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True center mount for park skiing

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werd.
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Searchbarred and found nothing. Is mounting your bindings true center really important for park skiing? As in will it throw me off axis while rotating, affect rail tricks, etc? The guy at my local ski shop didn't mount my bindings true center even though I specifically asked him to.
Jul 10 2013 3:25PM
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Algebra
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Honestly ur skis will probably break. The physics will be off
Jul 10 2013 3:26PM
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roddy116
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true center mount skis and spin to the future.
Jul 10 2013 3:27PM
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whipple
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i mount my skis 1cm back, a lot of pro park skiers mount their skis 1 to 3cm back, not a huge difference obviously but they do ski slightly better
Jul 10 2013 3:27PM
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saxon
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Really? you didn't find one single thread on this?


Regardless, it really make such a small difference you likely won't even notice (provided it's not a 15 cm difference). Don't worry about it. Besides, back-from-center keeps your ski that little bit more verstaile for the rest of the mountain.
Jul 10 2013 3:28PM
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JAHBRADOR
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Both my park skis are mounted -1 and I am the best skier on the mountain.
Jul 10 2013 3:52PM
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1kewldewd
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I acciidently mounted mine -10cm from center and Now anytime I try and spin I do a cork because my tips pull me towards the ground.
Jul 10 2013 3:59PM
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blazeonyia
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I measure out true center and mark it with a sharpy just to see where the ski manufacturer's version of center is in comparison.  Then I always quiz the ski tech to see if they know what true center is.  Most ski techs know their stuff, though be wary of the ones that won't do a beer mount--those are the bitches that will mount off center and claim they had to due to "warranty issues"
Jul 10 2013 4:03PM
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Gerome.
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http://lmgtfy.com/?q=True+center+newschoolers
Jul 10 2013 4:05PM
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freeskibum82
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mounting at core center is at the center balance point of the ski. it is possible to be center mounted (per manufacturer) and be back from core center. True center is just measuring the ski and having the bole midsole be at the middle of the ski. This could be off from the core center. For most people, you really wont notice any difference. The biggest difference i see is in moguls and cruising on groomers. for park, its nice to have some extra tail when screwing up on a landing.
Jul 10 2013 4:10PM
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CrotchKiller
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This is hilarious. Top notch
Jul 10 2013 4:14PM
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TBONE902
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-1 to -3 unless its symmetrical sidecut then true center is good to go
Jul 10 2013 5:07PM
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Gr0mo
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dude it all depends on what ski your talking about, A lot of skis are ment to be mounted a few cm back. Unless you have a symmetrical pair of skis you shop guy waas doing you a favor.
Jul 10 2013 11:36PM
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BlakeG
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mine were -1 and they moved to centre when i got new boots, i noticed no difference
Jul 11 2013 12:59PM
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a_burger
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mount 10 cm in front of center, thats what all the pros are doing
Jul 11 2013 1:20PM
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Nate.Dog
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"It just makes skiing switch so much nicer with that extra length in back" - Steve Stept
Jul 11 2013 1:58PM
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Mr.Bishop
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Personally I mount everything true center, and I always have to go to the back of the shop with a tape measure to be sure they don't fuck it up.

My reasoning is that I like skiing backwards when I ski. Having a ski that isn't absolute dead true center doesn't affect you much for jumping, rails, tricks, etc - but I do find it makes a big difference if you really want to haul ass going switch down the hill.

The only catch is that you lose some forwards performance in order to get that switch performance. Center mounted park skis in either deep snow, moguls or trees make you hate your life.

If you want to enjoy dead center give up on moguls, and be sure to have super fat skis to rock trees / pow.

Skiing backwards 50% of your day is a riot.
Jul 11 2013 2:34PM
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-WZ-
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i reccomend a mount at atleast +3 from center, its great for skiing switch all mountain
Jul 11 2013 2:55PM
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Mr.Bishop
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I went way too far with this once. I had this idea that I was going to stop skiing forward, so I literally mounted my skis in a traditional mount but backwards. I had stumpy little tips and huge tails.

Absolutely unbelievable for charging switch, but I double ejected on a mogul and decided I might have gone too far.

Jul 11 2013 2:57PM
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CheddarJack
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You must have a picture of that. That would've been hilarious to see you on the hill
Jul 11 2013 3:00PM
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theblackrod
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This. Don't know if I've ever gotten funnier looks from a group of people than when I skied with my girlfriends family friends (very wealthy traditional skiers) and I bombed around switch all day.
Jul 11 2013 3:01PM
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deadsmokemedia
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beside that deep deep pow i dont have troubles with center mount what so ever, and most of the time i can get around in up to like 10 inches no problem moguls and trees aint shit either so i agree with you, i even center mount pow ski's, with all this new rocker technology doesnt make a difference anymore
Jul 13 2013 11:32PM
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_Ryan
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Try mounting 3cm left of true center.
Jul 14 2013 12:27AM
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thejackal1177
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ive done this, went 2 cm forward. wasnt that bad really. switch landings were incredibly easy
Jul 14 2013 10:38AM
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NH_OPERATOR
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The reason you didnt find shit is probably because you searched Ski Gabber instead of GEAR where this topic belongs.
Jul 15 2013 4:29AM
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NH_OPERATOR
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The reason you didnt find shit is probably because you searched Ski Gabber instead of GEAR where this topic belongs.
Jul 15 2013 4:29AM
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robotdna
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I've often wondered(can someone answer this??):

I'm not sure center mount is great, as the bindings might not be exactly balanced either. Would it be better to have your body be in the center of the ski or have the ski perfectly balanced? Or is binding weight so insignificant that it doesn't matter?
Jul 15 2013 10:28AM
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DubV134
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This is where the necessity for multiple pairs of skis is born.
Jul 15 2013 1:23PM
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mattfroberg
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I actually had a question about this as well. I got my 2013 chronics and asked the local ski shop to center mount them and when i got them back they were about 3 inches back of center, but they were centered over this line on the ski called the "midsole". If I ski mostly park and want to be able ski switch equally as well as regular, should I have the bindings mounted at true center or over this "midsole"?
Sep 24 2013 5:24PM
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