Normal ski for rails? lol

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Mar 29 2015 7:31PM

So I have two pairs of skis, one park(center mounted) and one racing ski (default normal mounted) and I have a summer setup. I love my park skis (because I mainly ride park now) so my race skis are just laying there. My question is, what are your thoughts on me using my race skis for practicing my rail game in the summer?

(Keep in mind that I dont really care about my racing skis now since theyre old and i dont use them anymore)

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manupnorth

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Mar 29 2015 8:07PM

A buddy of mine hits rails in rental equipment so go for it haha

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shin-bang

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Mar 29 2015 8:52PM

when i first learned rails i used race skis cus thats all i had. i wasnt a racer, thats just all i had. so i decided to try and hit rails and it was actually harder to do than with your normal center mounted park sticks. definitely do able but just being mounted so far back i always found myself having to lean back to balance the race skis on the rail and lock on. so op, i would just use your park sticks because thats what your normally going to be skiing on.

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Park_Mho

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Mar 30 2015 12:38AM

You can def ride with race skis, but once you slide a rail with them, the edges are going to be permenantly ruined.

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Negromancer

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Mar 30 2015 1:04AM

It will be sub optimal at best. Trying to do switch ups and surface swaps is going to be a bitch if you're not close to center mounted or center mounted.

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.CJ.

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Mar 30 2015 4:21PM

If I were you I would buy some $50-100 park skis to use for a setup.

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Domski1856

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Mar 30 2015 11:03PM

Yeah, switch ups are a no go lol I almost busted my nutz attempting one the other day

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shin-bang

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Mar 30 2015 11:31PM

Domski1856Yeah, switch ups are a no go lol I almost busted my nutz attempting one the other day

ha! good try op! i give you mad props for trying hahahahha

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Mr.softcookie

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Apr 2 2015 6:35PM

I have friends who do rails with racing skis haha so yeah i guess its ok

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JakeSalvador

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Apr 2 2015 10:25PM

idk man I feel like when I ride park skis I have that additional weight behind my ankle that adds up to the weight in the front of me, thus giving me a better center of gravity which I can base my motions off of. take from that, you might feel the same...idk.

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Stose

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Apr 3 2015 11:58AM

Honestly it won't make a huge world of difference using your race skis. The park skis are optimal, but the race skis will do fine

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s-hand

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Apr 5 2015 3:12PM

I wouldnt ruin a pair of race skis like that. Find a cheap-ass pair or park skis in the BST forums and use those. I know you dont think you will now, but one day you might want to get back into racing or just take a rip on some good-carving skis.

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milk_man

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Apr 5 2015 8:26PM

Use your park skis

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