Double-You Tee Eff?
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Fish_Sandwich.
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whoa, I have no idea
R.Fahey
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On some really really fat skis people mount the bindings more toward the middle for a number of reasons. One is so they can make some use of the brakes, and another is because when the skis are that wide you have to ride with constant gorilla steeze if the bindings are mounted in the center of the ski. looks wacky, but I bet in pow it's good.
here is the website... http://www.hendryxskis.se/home.htm
hollygrove
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Well that's stupid. i would love to ski those an a groomer.
They reccomend a duck stance on those!!!! WTF?
here is some more info.
Hendryx Skis is a modern ski manufacturing company with the ability to develop new designs very fast. Today's skiers are so progressive that the traditional ski industri cannot keep up to their need of better equipment. There are two reasons why this company started:
» The first is: Several years ago I design a new concept for windsurfboards. I had in mind a board which both was fast and able to turn well. Well… I never build the board, but last year when I bought a new one I noticed that I had bought an exact copy of my ideas - I was 5 years ahead! This time I will not let my ideas slip away!
» The second reason is: The fabulous Alaska descents by Johan Olofssons, 1995. For you that are not familiar with the name, I can inform you that Johan is a snowboarder and he descended 1000 meters vertically in very exposed terrain in just 38 seconds with such a style. Amazing! Eventhough it is more then ten years ago, it is still an outragous performance. Today I´ll say he is more then ten years ahead of skiers because skiers still have big problems to perform a ride like that, even though freeride skis exceed 200 cm! Strange! As Johans' board was something like 165 cm!
...I'll see you around
here is some more info.
Hendryx Skis is a modern ski manufacturing company with the ability to develop new designs very fast. Today's skiers are so progressive that the traditional ski industri cannot keep up to their need of better equipment. There are two reasons why this company started:
» The first is: Several years ago I design a new concept for windsurfboards. I had in mind a board which both was fast and able to turn well. Well… I never build the board, but last year when I bought a new one I noticed that I had bought an exact copy of my ideas - I was 5 years ahead! This time I will not let my ideas slip away!
» The second reason is: The fabulous Alaska descents by Johan Olofssons, 1995. For you that are not familiar with the name, I can inform you that Johan is a snowboarder and he descended 1000 meters vertically in very exposed terrain in just 38 seconds with such a style. Amazing! Eventhough it is more then ten years ago, it is still an outragous performance. Today I´ll say he is more then ten years ahead of skiers because skiers still have big problems to perform a ride like that, even though freeride skis exceed 200 cm! Strange! As Johans' board was something like 165 cm!
...I'll see you around
Uncle_Remus
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And they look really good.....
Tip and tail are very nice, rocker
is elliptic which gives really good lift and turning properties! Skis
are built bomb proof with extra strong edges, thick base, ash core and
reinforced with glass/kevlar! Tip and tail are rubberized to prevent
delamination and to dampen the ski! Edges are hanging in rubber which
is the strongest way of mounting edges and it dampens the ski as well!
The kevlar is also there to dampen the ski! Bomb proof construction!
This is what Frank, company manager, said about last weekends test: Both on piste and off pist in warm and cold very rough off pist, runs like an arrow! Super smooth!
also from the website
Tip and tail are very nice, rockeris elliptic which gives really good lift and turning properties! Skis
are built bomb proof with extra strong edges, thick base, ash core and
reinforced with glass/kevlar! Tip and tail are rubberized to prevent
delamination and to dampen the ski! Edges are hanging in rubber which
is the strongest way of mounting edges and it dampens the ski as well!
The kevlar is also there to dampen the ski! Bomb proof construction!
This is what Frank, company manager, said about last weekends test: Both on piste and off pist in warm and cold very rough off pist, runs like an arrow! Super smooth!
also from the website
BenJAMIN4aWhil3
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The graphic on the ski is dope. Im not sure I understand the duckfooted stance though... id love to read the comments that were mentioned that shane and seth made on the matter... anyone know where I can find that?
ski_cartel
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i have actually heard some positive feed back about mounting duck stanced, tho i only have ever even talked to one person that did that. Apparently it has to do with the lead change we produce when we carve a ski. Il have to see if i can find the article he wrote about it
skiracer-steez
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actually the whole binding setup thing is for carving and making it easyer to carve and help you so you dont Boot out.they do the same thing on speedskates(ice speedskating)
dutch1
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fischer has been doing something similar in their boots for a long time... i think it's called soma-tec or something like that. inside the boot your feet are held at a slight duck stance. basically humans are not made with feet that point straight forward when relaxed. without thinking about it, take a few natural steps and stop with your feet about shoulder width apart. look down and they will probably be pointing out at some degree whether large or small (everyone is different). or look at skis of individuals while they are riding up a chair lift, unless they are conscious about it they will be resting in a v shape. so the duck stance idea is to provide a more natural starting point to make initial movements with.
espong1321
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why yes this is someone who knows what they talkin about
espong1321
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i bet half u who say wtf have park skis with no edges
skis carve better when you dont lead with your uphill foot because you harness the energy in the camber better because you are standing more directly over the ski. im not sure how the duck feet would help dutch1 has a good point that it compensates for our foots natural position. its a very new and sick idea im looking foreward to hear more about this
Sharko
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Then clearly neither you nor he know what a duck's feet look like. That set up allows you to point your toes out when the skis are parallel, giving a more natural stance. If you mounted the opposite of that, to point the skis parallel to eachother you would need to point your toes in, which would be really uncomfortable.
tomothejeenyus
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ya...theyre not made for groomers, so why would that even remotely matter
.nafus.
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There are actually two reasons[/b] for mounting duckstance. The first[/b] one is that this position is a more natural position anatomically. If standing or walking your feet are naturally pointing outwards. If doing squats, with weights, you are about 20 percent stronger[/b] in duckstance position than if you are pointing your feet straight!
The second advantage[/b] is truly when it comes to skiing technique! Okay, now it becomes a bit more complicated! I usually tell people that I can´t make a ski that takes your skiing to heaven but what I have done is that I have made a ski/skis that is standing beyond todays skiers[/b] and to make use of them you have to start think of the way you ski[/b]! If you do that, then you´r on your way to heaven!
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Big point here is to bank your skis equally much and a weight distribution between your skis of 50/50 %[/b]! This is very hard at a normal stance as your knees tend to fall in and making your inner ski to plough! But in duck stance position you just pull back your inner ski and press down your inner toes and you get bank easy. Your outer ski should be pushed forward, to paralell with your inner ski binding, and by heel pressing you stabilize your ski! With a turning radius of 15 to 17 m there is no need for hipp or waist movement, instead point of weight should be straight down between your skiis. This gives you a turning radius between GS and SG!
With this technique you do carve in almost all conditions and when your skis carve[/b] they become much more stable[/b]! The most obvious difference is how direct your skis becomes and especially in the initiation of the turn, when going back to normal stance it feels like your skiis are very sluggish!
We have also noticed that those who have problem knees do not get as sore as they use to be. Good for bad knees!
all from the website
[/b]
The second advantage[/b] is truly when it comes to skiing technique! Okay, now it becomes a bit more complicated! I usually tell people that I can´t make a ski that takes your skiing to heaven but what I have done is that I have made a ski/skis that is standing beyond todays skiers[/b] and to make use of them you have to start think of the way you ski[/b]! If you do that, then you´r on your way to heaven!
[/b]
Big point here is to bank your skis equally much and a weight distribution between your skis of 50/50 %[/b]! This is very hard at a normal stance as your knees tend to fall in and making your inner ski to plough! But in duck stance position you just pull back your inner ski and press down your inner toes and you get bank easy. Your outer ski should be pushed forward, to paralell with your inner ski binding, and by heel pressing you stabilize your ski! With a turning radius of 15 to 17 m there is no need for hipp or waist movement, instead point of weight should be straight down between your skiis. This gives you a turning radius between GS and SG!
With this technique you do carve in almost all conditions and when your skis carve[/b] they become much more stable[/b]! The most obvious difference is how direct your skis becomes and especially in the initiation of the turn, when going back to normal stance it feels like your skiis are very sluggish!
We have also noticed that those who have problem knees do not get as sore as they use to be. Good for bad knees!
all from the website
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thejackal1177
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they look like th eultimate jibbing tool
SlickRick.
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what a dumb concept