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i jsut got volkl walls 177 with the jesters think i shold go center, foward or backward  and how much o im 5'8 "and 140ish lbs
Oct 16 2007 10:50PM
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Bulky
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go center because they are symetrical
Oct 16 2007 10:52PM
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Jwalk
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 Id go center especially with a true twin.
Oct 16 2007 11:54PM
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C-Burg
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i though it ment tail and tip width are the same
Oct 17 2007 12:02AM
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Mike.Records
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thats sweet man. center mount them if you are gonna ski mostly park.but it will definitly affect performance on the rest of the mountain.
Oct 17 2007 1:51AM
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ya ill be in the park like 30% of the time  and al mtn like 70%but my last twins i had center and i just got used to them b adjusting my center of gravity
Oct 17 2007 7:13AM
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720skiguy
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why the hell would you buy a symmetrical ski if your only in the park 30% of the time
Oct 17 2007 8:22AM
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peterriley2
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^ yeah i think you might have brought the wrong ski....
Oct 17 2007 8:26AM
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SEskier
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???????????
Oct 17 2007 10:19AM
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WILCOX
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sick skis
Oct 17 2007 10:39AM
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Matty_C
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depends what "70% all mtn" means to him.
walls carve quite well on groomed so it could work, just not if all mtn include big mtn y'dig?
Oct 17 2007 11:45AM
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fresshhhh
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it refers to the sidecut being exactly the same in front and back, so you can mount one ski normal and the other ski backwards and they would ride exactly the same
Oct 17 2007 11:50AM
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RudyGarmisch
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I'm still unsure that symmetrical skis ride better switch, just due to the fact that you hold your weight differently and all... but go for center, why not?
Oct 17 2007 12:04PM
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Fish_Sandwich.
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True twin does not mean it is symmetrical, true twin means the tail height is the same as the tip height.  Most symetrical skis are also true twins however.  so nomensteven was correct.....like he usually is.

A symmetrical ski is....well, symmetrical, could be mounted forwards or backwards technically.

If you buy a symmetrical ski there is absolutely no reason to mount it non center, if you don't want a ski mounted center get a different ski, with all the choices today there is a ski for everything. 

Conclusion: MOUNT THEM CENTER.

Oct 17 2007 12:24PM
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fresshhhh
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yea just realized that, symmetrical side cut is what i meant
Oct 17 2007 12:30PM
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MrLevel
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maybe as a second/third/fourth/... ski? I'm also looking into the symetrical skis (anyone got a list btw?) to be used solely for park, which is only a small amount of my skiing but hey
at ^^^^^about the performance, as Völkl recommends a center mount I would think that's actually the best spot for mounting them, might be wrong but that the impression they gave me, although it does sound logical that center mount affects performance since it does so on any other ski
Oct 17 2007 2:46PM
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ya it wouldnt be like big pow skiing just watever teh east gets but i am getting them center mounted
Oct 17 2007 3:35PM
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