I have an ex hire pair of Faction prodigy 1.0 skis with adjustable bindings in 176 cm. They are mounted as a freestyle ski which works for me most of the time for pistes, moguls or general crud. They are a bit too central for powder though so I was thinking I could just adjust the bindings to be further back, is this a good idea or am I missing something? Wouldn't hurt to try it out I guess?
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Henwc wrote:
I have an ex hire pair of Faction prodigy 1.0 skis with adjustable bindings in 176 cm. They are mounted as a freestyle ski which works for me most of the time for pistes, moguls or general crud. They are a bit too central for powder though so I was thinking I could just adjust the bindings to be further back, is this a good idea or am I missing something? Wouldn't hurt to try it out I guess?
I can't see why not, my Head I Rallys have rail bindings that have quite a large adjustment on heel & toe that would allow the boot centre to be moved, never tried it though.
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You mean rail bindings? Yeah, just move them back a few cm until you find the right position. Don't forget to check the forward pressure.
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under a new name wrote:
@Henwc, or just get used to powder?
I'm getting used to soft snow it's just I understand mid mounted freestyle skis are the worst possible setup for soft snow so I thought perhaps try to fix it?
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@Henwc, interesting question. I'm unconvinced there's that much of a difference.
That said, I'm an ancient dinosaur and learned in leather boots with spike bindings.
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under a new name wrote:
@Henwc, interesting question. I'm unconvinced there's that much of a difference.
That said, I'm an ancient dinosaur and learned in leather boots with spike bindings.
I got the idea that my setup was wrong from this video on this thread, the folk seemed to all know a lot more than me about it so I thought I'd give it a try
I had some skis which (based on the manufacturer recommendation) were far more centrally mounted than my previous pair. I hated skiing them in deep snow, the tips kept diving.
Due to an unrelated warranty issue, I got a new pair, which had the recommended line 1cm back. I mounted them a further 1cm back from that, and they skied much better. I probably should have mounted them even a bit further back.
So yes, in my view move them back, experiment since you can easily do it.
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horizon wrote:
I had some skis which (based on the manufacturer recommendation) were far more centrally mounted than my previous pair. I hated skiing them in deep snow, the tips kept diving.
Due to an unrelated warranty issue, I got a new pair, which had the recommended line 1cm back. I mounted them a further 1cm back from that, and they skied much better. I probably should have mounted them even a bit further back.
So yes, in my view move them back, experiment since you can easily do it.
Thanks, it's good to know 2 cm made a noticeable difference for you. From the look of it I have about 4cm available to move back she hopefully there will be enough.
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@Henwc, @horizon, my issue is only that there were bindings back in the day (1990?), "Geze"? which gave iirc, 2cm fore and aft adjustment. But I tried them for a few days and it seemed that it really only changed the perception, not the reality.
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under a new name wrote:
@Henwc, @horizon, my issue is only that there were bindings back in the day (1990?), "Geze"? which gave iirc, 2cm fore and aft adjustment. But I tried them for a few days and it seemed that it really only changed the perception, not the reality.
Nah definitely helps finding one's own sweetspot. I've tried moving bindings and found too far forward made them kinda meh and too far back made them truck only and sucked out the fun.
You know it makes sense.
You know it makes sense.
If you've got rail bindings you're golden, I normally keep mine over the mounting line but will move a couple of clicks forward if I'm particularly wanting edge grip, or a couple clicks back if I want the tips to float up. A couple of clicks is 1-2 cm on my rails. These adjustments make a HUGE difference for me, the skis feel completely different. Definitely glance at the forward pressure indicators, just to be certain that your DIN settings are still accurate.
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@under a new name, probably ESS VAR bindings. I had a fluoro pink pair. You lifted the cover of the toe piece and it allowed the whole thing to slide backwards or forwards and then lock back into place. Used to slide them backwards if I was racing - don't know if it made any difference at all!
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@Klamm Franzer, them's the ones, yes, ESS V.a.r. Obviously a senile moment on my part.
I don't believe it made any real difference at all.
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