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Center mounting Armada ARV 86s

shuvit
Posts: 19 - Karma: 76
May 19 2023 3:34PM

I just bought the Armada ARV 86 as my park skis for next year along with some Marker Squire bindings. The ARV 86 isn’t a fully symmetrical ski, and the recommended mounting points are pretty different across websites and forums. Is it generally a better idea to center mount it since I’ll be skiing lIke 90% park?

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BIIIGZ
Posts: 219 - Karma: 2,131
May 19 2023 3:43PM

-2

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SchizoSkier
Posts: 2540 - Karma: 27,016
May 19 2023 4:05PM

Id center mount or go -1

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verynormalguy
Posts: 440 - Karma: 7,255
May 19 2023 6:37PM

-2 will feel best unless you’re an absolute switch god and do over half of all your riding switch

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Eli.braun98
Posts: 188 - Karma: 1,280
May 19 2023 6:40PM

I have 2 friends with center-mounted ARV 96's and they both said that they like them like.

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muffMan.
Posts: 2560 - Karma: 24,030
May 19 2023 6:59PM

You could do it and be fine, but you’ll be fighting the shape profile a bit.

Personally I’d go back -1 to -2 from true center. It’ll be more in tune with the ski and still ski switch well

**This post was edited on May 19th 2023 at 7:00:13pm

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GYRO_LTD
Posts: 49 - Karma: 306
May 19 2023 8:33PM

-1 where it at

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dwt802
Posts: 3079 - Karma: 30,135
May 20 2023 6:13PM

Go center to -2 depending on how much rails and switch skiing you will be doing.

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silent_giraffe
Posts: 1290 - Karma: 2,116
May 21 2023 1:11PM

Eli.braun98I have 2 friends with center-mounted ARV 96's and they both said that they like them like.

I also had center mounted ARV 96's and never felt weird. But I also never had a comparison to -1 or -2

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Vish-shoe
Posts: 1932 - Karma: 14,269
May 21 2023 5:03PM

+5 is the only way

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shuvit
Posts: 19 - Karma: 76
May 21 2023 5:05PM

Vish-shoe+5 is the only way

I usually go +10

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SofaKingSick
Posts: 8933 - Karma: 57,526
May 23 2023 9:39AM

when in doubt, go recommended. that's how the company built the ski to be mounted, and don't worry, armada does not have super far-back rec mount points

between center and rec is a good compromise too though, so the people saying -2 and similar are good calls imo

don't true center them unless you only ski park and are switch like literally all the damn time. it's not a big deal but the cons outweigh the pros in most true center mount cases. you'll know if you really want them dead center

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