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binding mounting
I bought new bigger boots (tired of losing toenails), and without changing
the binding mounting the center line of the boots will be a half inch behind the center line of the skiis. Does anyone have an opinion as to whether or not this will make any difference? (Obviously, I'd rather not remount the bindings if I don't have to.) I noticed at a ski show a new Marker binding that allows a fore and aft adjustment of about a half inch, indicating a performance difference with some catch words for each position. No, I am not confusing this with rental bindings. Dan |
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binding mounting
Dan wrote:
I bought new bigger boots (tired of losing toenails), and without changing the binding mounting the center line of the boots will be a half inch behind the center line of the skiis. Does anyone have an opinion as to whether or not this will make any difference? Slightly more GSey, less SLey feeling. Before the advent of ESS bindings (now Atomic) with their fore-aft movement capabilities, one of the tricks was to deliberately mis-mount (relative to the ski manufacturer's recommendations) a centimeter or so ahead or behind to induce a particular desired feel to the ski. It works. A half inch is a bit more than a centimeter - I'd adjust the binding and ski them that way; if I didn't like it I'd worry about remounting - if they skied OK, I just use them. BTW, a half inch difference in shell size is HUGE - I hope you're not going to be swimming in those new boots. The preferred way to avoid losing toenails is to cut them really short. Took me three large toe nails to figure it out - I'm a slow study - but I mounted those three ripped off nails to 3x5 cards, added a date, and stuck them on the office wall. Helped keep the clean-cut normal people from bothering me in the office. |
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