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Mounting my first sticks

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TheKitch07
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Thanks in advance for the help!

Just got some '13/14 189 Shreditor 112's and 179 Recoils in for my first skis after switching from boarding last season.  I'm 6'5" about 190 and ski'd about half of last season, so got about 60 days in.  Not sure where to mount each of these though.  My understanding from previous threads is that about 2 or 3 back of true center for the recoils is solid for an everyday, groomer/intro to park set up. 

Can't decide where to mount the shreds though or what the trade offs to mounting forward or back would be.  Mostly doing trees and steeps.  I guess a little forward will give me a little more tail to slash a little more and have a surfy feeling? Worried at what point does a guy my size have issues with not having enough tip in the pow though.

Oct 18 2013 9:07PM
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VD.
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On the recoils, I go reccomended mount point, as you are still going to be spending quite a while skiing around on groomers before you start hitting the park properly. Mainly due to the need to become a competant skier, and you want your recoils to be able to support you best for this. If you mount to close to center in expectation for your move to the park futher down the line, you will hinder your on piste progression, so making it longer before you can get into park.

With regards to the Shredditor, I would go reccomended as well. You said you were going to be skiing trees and steeps, in which case your not going to be going switch, so going closer to center wont do you any favors, especially when you are still fairly new to the sport. For future reference, a ski mounted closer to center will give a more playful jibby feel, not something you really need/want for steeps as much as the stability that you will enevitably sacrifice. Once you are a more experienced skier, you will be more confident and suitably informed to go playing around with mount points on pow/big mountain/backcountry skis.

Oct 19 2013 10:40AM
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cannaguts666
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There's a reason they put a recommend line to mount on. Works for probably 95% of the ski population to have their mount there.
Oct 19 2013 11:25AM
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