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How do I break in my skis faster?

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jacob.wetzel.583
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I have a pair of K2 Recoils and they're pretty stiff in the tips. Is there a fast way to break them in at home?
Dec 3 2014 5:36PM
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Toaster-Tony
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sinder bloks
Dec 3 2014 6:02PM
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veng_m
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welcome to ns b00b n00b
Dec 3 2014 6:18PM
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Holte
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Diabeetosinder bloks


Like this?

Dec 3 2014 6:39PM
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NEPTR
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actually though next time your on the hill with them find a hole and jump up and down in it
Dec 3 2014 7:31PM
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shin-bang
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just flex them by hand every night, and ride them hard.
Dec 3 2014 10:23PM
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1kewldewd
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ski on them and weigh more than 90 pounds
Dec 3 2014 11:16PM
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toastyteenagers
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do this crazy trick when you stand on them while sliding on snow
Dec 3 2014 11:31PM
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bieberhole69.
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Also just a heads up the recoil's are a relatively stiff park ski to begin with, so they might just be stiffer than another ski you're used to
Dec 4 2014 2:42PM
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skidemon22
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Skis will be as broken in as much as the can be after a run or two, as the only thing that breaks in is the fiberglass and/ or carbon. Wood is going to maintain its shape, as is any metal in the ski (though I doubt you K2s have metal in them)
Dec 4 2014 4:50PM
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skidemon22
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And to that end, it's really the skier that needs to get broken in. I.E.- getting used to the new skis and getting back on the snow in the early season
Dec 4 2014 4:52PM
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Toaster-Tony
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HolteLike this?



exactly like that
Dec 5 2014 2:14PM
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paige.
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I preferred this method personally:
https://www.newschoolers.com/forum/thread/465910/Thoughts-on-rockering-skis-
Dec 5 2014 4:27PM
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