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Non-center mount feels wrong.

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Eightsails
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Rode center mount bentchetlers for like 6 years at least, probably not an amazing call but I was young. Now anything farther back than 3cms from true center feels like there barely any ski behind me.

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weastcoat
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Skis are meant to be ridden in the center
3 years ago
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Eightsails
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3 years ago
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galardogod
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I was thinking about this the other day hahahah , I can’t mount my skis anywhere other than center either .
3 years ago
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SendyMcSendyface
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Have a pair of Moment Exit Worlds (pretty sure they're the old touring version of the Bibby?), mounted at recommended (which is way the fuck in the back). Can't say I ever really liked riding them, just felt strange.
3 years ago
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Masonf54
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Most I'll go is 1cm back anymore and it throws me way off
3 years ago
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eheath
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Sounds like you're skiing pretty upright if thats an issue, try putting more pressure on your shins to feel balanced.
3 years ago
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hoodratz47
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Change your body position. You'll be fine. Unless you cant
3 years ago
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KCoCM
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depends on the ski shape lol
3 years ago
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CarsonLentz
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It’s like a Prius driver driving a Shelby, it just don’t work.
3 years ago
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Eightsails
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eheathSounds like you're skiing pretty upright if thats an issue, try putting more pressure on your shins to feel balanced.


It'll help when I replace my soft as hell Fulltilt classics this year. Those things feel more like shoes than boots when I put pressure anywhere.
3 years ago
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Zac.sureman
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eheathSounds like you're skiing pretty upright if thats an issue, try putting more pressure on your shins to feel balanced.


So many people ride backseat its crazy. proper shin pressure = proper edge control
3 years ago
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hoodratz47
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Yup. It's unreal
Zac.suremanSo many people ride backseat its crazy. proper shin pressure = proper edge control
3 years ago
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DesertStix
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And reversely when I go from my rear mounted commanders to center mounted joints I feel like I’m riding kids skis and there is nothing in front of me to lean into
3 years ago
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BradFiAusNzCoCa
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This is facts. Jumping on twin tips after more traditional directional ski is like jumping on snowblades lol I ride almost exclusively twin tips but damn is it fun to drive that shin on a ski with some strength!
DesertStixAnd reversely when I go from my rear mounted commanders to center mounted joints I feel like I’m riding kids skis and there is nothing in front of me to lean into
3 years ago
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bsurf
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this is how i feel if i don't center mount
3 years ago
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animator
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I center mounted everything until 3 years ago. I have 1 pair that’s still like that and when I ski those it feels super strange. Even my skis for park now I mount at -2.5 or so otherwise I get bucked forward.
3 years ago
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lil.Boye
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yeah, i only ski +5
3 years ago
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Mackaroni_space
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I mounted my Vishnu plus at 1/2 a centimeter back. That’s as far as I’ll ever go
3 years ago
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TRVP_ANGEL
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when the shop mounts my skis -0.5cm from true center

3 years ago
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Eightsails
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How much shin pressure to do this?

https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/1013810/screen-20211013-145356-mp4
3 years ago
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DesertStix
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And even more fun to run through the terrain park and hit rails with directional skis mounted -4 or -6
BradFiAusNzCoCaThis is facts. Jumping on twin tips after more traditional directional ski is like jumping on snowblades lol I ride almost exclusively twin tips but damn is it fun to drive that shin on a ski with some strength!
3 years ago
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Christian_Bale
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I'm impressed that u can notice the difference. For the last few years my skis have been center mounted but I've never really noticed a difference between center and slightly back
3 years ago
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armchair_skier
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How many people in this thread think their skis are center mounted, but the shop actually put them at recommended?
3 years ago
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ChefBoyardeezy
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armchair_skierHow many people in this thread think their skis are center mounted, but the shop actually put them at recommended?


Lol
3 years ago
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piss.boy
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Some skis will feel so funky without mounting back tho
3 years ago
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jakeordie
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Mine are mounted at center mass including bindings, it's usually hella close to recommended.
3 years ago
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jompcock
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My Zeros are mounted -1cm with kingpins. No regrets..
3 years ago
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galardogod
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We are about to have a whole generation riding the 2040 Rossi soul or nordica enforcers centered mounted when we age out of park riding
3 years ago
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.Morton
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Skiing anything outside of the park center mounted is just doing yourself a disservice
3 years ago
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Eightsails
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Can't drive the shovels when you're going backwards. Pic Related.

3 years ago
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DesertStix
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I’m 1 cm back on wides. Didn’t have a choice and can’t tell the difference
Max.broI mounted my Vishnu plus at 1/2 a centimeter back. That’s as far as I’ll ever go
3 years ago
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hoodratz47
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My knees hurt from just watching this
EightsailsHow much shin pressure to do this?

https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/1013810/screen-20211013-145356-mp4
3 years ago
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tutipups
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my blends are +3 mounted, seriously try it i like it a lot
3 years ago
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HaydenB
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EightsailsHow much shin pressure to do this?

https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/1013810/screen-20211013-145356-mp4


that doesn't even look fun haha
3 years ago
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hot.pocket
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.MortonSkiing anything outside of the park center mounted is just doing yourself a disservice


Say it louder for the people in the back
3 years ago
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Casey
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Riding center tends to teach you to be neutral and/or backseat in a carve and when you transition to more traditional mounts that forgiveness just isn’t there you have to be over your skis or you get fucked because there is no ski behind you. I was in the same boat I was captain center mount for years on everything and got a more directional set of skis and relearning how to ski for real was a thing😂
3 years ago
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Rparr
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.MortonSkiing anything outside of the park center mounted is just doing yourself a disservice


thinking back to the time i skied brighton utah pow on center mounted 90mm waist park skis. I struggled the entire time lmao
3 years ago
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extravert
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idk, I feel like center mount outside of the park is more noticeably weird than traditional mount inside the park. Never had an issue spinning because my skis aren't perfectly balanced, but have noticed that long tails suck in moguls and make powder skiing harder.
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