Member of the Month

theabortionator
April, 2025

Online

Welcome to the Newschoolers forums! You may read the forums as a guest, however you must be a registered member to post. Register to become a member today!

Learning how to hit rails

profile picture
Colonel_Sanders
Posts: 158 - Karma: 92

I wasjust wondering if it matterd if my bindings were in the center of my ski or not. Because they are already cloes to the middle and I just wanted to know how much of a difference it made?

Thanks

13 years ago
0 0
profile picture
k-fred
Posts: 5363 - Karma: 1,598
almost every member on ns started to hit rail with "back mounted" skis.you will not see the difference because you are starting.
13 years ago
0 0
profile picture
icon1234
Posts: 3081 - Karma: 1,474
Ideally park skiing is easier if you have your skis mounted at true center. But you certainly can slide rails with skis mounted back and you won't notice much of a difference if your just starting out.
13 years ago
0 0
profile picture
DaffyDaDak
Posts: 864 - Karma: 433
I learned with back mounted but I was never good. when i got mine mounted true center i got way better way faster
13 years ago
0 0
profile picture
Saintlysteeze
Posts: 704 - Karma: 67
I learned to ride down rails, ride switch and land switch on all mountain skis. Like not twin tips at all, completely flat on the back and no where near center mount... you will be fine without them mounted center. But yes having twins and centered did help my riding a lot.
13 years ago
0 0
profile picture
coldcuts69
Posts: 3718 - Karma: 1,889
doesnt really make that much of a difference at all, you will find it much easier tho when you you get your skis centered. I recommend doing this soon before you get too used to back mounted
13 years ago
0 0
profile picture
skifoo
Posts: 1396 - Karma: 45
i had backmounted for 2 years if i remember right.. anyways cleared many rails, didn't really make difference
13 years ago
0 0
profile picture
SSteezle
Posts: 9458 - Karma: 2,357
ideally you would want your skis to be center mounted. However, there is no problem hitting a rail with your bindings mounted a little more traditional riding style. My advice is if you're looking to get into park and really want to focus on rails/jumps, to get a pair of park skis and center mount them. If you will mostly be skiing all mountain with a rail here or there, a binding mounted back a bit will be fine. If you can afford two pairs of skis, even better!
13 years ago
0 0
profile picture
Colonel_Sanders
Posts: 158 - Karma: 92
I have line masterminds and they are pretty close to the center is it worth 30 to get them moved to the center? and thx for responding
13 years ago
0 0
All times are Eastern (-4); Currently it's 7:00AM