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How do these people get jobs at shops?

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.batman.
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So today I went in to get a ski mounted, and I had a very interesting experience with one of the shop employees.

I wanted to know what he would recommend for mounting position for my binding for the type of skiing that I do. (for reference this is for the Rossignol scimitar which has a mounting line at 0 (recommended) -2 (2 cm back from recommended) and +5 (center mount)). So when I told him what kind of skiing I would be doing he proceeded to tell me how the -2 mark was the factory recommended line for skiing all mountain type terrain, the 0 line was center mount for park, and the +5 line was +5 from the true center of the ski, for pipe and stuff I guess...
I then asked to talk to the ski tech who I told this story to and reassured me what I though about the mounting lines, I then told him i wanted them at recommended so he went to mount them.

It truly amazes me how some people can get jobs at ski shops with so little knowledge about skis.
Mar 11 2013 1:20AM
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p-fo
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I don't know the skis, and I wasn't there, but 0 usually is the true center of the ski.
Mar 11 2013 1:23AM
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Pikachu.
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nah I also have the scimitars and the 0 mark is the recomended. Maybe thats what the employee thought though
Mar 11 2013 1:40AM
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Bateman
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I was at a wintersports shop to get boots a couple o' months ago and i was assisted by this 17-18 year old.. person. I knew way more about everything in the store than he did.

'So yeah, this is the Dalbello boot from Ill Moro. Its more of a downhill boot but you can use it for park' Etc etc
Mar 11 2013 2:16AM
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p-fo
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Yeah that was kinda my point...
Mar 11 2013 2:59AM
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Tikayt
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In a single shop I came a cross one really unknowledged staff and one really helpful and really cool.
I wanted to try a new pair of boots so obviously I was a bit fussy about perfection for my foot, so I was like "no that one is really to large" so she gave me thinner, easy... then I was, "naah, I feel this one is too rigid, I need a shoes with a flex of 100 max" and she was like, well "I dunno, uhmm, perhaps you should uhmm.. well you know what ? Look for your boots yourself, I can't help you".

I mean flex guys !! probably the most basic thing even to know about boots...


Whereas in the workshop I came across some real professionals and that is very very enriching for my personal knowledge !
Mar 11 2013 5:07AM
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eheath
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Its the thinnest park of the ski or the "core center" the focal point of side cut. True center is the measured center of the ski and unless its a symmetrical ski 0 will never be true center
Mar 11 2013 5:14AM
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Benseleit
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hear that? 0 will NEVER be true center. ever
Mar 11 2013 2:28PM
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Sharko
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...unless it's a symmetrical ski... just like eHeath said... done having an aneurysm now?
Mar 11 2013 2:36PM
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