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Johngreenacre"are you sure you want your dins at 10"
weastcoastOne time I took my skis into the shop at the local hill to have stripped screws replaced before I skied for the day. Turns out the holes were actually rotted out. So I gave my skis to the one guy there and he was like alright we can fix it. They take the heelpeice off to discover the 2 back holes were rotted. The guy brings my ski back out and was like uh yeah we’re gonna have to put some heli coils in to fix it. And I say yeah uh I’m gonna ski today and tomorrow and bring it back in and leave them here for the week and pick them up next weekend. The dude proceeded to tell me how I would kill myself if I took a hard fall (I told him I’d ski easy) and that MFer refused to put the heelpeice back on my ski even tho I asked him to several times. So I had to miss out skiing that day and it was a perfect bluebird and some freshies as well. So I dropped lkke 50 bucks on rentals cuz I really wanted to ski that day then I go to ski the next morning and go pick the skis up and they tried to charge me an extra 20 bucks for no reason. I was pissed but oh well.
Moral of the story is don’t trust anyone in a shop that don’t know what their doin, so pretty much only trust the manager or most experienced dude there.
weastcoastOne time I took my skis into the shop at the local hill to have stripped screws replaced before I skied for the day. Turns out the holes were actually rotted out. So I gave my skis to the one guy there and he was like alright we can fix it. They take the heelpeice off to discover the 2 back holes were rotted. The guy brings my ski back out and was like uh yeah we’re gonna have to put some heli coils in to fix it. And I say yeah uh I’m gonna ski today and tomorrow and bring it back in and leave them here for the week and pick them up next weekend. The dude proceeded to tell me how I would kill myself if I took a hard fall (I told him I’d ski easy) and that MFer refused to put the heelpeice back on my ski even tho I asked him to several times. So I had to miss out skiing that day and it was a perfect bluebird and some freshies as well. So I dropped lkke 50 bucks on rentals cuz I really wanted to ski that day then I go to ski the next morning and go pick the skis up and they tried to charge me an extra 20 bucks for no reason. I was pissed but oh well.
Moral of the story is don’t trust anyone in a shop that don’t know what their doin, so pretty much only trust the manager or most experienced dude there.
LonelyHad a boot fitter get all offended when I said my foot size was 11.5 but I preferred to wear larger boots.
He goes on about how I dont know what I'm talking about and that I need smaller boots to have more power to my bindings.
I try them on, say they are uncomfortable and too small. He says thats a good thing and that hes been a boot fitter for a few years so he knows his shit and I dont.
Fast forward to my toes getting bruised to the point that my toenails fall off every season since due to my feet being crammed into these boots.
I get thay you should trust professionals but I hate it when ski shop people are too enamored with themselves to listen to their customers needs.
Crust_Station"wu tang skis if I figure out what those are”
eheethsounds like you're just a bad skier who spends all day backseat and jams his toes forward as a result.
do you know how to find the front of your boot ??
eheethsounds like you're just a bad skier who spends all day backseat and jams his toes forward as a result.
do you know how to find the front of your boot ??
LonelyNormally I'd agree with you cuz im not above believing my skiing is an issue, but its a problem when I walk in them or even have a mellow day skiing. I would hope I'm not that bad.
But since you such an adept skier would you care to tell me how to fix that issue?
mystery3http://lmgtfy.com/?q=newschoolers.com+toe+bang
Seriously though, toe bang isn't usually from a boot size that's too short. When you do a shell fit on boots that are "comfortable" or upsized what are the results?
Johngreenacre"are you sure you want your dins at 10"
TRVP_ANGELmore like "im not going to set your din beyond 8, that's unsafe"
weastcoastThe guy brings my ski back out and was like uh yeah we’re gonna have to put some heli coils in to fix it. And I say yeah uh I’m gonna ski today and tomorrow and bring it back in and leave them here for the week and pick them up next weekend. The dude proceeded to tell me how I would kill myself if I took a hard fall (I told him I’d ski easy) and that MFer refused to put the heelpeice back on my ski even tho I asked him to several times.
FabricatedFront4Ski shop guy : "newschoolers is a stupid website for kids, anything they say is wrong"
LonelyNormally I'd agree with you cuz im not above believing my skiing is an issue, but its a problem when I walk in them or even have a mellow day skiing. I would hope I'm not that bad.
But since you such an adept skier would you care to tell me how to fix that issue?
LonelyHad a boot fitter get all offended when I said my foot size was 11.5 but I preferred to wear larger boots.
He goes on about how I dont know what I'm talking about and that I need smaller boots to have more power to my bindings.
I try them on, say they are uncomfortable and too small. He says thats a good thing and that hes been a boot fitter for a few years so he knows his shit and I dont.
Fast forward to my toes getting bruised to the point that my toenails fall off every season since due to my feet being crammed into these boots.
I get thay you should trust professionals but I hate it when ski shop people are too enamored with themselves to listen to their customers needs.
BigPurpleSkiSuitAccording to your pics you're throwing corks, so I kind of doubt your skiing is the issue.
TRVP_ANGELWas about to meme but this is more important: Bootfitters will not ALWAYS get it right. You can go to a fancy one and he/she can still fuck your feet up. I went through two pairs of new boots (due to my weird specialized foot) and 5 toenails BEFORE finding a pair of really plain Salomon boots and now they are the reason I am able to get so many days in. And the person that picked it out? some kid in highschool that probably took a basic training in bootfitting
At the end of the day, Bootfitters are still salesman, they have an incentive to sell you what's popular and what's going to be expensive. There's not good way to know that you are finding the best possible fit unless you educate yourself and just keep trying on boots.
Just kidding, get full tilts
**This post was edited on Jul 20th 2018 at 2:55:32pm
lil.Boyeheard a guy call a twintip ski a "backwards ski"
RudyGarmischski salesman: *slaps topsheet of skis* this bad boy can fuckin butter down the entire mountain
lil.Boyeheard a guy call a twintip ski a "backwards ski"
DUKESLiability is the biggest issue here. Dont argue with ski shop employees. We are strictly trying to cover our asses because people nowadays sue over any stupid reason. If we hand you a ski and you want your dins higher. You do it yourself. I work in a shop that currently has a lawsuit going on and its fucking stressful on everyone because everyone that touched that ski gets questioned under oath in court if something goes wrong. Just be understanding and respectful and you will get the same in return. Getting sued sucks.
Johngreenacre"are you sure you want me to center mount these"
NPFCentre mounting is dumb as fuck unless the ski is 100% symmetrical
JohngreenacreYep but some ski shop technicians seem to think it's always dumb as fuck. "You don't ski backwards enough for it to matter" buddy I promise you that I do. Just do it I'm paying you money
NPFthat's fair, you are the one paying for it, but I would always recommend going -1 or -3 cm's back. it's going to put you in a better spot for the skis turn radius which will actually make it easier to ski switch. really depends on the ski but most of the time they aren't designed to be mouthed dead centre. Every pro I mounted skis for would get their park skis between -1 to -3cm back.
