Proper way of detuning edges

ride down some stairs or just slide rails for a few hours... works fine

so your edges are round and you catch an edge when it is flat? if so its definitely not your skis

ive used a gummy stone many times at work, and its worked great every time. Find a new technique to ridin rails.  

dont worrie ur skis arnt bad... its just you!

It is most deffenitly my skis... When I slide a box with my front edge up off the box I can go fine but I loog retarded all leaned back, so when I fut my front edge down on the box it catches on who knows what and I fall forward onto my head. On my old skis I could grind just fine with both skis flat on the rail.

Also with my front edge up I cant set up for spins off or anything. Its really annoying me. There 178 anthems if that matters at all.

you should give me your anthems and just use your old skis, that way everyone wins!

could be that since its boxes causing it, they are wider then the amount of edge that you detuned, so the non-detuned part of your edges is catching?

are you sliding 2x4's or something?.  they shouldnt catch that bad

maybe since the anthems are most likley wider then your older skis, there is more surface area on the skis to keep level on the box. A tiny move of your wieght toward the end of the box could cause you to catch your edge.

Check to make sure you've detuned the right spots. A lot of folks lock on a bit in front of or even back of directly underfoot, so you may want to detune as far as a few inches in front of your toepieces and behind your heelpieces.

Also make sure your detuning job leaves an evenly rounded edge... a roughly detuned edge can be even worse for catching than a sharp one. Don't overdo it on detuning, a few runs over the edge with a stone and firm pressure, at a few different angles to achieve a nice rounded edge, should do you well. Make sure to fade your detune gradually back into a sharp edge, otherwise your edging while actually skiing will be all screwed up.

Finally, be ready to man up and slide that bitch like you mean it. If your stance is compact and you're grinding with speed there's a greater chance that you'll just chip whatever you're grinding and blow through it than actually getting caught by your edge and eating shit.


And if you try all that and it's still not working... what the hell are you jibbing, aluminum?

a srewdriver might work if not cant help ya