Baller_ RichardDoane Posted May 16, 2014 Baller_ Share Posted May 16, 2014 I am a legend in my own mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Rpc29 Posted May 16, 2014 Baller Share Posted May 16, 2014 I'm painfully bad, @chrisrossi please help. I live in Utah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Razorskier1 Posted May 16, 2014 Baller Share Posted May 16, 2014 I'm a bad amateur. If someone tells me what setting to use, I can usually get within a quarter inch of accurate! That's good, right? ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Wish Posted May 16, 2014 Baller_ Share Posted May 16, 2014 I am king of trial and error. Usually takes me long enough to get a ski dialed in were the next seasons skies have come out. Well, maybe not that bad. I do tinker way to much. The S2 has to be the most opposite in adjustment making ski. If I think it should be A turns out B works better. Setting up others skies seems to be way easier with much better results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller 6balls Posted May 16, 2014 Baller Share Posted May 16, 2014 I'm best at deciding which binding holes work best :) Then I might fart around with the fin a bit initially but then mostly I fart around with trying to ski better. My ski doesn't do anything it isn't told to do by my technique or lack thereof. Predictable, stable, fast...it's on me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller GaryWilkinson Posted May 16, 2014 Baller Share Posted May 16, 2014 Wish I knew more about it. At an Andy clinic a few years ago Andy took a good 10 mins to adjust my fin and I went out and skied best of season performance. Anyone have a 1-page "cheat sheet" that we could all benefit from without downloading the $50 fin adjustment guide from shchnitz? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller gmut Posted May 16, 2014 Baller Share Posted May 16, 2014 whenever I change the settings on a fin I can guarantee that it will be better..........or worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klindy Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 @gmut thank you Dr for that profound comment. :). Still have your viscosity cup to test the water?? And, yes, you're pretty darn good at it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted May 16, 2014 Author Administrators Share Posted May 16, 2014 @ms the only thing @chrisrossi might need your help with is arctic dog sled set up. Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes Drop a dime in the can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller skialex Posted May 16, 2014 Baller Share Posted May 16, 2014 I set up skis for other skiers all the time with usually with good results. I'm a big fun of factory numbers and then work from there. My ski is dialed , I like to limit ski adjustments to the off season and when I feel happy with the result, try to ski as much as possible with the same setup and focus on technique, I wish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Than_Bogan Posted May 16, 2014 Baller Share Posted May 16, 2014 I dont understand fins but I kinda understand evealuating an experiment. So with a little guidance I can get there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ The_MS Posted May 16, 2014 Baller_ Share Posted May 16, 2014 @Horton You need to make sure the lead dog is the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Onside135 Posted May 16, 2014 Baller Share Posted May 16, 2014 Does anyone know where to find the sheet you can print out paper copies of wing angles? I thought it was on the Goode site, but I can't seem to find it. This should give an indication of the level of ski setter upper I am.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Onside135 Posted May 16, 2014 Baller Share Posted May 16, 2014 A better Google search found it...for those interested, it's attached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller bkreis Posted May 16, 2014 Baller Share Posted May 16, 2014 Ahh the pleasures of movement to help fluidity! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Chef23 Posted May 17, 2014 Baller Share Posted May 17, 2014 I can get the fin set if someone gives me numbers but I don't understand the changes to make. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Waternut Posted May 17, 2014 Baller Share Posted May 17, 2014 I probably look at 3-4 different fin adjustment pages before making a change. I feel like they are all saying the same thing but some sites are better at putting fin movement into problems and fixes and others focus more on how the ski rides. Sometimes I want to adjust the attitude of the ski and others I'm looking to correct a poor attribute and it seems like one of them usually speaks the language I'm looking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller MattP Posted May 17, 2014 Baller Share Posted May 17, 2014 I call Horton. Heaven help me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Ed_Obermeier Posted May 17, 2014 Baller Share Posted May 17, 2014 I know just enough to get deeply into trouble... Like @skialex I'll start with factory numbers and tweak from there. Once it works I pretty much quit trying to fix it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller rockdog Posted May 17, 2014 Baller Share Posted May 17, 2014 Absolutely no idea, my technique is where the problems are at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Andre Posted May 17, 2014 Baller Share Posted May 17, 2014 I stay with factory settings.My fin hasn't move in 3 years. I've got bigger problems with staying stack to solve first... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syndicate Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 If I was any better I would be twins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller SkiJay Posted May 17, 2014 Baller Share Posted May 17, 2014 Frustrated by all the conflicting and incomplete info out there I set out to figure out as much as I could about seven years ago and have never let up. I test all the ski's I can get my hands on, experiment with just about every theory I come across, and tech for anyone with an open mind. Ski tuning is fascinating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller PatM Posted May 17, 2014 Baller Share Posted May 17, 2014 It only takes me an hour to adjust my fin. One adjustment has a effect on another. Its kind of like Christmas tree lights - One goes out and they all go out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porkfight Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 These things are adjustable?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller DanE Posted May 17, 2014 Baller Share Posted May 17, 2014 How about the option "when midseason slump kicks in I try every setting imaginable and always end up whete I started"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller gmut Posted May 18, 2014 Baller Share Posted May 18, 2014 @klindy lost the cup but still track water temp. water temp here is 60F forcast low of 37F tonight......why do I still live here? need to take a road trip to lil mountain!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller MAD11 Posted May 18, 2014 Baller Share Posted May 18, 2014 No idea what I'm doing but I'm still better at it that @horton by a long shot. @garywilkinson that list from Schnitz is actually cheap when you calculate all the gas and time you spend trying to learn this stuff. Believe me, it would come in handy for ya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klindy Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 @gmut come on down! Tournament is in a couple weeks. I'll let you adjust my ski. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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