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How can i make my skis flexier?

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Spinoza
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Hey kids, just stopping by with a quick question.

have some 2013 Head The Show skis and i find them to be too stiff. Is it possible to make them flexy in a hurry?

thanks
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Nov 6 2015 1:05AM
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bardissono
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no
Nov 6 2015 1:11AM
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VANULAR
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trade in for Riot's ;)
Nov 6 2015 1:11AM
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Spinoza
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VANULARtrade in for Riot's ;)


currently have 4 pairs of skis for sale - hoping to consolidate for 1 pair of awesome quiver killers - around 105mm. Then I can turn my atomic all mountains into my new park skis.
there is a plan.

anyone in Banff looking for skis hit me up
Nov 6 2015 1:14AM
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T.MacK
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my friend did so many nose presses with his apo's that the core snapped internaly and they turned into a sweet reverse camber park ski which flopped like noodles so dont do it they suck
Nov 6 2015 6:59AM
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.Rybak.
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Max hill stands on 2 cknder blocks and just keeps jumpking.
Nov 6 2015 8:17AM
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Cahal
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I remember someone used to do some crazy stuff to their soul riders to break them in. I think he clamped them over pieces of wood to bend them. I dont know why im drawing a blank
Nov 6 2015 8:42AM
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.Hugo.
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Prop em up on tips and tails and throw some weights in the middle
Nov 6 2015 9:08AM
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uturn
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just ski on them
Nov 6 2015 9:18AM
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BonusNo413
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Do lots of butters. They'll break em in a bit.
Nov 6 2015 9:29AM
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loganimlach
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prop them up at the tips and tails and drive over them with a car. this website has previously seen a success story using this method.
Nov 6 2015 11:23AM
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ABskier
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flex them over and over and over again. They will get more flexible, but not in a fun buttery way. They will just loose their camber and become dead noodles.
Nov 6 2015 11:50AM
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a_burger
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bounces broke my skis in real quick
Nov 6 2015 12:02PM
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freewillie
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yeah you sure can!
What you want to do make lines every 2 inches on your ski, then grab ur router, and cut out these lines. Bam, you are sammy2gucci with your articulated skis.
Nov 6 2015 1:23PM
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AKhoodrat
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lots of stretching and lots of lube has always done the trick for me
Nov 6 2015 6:27PM
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