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How much does binding position affect spin ability?
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I have this year's Chronics and they are mounted at recommended, 4 cm back.
When I watch videos or people in person, they spin 1s or even 3s with sooo much ease it looks like. But I have to huck as hard as I can just to spin a 1 off a side hit!!
Maybe I just lack the muscles or technique for a fast spin, but I guess I just feel like spinning on a center-mounted ski would feel a lot closer to jumping and spinning in normal shoes, if that makes sense haha. So how much does the mount/ski weight distribution affect it? Should I try a centered ski?
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Oh and I searchbarred aaall over and didn't find any specific or detailed information on this!
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this. do it more and practice.
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don't over think it, you could throw a 3 wearing cinderblocks if you commit to the spin. Chronics at -4, that seems off thou...
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You should be able to 1 off flat ground, you don't even need a side hit. I can 1 off of a flat groomer on my heavy back mounted Kung Fujas no problem. Binding position only makes a marginal difference for spins, the most usefull aspect of center mount imho is for more comfortable switch landings, and switch riding in general. Otherwise I don't really notice much difference in mount point between my Kung Fujas and my center mounted Punx when spinning.
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Thought that, it's only my first year of park and I know that it's always the skier not the ski. Just wondering how much more difficult it makes it
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Alright haha guess I just have to practice, yeah I can just about spin a 1 on flat groomer. +K to all!
Still, if anyone has made the switch from an off-center ski to a centered ski and noticed a big difference in spin ease (through experience), let me know, now I'm just curious!
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I have recently made the switch from non-symmetric park ski to symmetric and there is no difference in spin feel, other than my new skis are lighter. Because in my case I was skiing at the weight centre of both skis there should be negligible to no difference in the swing weight between the ski but for you if you remount you chronic centre you will not be riding on the weight centre of the ski and it could technically be unbalanced in swing weight terms. The main benefits of mounting centre is as mentioned, confidence in landing and riding switch.
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Aight thanks for the info!
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Are you by any chance riding skis that are to big for you? Do your skis have demo bindings? Those are to reasons you might be having to huck harder (to accommodate the weight)
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You're bindings are not the issue if you can't spin a 180 without trying. Practice, practice, practice. Then look at equipment when you're skill advances to the point that you can make an educated decision on what you really want under your feet.
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Naw I'm like 6'3 about 200 lbs with 178 chronics, I could've got em longer if I wanted. But thanks a bunch guys +K
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