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Are center mounts and true twin beneficial

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Segsxi
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if anyone is looking to progress their rail game, is it overall easier to do on center mount as opposed to +- from the center?
My bindings are currently -3 from the center and my tail is slightly less rockered than the tip making the skis a non true twin.
Apr 13 2018 4:27PM
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corona
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if you're within a few cm's of centre on a twin tip ski it really doesn't make too much difference for the average person looking to hit some rails and spin some jumps. Maybe it makes a big difference if you're spinning 1440's and shit, but I wouldn't know. If your skis are mounted like race skis you're going to be at a disadvantage.
Apr 13 2018 4:32PM
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Segsxi
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Also, if you truly want to commit to getting better at park do you miss out on pow days to ski in the park? I feel like I want to be better park but whenever there is fresh I skip the park but all of the park skiers who are good I see are still in the park even on pow days.
Apr 13 2018 4:33PM
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Eat.Pant
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SegsxiAlso, if you truly want to commit to getting better at park do you miss out on pow days to ski in the park? I feel like I want to be better park but whenever there is fresh I skip the park but all of the park skiers who are good I see are still in the park even on pow days.

Coming from an inner city hill where the park is the only thing that's mildly entertaining, whenever I go to a mountain with fresh snow I won't step in the park, idk how y'all in the mountains can stay out of the trees and heavy snow. Getting good in the park (from my experience at least) isn't entirely about being in the park all the time. Having used to snowboard in the park I learned a lot in my first year of skiing. On my point of being in the park all the time doesn't make you better at park: I have a friend (I'll call him Jerry) who was a good skier, he was out at least 15 hours a week alongside our other buddies, however Jerry didn't progress as he couldn't commit to taking a fall. The reason other friends and I progressed like we did and Jerry didn't was because we were ready to taco a rail, chip teeth, and break our fingers. Also I don't know about everyone else, but lately I've been riding switch more than forwards so centre mounting has been extremely beneficial to me.
Hope my essay helps?
Apr 13 2018 5:14PM
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milo-mcsenderson
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SegsxiAlso, if you truly want to commit to getting better at park do you miss out on pow days to ski in the park? I feel like I want to be better park but whenever there is fresh I skip the park but all of the park skiers who are good I see are still in the park even on pow days.


NEVER. SKIP. POW. FOR. PARK.
Apr 13 2018 5:15PM
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Segsxi
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Swell_DudeComing from an inner city hill where the park is the only thing that's mildly entertaining, whenever I go to a mountain with fresh snow I won't step in the park, idk how y'all in the mountains can stay out of the trees and heavy snow. Getting good in the park (from my experience at least) isn't entirely about being in the park all the time. Having used to snowboard in the park I learned a lot in my first year of skiing. On my point of being in the park all the time doesn't make you better at park: I have a friend (I'll call him Jerry) who was a good skier, he was out at least 15 hours a week alongside our other buddies, however Jerry didn't progress as he couldn't commit to taking a fall. The reason other friends and I progressed like we did and Jerry didn't was because we were ready to taco a rail, chip teeth, and break our fingers. Also I don't know about everyone else, but lately I've been riding switch more than forwards so centre mounting has been extremely beneficial to me.
Hope my essay helps?

Wow I heard that! I’m not good at park skiing because i’m kind of new to that scene but I can say that I can stomp 2 ons and I once landed a 50 50//180//to switch on an A frame Box I visualized the trick for days i felt it would be easy for me to stomp.. it wasnt I fell off the box many times and tainted out many times but when I finally awkwardly landed the trick it felt fulfilling. However I do feel if I spend more time in the park I will overall progress faster.
Apr 13 2018 5:22PM
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GSR
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SegsxiWow I heard that! I’m not good at park skiing because i’m kind of new to that scene but I can say that I can stomp 2 ons and I once landed a 50 50//180//to switch on an A frame Box I visualized the trick for days i felt it would be easy for me to stomp.. it wasnt I fell off the box many times and tainted out many times but when I finally awkwardly landed the trick it felt fulfilling. However I do feel if I spend more time in the park I will overall progress faster.


You get burned out doing park everyday. Ride EVERYTHING. Especially powder.
Apr 13 2018 7:23PM
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Rum_Ham
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MF-HARPNEVER. SKIP. POW. FOR. PARK.


Nah you guys should definitely stay in the park on pow days or just don't even go skiing at all when there's fresh snow
Apr 13 2018 7:45PM
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milo-mcsenderson
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Rum_HamNah you guys should definitely stay in the park on pow days or just don't even go skiing at all when there's fresh snow


Oh yes, listen to this man. Not to me. I reckon you should spend the pow days in the park and the blue bird slushy days in the trees.

Or just mount centre and rip around. I personally don't think I'd go further back than -2.5 for park. But I've been skiing centre mounted AR7s for 3 years. Toying with where to mount my new ARV 96s, feel like going back to not centre would feel weirder than going the other way.
Apr 13 2018 7:52PM
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freestyler540
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In the park; always mount center. Swing rate or the tips and rails are increased and you have less tip to clear when entering a rail switch. On spins, spinning is much easier but landing can get difficult.
The +- will change the radius of the ski and what terrain it will prefer. I dont sweat it, just ask for center ski mounts on park skis and recommended on all mountain skis.

On anything else, center mounts are awful.
Apr 13 2018 8:05PM
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WoFIowz
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You can still fuck around outside the park doing flips and spins off natural features. If it's a pow, day I'd say you're crazy if you're not gonna enjoy the whole mountain. If you're super committed to skiing park every day, even pow days, then hit the mountain first for freshies and then move to the park for the last hour or two of your day. I'd it's fresh snow, consider that the park will be slower especially for jumps and you'll have to adjust. Granted falls will hurt less.
Apr 15 2018 1:52PM
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mike759
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Park is best for small mountains that don't offer good skiing or just sub-par days, other than that there's no reason not be in the trees or pow
Apr 15 2018 3:56PM
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skiguy04
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Ski fakie and do it true centre
Apr 15 2018 9:20PM
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Eat.Pant
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Just ski backwards all the time, forget how to ski straight
Apr 15 2018 11:40PM
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skiguy04
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Swell_DudeJust ski backwards all the time, forget how to ski straight
this
May 11 2018 2:10PM
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Juan1325
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I skied last year whit all mountain/ powder skis which were very off centered (is it the correct way to say it?), and I could never do nose butters or ride switch well, I still managed to get good on park. Even tho I loved them becouse they were a fucking beast for freeride.
In my opinion if your budget allows you, you should get all mountain / freestyle skis and powder skis, or only the all mountain / freestyle skis
May 12 2018 2:11PM
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Juan1325
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I skied last year whit all mountain/ powder skis which were very off centered (is it the correct way to say it?), and I could never do nose butters or ride switch well, I still managed to get good on park. Even tho I loved them becouse they were a fucking beast for freeride.
In my opinion if your budget allows you, you should get all mountain / freestyle skis and powder skis, or only the all mountain / freestyle skis
May 12 2018 2:11PM
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Earl_Globz
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I used to say all center all the time, until a center mounted a pair of Kung Fujas's, and kept landing backseat and giving out on onto my butt. I got better Bindings early into the season and had to remount +1 and they skied wayy better.
May 13 2018 6:43AM
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