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B dog pro model ski

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S.J.W
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so after being on the team for since he was 15, b dog finally gets a pro model ski, any thoughts on what its flex rating will be? or how it will ski? or just thoughts in general about the ski which will be available for purchase next season, for me i hope's its a more durable, skinnier version of the al dente. Please note i've only seen photos of it and not any dimensions or anything. But yeah big ups to b dog for getting a pro model
Feb 24 2014 5:51PM
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ErryB
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i made a thread about this when i first made my NS account saying that B dog should get a pro model ski never thought i'd see the day where he'd get one!
Feb 24 2014 5:55PM
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Wizerd
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Pics? Can't seem to find it anywhere
Feb 24 2014 6:23PM
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steeze.pizza
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I think it's the same as the halo 2 flex wise.
Feb 24 2014 6:30PM
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Kreech
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I'm pretty sure the halo 2 just becomes phil's pro model. I saw a grainy picture of it, I think it's a kind of brownish, patterned graphic, but I might be mistaken.
Feb 24 2014 6:34PM
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yangumane
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you could very well be right, but the Halo 2 is basically Hornbeck's ski. I know it's not official or anything, but it's what he always rides, whereas Phil rides the Dente most of the time. that just makes me suspicious it may be an all new ski! (like I said, just speculation, no idea if I'm right or not)
Feb 24 2014 7:42PM
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Blake.P
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its a renamed halo 2. at least earlier in the season, hornbeck was riding el reys
Feb 24 2014 7:43PM
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yangumane
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oh okay. I guess I just missed the mark entirely... it's kind of weird that Henrik, on the Am team, got a pro model before Phil, who is on the Pro team...?
Feb 24 2014 7:46PM
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Blake.P
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armada teams dont really mean much, the pro team is all people that have been with the company since nearly the beginning, the am team is the newer riders. henrick is a skier that a lot of people look up to, and has a ton of comp wins, etc. so armada gave him a pro model as part of his contract when he signed with them. that wasnt part of phils contract, and they had skis in the lineup that perfectly suited him, so why would they create a new one for him. now that he's popular enough and rides only one ski, it makes sense to make it his pro model

Feb 24 2014 7:50PM
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Blake.P
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im also gonna point out that before the al dente, phil rode the halo almost exclusively
Feb 24 2014 7:52PM
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yangumane
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valid points, I'm not trying to argue with you
Feb 24 2014 7:53PM
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-wakes-
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Its just a softer Halo 2 from what I could tell/heard when I saw it.
Feb 24 2014 8:11PM
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yangumane
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a softer Halo 2 would just be a rubber band
Feb 24 2014 8:20PM
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MontanaMuggin
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Same flex pattern as the halo. They have a weird brownish crystal pattern almost. Could be sick!
Feb 24 2014 8:39PM
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-wakes-
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Thats just what I was told when I was looking at it.
Feb 24 2014 9:57PM
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yangumane
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I don't think I would ever buy it, you couldn't use it for anything at all outside of the park
Feb 24 2014 10:01PM
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Kretzschmar
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i have the armada catalog at work. ill post up some pics tomorrow or wednesday of the ski and specs
Feb 24 2014 10:35PM
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Cadenmccullough
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They are both on the pro team
Feb 24 2014 10:41PM
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Cadenmccullough
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Shit nevermind i was wrong
Feb 24 2014 10:42PM
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-wakes-
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Its a soft ski, but i doubt its as soft as the el dente (at least in the nose) and those ski just fine as an all mtn ski. Given they are much wider. But yes this is going to be a park specific ski, and I think a good one if it fits your needs/style.
Feb 24 2014 10:43PM
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yangumane
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sick. where do you work?
Feb 24 2014 10:46PM
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Kretzschmar
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Shepherd & Schaller in Wisconsin
Feb 24 2014 10:49PM
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yangumane
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looks like a solid place
Feb 24 2014 10:51PM
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S.J.W
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https://www.facebook.com/philcasabonAKAbDog/photos_stream

for anyone asking photos of it, i know it's limited and doesn't provide much information
Feb 24 2014 11:25PM
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srg_bchkv
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There are many pics of them in the gear thread

https://www.newschoolers.com/ns/forums/readthread/thread_id/762266/page/5/

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Feb 25 2014 2:44AM
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HuckNorris44
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Looks almost to be a bridge between the Al Dante and the Halo 2. Something like the ARV's but with a much softer flex and 5 dimensions.
Feb 25 2014 1:10PM
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Kimmler
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No the Halo model has always had 5 dimensions, pretty sure i heard its the exact same model as the halo 2 just with a new name. which would make sense since flex and dimensions are all the same
Feb 25 2014 2:55PM
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HuckNorris44
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I know it always has been. I was referring to the ARV
Feb 25 2014 7:47PM
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a_pla5tic_bag
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how long before all of armadas skis have that shape?
Feb 25 2014 9:01PM
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yangumane
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420 days
Feb 25 2014 9:06PM
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SamC
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Omg are you spanserd?
Feb 25 2014 9:13PM
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AJizzle
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Kinda funny, this year and next year they will have come out with 5 different models that don't have 5 dimensions (counting the arvw, ARVti, and al dente as different skis).
Feb 25 2014 9:22PM
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