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Hello there.
I'm looking at Line Blend 178 and tjener k2 poacher 177 which one should I choose?
My weigh 74 kg - i am 174 tall.
drive 50% park and 50% piste / jib on the entire mountain
I still want to make butters and jib around - k2? Or blind? stiff or not stiff?
Or do you have a ski that you can recommend?
help me :)
**This thread was edited on Mar 16th 2018 at 2:33:04am
Not an expert on this topic but from what I've heard the blends are a softer, more jibby ski while the poachers are chargier. Overall the poacher got a better review from NS but if you really like soft playful skis then the Blends would be for you. I own blends and they are okay, but they have no pop. Poachers will def be more poppy if you like that.
totally differnt. The poacher is a stiffer all mtn/park ski. The blend is a really soft all mnt/jib ski. Personally I cant really ski the blend out of the park as its too soft for me, but the poacher rips. Its so fast and stable. Its better for bigger and faster hits in the park but less jibby.
If you want to use these as your one ski for park and all mnt I would go poacher
Drewt63thanks for the good answers :)Are you guys thinking the k2 being too stiff ??? and where should I mount the binding? center or what do you think ??
I would more say the blend is a bit too soft overall. Unless you are just beginning in the park the poacher will be fine.
If you only only plan on riding them in the park center is fine if you want to ride them out of the park -1 or -2cm from center is much much better.
If you want reliability you have to remember that soft skis tend to break alot easier. My friend had the blends for a month and then the whole sidewall started coming out and the topsheets got chewed up very easily. However I have seen poachers with their edges coming out, I believe I could be due to the rivits in the tips and tails.