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When you consider a ski with a longer tip rocker than tail rocker, isnt mounting dead center kind of foolish?

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dolanslebensraum
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My new arvs have an 11.5 inch tip rocker and a 10 inch tail rocker, which means if i mounted dead center, i would hav 1.5 more inches in snow contact behind my boot than in front of my boot, which would make the ski feel like i was mounted forward of center. If i mounted 3/4 of an inch back from dead center, or about 2 cm back (which is where the ski has a recommended mounting point) then the snow contacting camber area in front of the boot will be about equal to the camber length behind the boot.

spark notes: mounting dead center on an asymmetrically rockered ski is sheer autism.
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weastcoat
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I don’t ski asymmetrically rockered or dimensioned skis anymore but when I did I’ve never noticed a difference. I’ve also always had center mounts on my skis.
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dolanslebensraum
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weastcoastI don’t ski asymmetrically rockered or dimensioned skis anymore but when I did I’ve never noticed a difference. I’ve also always had center mounts on my skis.


Interesting. Whatever keeps your pimp hand strong
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weastcoat
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Interesting question though, I’ve never even thought about but it’s definitely something to consider, Some people may notice a difference.
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f100prerunner
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I’ve thought about this before as well and definitely agree. With that said I believe I saw Cody Townsend say he mounts all of his skis dead center?? I could be wrong but that sure blows my mind especially since likely all of his have significantly longer and more nose rocker
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Lemuel
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Switch game strong.
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SofaKingSick
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f100prerunnerI believe I saw Cody Townsend say he mounts all of his skis dead center?? I could be wrong but that sure blows my mind especially since likely all of his have significantly longer and more nose rocker


i would be absolutely shocked if that were the case with Townsend...? i feel like it's more likely you're thinking of someone else
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patagonialuke
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SofaKingSicki would be absolutely shocked if that were the case with Townsend...? i feel like it's more likely you're thinking of someone else


He does for at least some of the QST 118's he uses, though he may have stopped now that he's focusing less on dropping cliffs and I'd be amazed if he has the MTN Explore 95 mounted dead center.

But OP, I know some ex-park skiers who now just mount all of their skis center of camber, rather than true center. They say it makes them more intuitive right off the bat.
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SofaKingSick
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patagonialukeHe does for at least some of the QST 118's he uses, though he may have stopped now that he's focusing less on dropping cliffs and I'd be amazed if he has the MTN Explore 95 mounted dead center.

But OP, I know some ex-park skiers who now just mount all of their skis center of camber, rather than true center. They say it makes them more intuitive right off the bat.


Well, put me down for “shocked.” That’s crazy
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f100prerunner
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patagonialukeHe does for at least some of the QST 118's he uses, though he may have stopped now that he's focusing less on dropping cliffs and I'd be amazed if he has the MTN Explore 95 mounted dead center.

But OP, I know some ex-park skiers who now just mount all of their skis center of camber, rather than true center. They say it makes them more intuitive right off the bat.

Hey what was this link supposed to lead to? I searched for where Cody Townsend said he mounts them centered but I can’t find it
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patagonialuke
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f100prerunnerHey what was this link supposed to lead to? I searched for where Cody Townsend said he mounts them centered but I can’t find it


The link should go to his Instagram stories highlights. He has one on how to mount the Shift binding and in it he gives some rationale behind why he mounts them center.
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f100prerunner
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patagonialukeThe link should go to his Instagram stories highlights. He has one on how to mount the Shift binding and in it he gives some rationale behind why he mounts them center.

Yes awesome! That’s what it was I knew I wasn’t going crazy haha. With that said though the only way I could see mounting dead center on a ski like that is if the skier is way smaller than the ski and even then center of camber would make more sense. Kinda confuses me but hey he’s the pro
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