How much does different binding mountain actually do?

SkiingskiI keep seeing threads where some people say mounting -1cm from true center is gonna make a big difference between a true center, also does it make a difference skiing rails vs huge jumps? It makes sense that if you have rear mounted race skis in the park its gonna make a big difference vs having a good park ski but how much of a difference does it really make?

basically no difference between -1 and center

As somebody who is hyper-aware of my ski setup. I don’t start noticing anything until -2ish. It does feel a little bit different, skiing wise. But it wont make a difference in terms of tricks you can do (unless you go far back). It just rides different.

To explain it in ski terms - the weight of a center mounted ski feels more balanced in the air. I even notice it on swaps but not balancing on the rail itself for some reason. But a ski mounted a few cm’s back feels like it carves better and I find I can ride with a more aggressive stance and it feels natural. You should tailor your ski setup around the way you like to ride. I even remove the rear spoiler when I ride my center mounted skis and put it back when I ride more directional skis. Totally depends on what setup youre running and what your skiing.

_brrettI even remove the rear spoiler when I ride my center mounted skis and put it back when I ride more directional skis. Totally depends on what setup youre running and what your skiing.

Can someone who is a ski wizard confirm or deny that this is a good idea. I swear to god it feels better riding my Jeffs with the extra forward lean but my V’s feel better with an upright stance

_brrettCan someone who is a ski wizard confirm or deny that this is a good idea. I swear to god it feels better riding my Jeffs with the extra forward lean but my V’s feel better with an upright stance

Never really thought of this but it makes perfect sense. Centre-ish mounts definitely push you into more of a neutral stance. I always mount back and until I learned that i needed to chill out and stop leaning into them I could not figure out centred skis at all

if you look at a discipline where racers and freestyle guys compete together, like freeride, you can really tell who rode park and who raced their whole life based on their stance imo

_brrettAs somebody who is hyper-aware of my ski setup. I don’t start noticing anything until -2ish. It does feel a little bit different, skiing wise. But it wont make a difference in terms of tricks you can do (unless you go far back). It just rides different.

To explain it in ski terms - the weight of a center mounted ski feels more balanced in the air. I even notice it on swaps but not balancing on the rail itself for some reason. But a ski mounted a few cm’s back feels like it carves better and I find I can ride with a more aggressive stance and it feels natural. You should tailor your ski setup around the way you like to ride. I even remove the rear spoiler when I ride my center mounted skis and put it back when I ride more directional skis. Totally depends on what setup youre running and what your skiing.

I think this is about right. 2-2.5cm you can notice a difference wherever the ski is mounted.

You can move a mount 1cm adjusting bindings for different size boots.

I’ve tested my armada ARV at true center and -1.5 and couldn’t tell a difference except when skiing switch off jumps.

I was catching my inside edge on switch takeoffs a lot more at true center so I went back to -1.5 and have been happy with that. I have no idea the physics on why that made a difference but it was pretty significant. This was also a very painful experiment lol.

**This post was edited on Feb 24th 2025 at 11:17:52pm

Benchhitterif you look at a discipline where racers and freestyle guys compete together, like freeride, you can really tell who rode park and who raced their whole life based on their stance imo

I was thinking about this when I was watching a few different touring/big mountain skier youtube series. Its kind of a cool way to see the different background from this stand point and then look at the lines they pick.

The way that I think about it that when I am on skis that are further back (My mindbenders and enforcers which are between -7 to -11 from center), I need to put more power into the front of my boots, and try and drive through the shovels of my skis. I need to be more conscious to do this or else they will not track the way I want them to.
On my skis that are closer to center (Dracos and sender free 118, both at -5), I need to stand more upright and push less into the front of my boot, because if I drive through the boots more, i will instead rotate around the shovel instead of around my boot.
I think Center mounting a ski is a silly idea because you have to stand so upright, and I think that most people who want to center mount skis should keep them at -1 or -2, since they will ski better (excluding people who ski exclusively rails) as you have more support in front of you. But it is also a very personal thing, and I am a directional skier.
If you do not know how a ski would feel if you change the mount point, keep it at recommended, as manufacturers will design the ski to ski very well at that line. I think if you are on a ski and want to change the mount point, maybe you should be on a different ski, OR you should have a very good reason as to why you want to change the mount point.

I have heard from several people that being in the center of the camber instead of the core/ ski center is the way to go. Never nerded this myself but might be better than most centermounts.

As someone who has never skied on a pair of skis that wasn't true center. I can confidently say I am not sure. I sometimes wonder what it would be like to try a pair of skis mounted -5 or -6.

lil.BoyeI have heard from several people that being in the center of the camber instead of the core/ ski center is the way to go. Never nerded this myself but might be better than most centermounts.

Unless the ski is fully symmetrical then yeah centre mount is not the move. Depending on the rocker at the tip/tail a ski will still ski ‘centred’ while still being mounted say -3. Lotta ski math I never appreciated until recently while actually looking at my skis in depth