Does center mount really affect powder skiing

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forfun

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i just got myself some foils and i'm debating whether or not to center mount them. i ski park 75% of the time, but when there's powder im out there shralping it. i heard you should have more nose than tail so you wont dive under but would it really affect as long as i know how to ski and have good form (which i think i have)

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i have my PE's almost mounted in the center and i have to lean back heaps in powder. Doesn't really make cliff drop landing to favourable.

 
Yes it does...center of gravity is huge when skiing in deeper snow. It's logic. Of course it's going to take less effort to ski in powder when your tips aren't inches deep in the snow (figure of speach).

You will be leaning back a hell of a lot more when skiing deeper snow with center mounted skis. Unless you're going to be in the park EVERYDAY. I highly suggest you do not center mount.

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^ your dumb. center mounting helps you out alot in park on rails and shit, think about it, would you rather slide a rail with more weight on one side or the sam amount on both sides? its good for shralping switch too

 
just because yur from P-town I'm going to let you know something...You want to center mount your stuff. The natural terrain you'll be riding at Hood and everything, you'll be backwards more than you will be forwords...so yah best mount them center or even more forward.

4FRNT.
 
Dont listen to any of these guys.

75 percent park, for sure center mount them, they will spin so balanced and feel weightless, especially foils cause theyre super light. In powder you'll be fine its not a big deal being center mounted in powder, I promise.

FUCK BIGGIE
 
naghh, center mountain is only good for switch takeoffs and jibbing in my opinion, if you cant spin well on any ski you need to learn how. I have my Msp's mounted on the "freeride" line and its still a little far forward for pow skiing. You have to lean back and it throws off your form and technique. Next year I plan on getting some squads or something that is designed to be mounted far back so I can keep forward pressure while skiing pow. If you ski park mostly go like an inch back or 1.5 inches back for center at least

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P-Town...please don't ever call anything but Portland, Oregon P-Town again.

I believe Nike and NikeTown coined that phrase, producing T-Shirts for Portland with the phrase "PTown" on them.

Please, let this be a lesson.

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o god! conflicting opinions. what should i do?! maybe 2 or 3 cm behind center

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HAHA, ahhh fuck

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PTOWN!

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Is there any of your friends or someone you know who would let you test drive a center mounted ski? I dont like it personally it makes the tails really hooky for carving and you gotta lean akwardly when skiing fast

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just go like an inch back from center and call it a day. i ride elizabeths 2cms back from center and they kill everything, so you're probably fine with an inch back on your foils.

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i center mounted my msp's and i have no problem skiing in powder at all. i dont have to lean back to be able to ski in it.

 
I learned to ski it fine aswell but I know I could be more effective with a ski mounted farther back. I ski primarily big mountain so I just gonna keep my msp's for park and get a real ski for skiing.

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I like center mount. It took me a while to get used to it, but once you're into it it's pretty fun. I can even ski pow somewhat, as long as it isn't anything hardcore. However, I wouldn't reccomend doing it if you're going with a one-ski-quiver. If you have a pair of all mountain skis and a pair of park skis, center mount the park ones, if you're using one pair for both, nix to center mount. Put them at least a good inch or two back.

 
How you like those Jps Jd? My friend has a pair and I was checking them out they look so fun for powdays, such a cool flex to them.

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Haven't had an opportunity to get any real idea... They were bought to be my main ski next season though. So I'll reserve judgment till then.

(They obviously aren't center mounted, by the way, I was talking about my Ar5s)

 
theyre foils, centermount em, dont bother with that hesitant 2, 3cm back crap, just center em you wont regret it

your loss if you dont

FUCK BIGGIE
 
center mount for sure. takes a little more work to ski powder but you get used to it.

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I have a pair of scratch BC's and Fs's both are mounted center love'em like that even in powder, just took like not even one run to get used to powder center mounted

Merse you sexy potatoe you better be doing some thing fucking crazy up there, see yea soon br-ah

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mount them 1/8 of a millimeter back from centre. its basically centre so its amazing for park, but u can totally feel that its not centre skiing the big mtn. CENTRE MOUNT UR SKIS!!!

 
Who told you to mount closer to the nose, you will sink dive head first into the snow. More back is the best since you have to lean back less. But if your gonna be in the park most of the time, then it does not matter then, just lean back alot more. But if you are really hard core into the BC then back is much much better.

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All mountain = An inch or two to the back. Pretty flexible if you ride diverse terrain. 1.5 to 2 inches is best.

All Park = Center mount defiantly. Helps with balance, unless you are really used to a different mounting scheme.

Powder = Center mount is the devil. It makes it a lot more work. I don’t recommend it.

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aw shit, you gotta get a quiver now. How horrible. heh

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^ split recommended and center at least, or further forward, a quiver isn't necessary for 75/25. Watch jon ski powder, his tips are under about 6 inches and he is still charging, learn to ski more agressively rather than "leaning back" to save yourself and gain control.

Puss out or sack up, don't bail and go buy more equipment, you'll break this soon enough.

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^its the truth, center mounted just feels so good to ride, your in the middle so switch or reg, both feel really smooth.

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for the guy who said that center mounting doesnt help muich in park is 100% WRONG. its spins a lot better and when you land a little backseat you can easily fight it off, take a pencil and grab it in the middle and make it spin, then do the same but by holding the pencil by the end, youll see that center mounting really goes betetr for spinning.

stoneham rprsnt

 
Companies have a recomended mount point for a reason. If you mount too far forward the sidecut of the ski is not able to perform the way it should. Ski companies are addressing this and you will see more and more centre mount specific skis. BUT...

If you don't care about carving super well or charging pow then centre mount. It also makes landing any medium to large drop a little schetchy.

I'm sure lots of people will disagree with me and there are always those who can rip no matter where their bindings are. Go ahead and push the mount forward a little but I would hesitate on true centre on those skis.

 
if you cant spin unless your skis are center mounted you suck. Park skiing is easy enough as it is

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