Ever tweak your fin or adjust the wing during a multi-round tournament?

[thager]

Just curious if anyone else is making ski adjustments on site during a tournament. I was very frustrated with my first rounds and skiing very poorly. I adjusted wing angle from 8 to 7 degrees with interesting positive results. You?

[Steven_Haines]

It didn't work out too well for me!

[Wish]

I did watch a guy back in the 90s add fiberglass to the top of his already Frankensteined ski between rounds.

[A_B]

Just did it this weekend. Got a new Strada on Thursday, skied one round of practice on Friday, then skied 3 rounds on Saturday, adjusted before every round. Actually had to ski 32 off the dock in a team contest and did, after mis-firing in the first two rounds, so it got better every round.

 

If you feel like the ski isn't with you, then make a change! Life is too short to accept a ski that is out of tune.

[gjohnson]

I've adjusted the boots as well as the fin. One year I skied on different skis. That was a change.

[6balls]

@gjohnson, I think last year at pine island you rotated your head 360 degrees and changed out your liver between rounds one and two (not to mention your outfit). I still can't believe you were not out the end-gates at 38...that was a killer pass you had going.

[gjohnson]

@6balls Yeah that was a fun weekend. I totally needed a new liver after that friday night and changed the velcro on my ski between rounds. It would've been nice to get out the gates but realistically, I probably would've fell at 1 ball anyway.

[Than_Bogan]

I have so many things to fix inside my head that stuff going on at my fin is barely relevant!

[pjirsa]

i saw a few folks tweakin' between sets this past weekend. @thager included

[Razorskier1]

I agree with @Than Bogan -- I have many more issues above the bindings than below! That being said, I did adjust my wing once -- I was at a tournament with a new ski and the wing was supposed to be at 8 degrees. Pulled the ski onto the dock after a dis-satisfying round and someone on the dock asks what the wing is at. I say 8, he says it looks like 14. We get out the gauges and sure enough, the wing is at something like 14. We adjust it and I run 38 off two rounds in a row. Life's good. Funny thing was that I went back home and looked at my angle gauges. They were totally screwed up. My 8 degree gauge was, in fact, closer to 14. It was an old free set that came with a KD ski about 15 years ago. I think I'll give them to @MS -- that will really get in his head!

[The_MS]

I dont need new gauges. I have skied 2 skis in 3 sets at a record.

[Horton]

I did not way to answer yes but.... yea last weekend and then I matched my best ever PB.

[GAJ0004]

I keep mine on the factory setting. I check it between rounds to make sure it has not moved.