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Swaps with wider skis.

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Cadenmccullough
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How much does a wider park ski (96 underfoot) affect swapability. Not gonna lie I love my swaps but really want a pair of hg stinger's. 96 too wide for quick swaps?
8 years ago
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brett_fisher
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Don't worry about it unless your trying to get supper techy
8 years ago
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SofaKingSick
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don't sweat it, 96 is a totally normal park waist size nowadays. if youre a rail rat that skis a rope tow and hits nothing but rails maybe you wanna go 80s waist but IMO otherwise there's no reason to (speaking in the context of rails, at least. if youre a pipe or slope jock i can see why you'd want skinnier waist there too)
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fredyferl
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96 definitely isn't too wide for swaps. The thing I feel will help the most with switch ups is swing weight. On the site it says that it's a lightweight ski, although there isn't really other info besides that. I myself like to do switch ups and I've skied on Line TCs (93mm) and Afterbangs (88) and haven't really noticed a difference.
8 years ago
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270on420out
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96 is wide now?
8 years ago
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SofaKingSick
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DIRTYBUBBLE96 is wide now?


96 used to be wide-- the ARV was considered armada's go-to BC ski! same with other companies in terms of dimensions
8 years ago
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Chubz.
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watch christian franchino ski and youll have your answer

which is no, you'll be fine
8 years ago
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BeefiestExpert
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If you go wide just surface. I would always surface on blends and its fun.
8 years ago
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Swandog7
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You're fine. I went to a 83 underfoot Moment Vice to a 95 underfoot Da Nollie and didnt have an issue. Surface swaps become twice more fun too
8 years ago
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Jesse_
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Unless you're tryna do triple swaps on 10 foot tubes you'll be ok. I learned my first swaps on blends which was nbd.
8 years ago
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ALMIGHTYSOSA
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sorry op no more 1080 swaps, you'll be constricted to 540's and less with that type of underfoot.
8 years ago
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BWalmer
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It might take a little bit of get used to at first, but once you do you won't notice any difference at all.
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Dunderflip
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i learned both switchups and both surface swaps on 109 underfoot. like other people said the only difference is high swing weight might make them come around a little slower
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Mike-O
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FredyFerl96 definitely isn't too wide for swaps. The thing I feel will help the most with switch ups is swing weight. On the site it says that it's a lightweight ski, although there isn't really other info besides that. I myself like to do switch ups and I've skied on Line TCs (93mm) and Afterbangs (88) and haven't really noticed a difference.


I think mine are 70 underfoot. 96 sounds like a BC width.
8 years ago
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SofaKingSick
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Mike-OI think mine are 70 underfoot. 96 sounds like a BC width.


Not since the early 2000s :)
8 years ago
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milk_man
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Idk but Domains are fine with a 90 underfoot. They're heavy tho
8 years ago
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Jesse_
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Mike-OI think mine are 70 underfoot. 96 sounds like a BC width.


70 underfoot sounds like racing length to me. 96 is like the norm right now haha.
8 years ago
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milk_man
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I would say normal width is like 85
8 years ago
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SidehitsJesus
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Chubz.watch christian franchino ski and youll have your answer

which is no, you'll be fine


Just watched his edit.. legit
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