012 1:26PM
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FapMasterFLEX
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please tell me you got them center mounted lol.
Nov 13 2012 1:51PM
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dompuch
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^this and they do take a little to soften up but they should be pretty playfull, maybe you just need to practice butters and stuff
iv had mine for a coupe seasons now and they rockered themselves out and are super flexy still
Nov 13 2012 2:14PM
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seward
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really?
thats seems odd.

i bought fulltilts, strapped em on my feet and could double no problem, first time wearing them.
got some jiberish the week after, first day wearing that, futurespinsssss!

i would take them back to the shop, there is obviously something wrong with them.
Nov 13 2012 2:38PM
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Ryguy920
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Mine have gotten to be pretty flexible after time. Also kind of a thread jack but does anyone have trouble keeping speed with afterbangs? No matter how much I wax them I can't seem to go fast enough
Nov 13 2012 2:59PM
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doitbig
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extruded bases...durable and easily maintained, but not fast...
Nov 13 2012 3:15PM
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Ryguy920
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So there's nothing I can do to be able to go faster? My home hill with its 100 something feet of vertical makes it impossible to clear the jump without bombing and I always knuckle the shit out of it
Nov 13 2012 3:25PM
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NotGhood
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you should stop being such a pussy

also OP your first problem is that you bought afterbangs
Nov 13 2012 5:20PM
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Ryguy920
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How the hell am I being a pussy? Still knuckling a jump even when you bomb the damn hill? Explain please
Nov 13 2012 5:26PM
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last_tango
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Go to a race tune shop. They will hook you up with the right wax for the temps in your area.
Nov 13 2012 5:42PM
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doitbig
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the problem is the bases don't "absorb" wax very well not necessarily the type of wax (I assume this kid is using the right wax and waxing regularly) Take them to a shop and have them put a structure on them using a stone grind. This basically grinds a pattern into the base which will give you some better results...
Nov 13 2012 7:59PM
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Austin.ski
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Nov 13 2012 8:17PM
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Austin.ski
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thats them and there are centered as i can tell
Nov 13 2012 8:18PM
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Nate.Dog
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those look back a fair bit, just at a glance, might be the camera angle, you should put your boot in the binding and see if the center off mass line on your boot matches up with the skis centerline
Nov 13 2012 8:30PM
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yessir_B
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in one of the line traveling circus episodes, tom wwallish shows you afterbang help, if thats what you mean..
Nov 13 2012 8:32PM
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Juicy-J
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take one of the skis and flip it around backwards, if the bindings match up its centered
Nov 13 2012 8:48PM
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Ryguy920
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Those are not centered, it's possible that the camera angle factors in but it very clearly looks like they are mounted back from center
Nov 13 2012 8:50PM
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Austin.ski
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ok is there anything i can do to fix this
Nov 13 2012 9:11PM
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Round-Four
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just get a hammer and some nails and put them back on a little farther up
Nov 13 2012 9:14PM
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theblacktaco
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to check if they are centered flip one upside down and put them base to base.. if the toe lines up with the heel you are golden.. if not you are fucked
Nov 13 2012 9:20PM
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Bread.
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go into a shop and get them center mounted
Nov 13 2012 9:21PM
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Ryguy920
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This, just go into any halfway decent shop and tell them that you want them mounted at true center and you should be good to go!
Nov 13 2012 10:25PM
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YOiPOOED
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Nov 13 2012 11:12PM
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AndyGreen
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quaility
Nov 13 2012 11:30PM
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Ryguy920
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hahaha crude but it works, it shows that they aren't truly center mounted
Nov 13 2012 11:38PM
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Austin.ski
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ok thanks everyone for the helo!
Nov 15 2012 9:44AM
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