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Mastermind Vs. Afterbang Vs. Double Six
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Was a previous boarder who made the switch to skiing late February of
this year. I bought the rossignol ghetto pros off a friend for use of
this year. Never skied before in my life and for my 1st year i did well.
landed some 3's and a couple grabs. i live in urban southeast Michigan
so my home mountain is only terrain park. i am unsure whether i should
get the mastermind, double six, or afterbang. i will be hitting mostly
boxes, 20 ft kickers and a few a frame and hand rails. I am guessing i
will ski probably 2 or 3 times a week this winter. i wanna know if im
doing some 5's or 7's and maybe throw in a backflip which ski to get, i
do an even amount of hitting kickers and jibbin. i also ski at nubs knob
and schuss so there is a few back trails but i wouldn't get an all
mountain ski for that purpose, i wanna mainly do a park ski. anyones
help would be awesome, thanks
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I've rode masterminds for a few years now. Super light weight and super flexy. They are also pretty skinny but they held up pretty good for 3 seasons of hard riding of rails boxes jumps ect. Good beginner ski due to the flex and not worrying about landing back seat and getting shin bang. The afterbangs I have not rode but I have heard they are heavy and don't hold up too well. I'd say mainly a jib ski. Hope this helps good luck
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Thanks for The help man. I heard the mastermind doesn't have symmetric flex though so you shouldn't center mount it, can you center mount it and if so will it still give good results?
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After having the masterminds for a year, they are amazing. Light weight, flexible but not to soft for a rail. Also my top sheat chipped minimal (not that it matters) and they base held up pretty well. I highly recomend them.
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After having the masterminds for a year, they are amazing. Light weight, flexible but not to soft for a rail. Also my top sheat chipped minimal (not that it matters) and they base held up pretty well. I highly recomend them.
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Mine have been center mounted for 3 seasons with no problems. The master minds can take a beating
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I don't know if this applies to the D6, but I demoed the Ace of Spades in Whistler and they were terrible. Maybe it's just that model or Nordica's just junk. But I also tried out next year's Line TC and they were sick. I'm getting them once they go on the market. Maybe look into those?
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My advice would be to pick up a pair of Anthems from 2010 (snowboarder graphic), those are essentially the same ski as the TC. Masterminds tend to flex out a lot on landings, and I've heard at least a few cases or core snaps. I ride in SE Michigan too, and that's the best park ski I've ridden so far. For park, K2 Domains would do well also, and handle more easily on slushy days
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how much do you weigh?
I would personally recommend the armada el rey, they have a pretty forgiving flex, and i have never experienced so much progression in one season
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