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Where do ya mount your park skis?

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tysontilley
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Ive heard so many different things on mounting park skis, the obvious one being true cent, but then I've heard -1cm as when you put shin pressure your truly over cent then, and then I've also seen people say all pros ride -2. I usually mount true cent and im just wondering if I should even bother moving back but the -1cm has me curious. I just ordered some mango 100s for my 1 ski quiver where I usually just ride tow rope (hence the true cent) but thinking about trying something new. Whats the rec on mango 100s even? I've heard -2 and -1 but idek
Dec 19 2023 6:24PM
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Newsheepers
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if my skis aren't symmetrical i mount -2 if I use them for park, its just personal preference
Dec 19 2023 6:56PM
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Farmville420
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Never rode symmetrical skis but I typically go for about halfway between rec and center, rn I'm on skis that are recommended -5 so I'm at -2. It's preference but also I'm pretty sure skis perform best at recommended so I try to stay kinda close
Dec 19 2023 7:00PM
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dwt802
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-1 or -2 for non-symmetric skis, center for symmetric
Dec 19 2023 9:05PM
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bootspace
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i had tw pros at center and personally i like the same in the front as the back, makes rails feel better for me. on wets now so centered again and yeah just feels good for jibbing and whatnot
Dec 19 2023 9:27PM
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lil.Boye
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I have tried several, and following the «freestyle» line is the best if you have it. If it’s only measured center line and recomended i would say split the two.
Dec 19 2023 9:33PM
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Voyage86
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i’d say go centered or at most -1. just know that when you are centered your heal is still behind the center of the ski. center of the ski is around the middle of your foot.
Dec 19 2023 10:22PM
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tysontilley
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Voyage86i’d say go centered or at most -1. just know that when you are centered your heal is still behind the center of the ski. center of the ski is around the middle of your foot.


isnt the centre of balance in a strong stance more torwards the front of foot and no centre of it, thats why -1 or even -2 is so tempting
Dec 19 2023 10:32PM
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tysontilley
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all i can think about is like imagine your standing on a rail in ur bare feet, would you rather in round of your foot or the upper base i guess that can be preference in a way but mines personally the upper base
Dec 19 2023 10:43PM
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SchizoSkier
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I like -1
Dec 20 2023 11:18AM
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Voyage86
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tysontilleyisnt the centre of balance in a strong stance more torwards the front of foot and no centre of it, thats why -1 or even -2 is so tempting


ya that’s somewhat true although you should try to ski much more centered when you are center or near center mounted. to much forward pressure and your ski will get hooky. i say go -1. you won’t feel a difference between that and centered but it will put your mental worries to rest. it’s not that big of a decision.
Dec 20 2023 2:17PM
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Everchanger
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tysontilleyIve heard so many different things on mounting park skis, the obvious one being true cent, but then I've heard -1cm as when you put shin pressure your truly over cent then, and then I've also seen people say all pros ride -2. I usually mount true cent and im just wondering if I should even bother moving back but the -1cm has me curious. I just ordered some mango 100s for my 1 ski quiver where I usually just ride tow rope (hence the true cent) but thinking about trying something new. Whats the rec on mango 100s even? I've heard -2 and -1 but idek


Overthinking it go with recommended ON3P know what they are doing and I promise you won’t notice the difference but the skis are designed to be put on that line it’s a park ski and a damn good one go with what they say it’s not quite symmetrical I ride Mag 102s at recommended which is -2.25 they feel perfectly balanced realistically I’d only center mount a symmetrical ski think about it if the tail is slightly thinner then the tip the the center of weight is probably at -2 or so anyway
Dec 28 2023 11:40PM
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Voyage86
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EverchangerOverthinking it go with recommended ON3P know what they are doing and I promise you won’t notice the difference but the skis are designed to be put on that line it’s a park ski and a damn good one go with what they say it’s not quite symmetrical I ride Mag 102s at recommended which is -2.25 they feel perfectly balanced realistically I’d only center mount a symmetrical ski think about it if the tail is slightly thinner then the tip the the center of weight is probably at -2 or so anyway


if the tail is thinner and therefore lighter than the tip than the center of balance is in front of the center line bruh because there is more weight in the shovel.
Dec 30 2023 10:52AM
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Everchanger
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Voyage86if the tail is thinner and therefore lighter than the tip than the center of balance is in front of the center line bruh because there is more weight in the shovel.

LMAO what a goon I am your right but my point still stands most people say they don’t notice any difference at -2 including me I even had a pair at -2.5 and didn’t notice a thing they felt completely balanced plus it has some more non park cability generally I doubt anyone has ever felt off balence at -2 also talked to Alex Hackel at Killington one time he said he doesn’t notice the difference between the Mags at true center and -2 but yet when he does street usually it’s true center and anything at a resort is -2 so it seems like there isn’t any reason not to go at recommended to me cuz that’s how they designed the ski to be ridden
Dec 30 2023 11:19AM
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Voyage86
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EverchangerLMAO what a goon I am your right but my point still stands most people say they don’t notice any difference at -2 including me I even had a pair at -2.5 and didn’t notice a thing they felt completely balanced plus it has some more non park cability generally I doubt anyone has ever felt off balence at -2 also talked to Alex Hackel at Killington one time he said he doesn’t notice the difference between the Mags at true center and -2 but yet when he does street usually it’s true center and anything at a resort is -2 so it seems like there isn’t any reason not to go at recommended to me cuz that’s how they designed the ski to be ridden

it’s funny because i’m pretty sure you’ve gotten your period many times yet you never use them. other than that tho you are for sure right about where the mount point is but your reasoning was wrong, that’s all. i wasn’t disagreeing with anything other than what you said about the balance.
Dec 30 2023 12:04PM
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tysontilley
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i dm ski man guy himself the one and only magnus and he actually responded and said he mounted his on3ps -1 so thats what i did lmao
Jan 7 2024 12:48PM
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